Annuals
Botanical Name and Common NameWater Use Zone Height (in)ColorSuggested Planting TimeExposure
Ageratum houstonianum
Ageratum
1,224FoliageSpring/SummerPartial Shade
Anthirrhinum majus
Snapdragon
1,26-36All but BSpring/FallSun/Partial Shade
Begonia x semperflorens
Wax Begonia
1,26-12WPRSpring/SummerPartial Shade/Shade
Brassica oleracea
Ornamental Kale
1,26FoliageEarly Fall/Late WinterSun
Calendula officinalis
Calendula
1,212-24YGOEarly Fall/Late WinterSun
Capiscum annum
Ornamental Pepper
1,2,36-12FruitSpring/SummerSun
Catharanthus roseus
Madagascar Periwinkle
1,2,36-18WPLSpring/SummerSun/Partial Shade
Celosia critata
Cockscomb
1,2,36-30All but BSpring/SummerSun
Cleome hasslerana
Spider Plant
1,2,336-60WPLSpring/SummerSun
Coleus x hybridus
Coleus
1,212-36FoliageSpring/SummerPartial Shade/Shade
Cosmos bipinnatus, C. x sulphureus
Gosmos
1,248YGPSpring/SummerSun
Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove
112-60All but BFall/SpringSun/Partial Shade
Escholzia californica
California Poppy
1,2,312-24AllEarly Fall/Late WinterSun/Partial Shade
Gaillardia pulchella
Blanket Flower
1,2,312-30YGRSpring/SummerSun
Gomphrena globosa
Globe Amaranth
1,28-24WPLSpring/SummerSun
Impatiens wallerana
Impatiens
16-36All but BSpring/SummerPartial Shade/Shade
Limonium sinuatum
Statice
1,2,312-24All but RSpring/SummerSun
Lobularia maritima
Sweet Alyssum
1,24,8WPLEarly Fall/Late WinterSun/Partial Shade
Melampodium paludosum
Melampodium
1,2,324-36YSpring/SummerSun/Partial Shade
Nicotiana alata
Flowering Tobacco
1,212-36All but BSpring/SummerSun/Partial Shade
Pelargoniumxhortorum
Geranium
1,212-24All but B,YSpring/SummerSun/Partial Shade
Petunia x hybrida
Petunia
1,2,36-12AllSpring/SummerSun
Porhuala grandiflora
Rose Moss
1,2,31-3ALl but BSpring/SummerSun
Salvia splendens, S. farinacea
Salvia
1,2,310-30RWBSpring/SummerSun/Parital Shade
Senecio cineraria
Dusty Miller
1,2,36-12FoliageSpring to FallSun
Tagetes erecta, T. patula
Marigold
1,26-36YGROSpring/SummerSun
Verbena
Verbena
1,2,36-12AllSpring/SummerSun/Partial Shade
Viola x wittrockiana
Pansy
1,26AllFall/WinterSun/Partial Shade
Zinnia elegans
Zinnia
1,26-36All but BSpring/SummerSun
Zinnia linearis
Creeeping Zinnia
1,2,38-10ySpring/SummerSun


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