|
Varieties |
Light |
Height |
Spacing |
Remarks |
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum |
Full sun |
6-20" |
9-12" |
Edging; tall
cultivars make good cut flowers |
Alyssum
Lobularia maritima |
Sun to part shade |
3-4" |
6-8" |
Edging; nice ground
cover; heat sensitive |
Babies' Breath
Gyposphila elegans |
Full sun |
1-2' |
8-12" |
Suited for cut
flowers; lime lover; excessive growth in rich soil |
Bachelor Button
(globe amaranth)
Gomphrena globosa |
Full sun |
1-3' |
6-12" |
Drought tolerant;
popular dry flower; reseeds |
Balsam
(Touch-me-not)
Impatiens balsamnia |
Sun to part shade |
15-24" |
8-12" |
Reseeds prolifically |
Basil
Ocimum basilicum |
Full sun |
15-24" |
15-18" |
Fragrant culinary
herb; cut for regrowth |
Begonia
Begonia semperflorens |
Sun to part shade |
8-10" |
8-12" |
Group for mass
effect; green leaf cultivars more shade tolerant |
Black-eyed Susan
Vine
Thunbergia alata |
Sun to part shade |
Vine |
6-18" |
Window boxes and
hanging baskets |
Caladium
Caladium hortulanum |
Sun to part shade |
1-2' |
12-14" |
Tubers planted when
day temperatures reach 70 °F; dig in fall after foliage drops; store dry
out of sun |
Calendula
(pot marigold)
Calendula officinalis |
Full sun |
1-2' |
12-15" |
Cut flower; bright
flowerbed plantings |
Candlestick Plant
Senecio articulatus |
Full sun |
4-6' |
3-5' |
Accent or screen;
unusual form |
Castor Bean
Ricinus communus |
Full sun |
5-7' |
2-4' |
Coarse-textured
bronze leaves; seeds poisonous; screen |
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum morifolium |
Full sun |
1-3' |
12-14" |
Many different
colors; plants are perennial, but are often planted as annuals |
Cleome
Cleome lutea |
Full sun |
4-5' |
18-24" |
Screen; cut flower;
reseeds prolifically |
Cockscomb
(celosia)
Celosia argentea or cristata |
Full sun |
1-2' |
8-12" |
Crested or plumed
cut flower; heat tolerant; some reseed |
Coleus
Coleus blumei |
Sun to part shade |
2-3' |
10-12" |
Colorful foliage;
mass in shade; nice container plant |
Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata |
Full sun |
1-2' |
12-18" |
Native wildflower;
reseeds; use as filler or in container |
Cornflower
(bachelor's button)
Centaurea cyanus |
Full sun |
2-3' |
6-12" |
Filler plant; cut
flower; sow in fall |
Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus |
Sun to part shade |
2-4' |
6-12" |
Heat and drought
tolerant; reseeds prolifically |
Cypress Vine
Quamoclit pennata |
Sun to part shade |
Vine |
6-18" |
Attracts
hummingbirds; reseeds |
Dill
Anethum graveolens |
Full sun |
3-4' |
12-18" |
Culinary herb;
fine-textured foliage |
Dusty Miller
Senecio cineraria |
Full sun |
1-2' |
8-12" |
Silver gray foliage;
yellow flowers |
Feverfew
Chrysanthemum parthenium |
Full sun |
2-3' |
8-12" |
Filler; cut flower;
reseeds |
Flowering Cabbage
Brassica oleracea |
Full sun |
6-12" |
12-18" |
Winter annual, but
not hardy in north Miss.; colorful foliage |
Flowering Tobacco
Nicotiana alata grandiflora |
Sun to part shade |
1-2' |
9-12" |
Fragrant cut
flowers; borders and beds |
Four-o'clocks
Mirabilis jalapa |
Full sun |
1-3' |
8-12" |
Flowers open in late
afternoon; require well-drained soil |
Gaillardia
(Indian blanket)
Gaillardia pulchella |
Full sun |
2-3' |
12-18" |
Cut flower or dried;
reseeding wildflower |
Geranium
(zonal geranium)
Pelargonium x hortorum |
Sun to part shade |
12-15" |
9-12" |
Tolerates cool
temperatures; good container plant |
Gloriosa Daisy
(Black-eyed Susan)
Rudbeckia hirta gloriosa |
Sun to part shade |
18-30" |
12-18" |
Bold texture; cut
flower; reseeds |
Hollyhock
Althaea rosea |
Full sun |
4-6' |
12-18" |
Annual cultivars are
available; biennial cultivars, plant in fall; use as screen or
background plant |
Hyacinth Bean
Dolichos lablab |
Full sun |
Vine |
6-12" |
Fast screen;
colorful flowers and pods |
Impatiens
Imapatiens wallerana |
Part shade |
12-24" |
8-12" |
Best annual for
shade; some cultivars may reseed |
Johnny Jump-up
Viola tricolor |
Sun to part shade |
6-12" |
6-8" |
Winter annual, plant
in fall; long flowering |
Joseph's Coat
Amaranthus tricolor |
Full sun |
6-12" |
8-12" |
Colorful foliage;
heat and drought tolerant |
Lantana
Lantana camara |
Full sun |
1-2' |
18-24" |
Fragrant attractive
flowers; container plant; great for butterflies |
Larkspur
Consolida ambigua |
Part shade |
2-3' |
8-15" |
Spiked flower form;
accent or mass plantings; reseeds; sow in fall |
Marigold
Tagetes erecta or patula |
Full sun |
6-30" |
6-12" |
Mass plantings; good
container plants; spider mites a problem |
Morningglory
Ipomoea purpurea |
Full sun |
Vine |
6-12" |
Colorful vine;
cultivar selections rarely reseed |
Moss Rose
Portulaca grandiflora |
Full sun |
6-9" |
6-12" |
Heat and drought
tolerant; summer long color; reseeds well |
New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens hawkeri, I. linearifolia or hybrids |
Sun to part shade |
8-12" |
12-14" |
Striking foliage;
showy blooms; tolerates sun; hanging baskets |
Pansy
Viola x wittrockiana |
Sun to part shade |
6-12" |
6-10" |
Winter annual for
fall planting and early spring color; container plant |
Pepper (ornamental)
Capsicum annuum |
Full sun |
9-30" |
6-15" |
Many cultivars; heat
tolerant; may reseed |
Periwinkle (vinca)
Catharanthus roseus |
Full sun |
1-2' |
8-12" |
Drought and heat
tolerant; container plant; reseeds |
Petunia
Petunia x hybrida |
Sun to part shade |
6-24" |
12-15" |
Many cultivars; mass
color; heat tolerant; reseeds |
Phlox (annual)
Phlox drummondii |
Sun to part shade |
8-15" |
6-12" |
Mass color; native
wildflower; reseeds |
Poppy
Papaver nudicaule or orientale |
Full sun |
1-2' |
6-12" |
Cutflower; sow in
fall; perennial, but mostly annual in Miss.; easy to grow |
Purslane (hybrid)
Portulaca x hybrida |
Full sun |
6-9" |
6-12" |
Heat and drought
tolerant; summer long color; hanging baskets; does not reseed |
Queen Anne's Lace
Daucus carota |
Sun to part shade |
3-4' |
2-3' |
Naturalized
wildflower; mass color; winter foliage; reseeds |
Scarlet Sage
Salvia splendens |
Shade to part sun |
15-30" |
8-12" |
Attracts
hummingbirds; spikes of color; shade during summer |
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus |
Sun |
12-36" |
10-12" |
Spikes of color; cut
flower; blooms best in cool weather. |
Statice
Limonium sinuatim |
Full sun |
1-2' |
9-12" |
Cutflower; salt
tolerant for coastal plantings; readily dried |
Strawflower
Helichrysum bracteatum |
Full sun |
12-36" |
12-15" |
Mass of color; cut
or dried flower |
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus |
Full sun |
4-10' |
20-24" |
Thrives in poor
soil; temporary screen; attracts goldfinches |
Sweetpea
Lathyrus odoratus |
Full sun |
1-3' |
6-8" |
Sow in fall; soak
seed in tepid water one hour before planting |
Tithonia
Tithonia rotundifolia |
Full sun |
4-6' |
3-4' |
Tall, bright, full
plants; drought tolerant |
Verbena
Verbena hortensis |
Full sun |
6-12" |
10-12" |
Notably fragrant;
planter boxes and baskets |
Wishbone Flower
Torenia fournieri |
Part shade |
6-12" |
6-8" |
Garden borders; pots
and hanging baskets |
Zinnia
Zinnia sp. |
Full sun |
1-3' |
8-15" |
Mass color; many
cultivars; variable colors; some reseed |
