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Ageratum houstonianum
Floss Flower/ Ageratum
Annual
Tender
- Mounded habit, ovate and alternate leaves, blooms spring thru fall, part shade part sun, flowers in clusters, comes in blues and whites,
- needs dead heading.Grows 4-12” high and spreads 6”.
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Begonia x semperflorens
Fibrous or Wax Begonia
Annual
Tender
Mounded habit, alternate glossy leaves, blooms spring thru fall, single and double flowers, comes in whites reds and pinks, Grows 6-16” high and spreads 6-16”.
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Callistephus chinensis
China Aster
Annual
Tender
Alternate deeply toothed leaf, blooms for 4 wks. in the summer, light shade-sun, yellow center, different flower colors, used in cuts and massing. Grows 1-3’ high and spreads 1’.
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Celosia cristata
Celosia, Cockscomb
Annual
Tender
Alternate linear leaf, blooms summer-fall, red leaf venation, tolerates full sun and poor soils, comes in reds, yellows, and pinks. Grows 6-24” tall and spreads 6”.
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Celosia plumosa
Celosia, Plume/Feather Celosia
Annual
Tender
Minor vein color, blooms summer-fall, tolerates full sun and poor soil, flame color/shape, comes in yellows reds and pinks. Grows 6-24” high and spreads 24”.
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Dahlia x hortensis
Dahlia, Garden Dahlia
Annual
Tender
Opposite leaves, requires dead heading, has problems with slugs and snails, solitary flower, requires shade, glossy leaves. Grows 1-4’ high and 1-2’ wide.
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Impatiens walleriana
Impatiens
Annual
Tender
Mounded habit, glossy opposite leaves, blooms summer-first frost, very tender, solitary flower, requires shade, has a spur. Grows 6-18” high and in spread.
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Portulaca grandiflora
Moss Rose, Portulaca
Annual
Tender
Spreading, tough plant, succulent evergreen like leaf, summer blooming, works with hot, dry, full sun, and poor soil, comes in bright colors, Grows 6-8” high and in spread.
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Tagetes erecta
African Marigold
Annual
Tender
Erect habit, leaf 5-6” long and aromatic, doesn’t spread, blooms summer-first frost, does well in poor/dry soil conditions, comes in yellow and orange flower colors. Grows 10-36” tall.
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Tagetes tenuifolia
Signet or Gem Marigold
Annual
Tender
Mound habit, fernlike aromatic leaf, blooms summer-first frost(or a little bit before), tolerates full sun, and poor soil, comes in warm color hues. Grows 6-9” tall and in spread.
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Alocasia species and hybrids
Elephant ear
Annual
Tender
Soft spongy stemmed leaf, comes in a variety of color and/or patterns, basal, no bloom, likes humid well drained conditions, focal point for size. Grows 2-6” tall and spreads 1-5’
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Angelonia angustifolia
Summer Snapdragon
Annual
Tender
Opposite linear leaves, blooms summer-first frost, grows in poor soil, likes well drained soils, comes in purples, pinks and whites. Grows 9-18” high and in spread.
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Solenostemon scutellaroides
Coleus
Annual
Tender
Square stem (mint family), easily propagated, opposite leaf, lots of colors, shade plant with some sun varieties, not after the bloom (pinch off), container plant, cool leaf patterns, on spring-fall. Grows 12" high and wide.
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Cosmos bipinnatus
Tall Cosmos
Annual
Tender
Breeding to be shorter, lobed leaf opposite, blooms summer-frost, tough, full sun, dry conditions even some pollution, daisy-like flower, erect habit. Grows 24-36" tall
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Pelargonium x hortorum
Zonal Geranium
Annual
Tender
Mounded habit, 3-5" round leaf opposite, requites dead heading. Grows 1-2' high.
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Pelargonium peltatum
Ivy Geranium
Opposite ivy-like leaf, small flower, more ruffled leaf than Zonal Geranium, blooms all summer, full sun and moist conditions, container planting. Vine.
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Zinnia angustifolia
Narrow leaf Zinnia
Annual
Tender
Rounded shorter habit, small oblong rough leaf, blooms spring-frost, full sun dry conditions, 1-1.5" flower, comes in warm colors. Grows 6-12" high.
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Zinnia elegans
Garden Zinnia
Annual
Tender
Mounded habit, prone to powdery mildew, huge heads, heart shaped leaf, 3 main leaves, blooms all summer, full sun, moist cond., specimin flower. Grows 1-3' tall.
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Cleome hassleriana
Cleome
Annual
Tender
palmate leaf (marijuana looking leaf), 5-7 leaflets, likes part shade part sun, blooms summer-frost, has pendicles, comes in purples and whites and is sometimes used as a cut flower. Grows 3-4' high and 18-24" spreading.
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Caladium bicolor
Caladium
Annual
Tender
Very colorful, heart shaped varigated leaf, after the foliage, likes warm humid areas, part shade part sun, bulb structure. Grows 2-5' high and 1-2' spread.
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