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Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture New York State College of Agriculture A Unit of the State University of New York Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Arranged According to Height I. Low Botanical Name | Common Name | Color | | | | Ageratum Houstonianum | Ageratum | Blue, violet, pink, white | Anagallis linifolia | Pimpernell | Blue, scarlet, white | *Brachycome ibiridifolia | Swan River Daisy | Blue, rose, white | Browallia speciosa | Amethyst | Blue-violet | Celosia argentea var. cristata | Cockscomb | Red, yellow | Convolvulus tricolor | Dwarf Morning Glory | Mixed | *Coreopsis Stillmanii | Leptosyne | Yellow | Cuphea ignea (platycentra) | Cigar Flower | Red | Dianthus chinensis var. Heddewigii | China Pink | White, pink, red, mixed | Dimorphotheca pluvialis | ---------- | White | Dimorphotheca sinuata | Cape Marigold | Orange, yellow | Echium plantagineum | Blue Bedder | Blue | Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy | Yellow, orange, red, white | *Godetia grandiflora | Satin Flower | Rose, red | Gomphrena globosa | Globe Amaranth | Red, white, purple | Iberis umbellata | Candytuft | Pink, red, violet, purple | Lantana montevidensis | Lantana | Yellow, orange, pink, red | *Linaria maroccana | Linaria | Yellow, rose, purple | Linum grandiflorum | Red Flax | Red | Lobelia Erinus | Dwarf Lobelia | Blue | Lobularia maritima | Sweet Alyssum | White, violet | *Lonas annua (inodora) | Golden Ageratum | Yellow | *Lychnis Coeli-rosa | Viscaria, Rainbow Drops | Blue, rose, lavender | *Nemesia strumosa | Nemesia | White, scarlet, rose, yellow | *Nemophila Menziesii (insignis) | Baby Eyes | Blue | Nierembergia hippomanica | Cup Flower | Lavender blue | Nigella damascena | Love-in-a-Mist | Blue | Oxypetalum caeruleum | Southern Star | Pale Blue | Petunia hybrida | Petunia | White to red to purple | *Phacelia campanularia | California Blue Bells | Blue | Phlox Drummondii | Annual Phlox | White, pink, red, purple | Portulaca grandiflora | Moss Rose, Portulaca | Rose, red, yellow, white | Reseda odorata | Mignonette | Yellow | *Salvia patens | Gentian Salvia | Blue | Sanvitalia procumbens | Creeping Zinnia | Yellow | Tagetes patula | French Marigold | Yellow, orange, red | Tagetes tenuifolia var. pumila | Dwarf Marigold | Orange | Torenia Fournieri | Wishbone Flower | Blue | Trachymene caerulea | Didiscus, Blue Lace Flower | Blue, white | Tropaeolum minus | Nasturtium | Yellow, orange, red | Verbena hybrida | Verbena | Blue, lilac, red, white | Verbena rigida | ------------- | Rose, lilac | Verbena tenuisecta | Moss Verbena | Lilac | Vinca rosea | Madagascar, Periwinkle | Rose, white | Viola tricolor var. hortensis | Pansy | Various | Zinnia linearis | Mexican Zinnia | Yellow, orange |
*Indicates annuals which have a relatively short blooming season in most of New York state. Better where summers are cooler. II. Medium Botanical Name | Common Name | Color | | | | Browallia americana | Browallia | Blue | Calendula officinalis | Calendula | Yellow, orange | Callistephus chinensis | China Aster | Purple, blue, rose, white | Celosia argentea var. plumosa | Cockscomb, Chinese Wool Flower | Red, yellow | Centaurea Cyanus | Bachelors Button | Blue, purple, pink, white | *Centaurea moschata | Sweet Sultan | Yellow, white, purple | Chrysanthemum carinatum | Tricolor Chrysanthemum | White, red, yellow, purple | Chrysanthemum coronarium | Crown Daisy | Yellow, orange | *Clarkia elegans | Clarkia | Purple, rose, white | *Collinsia heterophylla | Collinsia | Violet, white | Coreopsis basalis (Drummondii) | Golden Wave | Yellow | Cuphea Llavea | Firecracker Flower | Red, purple | *Cynoglossum amabile | Chinese Forget-Me-Not | Blue | *Emilia sagittata | Cacalia, Tassel Flower | Red, orange | Gaillardia pulchella | Annual Gaillardia | Yellow, red | *Gilia capitata | Blue Thimble Flower | Blue | Gypsophila elegans | Annual Gypsophila | White, pink, rose | Heliotropium arborescens | Heliotrope | Violet | Helipterum roseum | Acroclinium | Pink, white | Hunnemannia fumariaefolia | Golden Cup | Yellow | Impatiens Balsamina | Garden Balsam | White, red, yellow | Limonium Bonduellii | Statice | Yellow | Limonium sinuatum | Statice | White, lavender, rose | Limonium Suworowii | Rat Tail Statice | Rose | Mirabilis Jalapa | Four O'clocks | Red, yellow, white | Papaver Rhoeas | Shirley Poppy | Red, purple, white | Phlox Drummondii | Annual Phlox | White, pink, red, purple | Rudbeckia bicolor | Coneflower | Yellow | Salvia splendens | Scarlet Sage | Red, purple, white | *Schizanthus pinnatus | Butterfly Flower | Violet, red | Verbena bipinnatifida | Vervain | Lavender | Zinnia angustifolia | Mexican Zinnia | Various | Zinnia elegans | Zinnia | Various (no blue) |
*Indicates annuals which have a relatively short blooming season in most of New York state. Better where summers are cooler. III. Tall Botanical Name | Common Name | Color | | | | Antirrhinum majus | Snapdragon | White, yellow, red | *Arctotis stoechadifolia | African Daisy | Violet, white | *Centaurea americana | Basket Flower | Lavender | Cleoma spinosa | Spiderflower | Pink, purple, white | Coreopsis tinctoria | Calliopsis | Yellow | Cosmos bipinnatus | Cosmos | Pink, crimson, white | Cosmos sulphureus | Yellow Cosmos | Yellow, orange | Delphinium Ajacis | Larkspur | White, pink, blue, violet | Helianthus annus | Sunflower | Yellow | Helichrysum bracteatum | Strawflower | White, orange, red, yellow | Lavatera trimestris | Lady Mallow | Pink, rose, red, white | Lathyrus odoratus | Sweet Pea (vine) | White, pink, red, violet | *Lupinus pubescens | Annual Lupine | Blue | *Mathiola incana | Stocks | Lilac, white | Nicotiana alata | Flowering Tobacco | White | Nicotiana Sanderae | Red Tobacco | Crimson, scarlet, red | Nicotiana sylvestris | Tall Flowering Tobacco | White | Papaver Schinzianum | ---------------- | Orange | Papaver somniferum | Opium Poppy | White, pink, red | Salpiglossis sinuata | Painted Tongue | Red, blue, yellow | Salvia farinaceae | Mealycup Sage | Blue | Scabiosa atropurpurea | Annual Scabiosa | Purple, rose, white | Tagetes erecta | African Marigold | Yellow, orange | Tithonia species | Mexican Sunflower | Orange-yellow |
*Indicates annuals which have a relatively short blooming season in most of New York state. Better where summers are cooler. Annual Vines Botanical Name | Common Name | | | **Calonyction aculeatum | Moonflower | **Cardiospermum Halicacabum | Balloon Vine | **Cobaea scandens | Cathedral Bells | **Dolichos Lablab | Hyacinth Bean | **Echinocystis lobata | Wild Cucumber | **Humulus scandens | Ornamental Hop | **Ipomea purpurea | Morning Glory | Lathyrus odoratus | Sweet Pea | Momordica species | Balsam Apple and Balsam Pear | Phaseolus coccineus | Scarlet Runner Bean | Thunbergia alata | Black-eyed Susan | Quamoclit pennata | Cypress Vine | Quamoclit Sloteria | Cardinal Climber |
**Indicates plant makes a good screen
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