Annuals
Annuals - Flowering Seasons
Annuals - Guide

Frost Resistant

Arctotis fastuosa (African daisy)

Dimorphotheca pluvialis (Rain or Cape daisy)

Dimorphotheca sinuata (Namaqualand or African daisy)

Gorteria diffusa (Beetle daisy)

Lobelia erinus (Wild or Blue lobelia)

Mesembryanthemum (Bokbaaivygie)

Nemesia strumosa (Cape jewels)

Thunbergia alata (Black-eyed Susan)

Ageratum houstonianum (Floss flower)

Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)

Amaranthus caudatus (Love-lies bleeding, Tassel flower)

Amaranthus tricolor (Joseph’s coat)

Anchusa

Anemone coronaria (Garden or Poppy anemone)

Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon)

Aquilegia alpina (Columbine)

Aquilegia caerulea (Flowering columbine)

Bellis perennis (English daisy)

Calandrinia umbellata

Calendula officinalis (English marigold)

Callistephus chinensis (China aster)

Campanula

Celosia argentea (Cockscomb, Red fox)

Centaurea

Chrysanthemum carinatum (Tricolor chrysanthemum)

Chrysanthemum coronarium (Crown daisy)

Clarkia elegans (Chinese fuchsia)

Cleome spinosa (Spider flower)

Coreopsis basalis

Coreopsis tinctoria (Tickweed)

Cosmos bipinnatus (Cosmos)

Delphinium ajacis (Larkspur)

Delphinium elatum (Pacific giant strain)

Delphinium grandiflorum (Butterfly delphinium)

Dianthus chinensis (Indian pink)

Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)

Gaillardia pulchella (Fire wheels, Blanket flower)

Gypsophila elegans (Baby’s breath)

Helianthus annuus (Common sunflower)

Helichrysum bracteatum (Strawflower, Everlasting flower)

Iberis umbellata (Common or Globe candytuft)

Impatiens balsmina (Garden or Rose balsam)

Lavatera trimestris (Mallow)

Limonium sinuatum (Sea lavender, Statice)

Linanthus androsaceus (Flax)

Linaria maroccana (Toad flax, Baby snapdragon)

Linum grandiflorum (Scarlet or Flowering flax)

Lobularia maritima (Alyssum, Sweet Alison)

Lupinus hartwegii (Annual lupins)

Malcomia maritima (Virginia stock)

Mathiola bicornis (Night-scented stock)

Mathiola incana (Stock)

Mimulus luteus (Monkey flower)

Myosotis alpestris (Forget-me-not)

Nemophila maculata (Baby blue-eyes)

Nicotiana alata (Jasmine tobacco, Tobacco plant)

Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist)

Ocimum basilicum (Sweet basil)

Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose)

Papaver nudicaule (Iceland poppy)

Papaver rhoeas (Corn poppy, Field poppy, Shirley poppy)

Penstemon spectabilis

Petunia hybrids

Phacelia campanularia (California bluebell)

Phlox drummondii (Texan pride, Annual flox)

Pimpinella anisum (Anise)

Portulaca grandiflora (Portulaca, Sun plant)

Ranunculus asiaticus (Ranunculus)

Rudbeckia bicolor (Cone flower)

Salpiglossis sinuata (Trumpet-flower, Painted tongue)

Salvia horminum

Satureja hotensis (Summer savory)

Scabiosa atropurpurea (Sweet scabious, Pincushion)

Silene coeli-rosa ‘Fimbricata’ (Rose of heaven)

Tagetes erecta (African marigold)

Tropaeolum majus (Climbing nasturtium)

Tropaeolum peregrinum (Canary creeper)

Verbena hybrida (Garden verbena)

Viola cornuta (Viola, Horned violet, Tufted pansy)

Zinnia elegans (Zinnia, Youth and age)

Not Frost Resistant

Apatesia maughanii

Cysticapnos vesicarius (Klapklappie)

Heliophila coronopifolia

Pharnaceum croceum

Senecio elegans (Wild cineraria)

Steirodiscus tagetes

Venidium fastuosum (Double Namaqualand daisy)

Abelmoschus moschatus (Musk mallow)

Begonia

Browallia speciosa (Amethyst or sapphire flower, Bush violet)

Catharanthus roseus (Periwinkle, Cayenne jasmine)

Clarkia amoena (Satinflower)

Coleus blumei

Convolvulus tricolor (Dwarf morning glory)

Eschscholzia californica (Californian poppy)

Gomphrena globosa (Globe amaranth)

Impatiens hawkeri hybrids

Impatiens walleriana (Busy Lizzie)

Ipomopsis rubra (Sky rocket, Standing cypress, Gilia)

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet pea)

Pericallis cruenta (Garden cineraria)

Platycodon grandiflorus (Chinese bellflower, Balloon flower)

Primula malacoides (Fairy or Baby primrose)

Primula obconica (Poison or German primrose)

Reseda odorata (Mignonette)

Schizanthus pinnatus (Butterfly flower)

Torenia fournieri (Wishbone flower, Blue wings)

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