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Annual Flowers for Special Uses Adapted
by Joel W. Allen, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Columbia County
More gardening information at - www.gardening.cornell.edu
There is a “trouble spot” in every yard. The question is, “What can I plant there?” In an effort to accommodate those “trouble spots,” here is a list of annual flowers that can be used for specific conditions around the yard with some degree of success. Of course, many annuals have more than one use, so use them to your advantage. Also note, specific varieties may have characteristics different from those indicated. Experiment yourself.
Annuals with long blooming period:
African Daisy (Gazania species)
American Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
Browallia (Browallia)
Calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
Cosmos (Cosmos species)
Creeping Zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens)
Edging Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana alata grandiflora)
French Marigold (Tagetes patula)
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)
Impatiens (Impatiens wallerana)
Jewels of Ophir (Talinum paniculatum)
Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus [Vinca rosea])
Mealy-cup Sage, Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea)
Plume Cockscomb (Celosia cristata)
Ross moss, Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora)
Scabiosa, Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
Spiderflower (Cleome hasslerana)
Wax Begonia (Begonia x semperflorens)
Wishbone Flower (Torenia fournieri)
Zinnia (Zinnia species)
Annuals for cut flowers:
American Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
Annual Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)
Annual Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila elegans)
Annual Blanket-Flower (Gaillardia pulchella)
Basket Flower (Centaurea americana)
Bells of Ireland (Molucella laevis)
Blue-eyed African Daisy (Arctotis stoechadifolia)
Bluelace Flower (Trachymene coeruleus)
Calendula, Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
China Pink, Indian Pink (Dianthus chinensis)
Clarkia (Clarkia elegans)
Crown Daisy, Tricolor chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum carinatum)
French Marigold (Tagetes patula)
Larkspur (Delphinium ajacis [Consolida ambigua])
Love in a Mist (Nigella damescena)
Mealy-cup Sage, Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea)
Mexican Tulip Poppy (Hunnemannia fumariaefolia)
Mignonette (Reseida odorata)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Painted Tongue (Salpiglossis sinuata)
Pansy (Viola tricolor hortensis)
Scabiosa, Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea)
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
Stock (Mathiola incana)
Strawflower, Everlasting (Helichrysum bracteatum)
Sweet Sultan (Centaurea moschata)
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
T. Signate Dwarf Marigold (Tagetes tenuifolia var. pumila)
Zinnia (Zinnia species)
Annuals that tolerate shade or semi-shade:
Annual Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)
Basket Flower (Centaurea americana)
Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile)
Clarkia (Clarkia elegans)
Coleus (Coleus blumeii)
Edging Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
English Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Evening Primrose (Oenothera drummondii)
Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata grandiflora)
Four O’Clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
Impatiens (Impatiens wallerana)
Pansy (Viola tricolor hortensis)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
Sweet Sultan (Centaurea moschata)
Wax Begonia (Begonia x semperflorens)
Wishbone Flower (Torenia fournieri)
Annuals for moist, cool conditions:
Annual Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium)
Annual Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)
Baby blue-eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
Balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
Blue Woodruff (Asperula setosa)
Bluelace Flower (Trachymene coeruleus)
Calendula, Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Cape Forget-Me-Not, Bugloss (Anchusa capensis)
China Pink, Indian Pink (Dianthus chinensis)
Edging Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
English Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica)
Larkspur (Delphinium agacis [Consolida ambigua])
Mask Flower (Alonsoa warscewiczii)
Monkey Flower (Mimulus luteus)
Nemesia (Nemesia species)
Pansy (Viola tricolor hortensis)
Polygonum, Princes Feather (Polygonum orientale)
Summer-cypress, Burning Bush (Kochia scoparia)
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
Telanthera (Alternanthera ficordea bettzickiana)
Wishbone Flower (Torenia fournieri)
Annuals for dry, hot conditions:
African Daisy (Gazania species)
American Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
Annual Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila elegans)
Annual Blanket-Flower (Gaillardia pulchella)
Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)
Basket Flower (Centaurea americana)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria )
Cape Daisy, African Daisy (Dimorphotheca qurantiaca)
Cardinal climber (Quamoclit sloteri)
Creeping Zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens)
Cup-Flower (Nierembergia)
Cypress Vine (Quamoclit pennata)
Four O’Clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
French Marigold (Tagetes patula)
Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus [Vinca rosea])
Mealy-cup Sage, Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Perilla, Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens Crispa)
Petunia (Petunia)
Plume Cockscomb (Celosia cristata)
Poppy (Papaver species)
Ross Moss, Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora)
Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
Snow-on-the-Mountain, Gout Weed (Euphorbia marginata)
Spiderflower (Cleome hasslerana) Statice (Limonium)
Strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum)
Summer-cypress, Burning Bush (Kochia scoparia)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Sweet Sultan (Centaurea moschata)
Zinnia (Zinnia species)
Annuals for poor soil:
Basket Flower (Centaurea americana)
Blue Woodruff (Asperula setosa)
Calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
Cosmos (Cosmos species)
Cup-Flower (Nierembergia)
Flour O’Clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
Impatiens (Impatiens wallerana)
Love-Lies-Bleeding (Amaranthus tricolor)
Mentzelia (Mentzelia species)
Morning Glory (Ipomoea species)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Perilla, Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens Crispa)
Plume Cockscomb (Celosia cristata)
Poppy (Papaver species)
Rose Moss, Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora)
Spiderflower (Cleome hasslerana)
Sweet Sultan (Centaurea moschata)
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Verbena, Moss Verbena (Verbena hybrida)
Annuals for fall bloom:
African Daisy (Gazania species)
American Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
Black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata)
Browallia (Browallia)
Common Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens)
Cosmos (Cosmos species)
Creeping Zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens)
Crown Daisy, Tricolor Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum carinatum)
Dahlia (Dahlia [seed])
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana alata grandiflora)
French Marigold (Tagetes patula)
Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus [Vinca rosea])
Mask Flower (Alonsoa warscewiczii)
Mealy-cup Sage, Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea)
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia [T. speciosa])
Plume Cockscomb (Celosia cristata)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Wax Begonia (Begonia x semperflorens)
Zinnia (Zinnia species)
Sweet-scented annuals:
Basket Flower (Centaurea americana)
China Pink, Indian Pink (Dianthus chinensis)
Common Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens)
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana alata grandiflora)
Mignonette (Reseida odorata)
Petunia (Petunia) Stock (Mathiola incana)
Sweet Sultan (Centaurea moschata)
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
Annuals for rock gardens:
African Daisy (Gazania species)
Annual Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila elegans)
Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Cape Daisy, African Daisy (Dimorphotheca qurantiaca)
Creeping Zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens)
Cup-Flower (Nierembergia)
Edging Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica)
French Marigold (Tagetes patula)
Rose Moss, Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora)
Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata)
Swan River Daisy (Brachycome)
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Verbena, Moss Verbena (Verbena hybrida)
Wishbone Flower (Torenia fournieri)
Annuals for dried flowers:
Acroclinium/Strawflower (Helipterum roseum)
Bells of Ireland (Molucella laevis)
Cupid’s Dart (Catananche caerulea)
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)
Immortelle, Everlasting (Xeranthemum annum)
Love in a Mist (Nigella damescena)
Plume Cockscomb (Celosia cristata)
Quaking Oats (Briza maxima)
Scabiosa, Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea)
Statice (Limonium)
Strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum)
Winged Everlasting (Ammobium alatum)
Annual ornamental grasses:
Cloud Grass (Agrostis nebulosa)
Hare’s Tail Grass (Lagurus ovatus)
Love Grass (Eragrostis tenella [E. amabilis])
Quaking Oats (Briza maxima)
Annuals grown for foliage:
Artemesia (Artemesia)
Coleus (Coleus blumeii)
Love-Lies-Bleeding (Amaranthus tricolor)
Perilla, Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens crispa)
Snow-on-the-Mountain, Gout Weed (Euphorbia marginata)
Summer-Cypress, Burning Bush (Kochia scoparia)
Telanthera (Alternanthera ficordea bettzickiana)
Annuals for dry locations:
African Daisy (Gazania species)
Annual Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)
Blue-eyed African Daisy (Arctotis stoechadifolia)
Browallia (Browallia)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
Cape Daisy, African Daisy (Dimorphotheca qurantiaca)
Cosmos (Cosmos species)
Floss Flower (Ageratum)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Plume Cockscomb (Celosia cristata)
Ross Moss, Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora)
Spiderflower, Pink Queen (Cleome hasslerana)
Swan River Daisy (Brachycome)
Zinnia (Zinnia species)
Annuals with a short flowering season:
Annual Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila elegans)
Annual Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)
Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)
Baby Blue-Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
Basket Flower (Centaurea americana)
Calendula, Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
California Bluebell (Phacelia)
Cape Daisy, African Daisy (Dimorphotheca qurantiaca)
China Pink, Indian Pink (Dianthus chinensis)
Clarkia (Clarkia elegans)
Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica)
Larkspur (Delphinium ajacis [Consolida ambigua])
Monkey Flower (Mimulus luteus)
Nemesia (Nemesia species)
Painted tongue (Salpiglossis sinuata)
Pansy (Viola tricolor hortensis)
Petunia (Petunia)
Stock (Mathiola incana)
Swan River Daisy (Brachycome)
Sweet Sultan (Centaurea moschata)
Verbena, Moss Verbena (Verbena hybrida)
Annual Vines:
Balloon Vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum)*
Balsam Apple, Balsam Pear (Momordica species)
Black-eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata)
Cardinal Climber (Quamoclit sloteri)
Cypress Vine (Quamoclit pennata)
Hyacinth Bean (Dolichos lablab)*
Japanese Hops (Humulus japonicus)*
Morning Glory (Ipomoea species)
Scarlet Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
Wild Prickly cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) *
* - Makes a good screen.
CCE: Find Your State's CCE Service Offices
http://roundrobin2001.0catch.com/extensions.html
CCE: Grow-Light Frame Plans: Gardening Resources
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/programs/hort/gardening/factsheets/growlite/index.html
CCE: Hydroponic unit plans (Horizontal): Gardening Resources
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/programs/hort/gardening/factsheets/growflow/index.html
HTH - have fun; enjoy!
~* Robin
Edited to correct a minor problem in text.
This message was edited Nov 4, 2004 5:25 PM
Annual Flowers for Special Uses - Adapted
NatureWalker-Robin, this is excellent...I needed this information.
Thank-You for sharing.
Be Blessed, Ingrid
This message was edited Nov 4, 2004 6:40 PM
Oh thanks. What great info. Going to copy it for my records
I'm saving it for future reference! thanks!
Oh, you're all very welcome.
~* Robin
~ Bump ~
Great info, naturewalker, thank you.
thanks, Robin. I'm saving this one too! Merry Christmas to you!
~ Bump ~
~* Robin
I feel the need to bump this one up again! It's been a long time in between.
This is for the newbies.
~* Robin
NatureWalker,
Thanks sooo much for bumping this one up for us newbies! The link to the grow-light frame plans caught my eye because I was trying to think of a way to build something similar. I love working with pvc pipe so this was right up my alley. I have previously used pvc to build an arbor for my vines. I've atached a photo, but it's not real great.
The list for the annuals is great, but is there a list like this for perennials, too?
frausnow
Well; you can try this link:
Winter Sowing in the MIDDLE zones: 5, 6, and 7 (native seed list)
http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/wtrsow/2002072837032351.html
Cornell gardening resources Other links:
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/links.html
Herbaceous perennials from the test plots at Bluegrass Lane - Growing info and 900 photos for 153 cultivars, many not yet commercially available.
http://aggiehorticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/Cornell_Herbaceous/
Cornell gardening resources Gardening Factsheets
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/factsheets.html
Cornell gardening resources Flower factsheets
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/flowers/factsheets.html
Other than that; just scroll around the pages and other Hort sites for more info.
HTH
~* Robin
Thanks Robin!
great list
have seeds to trade
Willamette Valley Oregon
Mamulch,
Go to your info page which is here:
Mamulch's Garden Site http://davesgarden.com/members/Mamulch/ That is also your info page... and set up your trade list
click on the link at the top of the page that's marked as Trading
click the link that says: Manage your own trade lists.
~* Robin
This message was edited Nov 24, 2005 11:52 PM
Robin, ditto to everyone else - this is extremely useful. Now that many of us are buried in seed catalogs, this seems a good time to bump this one up. Am keeping a copy, too - thank you.
frausnow - loved that arbor - always looking for a way to grow the fragrant, night-blooming vine: Lagenaria siceraria.
Robin, wanna add that one to the annual and fragrant flower lists? This species of gourd is distinguished by fringed, white flowers and encompasses gourds such as Hercules Club, bottle, swan, etc. Here's a link that Tamarafaye shared with me:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1630.html
This message was edited Jan 20, 2006 5:25 AM
Trying to bump this thread up again,
~* Robin
Thank you for this info. I wish this type of info could be incorporated into PlantFiles. It's nice to search by botanical names, but most of the time I need to match the plants to the contitions or find companion plants.
~ oh no ~ It's that time again!!
I feel the need to bump this one up again! It's been a long time in between.
This is for the newbies.
~* Robin
~ Dejavu ~
Thanks for the info.
thanks for the info.. Trish