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F L O W E R S
Common Name
Scientific Name
Agapanthus Agapanthus africanus 8b–11 – 2
Ageratum or floss flower Ageratum houstonianum 8a–11 – 1
Alder, yellow, or sage rose Turnera ulmifolia 10b–11 3
Amaryllis Hippeastrum hybrids 8a–9b 2
Aster, bushy Aster dumosus 8a–10b – 1x3
Aster, climbing Aster carolinianus 8a–11 – 8
Aster, Stokes’ Stokesia laevis 8a–10a – 1
Balloon flower Platycodon grandiflorus 8a–10b – 1x1
Beardtongue, white, Penstemon multiflorus 8a–11 3
or pineland penstemon
Begonia Begonia spp. 9a–11 – 2
Begonia, wax Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum 8a–11 – 1
Bird-of-paradise Strelitzia reginae 9a–11 4
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 8a–11 3
Blanket flower Gaillardia pulchella 8a–11 2
Blazing star Liatris spicata 8a–11 – 3
or dense gayfeather
Blue curls, forked Trichostema dichotomum 8a–11 – 2
Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium 8a–11 – 0.5
or narrowleaf-grass
Butterfly weed or pleurisy root Asclepias tuberosa 8a–9b – 2
Button rattlesnake master Eryngium yuccifolium 8a–11 – 3
or button snakeroot
Canna, garden Canna x generalis 8a–11 – 5
Canna, yellow Canna flaccida 8a–11 – 4
Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis 8a–11 – 3
Chrysanthemum, garden Chrysanthemum x morifolium 8a–9b 3
or florist’s
Cigar flower Cuphea spp. 9a–11 – 3
Cockscomb Celosia argentea (= C. cristata) 8a–11 – 2
Coleus Coleus x hybridus 8a–11 2
Common tickseed Coreopsis leavenworthii 8a–11 4
Coreopsis or calliopsis Coreopsis tinctoria 8a–11 – 3
Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus 8a–11 1–5
Cream narcissus Narcissus tazetta 8a–9a 1.5
SOIL MOISTURE Dry Moist Wet
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