Annual

For many gardeners, annuals are a go-to solution for many garden needs. Annual flowers are a quick way to fill empty spots in flowerbeds, and early-blooming spring annuals make great additions to container gardens. A mix of annual plants can offer a colorful solution for windowbox plantings. However, for any garden, there are dozens of annuals that might work for particular sun/shade situations, soil conditions, and color/plant preferences. The Plant Encyclopedia is a sortable plant database that helps you narrow down the best annuals for your growing conditions, as well as the annual flowers that offer the color and growing habit you prefer. In addition, detailed information on how to plant and grow annuals as well as color, foliage and texture combos will help you create your most beautiful flower groupings yet. View a list of annuals by common name or scientific name below.
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Honeywort

Honeywort

Honeywort, with its leathery grey/green foliage and intriguing blue to purple bracts, is a fast-growing annual native to the Mediterranean region. This drought-tolerant plant flourishes both in the ground and in containers, which show off the semi-cascading shoots. Honeywort is also called blue shrimp plant because of the color and shape of the blooms and bracts.
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Spider Flowers Create a Striking Focal Point With Their Unique Blooms

Spider Flower

These tall annuals don't need staking and will bloom all summer.
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Heliotrope Is Often Found by Its Sweet Scent Rather Than by Sight

Heliotrope

Some gardeners think it smells like vanilla, others claim it smells like baby powder, grapes, or cherry pie.
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Often Grown as an Annual, Solanum Produces a Constant Show of Petite Blossoms

Solanum

This shrubby climber is related to potatoes.
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Moonflower

Moonflower

This unique flower unfurls in the evening and stays open until the sun rises.
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Grow Nasturtium for Both Its Pretty Leaves and Colorful Flowers

Nasturtium

It's even edible, boasting a peppery flavor.
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A Cut Bouquet Favorite, Celosia Comes in Several Unique Varieties

Celosia

Learn all about how to grow and take care of this hardy bloomer that provides long-lasting color.
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Calibrachoa Grows and Produces Bold Flowers All Season Long

Calibrachoa

These extremely vigorous plants make for colorful, cascading accents in containers or hanging baskets, along walkways, and on garden walls.
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Pentas

Pentas

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Lantana Is Perfect for Any Hot, Dry Spots in Your Garden

Lantana

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Beautiful Begonia

Begonia

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Verbena Is the Ideal Cascading Plant

Verbena

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Mexican Sunflower

If you are looking for a fast-growing plant that will attract beneficial insects to your garden, choose a Mexican sunflower. With the ability to skyrocket upward of 6 feet tall in a single growing season, Mexican sunflower is easy to grow and blooms nonstop the entire growing season.

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Creeping Zinnia

Creeping Zinnia

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Cotton

Cotton

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Coleus, shade-loving with solid leaf coloring

Coleus, shade-loving with solid leaf coloring

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Not Only Are Cosmos a Cottage-Garden Favorite, They're Also a Magnet for Pollinators

Cosmos

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Coleus, sun-loving with veined leaf

Coleus, sun-loving with veined leaf

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Angelonia Is the Annual That Will Bloom All Summer (With No Deadheading!)

Angelonia

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Amaranthus

Amaranthus

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Ageratum

Ageratum

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African Marigold

African Marigold

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Catgrass

Catgrass

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Castor Bean

Castor Bean

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Cardoon

Cardoon

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Cape Mallow

Cape Mallow

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Calliopsis

Calliopsis

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California Poppy

California Poppy

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Bush Morning Glory

Bush Morning Glory

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Calendula

Calendula

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Browallia

Browallia

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Blue lobelia

Blue lobelia

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Bidens

Bidens

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Blood flower

Blood flower

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Bells of Ireland

Bells of Ireland

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Beefsteak Plant

Beefsteak Plant

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African Daisy

African Daisy

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Annual Vinca

Annual Vinca

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