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Warm-season Bedding Plants Name Amaranthus Amaranthus tricolor Ageratum Ageratum houstonianum Balsam, Lady Slipper Impatiens balsamina Blue Daze* Evolvulus glomeratus Wax Begonia* Begonia semperflorens Candlestick Plant* Cassia alata Castor bean* Ricinus communis Celosia (crested) Celosia cristata Celosia (plume) Celosia argentea Cleome Cleome hasslerana Coleus* Solenostemon scutellarioides Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos Cosmos sulphureus Light Spacing Inches Height Inches Use Comments Sun 18-24 2-5 feet Background Grown for colorful foliage Sun 8 8-12 Bedding; Planters Sun or Shade Sun or Part Shade Part Sun to Shade Fuzzy flowers in blue, pink, white 8-12 12-36 Bedding Upright plants with red, pink, purple or white flowers 8-12 8-10 Bedding; Containers; Long blooming season 8-12 6-10 Bedding; containers Sun 36 5-10 feet Background; Screen Sun 36 5-10 feet Foliage; Screen Sun 24 10-18 Bedding; Cut flower; Dried flower Sun 24 12-36 Bedding; Cut flower; Dried flower Sun to Part shade Sun or Shade depending on type 15 36-48 Cut flower; Background 12 12-36 Container; Bedding; Background Sun 8-12 12-36 Background; Bedding; Cut flower Sun 8-12 12-36 Bedding; Background; Cut flower Low, mounding plants with gray backed foliage; true blue flowers Green or bronze foliage; white, pink or red flowers Very tall; spikes of golden yellow in late summer Tall; star shaped foliage purple or bronze; seeds poisonous Unusual flower heads in red, orange, yellow or pink Plume-shaped flowers in red, orange, yellow or pink Tall, easy to grow; flowers in purple, white and pink. Colorful foliage; cuttings root easily Does best during mild periods in spring and fall, poorly in summer and winter; Flowers pink, burgundy, white Heat tolerant; Excellent in summer; Flowers yellow, orange, mahogany
Warm-season Bedding Plants Name Cypress vine Ipomoea quamoclit Dahlia* Dahlia pinnata Dusty Miller* Senecio cineraria Gomphrena Gomphrena globosa Hyacinth bean* Dolichos lablab Impatiens* Impatiens wallerana Marigold (African) Tagetes erecta Marigold (French) Tagetes patula Moonvine Ipomoea alba Morning glory Ipomoea purpurea Moss rose Portulaca grandiflora Ornamental Sweet Potato Ipomoea batatas Light Spacing Inches Height Inches Use Sun 12 vine Vine; Screen; Hummingbird Sun or Part Shade 12-18 12-24 Bedding; container Sun 8-12 8-15 Bedding; Containers Sun 6-10 10-24 Bedding; Cut flowers; Dried flowers Sun 12 vine Vine; Screen; Cut flowers Shade to Part Shade 8-10 8-24 Bedding; Hanging baskets; Containers Sun 12 24-36 Cut flowers; Bedding Sun 8 8-15 Bedding, Containers Comments Delicate vine with red flowers; reseeds Often do poorly during summer heat Excellent silvery foliage; drought tolerant Round flower heads in shades of purple, white, pink, red Purple/lavendar flowers; Shiny purple seed pods; Long bloom season Reliable color for shady areas; White, red, orange, pink, purple flowers Yellow, gold or orange flowers larger than French Yellow, gold, orange or mahogany flowers smaller than African Sun 12 vine Vine; Screen White, fragrant flowers open rapidly at dusk Sun 6 vine Vine; Screen Flowers rose, pink, blue or white close in late morning Sun 10 4-6 Baskets; Bedding Sun or Part Shade 36 8-10 Cover large areas; Ground cover Very low growing, large, attractive flowers in many colors. Drought tolerant. Colorful foliage dark purple, chartreuse, or variegated; returns each year from perennial roots
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