| Name | Light | Temperature | Height | Comments |
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| ANGEL'S TRUMPET, COMMON (Brugmansia arborea or B. versicolor) | Full Sun | Garden Annual; perennial above 45° | Shrub or tree, 6'-12' | Prefers fertile, moist soil; can overwinter as houseplant; all parts are highly toxic if ingested. |
| BACHELOR'S BUTTON, CORNFLOWER (Centaurea cyanus) | Full Sun | Hardy Annual | 10"-3' | Deadhead; drought-tolerant; does not transplant well, sow directly in ground. |
| BLACK-EYED SUSAN VINE (Thunbergia Alata) | Full to Part Sun | Garden Annual; perennial above 45° | Twining climber to 8' | Prefers fertile, moist soil. |
| BLANKET FLOWER (Gaillardia pulchella) | Full Sun | Tender Annual | 14"-36" | Looks best in mass plantings or wildflower meadows; prefers sandy soil; drought and heat tolerant; deadhead. |
| CAPE DAISY (Venidium fastuosum) | Full Sun | Tender Annual | 2' | Flowers close at night; prefers rich soil; thrives in hot, dry conditions. |
| COCKSCOMB (Celosia cristata) | Full Sun | Half-hardy Annual | 6"-30" | Prefers moist, fertile soil; excellent dried flower. |
| COSMOS | Full Sun | Half-hardy Annual | 1'-5' | Deadhead; prefers moderately fertile to poor soil; rich soil will encourage lush foilage at expense of flowers; heat and drought tolerant. |
| CREEPING DAISY (Chrysanthemum paludosum) | Full Sun | Annual | 12"-18" | Similar to low-growing miniature marguerite; prefers fertile, moist soil. |
| CREEPING ZINNIA (Santivalia procumbens) | Full Sun | Annual | Groundcover or front of border, to 8" | Prefers moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil. |
| EVOLVULUS (syn. Convolvulaceae) | Full Sun | Garden Annual; Perennial above 50° | 20" | Prefers poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil. |
| FAIRY FAN FLOWER (Scaevola aemula) | Full Sun to Part Shade | Garden Annual; perennial above 41° | 6" | Prefers moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. |
| FLOSS FLOWER (Ageratum) | Full Sun to Part Sun | Annual | 6"-18" | Deadhead for more blooms; heat and drought tolerant. |
| FLOWERING MAPLE, INDIAN MALLOW (Abutilon 'MOONCHIMES') | Full Sun | Garden Annual; Perennial in Zones 10-11 | Shrub to 6' | Bears bell-shaped yellow flowers; winter indoors as container plant. |
| FOUR O'CLOCK (Mirabilis jalapa) | Full to Part Sun | Half-hardy annual | 2'-3' | Tolerates heat, humidity, and drought; requires full sun to bloom well; flowers open in late afternoon. |
| GAZANIA (Gazania ringens) | Full Sun | Annual; Perennial in Zones 9-10 | 8"-12" | Blooms close at night; thrives in hot, dry conditions; requires little maintenance. |
| GERANIUM (Pelargonium spp.) | Full Sun | Tender Annual; perennial above 36°. | 10"-18" | Deadhead; keep over winter as houseplant. |
| GLOBE AMARANTH (Gomphrena globosa) | Full Sun | Tender Annual | 6"-30" | Tolerates poor soil, heat, and drought; excellent dried flower. |
| HELIOTROPE | Full Sun | Tender Annual | 8"-18" | Fragrant; prefers rich soil, requires little care. |
| ICE PLANT, LIVINGSTONE DAISY (Dorotheanthus) | Full Sun | Annual | 4"-6" | Deadhead; prefers poor, sandy soil. |
| IMPATIENS | Part Sun to Shade | Tender Annual | 8"-20" | Prefers evenly moist soil. |
| LANTANA | Full to Part Sun | Annual; Perennial above 50° | 18"-3' | Long blooming season; drought tolerant. |
| MALLOW 'PINK QUEEN' (Malope trifida 'Pink Queen') | Full to Part Sun | Annual | 3' | Flowers best where summers are cool, but tolerates heat and dry soil. |
| MARIGOLD (Tagetes spp.) | Full Sun | Half-hardy annual | 8"-36" | Deadhead; tolerates heat and drought. |
| MELAMPODIUM (Melampodium cinereum) | Full Sun | Tender Annual | 18" | Heat and drought tolerant; low maintenance; self-sows. |
| MEXICAN HEATHER (Cuphea Allyson) | Full to Part Sun | Annual; Perennial Zones 10-11 | 18"-24" | Blooms best in full sun; heat tolerant; good container plant. |
| MORNING GLORY (Ipomoea spp.) | Full Sun | Annual; Perennial in Zone 10 | Vine up to 20' | Prefers full sun and average, well-drained soil. |
| NIEREMBERGIA (Nierembergia hippomanica) | Full to Part Sun | Tender Annual | 6"-12" | Prefers sheltered location w/full or partial sun and moist, well-drained soil. |
| MOSS ROSE (Portulaca grandiflora) | Full Sun | Hardy Annual | 6" | Succulent, ideal for rock gardens and desertlike patches; prefers sandy, hot, dry locations in full sun. |
| OSTEOPERMUM | Full Sun | Annual; Perennial in Zones 10-11 | 4"-24" | Deadhead daisy-like flowers; prefers moderately fertile, well-drained soil. |
| PENTAS | Full Sun | Annual | 14"-3' | Prefers fertile, well-drained soil. |
| PETUNIA | Full Sun | Tender Annual | 12"-15" | Deadhead; prefers rich, sandy soil |
| PERIWINKLE, VINCA (Catharanthus roseus) | Full to Part Sun | Tender Annual | 4"-15" | Drought tolerant; prefers well-drained, sandy soil. |
| PHLOX (Phlox drummondii) | Full Sun | Hardy Annual | 6"-18" | Deadhead; thrives in rich, well-drained soil; give extra water in dry periods. |
| SALVIA | Full Sun to Part Sun | Annual | 10'-30" | Prefers rich soil in full sun; drought tolerant, but fares better w/regular watering during prolonged dry periods. |
| SPIDER FLOWER (Cleome hasslerana) | Full to Part Sun | Hardy Annual | 3'-6' | Self-sows; prefers rich soil, but tolerates wide range of soil conditions; drought tolerant. |
| STRAWFLOWER (Bracteantha or Helichrysum bracteatum) | Full Sun | Tender Annual | 14"-36" | Prefers well-drained, sandy soil; tolerates hot, dry conditions. |
| SWEET ALYSSUM (Lobularia maritima) | Full to Part Sun | Hardy Annual | 3"-6" | Self-sows; shear plants back for fresh blooms if flowering slows in heat of summer. |
| VERBENA | Full Sun | Half-Hardy Annual | 6"-4' | Prefers rich, sandy soil; do not overwater; deadhead. |
| WAX BEGONIA (Begonia semperflorens-cultorum) | Full Sun to Shade | Tender Annual | 6"-12" | Performs well in sun or shade; tolerates variety of soil conditions, but prefers rich, well-drained soil. |
| ZINNIA | Full Sun | Tender Annual | 6"-36" | Deadhead; tolerates wide variety of soil conditions. |