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Petunia x hybrida<br />
Petunia<br />
Fast<br />
NCS<br />
8-11 NN ½ -1½<br />
1<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Low<br />
M<br />
many colors of flowers, in fall-spring; watch for<br />
mealybugs, downy mildew, caterpillars and aphids;<br />
can be grown as a perennial in south <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Rudbeckia fulgida<br />
Rudbeckia<br />
NC<br />
8-9<br />
FL<br />
Fast<br />
3<br />
3<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
Low<br />
L-N<br />
Rudbeckia hirta<br />
Black-Eyed Susan<br />
NC<br />
8-9<br />
FL<br />
Med.<br />
2-3<br />
1-2<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
large yellow-orange <strong>to</strong> reddish-orange flowers in<br />
summer; does not <strong>to</strong>lerate prolonged, wet weather<br />
Solenostemon<br />
scutellorioides<br />
Coleus<br />
Tagetes spp.<br />
Marigold<br />
Fast<br />
NCS<br />
8-11 NN varies<br />
varies<br />
Fast<br />
NCS<br />
8-11 NN 1-3<br />
1<br />
<br />
Any<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
Low<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
L-N<br />
purple flowers in summer; many cultivars; 'Hurricane<br />
Louise' was one of the FNGLA Plants of the Year in<br />
2005; watch for mealybugs, caterpillars, fungal<br />
diseases<br />
flowers variable<br />
Torenia fournieri<br />
Wishbone Flower<br />
Med.<br />
NCS<br />
8-11 NN ½ -1½<br />
1-1½<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
Low<br />
L-N<br />
lavendar/pink/blue/white flowers in spring-fall; watch<br />
for caterpillars and slugs<br />
Viola spp.<br />
Violet, Johnny-jump-up<br />
NC<br />
8-9<br />
FL/<br />
NN<br />
Fast<br />
½ -1<br />
½ -1<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
Low<br />
L-N<br />
Viola x wittrockiana<br />
Pansy<br />
Slow<br />
NCS<br />
8-11 NN ½ -1<br />
½ -1<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Low<br />
L-N<br />
many cultivars; flowers variable, all year; no pest<br />
problems; needs regular watering in warm weather<br />
Zinnia hybrids<br />
Zinnia<br />
Fast<br />
NCS<br />
8-11 NN ½ -3<br />
1<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
L-N<br />
many cultivars with various colors and flower sizes,<br />
flowering all year; watch for stem borers, chewing<br />
insects and downy mildew; choose cultivars resistant<br />
<strong>to</strong> mildew; used for cut flowers<br />
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