Annuals and Tropicals

Annuals are the plants that you must replace every season, unless otherwise stated. Remember annuals are planted annually.

I will be adding more detailed information and pictures as I have time. This information will be found below this list.

Adding annuals and tropicals to your landscape can make a huge impact. Coleus is one of my favorites because of all the different foliage colors. There are about 10 in this picture. I like to put most of mine in pots and just tuck them in with the hardy plants. The annuals are replaced every year (10 Coleus may cost $15 - $30). My tropical plants are put in my greenhouse or brought inside during the winter. Some can simply be covered during a freeze and will recover in the spring.

Annuals for Spring Planting

African Daisy

Angelonia

Bacopa

Begonias

Caladiums

Celosia

Chrysanthemum

Coleus

Cosmos

Dahlia

Dianthus

Diascia

Dusty Miller

Gazania

Geranium

Heartleaf Ice plant

Impatiens

Larkspur

Lobelia

Marigolds

Million Bells

Moss Rose

New Guinea Impatiens

Pentas

Petunia

Purslane

Salvia

Sweet Alyssum

Sweet Potato Vine

Torenia

Vinca

Zinnias

Annuals for Fall Planting

Dianthus

Dusty Miller

Jonny Jump-ups

Ornamental Kale

Pansies

Snap Dragons

Tropicals that are worth considering

Angel/Dragon Wing Begonias

Bird of Paradise

Brugmansia

Castor Bean

Chinese Hibiscus

Datura

Ixora

Jatropha

Kalanchoe

Mona Lavender

Persian Shield

Split Leaf Philodendron

Lighting requirements

Full Sun – At least 6 hours of direct sun per day

Part Sun – 3 to 6 hours of sun per day

Shade – Up to 3 hours of direct morning sun per day or filtered sunlight

Highly recommended!

Deer resistant (nothing is deer proof)

Should remain green in winter

Can be hard to find

Low cold tolerance (may struggle in winter)

African Daisy

Angel Wing/Dragon Wing Begonia

By Raffi Kojian - http://Gardenology.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12731603

Angelonia

By Jim Evans - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58269839

Bacopa

By Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6142902

Begonia

Bird of Paradise

By Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=129956997

Brugmansia

Caladium

Castor Bean

By Fernando Losada Rodríguez - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124118034

Celosia

Chinese Hibiscus

Chrysanthemum

Coleus

Cosmos

Dahlia

By Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123374441

Datura

By Flobbadob - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91021450

Dianthus

Diascia

By peganum from Small Dole, England - Diascia personata & Hesperantha (Schizostylis) coccinea Major, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49076767

Dusty Miller

Gazania

Geranium

By Forest and Kim Starr - starr-080117-1512-Pelargonium_x_hortorum-flowers-Walmart_Kahului-Maui, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71491650