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Annuals & Temperennial
Gallery 2012 |
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☼ =
Full Sun ◘ = Part Shade |
| ABUTILON (Flowering Maple) |
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Maple-like leaves display unique yellow
mottling. Tangerine hanging bells. Can be overwintered as
houseplant. ◘ |
pictum 'Thompsonii'
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| AGERATUM (Flossflower) |
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Mounding habit, evenly covered in purple/blue flowers all summer. ☼
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'Artist Blue Violet' Blue Horizon |
| ALTERNANTHERA |
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Burgundy/bronze to purple foliage. ☼ / ◘ |
'Burgundy Threadleaf' 'Ruby Dream' |
| ANGELONIA (Summer Snapdragon) |
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Upright spires of flowers flowers from June through frost. The
'Archangel' series was selected for large flowers and robust vigor. ☼ / ◘ |
'Archangel Pink' 'Archangel White' 'Carita Purple' |
| ANISODONTEA (Bush Mallow) |
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Small mallow-like flowers with darker eye. A fast growing annual
"shrub". ☼ |
'Slightly Strawberry' |
| ARGYRANTHEMUM (Margarite Daisy) |
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An abundance of butter yellow daisies over lacy foliage. Deadhead
for continuous bloom. ☼ |
'Flutterby Yellow' |
| BACOPA (syn. SUTERA) |
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Small lavender-blue or white flowers on semi-trailing stems. ☼ |
'Scopia Great White' 'Scopia Gulliver Blue Sensation' 'Snowstorm White' |
| BEGONIA |
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Some grown for their
flowers and many grown for their ornamental foliage. Low light
plants that can be overwintered as houseplants. ◘ |
'Art Hodes' Bonfire Orange Dragonwing Pink' 'Dragonwing Red' 'Gryphon' Hiemalis Carneval 'Illumination Apricot' 'Non Stop Mocha Mix' 'Richmondensis' 'Sophie Cecile' 'Sparkler White Blush 'Withloacoochee'
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| BIDENS |
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Finely divide
fennel-like foliage covered with gold single daisy-like flowers.
Pinch to promote branching. ☼ |
'Peter's Gold Carpet' |
| BRACHYCOME |
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Tiny delicate lavender colored
aster-like flowers all summer. ☼ |
Brasco Violet |
| BRACTEANTHA (Straw Flower) |
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Straw textured flowers are excellent
for drying. ☼ |
Mohave Fire |
| BROWALIA |
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One of the best flowering annuals for
partial shade containers. An excellent performer. ◘ |
'Endless Illumination' 'Endless Flirtation' |
| CALIBRACHOA (Million Bells) |
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Graceful cascading or semi-mounding habit. Dainty bell-like flowers
resemble miniature petunias in a tremendous range of colors. ☼ / ◘ |
'Callie Mango' 'Superbells Blackberry Punch' 'Superbells Cherry Star' 'Superbells White' |
| CANNA |
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Large showy leaves bring tropical feel
to patio or garden. Dig and overwinter tubers in basement. ☼ /◘ |
Assorted |
| CAPSICUM (Ornamental Pepper) |
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Clusters of black glossy fruit against
dark colored foliage. ☼ |
'Black Pearl |
| CASTOR BEAN |
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Bold leaves on tall
stems. Very bold garden presence. Showy red spiny fruit in fall. Caution: ALL PARTS ARE HIGHLY TOXIC. ☼ / ◘ |
Ricinus gibsonii |
| CELOSIA |
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Crests of pink to red
"Cockscomb" flowers. Excellent for drying. ☼ |
Cramer's Burgundy Cramer's Rose |
| CENTRADENIA |
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Pink flowers contrast with bronze
colored foliage. Great performer. ☼ / ◘ |
'Cascade' |
| CLEOME ("Spider Flower") |
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Steady season-long bloomer on shorter
stems. Great for container culture. ☼ |
'Senorita Rosita' |
| COLEUS |
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Incomparable for
adding foliage interest to containers. Sun tolerant but prefer
partial shade. ◘ |
'Alligator Tears' 'Burgundy Wedding Train' Defiance 'Dipt In Wine' 'Gays Delight' 'Inky Fingers' 'Kingswood Torch' 'Kong Mosaic' 'Pink Ruffles' 'Sedona' Tell Tale Heart 'Tilt A Whirl' 'Wasabi' 'Wild Lime' |
| COLOCASIA |
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Large showy Black or
mottled foliage. Likes moisture. ☼ / ◘ |
'Black Coral' 'Diamond Head' 'Mojito' |
| CORDYLINE |
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Bronze/red strap like
foliage. Great foliage centerpiece. ☼ / ◘ |
'Cherry Sensation' |
| COREOPSIS |
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Daisy-like multicolored flowers all
summer. ☼ |
Coloropsis Salsa 'Little Penny' |
| COSMOS |
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Wiry stems bear an abundance of pink, red, white or orange flowers all summer through hard frost. Excellent cut flower. ☼ |
Candy Stripe Diablo Double Click Rose Bonbon Double Click Snow Puff New Choco Picotee Pied Red Piper Polidor Sensation Dazzler Sensation Pinkie Sensation Purity Sensation Radiance Sonata Carmine Sonata Pink Sonata Pink Blush Sonata White Sunny Red Sweet Sixteen Versailles Tetra |
| CUPHEA |
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Fan shaped flowers on compact,
semi-trailing stems. 'Bat Face' provides a spectacular contrast
accent with its unique bright red flowers accented with rich purple. ☼ /◘ |
'Bat Face' 'Cuphoric Pink' |
| CYMBALARIA (Kenilworth Ivy) | no photo |
Tiny lavender flowers on long trailing
stems of ivy-like foliage. Will grow even in dense shade. ◘ |
muralis |
| DAHLIA |
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The new 'Mystic' series offer dark
colored foliage that contrasts beautifully with the flowers. Great
series! Dig tubers and overwinter in basement. ☼ / ◘ |
'Mystic Dreamer' 'Mystic Illusion' 'Mystic Spirit' 'Mystic Wonder' |
| DIASCIA |
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Masses of tiny flowers. Keeps blooming
until hard frost. ☼ / ◘ |
'Darla Light Pink' |
| DOROTHEANTHUS |
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Succulent
variegated foliage on trailing stems. Tiny unexpected fluffy red
flowers in summer. Will grow in full sun or full shade. Excellent! ☼ / ◘ |
Mezoo Trailing Red |
| DURANTA | no photo | A tropical shrub with
glossy lime green and yellow variegated leaves. ☼ / ◘ |
'Gold Edge' |
| ECHEVERIA |
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A tropical "Hens &
Chicks" cousin with glaucous silver blue to deep red rosettes. ☼ |
many varieties, named & unnamed |
| EUPHORBIA |
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Cloud-like loose mass of tiny white
flowers all summer. ☼ / ◘ |
Hip Hop |
| FUCHSIA |
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Beautiful pendant flowers in a range of
colors and forms. Hummingbirds love 'em! ◘ |
'Autumnale' Firecracker 'Gartenmeister' 'Pink Beacon' 'Shadowdancer Peggy' |
| GAURA (Whirling Butterflies) |
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Dainty dancing flowers on tall
wand-like stems. ☼ |
'Stratosphere Pink Picotee' |
| GERANIUM/ PELARGONIUM |
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Fancy leaf and scented
leaf types as well as the old fashioned red ones! ☼ |
Fancy Leaf Types Scented Leaf Types |
| GOMPHRENA (Straw Flower) |
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Small globe-like
strawberry colored flowers. Excellent for drying. ☼ |
'Strawberry Fields' |
| GRASS-CYPERUS |
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Amazing dramatic
foliage accent. Breathtaking when backlit! ☼ / ◘ |
Papyrus King Tut |
| GRASS-PENNISETUM |
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Patience is a virtue
with annual ornamental grasses and the wait pays off with an
outstanding autumn display! ☼ |
setaceum 'Rubrum' 'Fireworks' |
| HELIOTROPIUM ("Heliotrope") |
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Clusters of fragrant
flowers. Deadhead for continuous bloom.
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'Fragrant Delight' |
| HERBS |
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A patio herb garden
allows you to simply step outside your back door to collect the very
freshest ingredients for your summer cooking. Yum. ☼ |
Basil 'Pesto Perpetuo' Basil Borage Fennel Lavender Lemon Verbena Lovage Sweet Marjoram Mint Oregano Parsley (curled & Italian) Rosemary Sage Stevia French Tarragon Thyme |
| IMPATIENS |
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The 'Fusion' series
offers a new color palette in Impatiens. ◘ |
'Fusion Glow Yellow' 'Fusion Infrared Apricot' |
| IPOMOEA (Sweet Potato Vine) |
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Large lobed foliage in
dark purple, bronze or brilliant chartreuse on long trailing stems.
Excellent for tall containers or hanging baskets. ☼ / ◘ |
'Ace of Spades' Bright Ideas Rusty Red Lady Fingers 'Marquerite' |
| IRESENE (Bloodleaf) |
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Leathery glossy leaves are veined with
burgundy and pink. ☼ / ◘ |
Blazing Rose |
| IVY/ HEDERA |
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Low light foliage plant for containers or houseplants. | Assorted |
| LANTANA |
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An upright grower with flower clusters
that open one color and age to another, giving a two-tone floral
effect. Deadhead for continuous bloom. ☼ |
'Anne Marie' Confetti' Luscious Grape |
| LAURENTIA |
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Mound of blue star-like flowers all
summer. A favorite. ☼ / ◘ |
'Beth's Blue' |
| LOBELIA |
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Trailing stems bear incredible sky blue
flowers. 'Techno Heat' series is bred for heat tolerance. ◘ |
'Techno Heat Electric Blue' |
| LYSIMACHIA |
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Bright yellow leaves
on prostrate to trailing stems. ☼ / ◘ |
nummularia 'Goldilocks' |
| MANDEVILLA |
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Tropical vine with
large showy flowers and glossy foliage. ☼ |
Sun Parasol Crimson Sun Parasol Pink |
| NASTURTIUM |
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A cheerful cottage
garden favorite. Flowers & foliage are edible and can be added to
salads for colorful greens. ☼ / ◘ |
Alaska Mix Black Velvet Empress of India Ladybird Milkmaid Tip Top Mix Trailing Mix |
| NEMESIA |
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Masses of richly colored flowers are
among the first to burst into color in the spring. A cool season
bloomer that quits in the high heat of mid summer. ☼ / ◘ |
'Opal Innocense' Sunsation Mango' |
| NICOTIANA |
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Flowers are
particularly fragrant in the evening hours, making these a good
choice for the Moon Garden. ☼ / ◘ |
'Baby Bella' langsdorfii Lime Green Perfume Deep Purple Scentsation Mix sylvestris |
| OPHIOPOGON | no photo |
Low mound of black strap like foliage
topped by glossy black fruit. Slow increaser. Perennial but not
winter hardy. ☼ / ◘ |
Ebony Knight |
| OSTEOSPERMUM |
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Daisy-like flowers in brilliant
luscious colors that almost don't look real. A cool season bloomer
that dislikes the heat of mid summer. ☼ |
'Orange Symphony' Ostica Purple Improved Zion Copper Amethyst |
| OXALIS |
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Clover-like foliage
is black to copper orange. ☼ / ◘ |
'Copper Glow' 'Charmed Velvet' |
| PENNISETUM |
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Patience is a virtue with annual
ornamental grasses and the wait pays off with an outstanding autumn
display! ☼ |
setaceum 'Rubrum' 'Fireworks' |
| PENTAS |
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Clusters of rich red flowers are
butterfly magnets! ☼ |
Butterfly Red |
| PEPPER - Ornamental |
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Clusters of black glossy fruit against
dark colored foliage. ☼ |
'Black Pearl |
| PETUNIA |
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The old fashioned Petunia has been fine tuned for modern day display and there are some exciting new color introductions ☼ / ◘ |
'Phantom' 'Supertunia Pretty Much Picasso' 'Supertunia Royal Velvet' 'Supertunia White' 'Wave Blue' 'Whispers Amethyst' |
| PLECTRANTHUS |
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A coleus cousin with
silver or variegated silky foliage. We love these as foliage accents
in sunny containers. ☼ / ◘ |
argenteus "Ibosa" 'Lemon Twist' 'Vanilla Twist' 'Zulu Wonder' |
| POLYGONUM |
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Hanging ropes of
raspberry colored flowers on 10-12' stems in late summer into fall.
A show stopper! ☼ |
"Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate" |
| SALVIA |
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Blue to purple flowers
summer into fall. ☼ / ◘ |
'Blue Bedder' elegans 'Golden Delicious' 'Evolution' 'Hobbit's Foot' 'Indigo Spires' 'Oceana Blue' 'Purple Majesty' 'Velocity Blue' |
| SANVITALIA |
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Small golden yellow flowers on mounding
plant. ☼ / ◘ |
'Sanvy Super Gold' |
| SCEAVOLA (Fan Flower) |
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Fan shaped flowers in profusion all
summer. Great for hanging baskets in sun or shade. ☼ /◘ |
Bombay White 'New Wonder' 'Suntastic Yellow' |
| SETCRESIA |
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Rich purple glaucous
lance-like leaves. ☼ / ◘ |
'Purple Heart |
| SNAPDRAGON | no photo | An old fashioned
classic for the cutting garden. ☼ |
Rocket Mix |
| GRASS_ STENOTAPHRUM (Basket Grass) |
no photo | Variegated white and
green trailing stems. Great for hanging baskets. ☼ / ◘ |
'St Augustine's' |
| STREPTOCARPELLA |
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An African Violet
cousin with purple-blue flowers and textured foliage. Avoid watering
foliage. Low light plant that will grow as a houseplant. ◘ |
'Concord Blue' |
| STROBILANTHES |
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Silver and purple foliage offers
striking foliage accent for shaded containers. ◘ |
"Persian Shield" |
| SUCCULENTS |
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A range of foliage
from silver to green to orange and offering many different forms and
textures. ☼ /◘ |
Aeonium Cotyledon Echeveria Sedum |
| SUTERA (syn. Bacopa) |
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Small lavender-blue or white flowers on semi-trailing stems. ☼ / ◘ |
'Scopia Great White' 'Scopia Gulliver Blue Sensation' 'Snowstorm White' |
| TALINUM |
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Tiny pink flowers and bright red glossy
seedheads float on wiry stems above succulent chartreuse basal
foliage. A favorite! ☼ / ◘ |
paniculata 'Limon' |
| TITHONIA (Mexican Sunflower) |
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Large scale late season bloomer that
provides a brilliant flash of orange to the summer garden. Butterflies LOVE it! Good cut flower. ☼ |
Torch |
| TORENIA |
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Funnel-like flowers all summer on
trailing stems. Excellent low light performer. ◘ |
'Summer Wave Large Blue' |
| TRIFOLIUM |
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Clover-like low growing dark colored
foliage. Hardy to Zone 5. ◘ |
'Dark Dancer' |
| VERBENA |
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No annual is better for attracting
butterflies than the Verbenas! ☼ / ◘ |
bonariensis bonariensis 'Little One' Homestead Purple Imagination Lascar Brilliant White |
| VINES, ANNUAL
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Fast growing annual
vines will cover a structure quickly and provide flowers for most of
the summer. ☼ / ◘ |
Black Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia) Canary Bird Vine (Tropaeolum) Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea) 'Candy Corn Vine' (Manettia), Cup & Saucer Vine (Cobaea), Cypress Vine (Ipomoea) Firecracker Vine (Mina) Morning Glory, several varieties |
| ZINNIA |
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Classic cut flower in
a range of colors, shapes and sizes. ☼ |
Aztec Sunset Benary's Giant Gift Green Envy Lavender Queen Lilac Emperor Meteor Oklahoma Mix Orange King Persian Carpet State Fair Mix tenuiflora Red Spider |
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