Genus Common name Season Color range Sun Part Shade
January thru March        
Aurinia saxatile Alyssum Feb warm X    
Spring        
Aquilegia Columbine Spring med X X  
Armeria Sea pink Spring med X    
Cerastium Snow in summer Spring white X    
Chrysanthemum sp. Marguerites Spring warm X    
Clivia Kaffir lily Spring warm   X X
Digitalis Foxglove Spring med   X X
Erysimum Wallflower Spring warm X    
Geranium Cranesbill Spring med-cool X X  
Geum Geum Spring warm X X  
Helianthemum Sunrose Spring warm X    
Heuchera Coral bells Spring warm   X  
Iberis Candytuft Spring white X X  
Linum Flax Spring cool X    
Oenothera Evening primrose Spring warm X    
Oxalis Wood sorrel Spring med X X X
Paeonia Peony Spring med   X  
Ranunculus repens Buttercup Spring warm X X  
Scaevola Fan flower Spring cool X X  
May - June Color range Sun Part Shade
Agapanthus Lily of the Nile May - June cool X X  
Allium sp. Chives May - June cool X    
Campanula Bellflower May - June cool   X  
Cistus Rockrose May - June warm X    
Diplacus Monkeyflower May - June warm X X  
Spring - Fall Color range Sun Part Shade
go to plant details with photo Abutilon Abutilon Jan-May warm     X
Bulbine Bulbine Spring - Fall warm X X  
Coreopsis Tickseed Spring - Fall warm X    
Dianthus Pinks Spring - Fall med X X  
Dietes Fortnight lily Spring - Fall med X X  
Erigeron Sea aster Spring - Fall med X    
Gaura Gaura Spring - Fall white X    
Nierembergia Purple robe Spring - Fall cool X X  
Pelargonium Geranium Spring - Fall med-warm X X  
Phlomis Jerusalem sage Spring - Fall warm X    
Tulbaghia Society garlic Spring - Fall cool X    
May - Aug Color range Sun Part Shade
Alstroemeria Peruvian lily May - Aug warm X X  
Fuchsia Fuchsia May - Fall warm   X  
Limonium Statice May - Fall cool X    
Spring - Summer Color range Sun Part Shade
Centranthus Valeriana Spring - Summer warm X X  
Diascia Twinspur Spring - Summer med-warm X X  
Papaver Poppy Spring - Summer warm X    
Phlox Phlox Spring - Summer med-cool X X  
Salvia Sage Spring - Summer med-cool X X  
Scabiosa Pincushion flower Spring - Summer cool X X  
Teucrium Germander Spring - Summer cool X    
Trachelium Trachelium Spring - Summer cool X X  
Felicia Blue marguerite Spring and fall cool X    
May - Summer Color range Sun Part Shade
Chrysanthemum sp. Shasta daisy May - Summer white X X  
Echinacea Purple coneflower May - Summer med X X  
Gaillardia Blanket flower May - Summer warm X    
Gypsophila Baby's breath May - Summer med X    
Hemerocallis Daylily May - Summer warm X X  
Lavandula Lavender May - Summer cool X    
Nepeta Catmint May - Summer cool X X  
Phygelius Cape fuchsia May - Summer warm X X  
Physostegia Obedience plant May - Summer med X X  
Rudbeckia Gloriosa daisy May - Summer warm X    
Solidago Goldenrod May - Summer warm X    
Verbena Verbena May - Summer warm X    
Veronica Veronica May - Summer med-cool X X  
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Summer Color range Sun Part Shade
Achillea Yarrow Summer warm X    
Ceratostigma Dwarf Plumbago Summer cool X X  
Francoa Maiden's wreath Summer white X X  
Lantana Lantana Summer warm X X  
Liatris Gayfeather Summer cool X X  
Lychnis Maltese cross Summer warm X    
Mirabilis Four-O-clock Summer warm X X  
Perovskia Russian sage Summer cool X X  
Platycodon Balloon flower Summer cool X X  
Sedum Sedum Summer warm X X  
Summer - Fall Color range Sun Part Shade
Aster Aster Summer - Fall cool X X  
Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum Summer - Fall med-warm X X  
Helichrysum Strawflower Summer - Fall warm X    
Penstemon Summer snapdragon Summer - Fall med-cool X X  
Sept - Oct Color range Sun Part Shade
Anemone hybrida Japanese anemone Sept - Oct cool   X  
Zauschneria Calif. fuchsia Sept - Oct warm X    
Winter Color range Sun Part Shade
Helleborus Hellebore Winter white   X X
Winter - Spring Color range Sun Part Shade
Arctotis African daisy Winter - Spring warm X    
Euryops Golden bush daisy Winter - Spring warm X    
Gazania Gazania Winter - Spring warm X    
Cyclamen Cyclamen Winter- Spring warm X X X
Osteospermum African daisy Winter- Spring cool X    



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