4.5" Fancy Annuals - Nature's Finest™ & Proven Winners®
This line up offers a great selection of cutting material that should be the cornerstone of your potted sales. Everything from angelonia to verbena is included in this line up.
We've selected only the best from the Proven Winners list. All other lines are in our Nature's Finest Collection; these items are in a complimentary lime green colored pot. Items in this line have been carefully selected for both their strong retail appeal and strong garden performance.
| Variety | Description | Height | Spacing | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ageratum |
This new compact, strong branching free-flowering plant has abundant, delicate lilac-lavender shaded fuzzy flowers. The blooms last from May through to October. Excellent edging plant or for garden beds, borders, patios or pots. Grows quite well in either sun or part shade in average, well drained soil. | 4-6" | 4-6" | Full Sun to Part Shade |
Angelonia |
Willowy spires of lavender, purple, pink, or white orchid-like blooms add a striking vertical accent to sunny garden beds and mixed containers. The carefree continuous blooms make an excellent cut flower. The glossy green foliage has a sprawling growth habit, but the strong stems do not need staking. This plant has exceptional heat and drought tolerance and requires almost no care! | 10-12" | 12-14" | Full Sun |
Argyranthemum |
These daisy like flowers add a simple charm to the garden and come in a variety of colors; pink, red, yellow, or white. They bloom above finely textured foliage and can be mixed with pansies and mums for cool season displays. Their vigorous blooming power makes a winning combination in beds, borders, mixed containers, and window boxes. Use as a cut flower and to attract butterflies. Remove spent flowers for continuous blooms. | 16-20" | 20-24" | Full Sun |
Bacopa |
An abundance of delicate blooms grace the dark green trailing foliage of this charming plant in shades of white, pink or blue. The hundreds of non-stop, free flowering blooms spread like a waterfall over the sides of hanging baskets and window boxes. Bacopas also make a great accent in mixed decorative containers. They have good heat tolerance and thrive in full to part sun in average, well-drained soil. | 6-8" | 8-12" | Full Sun to Part Sun |
Begonia Dragon Wing |
This begonia displays loose clusters of drooping, red or pink bell-like blossoms from May until frost. This beautiful shade plant has vigorous blooms and dense, lush, wing-shaped foliage that creates truly spectacular hanging baskets, mixed containers, and window boxes. This heat tolerant begonia has a more upright growth habit, making it perfect for flower beds and borders. | 12-15" | 15-18" | Full Sun to Part Shade |
Bidens |
Delicate blooms against the feathery, dark-green foliage add texture to combos. This compact plant features bright yellow to gold blossoms that make this plant well suited for containers and baskets. Tends to mound, spill and trail over small containers. | 6-8" | 6-8" | Full Sun |
Calibrachoa |
Mini petunia-like flowers bloom continuously in a mass all summer long. Available in a variety of colors; red, yellow, blue, orange, purple or white. Allow this plant to cascade over the sides of mixed decorative containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets. The mounded growth habit is perfect for flowerbeds and borders. It even attracts hummingbirds. | 6-10" | 8-12" | Full Sun |
Diascia |
This delightful plant has a delicate blend of small, pink, cherry, and orange shaded flowers atop very compact, upright foliage. Will tolerate cold conditions as well. This series has a very long flowering time and is simply superb for containers, baskets or in mixed plantings in the garden. Plant in well-drained soil in the full sun. | 8" | 20-26" | Full Sun |
Double Begonias |
These begonias are valued for their luxurious, waxy green foliage and double, carnation-like flowers of pink or red shades. The neat, compact habit and delicate flowers are perf ect for shady garden beds and borders, hanging baskets, window boxes, and decorative containers. Protect begonias from the hot afternoon sun. Grow begonias as houseplants in winter in a sunny window. | 10-12" | 10-18" | Full Sun to Part Shade |
Double Impatiens |
The classic beauty of miniature roses is now made for the shade! Masses of double, free flowering blooms last through the heat of summer in a wide range of colors: coral, lavender, pink, purple, red salmon, striped, and white. Their uniform, mounded shape and unbeatable branching habit make them an excellent accent in shady garden beds and borders, hanging baskets, window boxes, and containers. Protect impatiens from the hot afternoon sun. | 10-12" | 10-12" | Part Sun to Part Shade |
Fuchsia |
Fuchsias are beautiful in hanging baskets, window boxes, or mixed decorative containers. Their pendulous flowers hang in drooping abundance all over the plant like a waterfall of color all summer long. These plants are native to mountainous areas of Central and South America and New Zealand. As an added delight they attract both hummingbirds and butterflies. | 12-18" | 12-18" | Part Shade to Shade |
Fusions |
Mounded foliage displays delicately shaded flowers in a range of soft, warm colors. This vigorous, well-branched variety has a unique flower form that blooms above the foliage all season long. It will add spark to mixed combinations in shady decorative containers, window boxes, or garden beds and borders. Protect from the hot afternoon sun. | 8-10" | 8-10" | Part Sun to Part Shade |
Ivy Geranium |
This old-fashioned favorite has ivy-shaped foliage with cherry, pink, salmon, scarlet, white or red flower heads that bloom all season long. Their mounds of cascading, trailing growth are excellent when planted in hanging baskets, window boxes, decorative containers, and garden beds. Ivy geraniums have excellent heat tolerance and strong garden performance. Remove spent flowers to maintain a neat and tidy plant with increased flower production. | 12" | 18-22" | Part Sun to Part Shade |
Kong Coleus |
This vigorous growing coleus features enormous leaves with unique patterns in mottled shades of bright green, scarlet-red, and creamy-yellow. It is sure to dazzle any shade garden as no two leaves are alike! Create a dramatic display in mixed containers or shady garden beds and borders, as the foliage color is more vivid in the shade. Kong makes a good indoor houseplant in bright, filtered light conditions. | 18-22" | Shade to Part Shade | |
Lantana |
Intricately beautiful flower clusters bloom in a festive palette of colors: lemon-yellow, soft pink, deep rose, copper-orange, warm cantaloupe, peach, red, or white. Butterflies are attracted to the sweet nectar of the large, fragrant blooms. The compact, dark green foliage creates a neat, spreading mound and has a fruity, pungent odor when crushed. Use as a structural plant in containers, hanging baskets, or garden beds and borders. | 12-14" | 15-20" | Full Sun |
Lobelia |
Lobelia offers a wide range of varieties and colors; purples, blues or whites, which are heat tolerant and flower throughout the summer. They will flower early with very good branching. Make sensational displays either alone or in mixed plantings. | 6-10" | 12-24" | Part Sun to Shade |
Nemesia |
These nemesias are fast growing and have stunning blooms in shades of orange, red, yellow and white that sit atop strong, well-branched plants. These plants can tolerate the heat or cold and are perfect in mixed containers, hanging baskets or patio pots. The bright green foliage thrives in full sun to part shade in rich, well-drained soil. | 12-14" | 10-12" | Full Sun or Part Shade |
New Guineas |
These vivid blossoms come in a variety of colors; red, pink, purple, orange, or white and will bloom early and continuously for the best summer flower show in your garden! Their dark green foliage is blanketed with large, perfectly shaped flowers, even in extreme heat. This easy to care for annual maintains its beautiful shape without any pinching or pruning. Use as a color accent in shady containers, window boxes, hanging baskets, in mass under trees, or as edging. | 10" | 12" | Part Sun to Part Shade |
Non-Stops |
This is the finest strain of double blooms in free flowering colors: apple blossom, cherry, orange, red, rose, salmon, scarlet, white, or yellow. Sturdy, durable, and with long lasting garden performance, these begonias are bold, beautiful, and made for the shade! They easily stand out among the shadows of shady garden beds, containers, hanging baskets or window boxes. Dig up tubers after the first light frost, store them dry in a cool basement, and re-plant in spring, or bring your begonias indoors for the winter. | 12-15" | 15-18" | Full Sun to Shade |
Osteospermum |
These prolific flowers have quickly become a favorite among gardeners. Beautiful, colorful blooms are displayed on slender stems in orange, peach, pink, purple, white, or yellow. They put on a show all season long and are perfect in masses in containers, window boxes, or for splashes of color along garden beds and borders. Remove spent flower heads for a new flush of fresh foliage and blooms. They tolerate both heat and cold. | 8-12" | 10-12" | Full Sun |
Oxalis |
Large, shamrock-like foliage produces clouds of flowers, on slender, almost translucent stems. The slow, spreading mounds of triangular leaflets are striking when planted in the dappled shade of the woodland garden or border garden. They also make a charming accent in mixed containers, hanging baskets, or as a houseplant. The delicate foliage folds down at night and also during times of stress. In late summer the foliage will become dormant. | 10-12" | 10-12" | Part Shade to Shade |
Pentas |
This upright, bushy plant produces brightly colored mounds of flower heads in pink, purple, rose, or white. The vivid, star-shaped blooms rise above the foliage and attract butterflies and hummingbirds in abundance. It is naturally well-branched with an excellent growing habit, perfect in mass along garden beds and borders, in containers, or window boxes. Nothing outperforms this plant in a sunny location during the hot summer months! | 10-16" | 10-12" | Full Sun |
Perilla |
This durable plant is taking the gardening world by storm! If the name is not enchanting enough, the coleus-like foliage will make a statement in your garden in either Purple or Vanilla. Create exotic beauty and bold color in garden beds, borders, or in mixed containers. The mounding, spreading foliage is very heat tolerant and will develop its best, vivid color in full sun. Trim back the foliage to keep the plant bushy. | 24-36" | 24-30" | Full Sun to Part Sun |
Potato Vine |
Sweet potato vines have distinctive, trailing foliage with lobed leaves that come in lime green, black, or variegated. These vigorous growers cascade from containers in a seemingly endless stream of color all summer long, and offer the perfect contrast for every flower color in the spectrum. The twining vines will claim most of the attention in hanging baskets, mixed planters, or window boxes. | 6-10" | 24-36" | Full Sun to Part Shade |
Purple Heart |
This groundcover has sprawling growth with pointed foliage perfect for hanging baskets or containers. The succulent stems and tops of the leaves are a deep royal purple with a faint, dusty, turquoise-gunmetal undertone as the foliage matures. The undersides of the leaves are a vivid violet with pale orchid-pink flowers that emerge from the stem tips. This plant blooms constantly during warn weather, but the flowers are open only in the morning. | 12-18" | 9-12" | Full Sun or Part Shade |
Scaevola |
Pearly pink, white and purple fan shaped flowers on dense, spreading branches. Thrives in bright, sunny locations and tolerates the heat. Bombay Scaevolas have excellent branching and trailing habits. Perfect in containers or hanging baskets. | 6-10" | 12-14" | Part Shade to Shade |
Strawflower |
From Spring until Fall, strawflowers bear 2" double, daisy-like "flowers" that are actually stiff, modified leaves surrounding the true flower in the center. The flower heads are available in shades of bronze, cream, pink, purple, white, or yellow. Strawflowers have lance shaped, grayish-green foliage and sandpapery, hallow, branching stems. The blooms make superb cut or dried flowers. Plant in containers, hanging baskets, or garden beds. | 10-15" | 12" | Full Sun |
Sun Coleus |
Sun coleuses have unique, puckered and scalloped leaves that are elaborately crested and intricately cut. The leaves come in a wide range of colors and patterns: olive green, copper, warm amber, purple, red, or creamy-white. These eye catching, bright colors make a great accent for combining with bolder plant textures. the compact, mounded growth habit and vivid colored leaves will add contrast to containers, or garden beds and borders. | 12-18" | 12-12" | Full Sun to Part Shade |
Supertunias |
These trailing petunias have blossoms that cover the entire plant all season long! They come in a multitude of colors: blue, cranberry, pink, purple, red, rose, violet, or white. Their excellent garden performance and mounding, spreading growth habit are perfect for hanging baskets, mixed containers, or garden beds and borders. They are heat tolerant and offer a whole new look in petunias. | 10-12" | 10-12" | Full Sun to Part Shade |
Torenia |
Torenias are compact, upright plants that come in a large variety of colors and shades; blue, purple, rose, yellow, or white. Flowers bloom throughout the summer and fall and make good companions for hostas, ferns and impatiens. Perfect used as edging, in rock gardens, as borders, in containers or hanging baskets. | 8-10" | 6" | Shade to Part Shade |
Verbena |
Dark green, broad foliage displays large flower heads that attract butterflies in jewel tones colors; red, purple orange, pink, or white. The charming blossoms are produced evenly over the entire plant, and not just on the ends. This heat tolerant verbena blooms early and continues all season long with consistent and reliable color. | 10-12" | 18-24" | Full Sun to Part Sun |
