annuals for special uses
ANNUALS FOR SPECIAL USES There is a "trouble spot" in every garden. The question is, "What can I plant there?” In an effort to rid your garden of "trouble spots," this list of annuals was developed so that plants can be chosen for a site which would be suitable for their growing needs. Many annuals have more than one use, so use them to your advantage! Also note: specific varieties may have characteristics different than those indicated. KEY: (1) Annuals that normally have an extended blooming period (2) Suitable for cut flowers (3) To grow in shade or semi-shade (4) Annuals for moist and cool conditions (5) Annuals for dry and hot conditions (6) Annuals for poor soil
(7) For autumn bloom (8) Sweet scented (9) Annuals suitable for rock gardens (10) Suitable as everlastings (11) Grasses (12) Annuals grown for foliage
Key
Scientific Name
Common Name
Key
Scientific Name
5,9 13 11 4,7 4,12
Sand Verbena Floss Flower Cloud Grass Mask Flower
2,3,5,6, 8,14 2,7
Centaurea moschata
1,5,6,13
Clarkia unguiculata (C. elegans) Cleome hasslerana
15,*
Cobaea scandens
2 2,13
Antirrhinum majus Arctotis stoechadifolia
12 4,6 1,3,7
Artemesia spp. Asperula setosa Begonia x semperflorens -cultorum Bellis perennis Brachycome spp. Briza maxima Browallia spp. Calendula officinalis Callistephus chinensis (Aster sinensis) Campanula medium
Telanthera Love-lies-bleeding Winged Everlasting Cape Forget-MeNot, Bugloss Snapdragon Blue-eyed African Daisy Artemesia Blue Woodruff
2,3,14
6,12 10 4
Abronia umbellata Ageratum spp. Agrostis nebulosa Alonsoa warscewiczii Alternanthera ficordea 'Bettzickiana' Amaranthus tricolor Ammobium alatum Anchusa capensis
3,12 14 2,4,14
Coleus blumeii Collinsia spp. Consolida ambigua) (Delphinium ajacis Coreopsis tinctoria Cosmos spp.
3,4 9,13,14 10,11 1,7,13 1,4,14 2 4 15,* 10 1,5,7 1,5,6,
Cardiospermum halicacabum Catananche caerulea Catharanthus roseus (Vinca rosea) Celosia cristata
Wax Begonia English Daisy Swan River Daisy Quaking oats Browallia Calendula, Pot China Aster Annual Canterbury Bells Balloon Vine Cupid's Dart Madagascar Periwinkle Plume
1,2,5,6,13 1,2,6,7, 13 3 7 2,4,8,14 5,9,13, 14 15,* 15,* 11 2,4,5,9, 13 5,12
(12) Annuals grown for foliage (13) Annuals for dry locations (14) Annuals that have a short flowering season in New York State (15) Annual vines (*) Indicates vine makes a good screen
Chrysanthemum carinatum
Cynoglossum amabile Dahlia spp. (seed) Dianthus chinensis Dimorphotheca inuata) (D. aurantiaca Dolichos lablab Echinocystis lobata Eragrostis tenella var. plumosa (E. amabilis) Eschscholzia californica Euphorbia marginata
Common Name Sweet Sultan Crown Daisy, Tricolor Chrysanthemum Clarkia Spiderflower, Pink Queen Cup-and-SaucerVine, Mexican Ivy Coleus Blue Lips Larkspur Calliopsis Cosmos Chinese forget- me not Dahlia China Pink, Cape Daisy, African Daisy Hyacinth Bean Wild, Prickly Love Grass California Poppy Snow-on-theMount.
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7,10,13 2,3,5,6,
Centaurea americana
Key
Scientific Name
Common Name
Key
Scientific Name
2,5
Gaillardia pulchella
1,5,7,9, 13 14
Gazania spp.
Annual Blanket Flower African Daisy
1,2,10 2,5,9,14 5 2,5,10
Gomphrena globosa Gypsophila elegans Helianthus annuus Helichrysum bracteatum
1,3,4,7, 8 5,6,9 2,10 3 5,6 5,6,12 5,8,14 14
Nicotiana alata 'Grandiflora' Nierembergia spp. Nigella damescena Oenothera drummondii Papaver spp. Perilla frutescens 'Crispa' Petunia spp. Phacelia spp
7,8 10
Heliotropium arborescens Helipterum roseum
15
Phaseolus coccineus
15,* 2
Humulus japonicus Hunnemannia fumariifolia Iberis umbellata
5,9,14 4
Phlox drummondii Polygonum orientale
1,5,6,9,13
Portulaca grandiflora
2,8 2,14 1,2,5,7
Reseda odorata Salpiglossis sinuata Salvia farinacea
1,3,5,7 1,5,7,9 1,2,10
Salvia splendens Sanvitalia procumbens Scabiosa atropurpurea
1,2,5,7 1,2,5,7,9 2
Tagetes erecta Tagetes patula Tagetes tenuifolia 'Pumila' (T. signata)
2,3,4, 13,14 4 1,3,6 6,15 5,15 5,15 4,5,12 11 2,4,8,15 5,10 14 9 1,3,4,9 6,7,8,9 2,8,14 6 5,6
Cockscomb Basket Flower
Gilia spp.
Impatiens balsamina Impatiens wallerana Ipomoea spp. Ipomoea quamoclit) (Quamoclit pennata Ipomoea x sloteri (I. x multifida) Kochia scoparia
4,14 3,5,6 2,10 15
Lagurus ovatus Lathyrus odoratus Limonium spp. Linaria moroccana Linum grandiflorum Lobelia erinus Lobularia maritima Matthiola incana Mentzelia spp. Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Mimulus luteus Mirabilis jalapa Moluccella laevis Momordica spp.
4,9,14 4,14 4,14
Myosotis sylvatica Nemesia spp. Nemophila menziesii
Queen Anne's Thimble Globe Amaranth Annual Baby's Breath Sunflower Strawflower, Everlasting Common Heliotrope Acroclinium, Strawflower Japanese Hops Mexican Tulip Poppy Globe, Annual Candytuft Balsam Impatiens Morning Glory Cypress Vine Cardinal Climber Summer-Cypress, Burning Bush Hare's Tail Grass Sweet Pea Statice Toadflax Flowering Flax Edging Lobelia Sweet Alyssum Stock Mentzelia Ice Plant Monkey Flower Four O'Clock Bells of Ireland Balsam Apple, Balsam Pear forget-me-not Nemesia Baby Blue-Eyes
Ghost Weed
1 7,15
Talinum paniculatum Thunbergia alata
7
Tithonia rotundifolia (T. speciosa) Torenia fournieri Trachymene coerulea Tropaeolum majus Verbena x hybrida
1,3,4,9 2,4 2,5,6,9,13 6,9,14 2,3,4,14 10
Viola tricolor (V. tricolor var. hortensis Xeranthemum annuum
1,2,5,7,13
Zinnia spp
Common Name Flowering tobacco Cup-Flower Love in a Mist Evening Primrose Poppy Perilla, Beefsteak Plant Petunia California Bluebell Scarlet Runner Bean Annual Phlox Polygonum, Princess Feather Rose Moss, Portulaca Mignonette Painted Tongue Mealy-cup Sage, Blue Sage Scarlet Sage Creeping Zinnia Scabiosa, Flower Pincushion African Marigold French Marigold Signet Dwarf Marigold Jewels of Ophir Black-eyed Susan (vine) Mexican Sunflower Wishbone Flower Bluelace Flower Nasturtium Verbena, Moss Verbena Pansy Immortelle, Everlasting Zinnia
Resource: Annuals for Special Uses. Leaflet A-2-22. Cornell Cooperative Extension - Nassau County. 1987. Revised by Thomas Kowalsick, Senior Horticulture Consultant, Cornell Cooperative Extension – Suffolk County. 1/93 The scientific and common names are written and spelled according to Hortus Third A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada. Cornell University for its L. H. Bailey Hortorium. 1976. TK 11/2008 AW 2/2012
AR 1/2015
(7) For autumn bloom (8) Sweet scented (9) Annuals suitable for rock gardens (10) Suitable as everlastings (11) Grasses (12) Annuals grown for foliage
Key
Scientific Name
Common Name
Key
Scientific Name
5,9 13 11 4,7 4,12
Sand Verbena Floss Flower Cloud Grass Mask Flower
2,3,5,6, 8,14 2,7
Centaurea moschata
1,5,6,13
Clarkia unguiculata (C. elegans) Cleome hasslerana
15,*
Cobaea scandens
2 2,13
Antirrhinum majus Arctotis stoechadifolia
12 4,6 1,3,7
Artemesia spp. Asperula setosa Begonia x semperflorens -cultorum Bellis perennis Brachycome spp. Briza maxima Browallia spp. Calendula officinalis Callistephus chinensis (Aster sinensis) Campanula medium
Telanthera Love-lies-bleeding Winged Everlasting Cape Forget-MeNot, Bugloss Snapdragon Blue-eyed African Daisy Artemesia Blue Woodruff
2,3,14
6,12 10 4
Abronia umbellata Ageratum spp. Agrostis nebulosa Alonsoa warscewiczii Alternanthera ficordea 'Bettzickiana' Amaranthus tricolor Ammobium alatum Anchusa capensis
3,12 14 2,4,14
Coleus blumeii Collinsia spp. Consolida ambigua) (Delphinium ajacis Coreopsis tinctoria Cosmos spp.
3,4 9,13,14 10,11 1,7,13 1,4,14 2 4 15,* 10 1,5,7 1,5,6,
Cardiospermum halicacabum Catananche caerulea Catharanthus roseus (Vinca rosea) Celosia cristata
Wax Begonia English Daisy Swan River Daisy Quaking oats Browallia Calendula, Pot China Aster Annual Canterbury Bells Balloon Vine Cupid's Dart Madagascar Periwinkle Plume
1,2,5,6,13 1,2,6,7, 13 3 7 2,4,8,14 5,9,13, 14 15,* 15,* 11 2,4,5,9, 13 5,12
(12) Annuals grown for foliage (13) Annuals for dry locations (14) Annuals that have a short flowering season in New York State (15) Annual vines (*) Indicates vine makes a good screen
Chrysanthemum carinatum
Cynoglossum amabile Dahlia spp. (seed) Dianthus chinensis Dimorphotheca inuata) (D. aurantiaca Dolichos lablab Echinocystis lobata Eragrostis tenella var. plumosa (E. amabilis) Eschscholzia californica Euphorbia marginata
Common Name Sweet Sultan Crown Daisy, Tricolor Chrysanthemum Clarkia Spiderflower, Pink Queen Cup-and-SaucerVine, Mexican Ivy Coleus Blue Lips Larkspur Calliopsis Cosmos Chinese forget- me not Dahlia China Pink, Cape Daisy, African Daisy Hyacinth Bean Wild, Prickly Love Grass California Poppy Snow-on-theMount.
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7,10,13 2,3,5,6,
Centaurea americana
Key
Scientific Name
Common Name
Key
Scientific Name
2,5
Gaillardia pulchella
1,5,7,9, 13 14
Gazania spp.
Annual Blanket Flower African Daisy
1,2,10 2,5,9,14 5 2,5,10
Gomphrena globosa Gypsophila elegans Helianthus annuus Helichrysum bracteatum
1,3,4,7, 8 5,6,9 2,10 3 5,6 5,6,12 5,8,14 14
Nicotiana alata 'Grandiflora' Nierembergia spp. Nigella damescena Oenothera drummondii Papaver spp. Perilla frutescens 'Crispa' Petunia spp. Phacelia spp
7,8 10
Heliotropium arborescens Helipterum roseum
15
Phaseolus coccineus
15,* 2
Humulus japonicus Hunnemannia fumariifolia Iberis umbellata
5,9,14 4
Phlox drummondii Polygonum orientale
1,5,6,9,13
Portulaca grandiflora
2,8 2,14 1,2,5,7
Reseda odorata Salpiglossis sinuata Salvia farinacea
1,3,5,7 1,5,7,9 1,2,10
Salvia splendens Sanvitalia procumbens Scabiosa atropurpurea
1,2,5,7 1,2,5,7,9 2
Tagetes erecta Tagetes patula Tagetes tenuifolia 'Pumila' (T. signata)
2,3,4, 13,14 4 1,3,6 6,15 5,15 5,15 4,5,12 11 2,4,8,15 5,10 14 9 1,3,4,9 6,7,8,9 2,8,14 6 5,6
Cockscomb Basket Flower
Gilia spp.
Impatiens balsamina Impatiens wallerana Ipomoea spp. Ipomoea quamoclit) (Quamoclit pennata Ipomoea x sloteri (I. x multifida) Kochia scoparia
4,14 3,5,6 2,10 15
Lagurus ovatus Lathyrus odoratus Limonium spp. Linaria moroccana Linum grandiflorum Lobelia erinus Lobularia maritima Matthiola incana Mentzelia spp. Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Mimulus luteus Mirabilis jalapa Moluccella laevis Momordica spp.
4,9,14 4,14 4,14
Myosotis sylvatica Nemesia spp. Nemophila menziesii
Queen Anne's Thimble Globe Amaranth Annual Baby's Breath Sunflower Strawflower, Everlasting Common Heliotrope Acroclinium, Strawflower Japanese Hops Mexican Tulip Poppy Globe, Annual Candytuft Balsam Impatiens Morning Glory Cypress Vine Cardinal Climber Summer-Cypress, Burning Bush Hare's Tail Grass Sweet Pea Statice Toadflax Flowering Flax Edging Lobelia Sweet Alyssum Stock Mentzelia Ice Plant Monkey Flower Four O'Clock Bells of Ireland Balsam Apple, Balsam Pear forget-me-not Nemesia Baby Blue-Eyes
Ghost Weed
1 7,15
Talinum paniculatum Thunbergia alata
7
Tithonia rotundifolia (T. speciosa) Torenia fournieri Trachymene coerulea Tropaeolum majus Verbena x hybrida
1,3,4,9 2,4 2,5,6,9,13 6,9,14 2,3,4,14 10
Viola tricolor (V. tricolor var. hortensis Xeranthemum annuum
1,2,5,7,13
Zinnia spp
Common Name Flowering tobacco Cup-Flower Love in a Mist Evening Primrose Poppy Perilla, Beefsteak Plant Petunia California Bluebell Scarlet Runner Bean Annual Phlox Polygonum, Princess Feather Rose Moss, Portulaca Mignonette Painted Tongue Mealy-cup Sage, Blue Sage Scarlet Sage Creeping Zinnia Scabiosa, Flower Pincushion African Marigold French Marigold Signet Dwarf Marigold Jewels of Ophir Black-eyed Susan (vine) Mexican Sunflower Wishbone Flower Bluelace Flower Nasturtium Verbena, Moss Verbena Pansy Immortelle, Everlasting Zinnia
Resource: Annuals for Special Uses. Leaflet A-2-22. Cornell Cooperative Extension - Nassau County. 1987. Revised by Thomas Kowalsick, Senior Horticulture Consultant, Cornell Cooperative Extension – Suffolk County. 1/93 The scientific and common names are written and spelled according to Hortus Third A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada. Cornell University for its L. H. Bailey Hortorium. 1976. TK 11/2008 AW 2/2012
AR 1/2015
