Impatiens Type: Summer annual Exposure: Shade Care: Low-maintenance but does need frequent watering on hot days Uses: Flower beds and containers. Blooms all summer up until first frost Leaves: Simple ovate, dentate margins Flowers: every color but yellow and a true blue. 2” flowers. Distinctive tail on backside of petal. Size: 1’ to 2’ mounds

New Guinea Impatiens Type: Summer annual Exposure: Full sun to part shade Care: frequent watering in full sun, good indicator plant for watering. Wilts bad but bounces back Uses: beds and containers Leaves: elongated and dentate, some varieties have yellow variegation and attractive patterns. Flowers: Slightly larger than regular impatiens but same colors Size: 1’ to 2’ tall and same width

Coleus Type: Summer annual Exposure: Full sun to part shade Care: pinch off blooms to retain leaf color. Easy to root cuttings. Uses: Grown for leaf color. Beds, containers Flowers: small purple spikes, but not showy Leaves: Many patterns and colors. 1000’s of different varieties, pink, yellow, burgundy, purple, etc Stems: Square stems and distinct opposite leaf arrangement. Size: 2’ to 3’ tall

Marigold Type: Summer Annual, old fashioned varieties self seed. Exposure: Full Sun Care: Very low maintenance, deadheading will produce more blooms. Uses: Beds, containers, in veggie gardens to repel bugs Leaves: Frilly and deeply lobed. Fern- like Flowers: many shades of orange, yellow, and rust Size: 1’ to 3’ depending on the variety

Annual Vinca Annual bedding plant Full sun 8” to 12” tall Blooms for a long time And easy to maintain Glossy oval leaves Similar to impatiens but takes heat and full sun

Wax Begonia Full sun to full shade Versatile bedding plant Can have bronze or green leaved varieties Annual Easy to grow and maintain

Plectranthus / Swedish Ivy Type: Annual - Houseplant Exposure: Full sun to full shade Care: Very low maintenance – low water requirements Uses: Container plants, beds, indoors in sunny windows Flowers: purple spikes Leaves: Green and fuzzy. Fragrant – like a citronella candle. – repels mosquitos. Some varieties are variegated with white or yellow Size: 2’ to 3’ mounds. It can get taller as it stretches in shady situations

Petunias Type: annual Exposure: full sun to part shade Care: easy to grow, benefits from frequent pinching to keep it compact Uses: hanging baskets, containers, beds Flowers: Every color in the rainbow, some doubles, even black. Trumpet shaped to 3” across Leaves: small and oval to 1” Size: 1 ‘ tall and some varieties – “wave” varieties can crawl to 4’ wide

Calibrachoa Type: summer annual – some varieties are hardy in zone 7 Exposure: Full sun Care: low maintenance; medium water requirements; self cleaning Uses: beds, containers, hanging baskets Flowers: many colors; 1” to 1 ½” tubular shaped. Leaves: small ovate and smooth margin. Slightly fuzzy Size: low growing – 1’ tall can spread to 2’ across

Tithonia / Mexican Sunflower Type: Self-seeding annual Exposure: Full sun Care: Regular watering, pinching encourages more blooms Uses: Adds height to mixed flower beds. Cut-flowers, arrangements. Flowers: Orange petals surrounding an yellow-orange center. Flowers 2” in diameter. Blooms later than most annuals. Attracts butterflies. Leaves: 4” to 5” and heart shaped. Fuzzy. Size: Tall – up to 5’ tall and 5’ wide. Give plenty of space.

Sedum ‘Blue Spruce’ Perennial Low maintenance succulent (low water requirements) 6” tall x 2’ spread Groundcover Can bloom yellow in late summer

English Lavender -Perennial -Full Sun, likes sandy soils -2’ mounds -natural stress reducer Used as potpurri – very fragrant

Ivy Geraniums Type: Summer Annual Exposure: Full sun to part shade Care: Low maintenance, more self- cleaning than older geranium varieties. Pinch back tips to make it fuller. Uses: containers, beds Flowers: red, purple, white, pink Leaves: Palmate and ovate Size: low and sprawling - 2’ tall and 3’ wide if left untrimmed

Dragon Wing Begonia Type: summer annual Exposure: Part shade Care: low maintenance – easy to grow Uses: containers, beds Flowers: red, pink Leaves: glossy, waxed up to 4” long and half as wide. Not symmetrical. Slightly dentate Size: 3’ tall and 3’ wide – pinch tips to control size.

New Gold Lantana Type: Tender perennial – hardy to zone 7 – may return from roots after mild winters. Exposure: Full sun – leggy and less blooms in shady situations Care: Thrives on neglect, super-easy to grow. Drought tolerant. No upkeep needed. Uses: Mass planted in beds, hanging baskets, butterfly gardens Flower- Lantana comes in many shades of yellow, orange and red. There is also a purple variety. Blooms all summer long. We are growing ‘New Gold’ because it is the most heat and cold tolerant – deep yellow pompom flower clusters. Butterflies flock to it in bloom. Leaves: Fragrant 1” long half as wide. Serrated margin.

Black Sweet Potato Vine Type: Annual groundcover or vine Exposure: Full sun Uses: Trailing from containers, beds along retaining walls. Covers a lot of space – very spreading with stolons Flower: None Leaves: Palm shaped. Deeply lobed. Grown for its dark purple leaves and trailing growth habit Size: up to 12” tall and 5’ wide Actually grows edible potatoes underground.

Black Pearl Ornamental Pepper Type: Annual Exposure: Full Sun Care: Regular watering, easy to grow. Uses: Mass plantings in beds, containers, dark leaves contrasts well with light colored flowers. Decorative peppers – not pleasant to eat! Flowers: tiny white flowers tinged with purple- they do show up well against dark leaves, but mainly grown for its fruit and leaf color. Leaves: dark green to black – blacker when planted in full sun – somewhat glossy Size- 12 – 24 inches – slow growing

Angelonia / Summer Snapdragon Type: Summer Annual Exposure: Full Sun Care: Low- maintenance. Very heat tolerant. Uses: containers, flower beds in mass plantings. Flowers: Small cup shaped flowers on upright spikes. Very unique. Looks like an open mouth of a dragon. Contrasts well with other species. Comes in pink, white, and many different shades of blue. Leaves: simple lanceolate Size: in.

Sedum Type: Succulent herbaceous perrenial Exposure: Full Sun Care: In the cactus family so it stores water. Don’t overwater. Very drought tolerant. Uses: containers or beds. Spreads - use as a groundcover. Does very well on slopes, rock gardens Flower: none Leaves: Succulent and fleshy. Many shapes and sizes. We are growing ‘Ogon’ (yellow), ‘Blue Spruce’ (bluish- gray), and ‘Album’ (silver –thick leaves) Size: 2” to 6” tall and up to 2’ wide. Spreads underground with runners.

Osteospermum Type: summer annual Exposure: Full sun will not bloom in shade Care: Medium water requirements Uses: Sunny borders or containers in full sun. Cut flower arrangements. Leaves: simple 2” undulated leaf that is longer than it is wide Flowers: In shades of purple, lavender, white, and soft yellow. Needs to be deadheaded to bloom continuously Size: 1’ to 2’ and slightly upright ( taller than wide)

Annual Verbena Type: Annual Exposure: full sun Care: Low water requirements, benefits from regular pinching to keep the blooms coming. Heat tolerant. Uses: Bed, containers, hanging baskets, butterfly gardens Flowers: Every color, but yellow – clusters at the end of each branch Leaves- thickly veined and fuzzy. Serrated leaf margin. Size: up to 8” tall and trails out to 4’. Size can be controlled by frequent pinching

Morning Glory Vine Type: Annual self-seeding vine Exposure: Full sun Care: Train with kite string or fishing line by tying it to something that you want it to crawl on Uses: To crawl up porch posts or mailboxes. Flowers: Disk shaped, slightly trumpet shaped. Many colors, mostly pastels. Opens in the morning and closes in the afternoon. Leaves: Heart shaped about 3” long Size: Can climb to 6’ in a perfect location.

Love Lies Bleeding Type: Self seeding annual Exposure: Full sun Care: dead heading needed occasionally. Medium water requirements. Uses: Beds, and containers in full sun. Popular for flower arrangements Leaves: Simple thin leave to 2” long And smooth margin Flowers: drooping dark red tassles Size:: Up to 3’ tall.

Gerber Daisy Type: Annual Exposure: Full Sun Care: needs to be deadheaded when bloom fades. Doesn’t perform well in harsh conditions and has a short bloom season. Leaves: Deeply veined and rough textured. 4” long and 2” wide with undulating leaf margin Flowers: Daisy –like with petals radiating from center button. Many color varieties Uses: Flower beds, containers, cut flowers for arrangements.