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ANNUALS

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

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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

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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

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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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