Top New Red, Orange, and Yellow Annuals for 2009

These new-for-2009 annuals offer bright, beautiful flowers on easy-care plants that will fill your garden with warm, summery colors.

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Big Begonia Series

One of the most versatile flowers you can grow, the Big line of begonias thrives in both full sun and shade -- and they're more drought tolerant than they look.

Grow them for: Their bold presence in the landscape

Grow them with: Coleus in shade or dusty miller or licorice plant in sun

Name: Begonia Big series

Growing Conditions: Sun to shade and well-drained soil

Size: To 2 feet tall and wide

Source: Benary, www.benary.com

Note: The series features 'Big Red with Bronze Leaf', 'Big Red with Green Leaf', and 'Big Rose with Bronze Leaf'.

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