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tropical plants including crotons, gingers and Hawaiian ti plants for central Florida

Orlando and Central Florida Annuals

Annuals for Orlando

Florida annual flowers

Annuals for central Florida

Central Florida flowering annuals

Cold hardy flowering annuals for Orlando FL

Flowering annuals for butterfly attraction

PALMS :: TREES :: TROPICALS :: SHRUBS :: GROUNDCOVERS :: ANNUALS :: PERENNIALS :: GRASSES :: VINES :: WATER PLANTS :: BROMELIADS :: SUCCULENTS

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Annuals are pretty and provide immediate color yet they just don't last long in Florida. Landscapers love annuals as they are a cash cow and require constant attention and funds.

A footnote: avoid using annuals in your garden as they are costly, labor intensive and water consumptive. There are better ways to achieve color in the landscape and you only ahve to pay for them once. with annuals they consume and cost and take constantly. If you do decide that you must have annuals at least mulch them and help conserve water.

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Flowering Annuals provide instant color in the garden. Annuals in Florida are best used either only in the warmer months or winter. A few can be used all year 'round. If trees and woody shrubs can been as the framework of the garden, Annuals can be called the paint. They add seasonal color, and due to the numbers of selections available, it's possible to have a different texture and color scheme each year, every season.

Summer annuals are the real workhorses. They must pass the Central Florida tests of searing heat, relentless humidity, pounding rain and voracious pests with flying colors, pun intended.

Winter annuals are the familiar ones grown in Northern climates during the Summer. They laugh at our occasional frosts and enjoy the pest-free Winters. We're so lucky.

= Cool season (plant in mid-March or after)

= Warm season (plant in mid-October or after)

SWEET WILLIAM Dianthus

Dianthus likes soil conditions slightly on the dry side, plant them on little mounds for best results.,

IMPATIENS Impatiens wallerana

The ever-growing colors spectrum of Impatiens

PETUNIAS petunia x hybrid

Petunias provide a variety of colors, growth forms and lazy relaxed appearance.

SNAPDRAGONS Antirrhinum sp.

Snapdragons provde a great upright form wiht a variety of colors!

PERIWINKLE Vinca rosea

It's a wonder this Florida native hasn't been introduced into landscaping much earlier. Able to withstand any condition, it grows in wet or dry soils, sun or shade. Periwinkle are virtually contantly in bloom and will self seed.

GLOBE AMARANTH Gomphera

Many varieties of this annual are availablein in varios colors and forms.

PANSIES Viola sp.

Many varieties of this annual are availablein in varios colors and forms.

MONA LAVENDER Plectranthus hybrid

A winner Plant of the Year in 2005, a much deserverd honor. This member of the Mint family is a great garden additon, blooming sporadically during the year, but putting on it's best show during the shortest days of winter with light purple flowers. But it's dark purple foilage, which appears to be almost black from a distance, held in neat little mounds is what sets this plant apart from all others. This plant is offered as a perennial, but after our trials, this plants performs best during our cool season, alas.

INDEX of plant groups
PALMS :: TREES :: TROPICALS :: SHRUBS :: GROUNDCOVERS :: ANNUALS :: PERENNIALS :: GRASSES :: VINES :: WATER PLANTS :: BROMELIADS :: SUCCULENTS