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Care Guides

Annuals

Annuals for Hot, Dry Locations

All annuals will need additional watering while becoming established. However, these are the most likely to survive some neglect once well rooted.

Common Name Scientific Name
African Daisy Dimorphotheca or Osteospermum
Annual Vinca Catharanthus roseus
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
Cosmos Cosmos species
Creeping Zinnia Sanvitalia procumbens
Dusty Miller Senecio cineraria
Gaillardia Gaillardia pulchella
Globe Amaranth Gomphrena globosa
Gold Medallion Melampodium paludosum
Moss Rose or Purslane Portulaca grandiflora
Mulla Mulla Ptilotus exaltatus
Pentas Pentas lanceolata
Pepper Capsicum annuum
Silvery Plectranthus Plectranthus argentatus
Snow-on-the-Mountain Euphorbia marginata
Spider Flower (Cleome hasslerana)
Strawflower (Bracteantha bracteata)
Summer Snapdragons (Angelonia angustifolia)
Tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria)
Trailing Petunia (Calibrachoa x hybridus)
Verbena (Verbena species)
Zinnia (Zinnia species)