Annuals

Heliotrope

Flowers: Tiny, in large clusters, Purple or White, Fragrant
Height: 12-18 inches
Spread: 12-18 inches
About: Full Sun, Not drought tolerant, Likes fertilizer (20-20-20), Use in hanging baskets or annuals borders


Nemisia

Flowers: Small, clusters, Resemble small Snapdragon flowers, White, yellow, orange, pink, red, violet, purple, blue, bicolour, tricolour
Height: 9 inches
Spread: 6-8 inches
About: Full - part sun, Moist soil if dry summer, Fertilize with 20-20-20, Use in hanging baskets or annual borders


Nicotiana

Flowers: Trumpet shaped, Red, pink, white, lavender, yellow lime-green, Slightly fragrant (tall varieties are fragrant)
Height: 1-3 feet
Spread: 12 inches +
About: Full - part sun, Attracts hummingbirds, Fertilize with 20-20-20, Use as a bedding plant


Pansy

Flowers: Purple, blue, pink, white, yellow, orange, red, brown, black, Some stop blooming if too hot, Depending on variety some blooms can be: large, small, ruffled, bicolour, tricolour
Height: 4-8 inches
Spread: 8-12 inches
About: Sun - part shade (in the Spring pansies like the full sun, in the hotter months they rather part sun), Shade promotes better summer flowering, Keep well watered, Fertilize with 20-20-20, Use as a bedding plant, annual borders, containers, Mix with Spring bulbs


Petunia

Flowers: Funnel shaped, Red, pink, purple, blue, white, yellow, Veined, star, piotee, Single, double, grandiflora, multiflora
Height: 8-12 inches
Spread: up to 20 inches
About: Full sun, Long blooming and easy to grow, Fertilize with 20-20-20, Use as a bedding plant or in hanging baskets (wave petunia type)


Snapdragon

Flowers: Red, orange, yellow, white, pink, lavender, bi-colour
Height: 6-48 inches
Spread: 12 inches
About: Full sun, tolerates light shade, Dead-heading promotes better flowering, Use as a bedding plant or cut flower (tall varieties) or hanging basket (trailing varieties)


Sweet Alyssum

Flowers: White, pink, purple, yellow, Very small, Sweetly fragrant, Dome shaped clusters
Height: 4-8 inches
Spread: 12-16 inches
About: Full sun, Long blooming - late spring to late fall, Fragrant, Use as edging, in containers, groundcover under roses


Sweet Pea

Flowers: White, peach, pink, red, blue, lavender, bicolour, fragrant
Height: 6 inches - 8 feet
Spread: 6 inches - 1 foot
About: Full sun, Vine or bedding plant (dwarf), Water thoroughly in dry weather, Deadhead regularly, Fertilize with 20-20-20, Use in pots, will climb an arbour or obelisk


Stock

Flowers: White, yellow, pink, red, lavender, purple, bicolour, Fragrant, Double and single blooms
Height: 1 - 3 feet
Spread: 9 inches - 1 1/2 feet
About: Full - part sun, Fragrant, Great cut flower, Use as a bedding plant, containers, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Zinnia

Flowers: Red, orange, yellow, white, pink, various sizes
Height: 14 - 36 inches
Spread: 12 - 18 inches
About: Full sun, Great cut flower, Use as a bedding plant, borders (depending on varieity), containers, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Black-eyed Susan vine

Flowers: Orange, yellow or white with black 'eye'
Height: 5 - 8 feet
Spread: 3 - 5 feet
About: Full - part sun, Will climb an arbour or obelisk, Use in containers, hanging baskets, garden, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Fuchsia

Flowers: Fuchsia, pink, red, purple, white, Single or double
Height: 2 feet
Spread: 2 feet
About: Light shade, Upright or hanging varieties, Not drought tolerant, Needs sheltered area, Can be trained as a standard, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Begonia

Tuberous Begonia
Flowers: White, pink, red, orange, yellow, salmon, bi-colour, Single or double
Height: 12 - 18 inches
Spread: 12- 18 inches
About: Part shade, Likes organic matter (manure, compost), Provide shelter - must have air circulation, Will rot if soil is too moist, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, Fertilize with 20-20-20

Wax Begonia
Flowers: White, pink, red, Single or double
Height: 6 - 16 inches
Spread: 6 - 16 inches
About: Full sun if soil is moist, Best in part sun, Long bloomer, Use in containers, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Impatiens

Flowers: Red, orange, white, pink, purple, yellow, burgundy, bi-colour, Single and double
Height: 6-12 inches
Spread: 12 inches +
About: Part sun - full shade, Can tolerate more sun if soil is moist, Long blooming, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Ivy

Height: 12 - 24 inches
Spread: 12 - 24 inches
About: Sun - shade, Green or variegated leaves, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Geranium

Flowers: Red, orange, white, pink, maroon, purple, bi-colour, Single, semi-double, double
Height: 12 - 20 inches
Spread: 12 - 20 inches
About: Full sun, dead head regularly to promote more blooming, Wind tolerant, Tolerates dry conditions, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Lobelia

Flowers: Blue, white, purple, pink, bi-colour, White or yellow centre
Height: 4 - 6 inches
Spread: 12 inches
About: Part sun, Can trail or mound depending on variety, Needs air circulation, Evenly moist soil, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Verbena

Flowers: White, pink, red, blue, purple,
Height: 12 inches
Spread: 12 - 24 inches
About: Full sun, Upright and trailing varieties, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Scaevola

Flowers: Blue/Purple, White
Height: 8 inches
Spread: 12 inches
About: Full sun, Trailing, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Million Bells

Flowers: White, Pink, Purple, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Red, Bi-colour
Height: 4 inches
Spread: 12 inches
About: Full sun, Moist soil, Regular fertilizing, Trailing, Use in containers, hanging baskets, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Lysimachia (Creeping Jenny)

Height: 2 inches
Spread: 12 - 24 inches
About: Full sun - part sun (the more sun, the brighter it will be), Trailer or ground cover, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Bidens

Flowers: Yellow
Height: 2 - 8 inches
Spread: 12 - 24 inches
About: Full sun, Trailer or mounding depending on variety, Dead head regularly to keep blooming, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Bacopa

Flowers: White, blue, purple
Height: 6 inches
Spread: 12 - 18 inches
About: Full - part sun, Fertilize regularly to keep blooming, evenly moist soil, Use in containers, hanging baskets, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Amaranthus (Loves lies bleeding)

Flowers: Pink, green, Long 18 inch blooms
Height: 1 - 4 feet
Spread: 9 - 24 inches
About: Full sun, Keep moist to prolong flowering, Use in containers, bedding, accent, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Celosia

Flowers: Red, orange, yellow, pink
Height: 6 - 24 inches
Spread: 8 - 12 inches
About: Full sun, Tolerates heat, Good as dried flower, Good as cut flower, Use in containers, bedding, border, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Cleome

Flowers: White, pink, purple, rose
Height: 2 - 4 feet
Spread: 18 - 30 inches
About: Full sun, Keep moist in summer, Use in bedding or mixed borders, Fertilize 20-20-20


Morning Glory

Flowers: White, pink, red, blue, purple
Height: 4 - 10 feet
Spread: 18 inches
About: Full sun, Sheltered area, Needs arbour or obelisk to climb, Use in containers, accent, or as a back ground in a garden


Nasturtium

Flowers: Yellow, orange, red
Height: 6 inches - 8 feet
Spread: 6 - 18 inches
About: Full sun to part shade, Can climb, Mix in herb planter, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Ageratum

Flowers: Blue, violet, pink, white
Height: 6 - 12 inches
Spread: 12 inches
About: Full - part sun, Does not tolerate drought, Mounding habit, Use in bedding, borders, edging, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Dusty Miller

Height: 8 - 15 inches
Spread: 8 - 12 inches
About: Full sun, Prefers dry soil, Add organic matter - manure, compost, Use as accent, edging, borders, containers, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Marigold

Flowers: Yellow, orange, red, cream
Height: 6 - 36 inches
Spread: 6 - 14 inches
About: Full sun, Size depends on variety, Tolerates heat, Long blooming, Dead heading promotes more blooming, Use in containers, bedding, borders, edging, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Sweet William

Flowers: White, pink, red, bi-colour
Height: 6 - 24 inches
Spread: 9 - 12 inches
About: Full sun, Old time favourite, Use in containers, bedding, borders, edging, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Cosmos

Flowers: Pink, purple, white, orange, red
Height: 1 - 5 feet
Spread: 6 - 14 inches
About: Full sun, Provide shelter or stake, Dead head and pinch to keep full and compact, Good for cut flowers, Use in bedding or borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Browallia

Flowers: Blue, purple, white, pink
Height: 8 - 12 inches
Spread: 8 - 12 inches
About: Part shade to shade, Upright or sprawling habit, Use in containers, hanging baskets, bedding, Fertilize lightly with 20-20-20


Salvia

Flowers: Red, purple, pink, white, blue
Height: 8 - 36 inches
Spread: 10 - 12 inches
About: Full - part sun, Upright habit, Deadheading promotes more blooms, Use in containers, bedding, borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20, Main varieties are Red Salvia (comes in red, purple, pink, coral, white) and Blue Salvia (comes in blue or white)


Torenia

Flowers: Blue, purple, yellow, pink, white, bi-colour
Height: 6 - 8 inches
Spread: 8 - 12 inches
About: Part shade to shade, Trailing or mounding habit, Some varieties are more compact than others, Use in containers, hanging baskets, borders, edging, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Calendula

Flowers: Yellow, orange, creamy-white
Height: 12 - 18 inches
Spread: 12 - 18 inches
About: Full sun, Good cut flower, Use in bedding or borders, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Gazania

Flowers: White, yellow, orange, pink, fuchsia, brown, bi-colour, striped
Height: 8 - 15 inches
Spread: 12 inches
About: Full sun (if not in full sun, flowers will not open), Flowers close at night, Can tolerate some drought and wind, Deadhead to prolong blooming, Use in containers, bedding, borders, edging, Fertilize with 20-20-20


Portulaca

Flowers: Red, orange, yellow, white, pink, Single or double
Height: 6 -8 inches
Spread: 12 - 16 inches
About: Full sun, Hot location, Tolerates some drought, Use in containers, hanging baskets, rock gardens, bedding, borders, edging, Fertilize with 20-20-20


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