Annual Flowers for Special Uses
| Fresh Cut (F) and Dried (D) Flowers: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ageratum houstonianum | Ageratum (F) | |
| Antirrhinum majus | Snapdragon (F) | |
| Asclepias curassavica | Bloodflower (F) | |
| Callistephus chinensis | China Aster (F) | |
| Celosia cristata | Cockscomb (F,D) | |
| Centaurea cyanus | Bachelor’s Buttons (F) | |
| Consolida ambigua | Larkspur (F,D) | |
| Cosmos bipinnatus | Pink Cosmos (F) | |
| Gladiolus x hortulanus | Gladiolus (F) | |
| Gomphrena globosa | Globe Amaranth (F,D) | |
| Helianthus annuus | Sunflower (F,D) | |
| Helichrysum bracteatum | Strawflower (F,D) | |
| Limonium sinuatum | Annual Statice (F,D) | |
| Molucella laevis | Bells of Ireland (F,D) | |
| Nigella damascena | Love-in-a-Mist (D fruit) | |
| Rudbeckia ‘Indian Summer’ | Black-eyed Susan (F) | |
| Verbena bonariensis | Verbena (F) | |
| Containers (baskets, window boxes, etc.): | ||
| Argyranthemum frutescens | Marguerite | |
| Bidens ferulifolia | Bidens | |
| Diascia hybrids | Diascia | |
| Calibracoa hybrids | Million Bells | |
| Fuchsia x hybrida | Fuschia | |
| Impatiens hawkeri | New Guinea Impatiens | |
| Lantana camara | Lantana | |
| Lobelia erinus | Annual Lobelia | |
| Nemesia fruticans | Nemesia | |
| Osteospermum hybrids | Cape Daisy | |
| Pelargonium peltatum | Ivy Geranium | |
| Petunia (Supertunia, etc.) | New Petunia | |
| Scaevola aemula | Scaevola | |
| Senecio mikanioides | German Ivy | |
| Solenostemon (Coleus) x hybridus | Coleus | |
| Sutera cordata | Bacopa | |
| Verbena x hybrida | Spreading Verbena | |
| Shade Gardens: | ||
| Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum | Wax Begonia | |
| Begonia x tuberhybrida | Tuberous Begonia | |
| Browallia speciosa | Amethyst Flower | |
| Caladium hybrids | Caladium | |
| Calla hybrids | Calla | |
| Impatiens wallerana | Impatiens | |
| Lobelia erinus | Edging Lobelia | |
| Lobularia maritima | Sweet Alyssum | |
| Myosotis sylvatica | Forget-Me-Not | |
| Nicotiana alata | Flowering Tobacco | |
| Solenostemon (Coleus) x hybridus | Coleus | |
| Torenia fournieri | Wishbone Flower | |
| Viola x wittrockiana; Viola species | Pansy; Viola | |
| Hot, Dry Sites: | ||
| Ammobium alatum | Winged Everlasting | |
| Catharanthus roseus | Annual Vinca | |
| Celosia cristata | Cockscomb | |
| Cleome hasslerana | Spider Flower | |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Calliopsis | |
| Dimorphotheca aurantiaca | African Daisy | |
| Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy | |
| Euphorbia marginata | Snow-on-the-Mountain | |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Blanket Flower | |
| Helianthus annuus | Sunflower | |
| Helichrysum bracteatum | Strawflower | |
| Limonium sinuatum | Annual Statice | |
| Melampodium paludosum | Butterdaisy | |
| Osteospermum hybrids | Cape Daisy | |
| Portulaca grandiflora | Moss Rose | |
| Rudbeckia ‘Indian Summer’ | Indian Summer Rudbeckia | |
| Salvia farinacea | Mealycup Sage | |
| Sanvitalia procumbens | Creeping Zinnia | |
| Senecio cineraria | Dusty Miller | |
| Tropaeolum majus | Nasturtium | |
| Zinnia angustifolia | Narrow-leaf Zinnia | |
From the GardenPro Answer Book; revised and updated by Lois Berg Stack, Ornamental Horticulture Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.