Known Flowers - Annuals - Best Ways to Use Annuals

Known Flowers - Annuals

Learn about the best ways to use annual flowers - types of soil and sun and shade flowers for your garden design!

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This is a listing of the best way to use Annuals - Heat-tolerant - Moist Soil - Shade - Indoor Use - Cutting Annuals - Edging - Hanging Baskets - For Vines - Use to Naturalize - And Decorative Foliage

Each listing also includes the Annual's botanical name and a common name.

Annuals - Heat Tolerant

(1 to 23)

Amaranthus tricolor - Joseph’s coat

Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum - Wax begonia

Capsicum annuum - Ornamental pepper

Celosia cristata - Cockscomb

Convoluvulus tricolor - Dwarf morning glory

Coreopsis tinctoria - Calliopsis

Dahlia hybrids - Dahlia

Dyssodia tenuiloba - Dalberg daisy

Euphorbia maginata - Snow-on-the-mountain

Gomphrena globosa - Globe amaranth

Helianthus species - Sunflower

Kochia scoparia - Burning bush

Mirabilis jalapa - Four-o’clock

Petunia x hybrida - Petunia

Portulaca grandiflora - Rose moss

Rudbeckia hirta - Gloriosa daisy

Salvia species - Sage

Sanvitalia procumbens - Creeping zinnia

Senecio cineraria - Dusty miller

Tagetes species - Marigolds

Tithonia rotundifolia - Mexican sunflower

Verbena x hybrida - Garden verbena

Zinnia species - Zinnia

Annuals - Best Use in Moist Soil

(1 to 10)

Cleome hasslerana - Spider flower

Euphorbia maginata - Snow-on-the-mountain

Hibiscus moscheutos - Swamp mallow

Limnanthes douglasii - Meadow foam

Mimulus x hybridus - Monkey flower

Myosotis sylvatica - Forget-me-not

Senecio x hybridus - Cineraria

Torenia fournieri - Wishbone flower

Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium

Viola tricolor - Pansy

Annuals - Shade

(1 to 12)

Begonia x semperflorens - Wax begonia

Browallia speciosa - Amethyst flower

Coleus x hybridus - Coleus - Flame Nettle

Impatiens wallerana - Patience plant

Mimulus x hybridus - Monkey flower

Myosotis sylvatica - Forget-me-not

Nemophila menziesii - Baby-blue eyes

Nicotiana alata - Flowering tobacco

Senecio x hybridus - Cineraria

Thunbergia alata - Black-eyed Susan vine

Torenia fournieri - Wishbone flower

Viola tricolor - Pansy

Annuals - Great for Edging

(1 to 24)

Ageratum houstonianum - Flossflower

Antirrhinum majus - Snapdragon

Begonia x semperflorens - Wax begonia

Brassica olereacea - Ornamental Cabbage

Brassica olereacea - Ornamental Kale

Browallia speciosa - Amethyst flower

Callistephus chinensis - China aster

Capsicum annuum - Ornamental pepper

Celosia cristata - Cockscomb

Dianthus species - China pink

Iberis species - Candytuft

Impatiens wallerana - Patience plant

Linaria maroccana - Toadflax

Lobelia erinus - Edging lobelia

Nierembergia hippomanica - Cap flower

Petunia x hybrida - Petunia

Phlox drummondii - Annual phlox

Portulaca grandiflora - Rose moss

Senecio cineraria - Dusty miller

Tagetes patula - French marigold

Tagetes signata - Signet marigold

Torenia fournieri - Wishbone flower

Viola tricolor - Pansy

Zinnia dwarf cultivars - Zinnia

Annuals - Use in Hanging Baskets

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Browallia speciosa - Amethyst flower

Coleus x hybridus - Coleus - Flame Nettle

Lobelia erinus - Edging lobelia

Lobularia maritima - Sweet alyssum

Nemesia strumosa - Nemesa

Pelargonium x hortorum - Geranium

Petunia x hybrida - Petunia

Sanvitalia procumbens - Creeping zinnia

Schizanthus x wisetonesis - Butterfly flower

Thunbergia alata - Black-eyed Susan vine

Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium

Verbena x hybrida - Garden verbena

Viola tricolor - Pansy

Annuals - Great as Cut Flowers

(1 to 32)

Antirrhinum majus - Snapdragon

Calendula officinalis - Pot marigold

Callistephus chinensis - China aster

Celosia cristata - Cockscomb

Centaurea cyanus - Bachelor’s button

Centaurea cyanus - Cornflower

Chrysanthemum carinatum - Painted daisy

Consolida ambigua - Larkspur

Cosmos bipinnatus - Cosmos

Dahlia hybrids - Dahlia

Delphinium elatum - Delphinium

Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation

Digitalis purpurea - Foxglove

Gaillardia pulchella - Gayflower

Gomphrena blobosa - Globe flower

Gypsophila elegans - Baby’s-breath

Helianthus species - Sunflower

Helichrysum bracteatum - Strawflower

Lathyrus odoratus - Sweet pea

Limonium sinuatum - Statice

Lisianthus russulanus - Prairie gentian

Matthiola incana - Stock

Moluccella laevis - Bells-of-Ireland

Papaver nudicaule - Iceland poppy

Penstemon gloxiniodes - Bearded tongue

Rudbeckia hirta - Gloriosa daisy

Salvia farinacea - Blue sage

Scabiosa atropurpurea - Sweet scabiosa

Tagetes erecta - American marigold

Vendium fastuosum - Monarch-of-the-veldt

Xeranthemum annuum - Immortelle

Zinnia elegans - Zinnia

Annuals - Fragrance

(1 to 9)

Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation

Lathyrus odoratus - Sweet pea

Lobularia maritima - Sweet alyssum

Matthiola incana - Stock

Mirabilis jalapa - Four-o’clock

Nicotiana alata - Flowering tobacco

Petunia x hybrida - Petunia

Reseda oddorata - Mignonette

Scabiosa atropurpurea - Sweet scabiosa

Annuals - Excellent for Indoors

(1 to 10)

Begonia x semperflorens - Wax begonia

Browallia speciosa - Amethyst flower

Capsicum annuum - Ornamental pepper

Catharanthus roseus - Vinca, Periwinkle

Coleus x hybridus - Coleus - Flame Nettle

Impatiens wallerana - Patience plant

Nierembergia hippomanica - Cap flower

Pelargonium x hortorum - Geranium

Thunbergia alata - Black-eyed Susan vine

Torenia fournieri - Wishbone flower

Annuals - Perfect for Vining

(1 to 7)

Cobaea scandens - Cup and saucer vine

Cucurbita pepo - Gourds

Ipomoea alba - Moonflower vine

Ipomoea x multifida - Cardinal climber

Lathyrus odoratus - Sweet pea

Thunbergia alata - Black-eyed Susan vine

Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium

Annuals - Use to Naturalize an Area

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Alcea rosea - Hollyhock

Anchusa capensis - Cape forget-me-not

Calendula officinalis - Pot marigold

Centaurea cyanus - Cornflower

Coreopsis tinctoria - Calliopsis

Cosmos bipinnatus - Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus - Orange cosmos

Cynoglossum amabile - Chinese forget-me-not

Dianthus species - China pink

Dyssodia tenuiloba - Dalberg daisy

Eschscholzia californica - California poppy

Euphorbia maginata - Snow-on-the-mountain

Limnanthes douglasii - Meadow foam

Linaria maroccana - Toadflax

Lobularia maritima - Sweet alyssum

Mirabilis jalapa - Four-o’clock

Moluccella laevis - Bells-of-Ireland

Myosotis sylvatica - Forget-me-not

Papaver nudicaule - Iceland poppy

Papaver species - Iceland poppy, Shirley poppy

Portulaca grandiflora - Rose moss

Rudbeckia hirta - Gloriosa daisy

Annuals - Fabulous Foliage

(1 to 10)

Amaranthus tricolor - Joseph’s coat

Begonia x semperflorens - Wax begonia

Brassica olereacea - Ornamental Cabbage

Coleus x hybridus - Coleus - Flame Nettle

Euphorbia maginata - Snow-on-the-mountain

Ipomoea species - Morning glory

Kochia scoparia - Burning bush

Pelargonium x hortorum - Geranium

Senecio cineraria - Dusty miller

Tagetes ‘Irish Lace’ - Irish Lace marigold