ANNUALS
Welcome to our Annuals Section. In doing research in the types of flowers we wanted to grow our interest was directed toward antique and heirloom flowers. In other words,
the types of flowers your grandma used to grow in her flower garden. In this fast-paced world there are a lot of things being left behind in the shuffle and one
of them is the older varieties of flowers. We have learned that one of the reasons these flowers have stood the test of time is because of their hardiness.
They tend to have a natural disease resistance, are very adaptable to most conditions and they most definitely have a much more intense fragrance than the
modern hybrids. We hope you learn something about the past and who knows, you might just see that flower you remember growing in your grandmother’s garden!!!
Browse Our Annuals
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 | Abutilon
Flowering Maple
Abutilon hybridum
show/hide additional information Description: A favorite Victorian parlor and border plant, flowering maple has pendant, bell-shaped flowers in shades of cranberry, lavender-pink, pale apricot, raspberry and russet. The richly textured petals are often veined in a deeper shade. The plant sports large, maple-shaped leaves with the variegated variety being especially colorful with it’s green and cream-striped leaves.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun. Pinch several times for lavish summer and fall blooms. Can reach up to 4’. Annual.
Useage: Can be grown as a container plant for your patio enjoyment. Makes a nice cut flower.
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 | African Daisy
Light Purple
Arctotis venusta
show/hide additional information Description: An african daisy that is delightful with silvery white petals surrounding a pale blue eye and complimentary silver grey foliage. 3 ½ inch silvery-blue single flowers in spring. Heat-tolerant plants up to 2 feet tall.
Growing Requirements: Easy to grow in full sun. Annual.
Useage: Great for the annual bed or for the cut flower garden.
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 | African Lions Tail
African Lions Tail
Leonotis leonorus
show/hide additional information Description: Very rare, unique and impressive!! Whorls of brilliant orange burst from green orbs spaced 3-5 inches apart on strong, square stems. Perfect color for late summer and early autumn. Vigorous, base-branching plants produce loads of stems. Can reach 5 to 10 foot tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun and water regularly. Annual.
Useage: Attractive spiny seed heads can be used fresh or dried.
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 | Ageratum
Blue Horizon
Ageratum houstonianum
show/hide additional information Description: Ageratums were introduced in 1822. These amethyst blue fuzzy flowers have long lasting blooms in the garden as well as the vase. Grows 2' tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow ageratums in full sun in average soil.
Useage: Great butterfly attractor as well as a nice cut flower
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 | Alyssum
Mixed Varieties
Lobularia maritime
show/hide additional information Description: These honey-scented lacy flowers, in white or violet, make charming old-fashioned eding for flower beds or look beautiful spilling out of window boxes.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part shade. If flowering is lessened due to hot weather, shear back by one half to rejuvenate. Annual.
Useage: Can be used as a lovely container plant. Attracts butterflies.
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 | Anagalis
Anagalis
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 | Angelonia
Angel Face Blue
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| Antiganon
Carmine Beauty
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 | Asclepias
Mixed Varieties
Asclepias curassavica
show/hide additional information Description: Exotic looking flower which displays intense colors of yellow or orange.
Growing Requirements: Preferse a warm, rather dry location. Does best in full sun. Annual
Useage: Excellent cut flower as well as a patio or bedding plant
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 | Babys Breath
Gypsy Deep Rose
show/hide additional information Description: All America Selections Winner for 2004! The flowers of 'Gypsy Deep Rose' are a larger and more visible rose color. Flowers are semi-double to fully double. The mature plants spread 12-14 inches. Perfectly mounded plants show a spray of flowers above the foliage. Height 8-10 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: Full-Sun/Part-shade
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 | Bacopa
Abunda
show/hide additional information Description: A nicely shaped, evenly rounded, trailing plant with dense foliage that is filled with small, white single flowers. Flowers are larger on Abunda than most Bacopa.
Growing Requirements: Can take full sun unless temperatures are extremely warm.
Useage: Excellent in baskets, pots, or companion plantings.
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 | Balsam
Balsam
Impatiens balsamina
show/hide additional information Description: Quaint names such as Lady Slipper, Balsamine, and Touch Me Not are the result of being long grown in our gardens. An Asian native, Balsams had arrived in Britain by 1596 but was recorded earlier in Germany. Touch-Me-Not refers to the characteristic shooting out of the seeds when the ripe seedpods are touched. Doubled flowers in shades of white, apple blossom pink, red, salmon, violet, some spotted with white, are displayed all the way up the fleshy stems. The dark green lustrous leaves are toothed and lance shaped.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part shade in rich, moist, well-drained soil. Does not like to be wet or cold. Will reach 15 to 24 inches tall. Annual.
Useage: The whole plant makes a nice bush when grown in rich soil. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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| Basketflower
Basketflower
Centaurea Americana
show/hide additional information Description: A native wildflower listed in The Flower Garden book in 1851. The bud is encased in luminous, pale golden bracts, which resemble baskets. The purplish pink flowers sport 5 inches wide feathery flower heads.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part shade. Plants can reach up to 3’ tall. Deadhead regularly to prolong blooming. Annual.
Useage: Makes an excellent cut flower or dried for everlasting pleasure. Attracts butterflies. Use in wildflower plantings or cottage gardens.
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 | Begonia
Doublet Pink
show/hide additional information Description: Begonias have been a favorite of gardeners for many years. This variety sports double pink flowers resembling small carnations.
Growing Requirements: Grow in part sun for best performance.
Useage: Great in the flower bed as a bedding plant or add to mixed containers.
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 | Bells of Ireland
Bells of Ireland
Molucella laevis
show/hide additional information Description: This flower has been grown for centuries as an unusual addition to the border or cottage garden. Fresh green round collars, the bells, surround the tiny true flowers of the palest lavender and white. Stems and flowers are slightly fragrant of mint. Flowers can be dried and eventually fade to a tea-rinsed linen hue. Grows up to 2 foot tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part shade. Reseeding annual.
Useage: Makes a nice cutflower.
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 | Bidens
Solaire Yellow
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 | Black Eyed Susan Vine
Blushing Susie
Thunbergia alata
show/hide additional information Description: Introduced into the gardens in 1825 from the tropics, this vine was called 'Clock Vine' or 'Winged Thunbergia'. These 1 inch daisy-like flowers do not have the button center like the regular Black-eyed Susan, but rather a dark, inward dimpled center. This new variety sports cheery flowers in every shade of rose and red, plus pink and salmon. apricot and ivory.
Growing Requirements: This vine can reach a length of 6’ to 8’. It prefers sun to part shade and does not do well in extreme heat. High temperatures can stop the vine from blooming. It may be best to keep this vine in part shade if the temperature gets too high in the heat o
Useage: Excellent basket and container plant. Can be used to twine up a trellis or other support.
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 | Calendula
Bon Bon Orange
Calendula officinalis
show/hide additional information Description: Named for the first day of the month, in the Roman calendar, Calendula officinalis has earned a reputation for blooming constantly throughout the year. The first record of calendula’s garden cultivation is from 5th century France. Large, glowing orange and yellow flowers with quilled petals bloom in profusion from mid-summer to late fall frost. The long light green leaves have a slight sparkle to them. Also known as Pot Marigold.
Growing Requirements: Excellent cool weather plant that tolerates light frosts although the flowers may burn. Grow Calendula in full sun but will also grow in light shade where summers are hot. Pinch back young plants to stimulate bushy growth. Feed occasionally and deadhea
Useage: In ancient times, Pot Marigold was used for medicinal purposes. A modern usage is to rub the flower on a wasp or bee sting to alleviate the pain. Calendula makes a nice cut flower.
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 | Calibrachoa
Celebration Blue
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 | Celosia
Amigo Mix
Celosia argentea var. cristata
show/hide additional information Description: Velvety flower heads almost 10" across on compact plants. Mix includes mahogany-red, neon rose, scarlet, yellow and magenta. 6" tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun to take advantage of its heat tolerance.
Useage: Ideal as a border in the garden or in mixed containers.
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 | Chenile Plant
Chenile Plant
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 | Cleome
Rose Queen
Cleome hasslerana
show/hide additional information Description: By no means an ancient cottage plant, Cleome was introduced from the West Indies in 1817. Although a latecomer, it immediately attracted notice because of the broad topknots of spider-like blossoms with pistils and stamens protruding similar to honeysuckle blooms. Also known as Spider Flower and Grandpa’s Whiskers. The deep rose-colored buds open to lighter pink blossoms during summer.
Growing Requirements: Tolerates hot, dry conditions and likes full sun. Plant in regular, well-drained soil. Self-seeds wantonly. Matures at 4’ to 5’ tall. Annual.
Useage: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Makes a great cut flower and has strongly scented foliage.
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 | Coleus
Merlins Magic
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 | Cosmos
Sensation Mix
Cosmos bipinnatus
show/hide additional information Description: A tall old fashioned favorite that bears airy, daisy-like blossoms. The blooms range from bright crimson, deep rose, pink and white, with ferny fresh green foilage. Dates from 1930 and was an AAS winner in 1936.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun to part shade. Will produce a profusion of blooms from May until frost. Grows 4 foot tall.
Useage: Makes a nice addition to the cut flower garden. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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 | Creeping Gloxina
Joan Lorraine
Asarina scandens
show/hide additional information Description: A member of the snapdragon family, this vine is native to Mexico where it reaches great heights. Growth is more modest in area, reaching about 10’. Masses of deep violet-blue bell-shaped flowers cover this quick grower.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part sun. Water frequently. Will require trellising. Annual.
Useage: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Can be grown as a container plant.
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| Cup and Saucer Vine
Cup and Saucer Vine
Cobaea scandens
show/hide additional information Description: This vine was introduced in 1972 as Mexican Climbing Cobaea. The flower starts out as a green, five cornered, papery bud, then opens to reveal a green saucer and bell-shaped flower. The pale green flower becomes striped with violet, finally changing to deep purple before dropping off. The tendrils and foliage are shaded with violet and are beautiful from spring to late fall freezes.
Growing Requirements: Cup and Saucer Vines can reach up to 20’ long, so a trellis, fence or other support would be ideal to show this plant. This annual vine prefers full sun for optimum performance. Water regularly and fertilize about every two weeks. Pinch out tips of yo
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 | Cypress Vine
Red/Pink
Ipomoea quamoclit
show/hide additional information Description: Heralded in 1828 as the 'most beautiful annual vine cultivated in our gardens' this variety contains a Valentine’s Day mix of colors containing red, rose-pink, and white.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun to part sun in almost any soil. Annual.
Useage: Cypress vine is the perfect screen. Can be grown in a container or on a fence.
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 | Dahlia
Dandy
Dahlia spp
show/hide additional information Description: Native to the cool mountains of Mexico and further south, dahlias were in cultivation by the Aztecs before the 1600’s, when Hernandez described them in his botanical journal. Empress Josephine kindled their popularity in Europe by planting them at Malmaison, and by 1829 the dahlia in all its colors and forms was the most fashionable flower to be had. ‘Dandy’ is a brilliantly colored pinwheel mix of vibrant pinks, oranges and reds, each with a collar of shorter petals in contrasting colors encircling the golden centers.
Growing Requirements: Long blooming and weather tolerant, Dahlias are easy to grow in full sun or part shade. Deadhead regularly for an impeccable show way into the fall when other annuals have faded. Annual.
Useage: Makes a lovely cut flower and can be grown in a container on your patio or deck. Attracts butterflies.
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 | Dianthus
Telstar
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 | Dichondria
Silver Falls
Dichondra argentea
show/hide additional information Description: Rounded, fan-shaped silver foliage hugs the soil, cascading or crawling up to a full 3 foot.
Growing Requirements: Performs best in full sun and tolerated drought and heat well. Grows 2-3’ foot tall. Annual.
Useage: Excellent in hanging baskets or window boxes as well as a low growing ground cover.
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Silverdust
Senceio
show/hide additional information Description: Very fine silvery-white foilage on an eight inch tall plant.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full to part sun.
Useage: Excellent habit makes it perfect for borders, bedding, and combinations.
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 | Four Oclock
Limelight/Mixed
Mirabilis jalapa
show/hide additional information Description: Marvel-of-Peru was the name given to this flower soon after its introduction into Europe in the 16th century, and it has been a favored flower ever since. This variety was described in an 1889 seed catalogue as having light green leaves and shocking pink flowers. Because they open at four in the afternoon, they have been employed in quaint floral clocks in which the opening blossoms told the time of day.
Growing Requirements: Grow in average well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Four O’clock is drought tolerant but will bloom more prolifically if watered regularly. May self-seed. Poisonous. Annual
Useage: The scented flowers attract hummingbirds by day and moths by night. Plant some in a container for your patio to enjoy the delicious sweet scent every afternoon.
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 | Fuschia
Dark Eyes
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 | Gazania
Kiss Series
show/hide additional information Description: A beautiful mixture of over 20 different colors, bicolors, striped and eyed flowers. Kontiki has attractive dark green, glossy foliage and is early flowering. 7 to 8 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: oves hot dry conditions. Grow in full sun. Annual
Useage: A great choice for the garden or in a container.
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 | Geranium
Mixed Varieties
show/hide additional information Description: Wide variety of gardeners favorite bedding plants.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun
Useage: Containers, beds, and borders
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 | Gerber Daisy
California Giants
Gerbera jamesonii
show/hide additional information Description: Elegant plants grown for their many-petalled, daisy like flowers. This variety is an especially beautiful array of rose, yellow, white, red, crimson and pink shades. Also known as Transvaal Daisy.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun to part sun in rich, moist fertile soil. Grows to 24 inches tall. Annual or tender perennial.
Useage: Grow as a container plant and makes a great cut flower.
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 | Globe Amaranth
Mixed Varieties
Gomphrena globosa
show/hide additional information Description: Globe Amaranth is a bushy plant reaching 24 inches tall with one inch blooms in purple, pinks and white.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in any well-drained soil.
Useage: Harvest flowers in color but before fully open for a nice cut flower or let flowers completely open and hang to use as a dried flower.
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 | Gloriosa Daisy
Gloriosa Daisy
Rudbeckia hirta
show/hide additional information Description: Golden yellow, burnt sienna, and mahogany bicolor petals surround the brown button centers of this garden flower which developed from black-eyed susans. The 4 to 5 inches wide, cheerfully abundant flowers are wonderful for cutting.
Growing Requirements: Gloriosa Daisy is tolerant of a wide range of soils, but prefer a well-drained site in sun to light shade. Water regularly and deadhead frequently. Divide every 3-4 years. They are inclined to become invasive. Annual or short-lived perennial-Zone 4-9.
Useage: Attractive in the border or wildflower garden, Gloriosa Daisy makes a great cut or butterfly flower.
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 | Gomphrena
Buddy Purple
Gomphrena globosa
show/hide additional information Description: A bushy nine inch tall plant that bears bright purple clover-like blooms.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun.
Useage: Harvest flowers in color but before fully opened for a nice cut flower or let flowers completely open and hang to use as a dried flower
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 | Gypsophilia
Gypsy Deep Rose
Gypsophilia muralis
show/hide additional information Description: An AAS winner for 2004. The variety produces an astounding number of double and semi-double dark rose colored blooms. Will form a mound eight to ten inches tall and will spread 12 - 14 inches.
Growing Requirements: Prefer full sun and little maintenance.
Useage: Can be added to mixed containers and makes a beautiful hanging basket
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 | Helichrysum
Silver Mist
Plectostachys serphylilifolia
show/hide additional information Description: You’ll appreciate the fine qualities of this sun-loving variation over the popular vegetative variety, with pale green, textured foliage that turns intensely silver in full light. Naturally branching plants with long stems that spread from 18 to 24 inches. 6-8 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: Can be grown in full to part sun. Annual.
Useage: Ideal plant for containers.
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 | Heliotrope
Arborescens
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 | Hyacinth Bean
Ruby Moon
Dolichos lablab
show/hide additional information Description: Introduced into gardens from Egypt in 1818, this plant has violet and lavender flower trusses and showy dark violet pods. The dark green leaves are tinged with purple.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in warm, rich, moist soil. Plants can reach 10 to 15 foot tall. Annual.
Useage: Can be grown as a container plant for your patio. Attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
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 | Impatiens
New Guinea
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 | Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate
Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate
Polygonum orientale
show/hide additional information Description: This heirloom variety, also called 'Ladyfingers', is found rarely in country gardens. Tall stems reach to 6 feet tall displaying large smooth leaves and dangling blooms of deep rose swaying in the slightest breeze. Was listed in Burpee's catalogue in 1935.
Growing Requirements: Grow in part shade for best performace in moist, well-drained soil. Annual.
Useage: Use in the cut flower garden or as a background specimen in the cottage carden.
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 | Lantana
Mixed Varieites
Lantana camara
show/hide additional information Description: Lantana is one of those hardy, robust plants that every gardener should have for their summer garden. When the heat cranks us, Lantana just gets better. Clusters of many small tubular flowers in varied shades of yellow, pink, orange, red or blue.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun. Annual.
Useage: Use as a border plant and butterflies and hummingbirds just love them.
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 | Lavatera
Twins Hot Pink
Lavatera trimestris
show/hide additional information Description: Dwarf by nature, with a wonderfully compact habit that spreads in perfect proportion to its height. A 2004 Fleuroselect Gold Medal Winner, the judges were particularly impressed with Novella’s earliness, superb garden performance and large, long-lasting bright rose flowers. Blooms continuously from July to September. Height 12 to 14 inches.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part sun. Annual.
Useage: Ideal for pots, patios and bedding.
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 | Lisianthus
Dwarf White
Eustoma russelianuum
show/hide additional information Description: Double blooms in white stand up above a compact plant. Blooms all Summer.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun.
Useage: Can be grown in a container for your patio enjoyment.
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 | Lobelia
Blue Eye
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| Love In a Mist
Midnight
Nigella papillosa
show/hide additional information Description: This species originated in Damascus and Southern Europe. However, its double form was in cultivation in England by 1597. Midnight has large velvety purple flowers with contrasting burgundy stamens. Grows 2 to 2 ½ foot tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in ordinary, well-drained soil. Water plants when the soil is dry and deadhead regularly. Annual.
Useage: Plant Nigella in your cut flower garden.
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| Love In a Puff
Love In a Puff
Cardiospermum halicacabum
show/hide additional information Description: This long-loved vine has acquired many names, including Heart Seed and Balloon vine, all very accurate descriptions of this delightful variety. The small, white flowers are followed by buoyant, light green, inflated seed capsules. Inside each capsule reside three seeds, each marked with a perfect white heart.
Growing Requirements: Grow in regular, well-drained soil in sun to part shade. Can reach 10’ tall. Annual.
Useage: A very unique vine that can be grown as a container plant or on a trellis.
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 | Love Lies Bleeding
PonyTails
Amaranthus caudatus
show/hide additional information Description: Native to Peru, Africa and India, Amaranthus caudatus was called the 'great purple flower-gentle' by Gerard and Parkinson. By 1665 it was established as Love-Lies-Bleeding, well describing this 3-foot tall annual tipped by slender, chenille-like plumes. Rope like claret blooms have balls of florets along the upper stems, like a brilliant string of pearls.
Growing Requirements: Tolerate of most soils but rich soil produces larger but less brightly colored leaves. Grows in full sun to half shade. They love sunny weather but wilt easily if conditions are dry. For best effect, several should be clustered together. Annual.
Useage: Can be grown in containers or as an accent in the border. Makes a great cut flower either fresh or dried.
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 | Lysimachia
Lysimachia
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 | Marguerite Daisy
White New Dana
Argyranthemum frutescens
show/hide additional information Description: Marguerite Daisies brighten up any home with their large flowers with sunny yellow centers and their fern-like foliage. They grow to 12 inches tall, and bloom from spring through fall.
Growing Requirements: Marguerite prefers well-drained, non-acid soil and love sunny locations. Water amply during summer months. Deadhead spent blossoms to prolong flowering.
Useage: Grow as a border plant or enjoy them in a container on your patio.
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 | Marigold
African Marvel Yellow
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| Mesembreanthemum
Mesembreanthemum
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 | Mexican Heather
Mexican Heather
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 | Mexican Sage
Mexican Sage
Salvia leucantha
show/hide additional information Description: This bushy annual plant is a must-have for your flower beds this Summer. Narrow piky foilage and velvety purple flower spikes make this selection a hit.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun and well drained soil. Grow 2-3 feet tall
Useage: Can be grown in a container for your patio enjoyment. Attracts butterflies and makes a nice cut flower.
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 | Mimulus
Calypso Mix
Mimulus hybridus
show/hide additional information Description: Also known as Monkey Flower, this flower is grown for its irresistible, tubular-lipped blooms in shades of red, white pink and yellow. A neat habit and attractive foliage are a bonus. Grows up to 12 inches
Growing Requirements: Needs afternoon shade during the heat of summer. Keep well watered and deadhead regularly. Annual.
Useage: Beautiful in hanging baskets or outdoor containers.
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| Moonflower
Moonflower
Ipomoea alba
show/hide additional information Description: The moonflower has an enticing jasmine-like scent and white blossoms creased in cream that open at dusk. It was very popular during the Victorian era when white evening gardens were in vogue (so that fair-skinned ladies could walk among the blossoms without marring their delicate complexions by exposing them to direct sunlight. Listed in an 1884 catalog.
Growing Requirements: This vine can reach up to 30’ in areas with a long growing season. Provide a trellis, arbor or fence for support. Best suited for a sunny spot and fertilize regularly. Annual
Useage: Especially fragrant. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
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Alaska Mix
show/hide additional information Description: Small, dark blue-green leaves and bright red, yellow and orange flowers make a striking contrast on this Victorian era heirloom. The flowers and leaves have a peppery taste that spices up salads, vegetables and pasta dishes.
Growing Requirements: Plant in regular, well-drained soil in full sun. Avoid too much nitrogen, which will encourage lush leaves but fewer flowers. Grows in a neat mound 1 foot tall. Annual.
Useage: Makes a pretty cut flower and can be grown in a container for your patio. Attracts butterflies. Deer resistant.
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Berries and Cream Sachet
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 | Nicotiana
Saratoga Mix
Nicotiana
show/hide additional information Description: Compact plants are ideal for 4 inch pots. 10 to 12 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: Outstanding performance in sun or shade.
Useage: Perfect for pots and bedding
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 | Nierembergia
Mont Blanc
show/hide additional information Description: Beautiful 1-inch star-shaped single petaled white flowers completely cover these plants. Resistant to heat and adverse conditions. 4 to 5 inches tall.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun to part sun. Annual.
Useage: Makes a nice border plant and can be grown in containers or baskets.
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 | Painted Tongue
Emperor Mix
Sapliglossis sinuate
show/hide additional information Description: Introduced from Chile in 1824, this stunning trumpet-shaped flower is all velvet and stained glass colors. Jewel-toned flowers of blue, brick, yellow, violet, purple and rose, with contrasting veining, are clustered at the tops of the delicate stems and leaves. A relative of the petunia, ‘Emporer’ was listed in an 1884 seed catalogue.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part shade. Average height 2 foot. Self-sowing annual.
Useage: Makes an outstanding cut flower. Can be grown in a container for your patio.
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 | Penta
Pink
show/hide additional information Description: One of the easiest and showiest plants you could add to your garden. Pentas provide outstanding color, even during periods of heat and drought. We offer pink and bright red.
Growing Requirements: Grow best in full sun. Annual.
Useage: Great container plant and attracts butterflies profusely.
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 | Persian Shield
Persian Shield
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 | Petunia
Aladdin Mix
Petunia grandiflora
show/hide additional information Description: Free-flowering, compact habit with ruffled heavy textured flowers and earliness makes this an oustanding variety.
Growing Requirements: Performs best in full sun. Annual.
Useage: Ideal for pacts, tubs, pots, and baskets.
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 | Polka Dot Plant
Confetti Series
Hypoestes anguinolenta
show/hide additional information Description: All colors in this series feature strongly marked foilage with more intense coloration than normal. Well formed plants reach 6-8 inches.
Growing Requirements: Can be growin in full sun or full shade. Annual
Useage: Ideal for landscape use, bedding, and containers.
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Rose Moss
Portulaca
show/hide additional information Description: Hard working annual plants bearing a profusion of brightly colored flowers, even in extreme heat. Plants are 6 to 18 inches tall with small, succulent leaves and prominent, cup-shaped blooms in every shade of red, pink, yellow, or white.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in poor, sandy soil. Reseeding annual.
Useage: Use in containers and borders; interesting informal ground cover.
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 | Rudbeckia
Becky Mix
Rudbeckia hirta
show/hide additional information Description: Compact and well branched plant with 4 to 6 inch flowers in a mixture of orange, yellow, and cinnamon.
Growing Requirements: Becky Mix is tolerant of a wide range of soils, but prefer a well-drained site in sun to light shade. Water regularly and deadhead frequently. Annual.
Useage: Great container and landscape plant.
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 | Salvia
Black and Blue
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| Snail Vine
Snail Vine
Vigna caracalla
show/hide additional information Description: Even if your trellises are teeming with flowering vines, make room for this sweetly fragrant tropical beauty! With its strong fragrance, this is the most exciting climber to come along in years. Given full sun, it blooms from midsummer in fall. Silvery, 1 ¼ to 2 inch blooms touched with primrose and lavender-pink have coiled centers and curved outer petals that look like a nautilus shell. Bunches of blooms up to a foot long on 20 to 25 foot vines.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in average soil. Annual.
Useage: Makes a very unusual background specimen growing up a trellis.
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 | Snapdragon
Little Darling
Antirrhinum majus
show/hide additional information Description: Lavish color, spicy scent, and long bloom time endear Snaps to gardeners everywhere. Tubular 1-inch flowers in virtually every color of the rainbow make this 2-foot tall mixture a must for the cut flower garden.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun to light shade in a rich, neutral soil. Annual.
Useage: Use as a background specimen and makes a wonderful cut flower.
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 | Spikes
Spikes
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 | Statice
Sinuata Mix
Limonium sinuatum
show/hide additional information Description: Sinuata is the dried flower par excellence, boasting dense, papery flower heads that keep their rich colors literally for years. We offer a mix of vibrant colors that bloom all summer.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun and well-drained soil. Annual.
Useage: Excellent for fresh and dried arrangements.
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 | Strawflower
Strawflower
Helichrysum bracteatum
show/hide additional information Description: For a true everlasting flower, grow strawflowers in your garden this year. The very bright papery blooms literally last for years. These compact 1-foot plants, excellent for concentrated color, are covered with brilliant 2-inch flowers all summer.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in any well-drained soil. Annual.
Useage: Cut the stems before the flowers are fully open, remove the leaves and hang the stems upside down in an airy location.
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 | Sunflower
Big Smile
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 | Sweet Potato Vine
Mixed Varieties
Ipomea batatas
show/hide additional information Description: The large and colorful leaves of these ornalmental varieties seem to cascade endlessly all summer long. Their trailing habit makes them useful as striking, short-term ground covers or as skirts for upright plants.
Growing Requirements: Plants thrive in full sun or partial shade but a bit of shade seems to produce the best color. Consisten moisture is a necessity.
Useage: Use as a container plant or ground cover.
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 | Talinum
Jewels of Opar
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 | Tassell Flower
Tassell Flower
Emilia javanica
show/hide additional information Description: Little tufted paintbrush blossoms dance on the tops of curvy stems of this unusual flower. Their vivid scarlet and orange colors contrast agreeably with the blue-green leaves. A rare old-fashioned favorite, it was also called Flora’s Paintbrush and Scarlet Cacalia.
Growing Requirements: Tassel flower prefers cool temperatures and will grow in sun to partial shade. Deadhead often to keep the plant blooming healthy. Grows 18 to 24 inches tall. Annual.
Useage: Tassel flower makes a nice cut flower.
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| Tithonia
Torch
Tithonia rotundifoila
show/hide additional information Description: Brilliant orange-red flowers cover this multi-branched, vibrant bushy ornamental plant.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun. This flower withstands intense heat and dry conditions and c ontinues to flower. Annual
Useage: Tithonina attracts butterflies and can be used as a cut flower.
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 | Tobacco Jasmine
Grandiflora
Nicotiana alata
show/hide additional information Description: An 1889 seed catalogue recommends using Flowering Tobacco in the center of a bed of evening flowers placed near a parlor window. Unwind after a busy day with this night bloomer. White, star-shaped tubular flowers open in the early evening, filling the atmosphere with a warm sweetness.
Growing Requirements: Grow in sun to part shade with shade from the hot afternoon sun. Water during hot dry spells and deadhead regularly to maintain a neat appearance and encourage further blooming. This variety grows 3 to 5 foot tall so may require staking in windy sites.
Useage: Makes an excellent addition to the cottage, garden, moon garden or the fragrant garden. Attracts butterflies. Can be grown as a container plant.
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 | Torenia
Blue Trailing
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 | Variegated Vinca Vine
Variegated Vinca Vine
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 | Verbena
Peaches and Cream
Verbena x hybrida
show/hide additional information Description: A pleasing pastel blend of peach-pink and cream blooms adorn this AAS winner. Plants grow 8 inches tall and spread 10 to 12 inches.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun. Plants are heat and drought tolerant. Annual.
Useage: Superb as a ground cover or in baskets, beds or borders.
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 | Vinca
First Kiss
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 | Zinnia
Classic Orange/White Star
Zinnia augustifolia
show/hide additional information Description: Flower of the Aztecs, the species zinnia has a long history of cultivation in this hemisphere. ‘White Star’ and ‘Classic’ are modern selections with low mounded shapes and narrow, dark green foliage that distinguishes them from cutting types. ‘White Star’ has pure white petals with gold centers and ‘Classic’ is a brilliant orange.
Growing Requirements: Grow in full sun in ordinary well-drained soil. Can reach 2’ tall. Annual.
Useage: Zinnia makes a lovely cut flower and attracts butterflies.
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