Annual
HELIANTHUS annuus Sol Seeker 'Golden Nectar' Sunflower Annual: Drought, deer and heat tolerant. The Sol Seeker series features controlled growth, strong branching, loads of blooms on each plant, and requires less water than others. The 4" blooms make good cut flowers. Good border and container plant. Low maintenance. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: bi-color yellow and orange with a black eye. Height: 28-36 inches. Width: 24-36 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate |
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HELIANTHUS annuus Sol Seeker 'Honey' Sunflower Annual: Drought, deer and heat tolerant. The Sol Seeker series features controlled growth, strong branching, loads of blooms on each plant, and requires less water than others. The 4" blooms make good cut flowers. Good border and container plant. Low maintenance. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: yellow with darker center and black eye. Height: 28-36 inches. Width: 24-36 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. |
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ISOTOMA axillaris Fizz n Pop 'Glowing Violet' Laurentia Annual: Heat & drought tolerant. Native to Australia. A new series featuring nectar-rich blooms. Petals on the 1œ" flowers are nearly 3 x larger than the straight species. The five-petalled flowers shine iridescent violet-purple w/bright yellow eye atop cut feathery, mid-grn foliage w/ a tight, compact & rounded habit. Slightly fragrant. Good pollinator, container, basket & edging plant for the summer garden. Size: 1' x 1-2'. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod. |
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ISOTOMA axillaris Fizz n Pop 'Pretty in Pink' Laurentia Annual: Heat & drought tolerant. Native to Australia. A new series featuring nectar-rich blooms. Petals on the 1œ" flowers are nearly 3 x larger than the straight species. The five-petalled flowers glow hot pink w/bright yellow eye atop cut feathery, mid-grn foliage w/ a tight, compact & rounded habit. Slightly fragrant. Good pollinator, container, basket & edging plant for the summer garden. Size: 1' x 1-2'. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod. |
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JAMESBRITTENIA Stardom 'Goldstar' (Sutera cordata) Bacopa Subshrub: Grown as an annual: Heat tolerant. Produces countless 1 flowers that smother the plant making it a big impact in the garden in a small footprint. Good border, container, window box, and hanging basket plant. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: sunny yellow. Height: 6-8 inches. Width: 10-14 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z10. |
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JAMESBRITTENIA Stardom 'Goldstar' (Sutera cordata) Bacopa Subshrub: Grown as an annual: Heat tolerant. Produces countless 1 flowers that smother the plant making it a big impact in the garden in a small footprint. Good border, container, window box, and hanging basket plant. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: sunny yellow. Height: 6-8 inches. Width: 10-14 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z10. |
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LOBULARIA hybrida Stream Compact 'Rose' Stream Compact Series Lobularia, Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: The Stream Compact Series is floriferous, has strong colors, is ball-shaped, heat tolerant, starts compact and continues to grow and fill. Good for borders, rock gardens, ground covers, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Blooms have a wonderful honey scent. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: rosy pink. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 10-18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. |
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LOBULARIA hybrida Stream Compact 'Rose' Stream Compact Series Lobularia, Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: The Stream Compact Series is floriferous, has strong colors, is ball-shaped, heat tolerant, starts compact and continues to grow and fill. Good for borders, rock gardens, ground covers, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Blooms have a wonderful honey scent. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: rosy pink. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 10-18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. |
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LOBULARIA hybrida Stream Compact 'Violet' Stream Compact Series Lobularia, Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: The Stream Compact Series is floriferous, has strong colors, is ball-shaped, heat tolerant, starts compact and continues to grow and fill. Good for borders, rock gardens, ground covers, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Blooms have a wonderful honey scent. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: violet. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 10-18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. |
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LOBULARIA hybrida Stream Compact 'Violet' Stream Compact Series Lobularia, Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: The Stream Compact Series is floriferous, has strong colors, is ball-shaped, heat tolerant, starts compact and continues to grow and fill. Good for borders, rock gardens, ground covers, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Blooms have a wonderful honey scent. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: violet. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 10-18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. |
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LOBULARIA hybrida Stream Compact 'White' Stream Compact Series Lobularia, Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: The Stream Compact Series is floriferous, has strong colors, is ball-shaped, heat tolerant, starts compact and continues to grow and fill. Good for borders, rock gardens, ground covers, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Blooms have a wonderful honey scent. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: white. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 10-18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. |
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LOBULARIA hybrida Stream Compact 'White' Stream Compact Series Lobularia, Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: The Stream Compact Series is floriferous, has strong colors, is ball-shaped, heat tolerant, starts compact and continues to grow and fill. Good for borders, rock gardens, ground covers, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Blooms have a wonderful honey scent. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: white. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 10-18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. |
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LOBULARIA maritima 'Deep Lavender Stream' Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: Great as a ground cover, in boders, pots, hanging baskets, rock gardens and window boxes. Easy to grow with very fragrant honey scented flowers. Very heat tolerant. Attracts butterflies. Grow in full sun or part shade. Bloom time: spring - fall. Bloom color: purple with a little white. Water: moderate. Height: 8-12". Spread: 12-15" USDA Z10. |
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LOBULARIA maritima Wonderland 'Deep Rose' Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: An award winning variety! The Woodland series produces dwarf plants with a vigorous spread. Delightful, sweet-smelling deep pink blooms with some color variation. Good for borders, rock gardens, ground covers, pots, hanging baskets & window boxes. Easy to grow. Attracts butterflies & bees. Blooms: spring-fall. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. Height: 4 in. Width: 10 in. USDA Z10. |
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MATTHIOLA incana 'Vintage Mix' (Stock) Dwarf Garden Stock Annual: Deer resistant. Popular plant for cottage grdns or as a cut flower. More than half will have fully dbl blms, antique shades of rose, blue, carmine, ylw, red, & lilac. Spicy clove scent. Use in beds, borders, containers & cutting gardens. Culinary note: Flowers are usually added raw to salads or garnish to desserts, can also be candied. Their flavor is perfumed. Attracts butterflies. Ht: 12-24". Exp. sun/pt shade. Water: mod. |
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NICOTIANA x sanderae 'Perfume Bright Rose' Jasmine or Flowering Tobacco Perennial treated as an Annual: Deer resistant. Floriferous and fragrant beyond belief! An abundance of fragrant bright rose trumpet-shaped flowers, over a long period. Heat & shade tolerant. Good bed, border, cut flower & pot plant. Bloom time: summer. Compact growth: 20" x 12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. |
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NICOTIANA x sanderae 'Perfume Deep Purple' Jasmine or Flowering Tobacco Perennial treated as an Annual: Deer resistant. Winner of the 2006 All-America Selection. Floriferous and fragrant beyond belief! An abundance of fragrant dark purple trumpet-shaped flowers, over a long period. Heat & shade tolerant. Good bed, border, cut flower & pot plant. Bloom time: summer. Compact growth: 20" x 12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. |
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NICOTIANA x sanderae 'Perfume Lime' Jasmine or Flowering Tobacco Perennial treated as an Annual: Deer resistant. Floriferous and fragrant beyond belief! An abundance of fragrant lime green trumpet-shaped flowers, over a long period. Heat & shade tolerant. Good bed, border, cut flower & pot plant. Bloom time: summer. Compact growth: 20" x 12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. |
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NIGELLA damascena Love-in-a-Mist Annual: Heirloom. Has been grown in English cottage gardens since Elizabethan times! Beautiful blooms & unusual balloon-shaped seed pods sit above lacy (and misty) foliage. Good bedding, border, container, cottage garden, & cut flower plant. Makes a great cut flower and is also good for drying. Attracts beneficial insects. Blooms: summer. Color: a mix of blue, mauve, pink, purple, & white. Height: 12-24 in. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z2-11. |
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PAPAVER species 'Mauve Pink' Poppy Annual: A fast growing and self sowing summer bloomer. Use in borders or containers. Has beautiful single mauve pink blooms that can be used as a cut flower. Height: around 2-4 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. |
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SALVIA viridis 'Oxford Blue' Clary Sage Annual or Biennial Herb: Heat and drought tolerant. Easy to grow and produces masses of flowers. Good border, edging, container, and cut flower plant. Great for cutting and drying. Has a 10 day vase life. Attracts bees. Exceptionally long flowering season. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: vibrant deep blue bracts. Bushy, upright growth habit. Height: 30-40 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. |
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SANVITALIA 'Powerbini' (syn. S. speciosa 'Powerbini') Creeping Zinnia Annual: Drought and heat tolerant. A unique variety with an upright habit, dark red flower stems, and huge one inch flowers. Good border, bedding, container plant and cut flower plant. Abundant small yellow daisy-like flowers continue until frost. Easy to grow. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: deep orange-yellow. Height: 6-12 inches. Width: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. |
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SCABIOSA atropurpurea 'Black Knight' Pincushion Flower Hardy Annual: Deer resistant. Uniform, almost jet-black flowers stand tall on strong, slender stems. A dramatic addition to any bouquet or garden. The most sought-after color in Scabiosa mixes by floral designers. Good bedding, border, container & rock garden plant. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummers. Blms continuously from spring-fall. Color: dk crimson-near black. Ht: 24-36". Width: 12". Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod. Z9. |
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SCABIOSA atropurpurea 'Formula Mix' Pincushion Flower Hardy Annual: Deer resistant. Sturdy, uniform growth habit. Good bedding, container, cut flower and rock garden plant. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: an all-star mix of black, blue, creamy yellow, pink, bright red, deep blue, salmon rose, and pure white. Height: 24-36 inches. Width: 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9. |
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TAGETES patula Bonanza 'Deep Orange' (Marigold) Dwarf Crested French Marigold, Dwarf Anemones Annual: Tolerates deer, heat & frost. The Bonanza series delivers earliness, large 2" flowers, uniformity & superior performance. Perfect for pots, borders, beds, & mass plantings. Great perennial companion as they repel whiteflies & nematodes. Good cut flower-fresh or dried. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Fragrant foliage. Blooms: spring-summer. Color: double, deep orange. Ht: 10-12". Width: 6-8". Exp.: sun. Water: mod. USDA Z2. |