Container Annuals

Classification

Common Name

Height

Spread

Bloom Time

Bloom Color

Sun

Water

Maintenance

Page #

 

Four O’Clocks

2-3’

1.5-2’

midsummer

Red, white, yellow, pink, lavender, salmon,

Full-partial sun

Moist

   

Fuschia

     

Summer-early fall

White, purple, blue,

Orange

dark red

       
 

Dill

3-5’

   

yellow

Full

medium

   
 

Parsley

               

Impatiens

       

Rose red, rose purple, white, pink, salmon

       
 

Scented Geraniums

18"-3’

   

White, lilac, pink, red

Full sun

 

Very High

 

Lantana

 

-6

-8’

Summer-fall

White, yellow, pink, orange, red, rose

Sun-part shade

Drought resistant

   

Pentas

 

6’

3’

 

Red, pink, purple

Good sun

     

Nasturtium

 

-7"

2-3"

           
 

Petunia

10-16"

12"

Summer-autumn

All but orange

Full sun

     

Salvia splendens

 

1-2’

.75-1.5’

June- frost

Red

Full to partial shade

Medium

Low

 

Salvia coccinea

Scarlet Sage

2-3’

   

red

Full

Moist

   

Salvia elegens

Pineapple Sage

3-5’

2-3’

 

red

full

Moist

   

Salvia farinacea

Mealycup Sage

12"-4’

   

blue

Noon sun, afternoon shade

Average to slightly dry

   
 

Snapdragons

6"-3’

   

White, yellow, orange, bronze, pink, crimson

       

Verbena bonnariensis

 

3-6’

1-3’

   

Full

Dry-medium

   

Zinnia

 

1-4’

       

Dry-moist

   
 

Marigold

   

June

     

low

 
 

Lavender

     

Purple

full

     
 

Cosmos

2-4’

             
 

Cleome

4-6’

1’

Early summer- mid fall

Pink, rose, white

 

Full sun- light shade

   
 

Daisies

2-3’

   

Yellow, pink, red, purple, white