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Cool season annuals are planted in this fall and winter for winter and springtime bloom.

Warm season annuals are planted in spring and summer for summer and fall bloom.

Season	Common Name	Genus	Species	Comments
cool season	Baby snapdragon	Linaria	maroccana	Delicate-looking, looks like a miniature snapdragon.
cool season	Calendula	Calendula	officinalis	Reseeds freely, and may even bloom through summer. Not a refined flower, but reliable.
cool season	California poppy	Eschscholzia	californica	Plant seed in fall or winter for best results. Blooms into early summer. May be perennial.
cool season	Chrysanthemum, annual	Chrysanthemum	paludosum	One of the best winter annuals: bright, clean white daisy flowers on a tough little shrublet.
cool season	Cineraria	Senecio	cineraria	A little frost tender. Great in pots in protected locations.
cool season	English primrose	Primula	x polyantha	Will survive summer, but looks very rough so usually grown as annual. Amazing range of colors.
cool season	Fairy primrose	Primula	malacoides	Cute, delicate looking.
cool season	Forget-me-not	Myosotis	sylvatica	Will reseed and naturalize in partial shade.
cool season	Iceland poppy	Papaver	nudicaule	Winter-planted, spring-blooming annual in our climate.
cool season	Johnny-jump-up	Viola	tricolor	The easiest of the pansy family, often blooming well into summer.
cool season	Nasturtium	Tropaeolum	species	T. majus climbers can be tied up to 6 , have attractive leaves and showy flowers. Flowers and foliage have spicy scent. Look best here in summer in light shade; often overwinter. T. peregrinum is the Canary Bird flower, with lobed leaves and fringed yellow flowers; grows to 10' +. Easy to grow from seed.
cool season	Nemesia	Nemesia	strumosa	Spring and early summer blooming annual with fragrant flowers like little snapdragons.
cool season	Pansy	Viola	x wittrockiana	Wide range of colors, some with faces. Smaller flowered types take weather better; the big ones are great in pots.
cool season	Pinks	Dianthus	species	Nearly always in bloom. Actually short-lived perennials. Very easy to grow.
cool season	Poor Man s Orchid	Schizanthus	pinnatus	Frost tender; great in pots in protected locations.
cool season	Primrose	Primula	obconica	Fuzzy leaves may irritate skin! A little frost tender here. Showy winter flowers.
cool season	Snapdragon	Antirrhinum	majus	Hot colors, dramatic spikes of blooms. May live through summer.
cool season	Stock	Matthiola	incana	Plant as early in fall as you can find the plants for most abundant bloom.
cool season	Sweet alyssum	Lobularia	maritima	Reseeds prolifically, and blooms in every season. Attracts beneficial insects.
cool season	Sweet Pea	Lathyrus	species	L. latifolius is a perennial relative of the common sweet pea. Easy to grow from seed.
cool season	Sweet Pea	Lathyrus	odorata	Beautiful fragrant flowers on winter/spring annual vines. Most will climb to 6'+. Plant in Sept. - Oct. (best) or February. Killed by summer heat.
cool season	Viola	Viola	cornuta	More weather resistant than pansies, smaller flowers are more abundant.

Season	Common Name	Genus	Species	Comments
warm season	Ageratum, Floss flower	Ageratum	houstonianum	Little mounds of fuzzy purple flowers.
warm season	Balsam, Snapweed	Impatiens	balsamina	Shoots seeds several feet under warm weather conditions (sometimes called Touch-me-not due to the hair-trigger response). Reseeds.
warm season	China aster	Callistephus	chinensis	Annual asters; true asters are perennials. Like zinnias, but color range more toward purple/pink/lavender.
warm season	Climbing Snapdragon; Chickabiddy	Asarina	species	Twining annual vines to about 5'- 10' with tubular flowers that are usually pink, lavender, red; sometimes white. Some forms may be hardy enough to resprout as perennials.
warm season	Cockscomb, Chinese woolflower	Celosia		Vivid fuzzy-looking flowers, either plume-shaped or crested. Loves heat.
warm season	Cosmos	Cosmos	bipinnatus	Shades of pink, rose, white on tall plants. Loves heat, reseeds.
warm season	Cosmos, yellow	Cosmos	sulphureus	The yellow, orange, and red flowered cosmos. Klondike, Sunny, and Bright Lights are the dwarf strains.
warm season	Creeping Zinnia	Sanvitalia	procumbens	Low-growing zinnia relative with much smaller flowers in great abundance.
warm season	Globe amaranth	Gomphrena	globosa	New varieties are short plants with strong purplish-red flowers.
warm season	Hyacinth bean	Dolichos	lablab	Pretty purple bean/pea flowers on a fast-growing summer annual. Easy to grow from seed.
warm season	Iceplant (annual)	Dorotheanthus		Annual iceplant. For perennial ground cover ice plants, see Lampranthus, Drosanthemum, Delosperma.
warm season	Impatiens; Busy Lizzie	Impatiens	walleriana	America s favorite bedding plant prefers morning sun or light shade. Great color range available.
warm season	Lisianthus; Prairie gentian	Eustoma	grandiflorum	Ok, so first they told us it was perennial--but they always died within a year. So now they sell it as an annual. Very, very prone to rot. Great cut flower, but not an easy garden plant.
warm season	Lobelia	Lobelia	erinus	May act as short-lived perennial, or reseed. True blue bedding ground cover or trailing plant for hanging baskets.
warm season	Marigold; African marigold; American marigold	Tagetes	erecta	The tallest, biggest flowered marigolds.
warm season	Marigold; French marigold	Tagetes	patula	The shortest, bushier marigolds.
warm season	Marigold; Signet marigold	Tagetes	tenuifolia	Very short, profuse-blooming, small-flowered types with fine, ferny foliage.
warm season	Mexican sunflower	Tithonia	rotundifolia	Giant orange-flowered sunflower relative. Looks like a zinnia on steroids.
warm season	Monkey flower	Mimulus	x hybridus	Other monkey flowers are perennials or shrubs. all have snapdragon-like flowers. This one prefers shade.
warm season	Morning glory	Ipomoea	species	Beautiful flowers on summer annual vines. I. tricolor and I. nil are the familiar summer morning glories. Both may reseed prolifically. I. alba is Moonflower, with fragrant flowers that open at night. I. quamoclit is Cardinal Climber, with feathery divided leaves and bright red tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds. Easy to grow from seed.
warm season	Moss rose; Rose moss	Portulaca	grandiflora	Low succulent annual with bright-colored flowers for full, hot sun. Reseeds.
warm season	Nasturtium	Tropaeolum	majus	Most commonly planted are the bushy types. Morning sun, partial shade best. May bloom through winter.
warm season	Nasturtium	Tropaeolum	species	T. majus climbers can be tied up to 6', have attractive leaves and showy flowers. Flowers and foliage have spicy scent. Look best here in summer in light shade; often overwinter. T. peregrinum is the Canary Bird flower, with lobed leaves and fringed yellow flowers; grows to 10' +. Easy to grow from seed.
warm season	New Guinea Impatiens	Impatiens	x	Showiest flowers of the Impatiens group. Want more sun that regular Impatiens, but not full sun. Mostly grown from cuttings.
warm season	Nicotiana, Ornamental tobacco	Nicotiana	alata	Modern forms are compact, but aren t fragrant.
warm season	Orange Clock vine	Thunbergia	gregorii	Bright orange flowers on a fast-growing annual vine to 6'+. Very showy, easy to grow. May overwinter. T. alata is similar, with bright orange, yellow, or white flowers with purple-black throats.
warm season	Orange Clock vine; Blackeyed Susan vine	Thunbergia	alata	Annual vine with bright orange, yellow, or white flowers with purple-black throats.
warm season	Painted tongue	Salpiglossis	sinuata	Interesting summer annual with striped, splotched flowers.
warm season	Petunia	Petunia	x hybrida	Wide range of colors, including true blue, but the budworm caterpillar is a serious nuisance on petunias.
warm season	Phlox, annual	Phlox	drummondi	Most species of phlox are perennial. This one is a cute little bedding plant.
warm season	Pincushion flower; annual Scabiosa	Scabiosa	atropurpurea	The perennial forms are better known, but annual pincushion flowers have really big flowers.
warm season	Pinks	Dianthus	species	Nearly always in bloom. Actually short-lived perennials. Very easy to grow.
warm season	Scarlet Runner bean	Phaseolus	species	Showy red bean/pea shaped flowers on a vigorous summer annual vine. Young bean pods are edible, but they toughen quickly. Shelled beans can be cooked like lima beans. Easy to grow from seed.
warm season	Scarlet sage	Salvia	splendens	Vivid red flowers attract hummingbirds. There are also purplish forms and mixed strains available.
warm season	Spider flower	Cleome	hasslerana	Weird flowers on tall plants, good for the back of the border.
warm season	Statice, annual	Limonium	sinuatum	Great range of colors; excellent for drying.
warm season	Strawflower	Helichrysum	bracteatum	Annual strawflowers look like papery daisies. Great for drying. Two perennial shrubs are related: H. italicum is Curry plant; H. petiolare is Licorice plant (there are several forms with colorful foliage).
warm season	Sunflower	Helianthus	annuus	Many varieties available, ranging from 1' to 12'+!
warm season	Swan River daisy	Brachyscome	iberidifolia	Low, pinkish-purple daisies. Some other hybrids are perennial.
warm season	Sweet alyssum	Lobularia	maritima	Reseeds prolifically, and blooms in every season. Attracts beneficial insects.
warm season	Verbena, Garden verbena	Verbena	x hybrida	This form is a short-lived perennial usually grown as annual. The perennial forms are better-known, but these have good, strong colors.
warm season	Vinca rosea	Catharanthus	rosea	Also called Madagascar periwinkle. Very heat tolerant.
warm season	Wishbone flower	Torenia	fournieri	Odd little flower, good for pots.
warm season	Zinnia	Zinnia	angustifolia	There are some single-flowered zinnias in this species that are popular, including the Classic series.
warm season	Zinnia	Zinnia	elegans	The common zinnias are in this species.
warm season	Zinnia	Zinnia	hybrida	Hybrids of Z. angustifolia and Z. elegans include the Profusion series

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