Annuals & Tropicals

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Alocasia species & hybrids
Upright Elephant Ears
Araceae
- Petiol attaches closer to cleft in the leaf

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Angelonia angustifolia
Summer Snapdragon
Scrophulariaceae
- Opposite, serrated foliage
- upright habit

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Begonia species & hybrids
Begonia
Begoniaceae
- flowers usually white or pink
- 4 petals (2 small, 2 big), cluster of stamens

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Caladium bicolor
Caladium
Araceae
- low growing, lots of branching
- variable foliage
- some combination of white/green/red/pink leaves

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Canna x generalis
Canna
Cannaceae
- sword shape foliage, glaucous
- non-symmetrical flowers
- spiny seed pods

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Capsicum annum 'Black Pearl'
Ornamental Pepper
Solanaceae

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Cleome hassleriana
Spider Flower
Cleomaceae
- 4-5' tall species
- long stamens

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Colocasia esculenta
Elephant Ears, Taro
Araceae
- leaf attaches to stem more in middle of leaf
- usually held at a downward angle

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Cosmos sulphureus
Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos
Asteraceae
- True annual
- Also yellow form
- dissected leaf
- protruding cluster of stamens in center

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Fuchsia triphylla
Upright Fuchsia
Onagraceae
- leaves whorl around stem in 3
- dangling flowers (orange)

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Impatiens hawkeri
New Guinea Impatiens
Balsaminaceae
- foliage very serrated
- much bigger flowers, spur on back

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Impatiens walleriana
Garden Impatiens
Balsaminaceae
- 5 petals, spur in back
- smaller foliage

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Ipomoea batatas
Ornamental Sweet Potato
Solanaceae
- different cultivars & leaf sizes
- viny
- white sap, tubers

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Lantana camara
Lantana
Verbenaceae

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Musa basjoo
Hardy Banana
- hardy, foliage always green
- trunk w/ leaves at top

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Musa acuminata
Sumatran Banana
- more petit
- splash of red on foliage, red underside of leaves

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Ensete ventricosum
Red Abyssinian Banana
- foliage from base of plant
- Red mid-vein

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Osteospermum species & hybrids
Osteospermum, Cape Daisy
Asteraceae
- Leathery, spiny foliage
- daisy-type flower, bluish purple center

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Petunia x hybrida
Petunia
Solanaceae

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Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
Asteraceae
- very hairy leaves
- will get powdery mildew
- scaly stems

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Solenostemon scutellarioides
Coleus
Lamiaceae

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Verbena canadensis
Clump Verbena
Verbeneaceae
- Creeping habit
- square stems
- corymb of flowers
- opposite leaves, scalloped