Eckert’s Gardening Tips:
Annuals for all Purposes

Use the chart below to find out which plants will grow best for you!

	Part Shade 2–4 hrs sun	Butterflies	Edging grow low to ground	Full Sun 6+ hrs sun	Cut Flowers	Colorful Foliage
Ageratum	n		n	n
Alyssum	n		n	n
Amaranth						n
Basil (green or purple)						n
Begonia	n		n	n
Browallia				n
Caladium						n
Castor Bean						n
Cleome (Spider Flower)				n	n
Cockscomb				n	n
Coleus	n			n		n
Cosmos		n			n
Dusty Miller			n			n
Four-O-Clock’s				n
Gomphrena		n		n	n
Heat Tolerant Annuals				n
Impatiens	n			n
Joseph’s Coat				n
Licorice Vine						n
Marigold		n	n		n
Melampodium				n
New Guinea Impatiens				n
Nicotiana	n			n
Ornamental Kale						n
Pansy			n
Pentas		n
Periwinkle (Vinca)		n
Petunia			n	n
Portulaca				n
Purslane				n
Salvia					n
Snapdragon	n			n	n
Spikes						n
Statice					n
Sunflower					n
Sweet Potato Vine						n
Torenia	n		n	n
Verbena		n		n
Zinnia		n	n	n	n