Thursday, October 10, 2013

Annuals

Ageratum

  • Ageratum mexicanum (aye-jer-AY-tumm mecks-EE-can-um)
  • Can grow 12-18 inches
  • Spacing is 6-12 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Partial to full sunlight
  • Foliage: Blue, purple, pink, ivory, white, and Green
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Bedding plant
Wax Begonia

  • Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum (bee-GO-nee-uh x sem-pur-FLOR-enz- kull-TOR-um)
  • Can grow .5-1.5 feet
  • Spacing is 6-12 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Part shade/ Part sun
  • Foliage: purple, red, white, pink
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Container, Mass planting
Coleus

  • Coleus x hybridus (KOE-lee-us x HYE-brid-us)
  • Can grow 1-3 feet
  • Spacing is 12-18 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Part sun/ Part Shade
  • Foliage: Variegated and blue, Yellow, Green
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Accent, mass planting, Container
Impatiens cv. and Hybrids

  • Impatiens hybrids (im-PAY-shunz HYE-brids)
  • Can grow 1-2 feet
  • Spacing is 12-18 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Part sun/ Part shade
  • Foliage: Purple, red, white, pink. orange
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Edging, Container, Attraction of Butterflies, Mass planting.
Geranium

  • Pelargonium x hortum (pell-ar-GO-nee-um hor-TOR-rum)
  • Can grow 1-2 feet
  • Spacing is 18-24 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Part sun and Part shade
  • Foliage: Green,white, red, orange, and pink
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Hanging basket, Border, Attraction of humming birds
Ivy Leaf Geranium

  • Pelargonium x peltatum (pe-lar-GO-nee-um pel-TAY-tum
  • Can grow 12-18 feet
  • Spacing is 9-12 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Partial shade to full sunlight
  • Foliage: Pink, red, white
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Fertilizer, bedding plants, Container
Petunia

  • Petunia hybrid sp (puh-TOO-nee-uh HYE-brid)
  • Can grow 4-24 inches
  • Spacing is 6-18 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sunlight
  • Foliage: Green, pink, red, purple, white, yellow
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Mixed Border, Hanging Basket, Rock Garden, Bedding Plant
Saliva

  • Saliva splendens (SAL-vee-uh SPLEN-denz
  • Can grow 1-3 feet
  • Spacing is 6-12 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Part sun and part shade
  • Foliage: Green, white, purple, pink, red
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Mass planting, Container
African Marigold

  • Tagetes species (tuh-GEE-teez)
  • Can grow 1-3 feet
  • Spacing is 12-18 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Full sunlight
  • Foliage: Green, yellow, and Orange
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Container, edging, border, and attraction of butterflies
Pansy

  • Viola x wittrockiana (vye-OH-luh wit-rock-ee-AY-nuh)
  • Can grow .5-1 foot
  • Spacing is 6-12 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Part sunlight and part Shade
  • Foliage: Green, yellow, white, pink, blue, purple, orange, black, bronze
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Container, border, edging, cut flowers