Annuals hardy & half hardy Flashcards
Calendula officinalis
Hardy = H5
Decorative merit - aromatic leaves and heads of vivid orange daisy-like flowers
Ultimate height 0.1–0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, Partial shade in well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Annual border
- City and courtyard gardens
- Wildlife gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Garden edging
- Flower borders and beds
- Nigella damascena*
- Annual border*
Hardy = H3
Decorative merit - feathery foliage. Pale blue flowers followed by seed pods.
Ultimate height 0.1–0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Annual border
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Flower borders and beds
- Lathyrus odoratus ‘Happy Birthday’*
- Annual border*
Hardy = H4
Decorative merit - medium scent, large double flowers in an unusual shade of cerise, hardy variety.
Ultimate height 1.5–2.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun or partial shade, in moist well drained to well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Annual border
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
- Helianthus* annuus
- Annual border*
Hardy = H4
Decorative merit - huge flowers up to 30cm across with bright yellow petals
Ultimate height 2.5-4.0m Ultimate spread 0.5–1.0m
Site requirements - Full sun, in moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Annual border
- Wildlife gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Flower borders and beds
- Cut flowers
- Wall side borders
- Papaver* vulgaris
- Annual border*
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - bright scarlet bowl-shaped flowers in summer
Ultimate height 0.5-1.0m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Annual border
- Wildlife gardens
- Wildflower meadow
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Flower borders and beds
- Tropaeolum majus*
- Annual border*
Hardy = H3
Decorative merit - climber which will scramble over the ground or up a support
Ultimate height 1.5–2.5m Ultimate spread 1.5–2.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Annual border
- Cottage and informal garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Gravel garden
- Patio and container plants
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Wall side borders
- Centaurea* cyanus
- Annual border*
Hardy = H6
Decorative merit - deep blue flower-heads 3-4cm across in late spring and summer
Ultimate height 0.5–1.0m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Annual border
- Wildlife gardens
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- Wildflower meadow
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
- Ammi* majus
- Annual border*
Hardy = H6
Decorative merit - umbels of small white flowers in summer
Ultimate height 0.5–1.0m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun or partial shade, in well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Annual border
- Wildflower meadow
- Cottage and informal garden
- Flower borders and beds
- lobularia maritima*
- Annual border*
Hardy = H3
Decorative merit - white, very fragrant flowers
Ultimate height 0.1–0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Annual border
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
- Papaver* commutatum
- Annual border*
Hardy = H5
Decorative merit - brilliant crimson flowers, with black spots.
Ultimate height 0.1–0.5m Ultimate spread 0–0.1m
Site requirements - Full sun, in well drained loam soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Annual border
- Cottage and informal garden
- Wildflower meadow
- Flower borders and beds
Lobelia erinus
Bedding display
Half Hardy = H2
Decorative merit - trailing deep blue flowers
Ultimate height 0.1m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in moist well drained loam/sand soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Bedding display
- Coastal
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
Petunia ‘Night Sky’
Bedding display
Half Hardy = H2
Decorative merit - trailing purple-blue with masses of irregular white speckles
Ultimate height 0.1m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in well drained loam/sand soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Bedding display
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Patio and container plants
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
Tagetes patula
Bedding display
Half Hardy = H2
Decorative merit - aromatic foliage and from spring into autumn, double flowerheads.
Ultimate height 0.1-0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Bedding display
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
Impatiens walleriana
Bedding display
Half Hardy = H1B
Decorative merit - useful summer bedding plant for more shady locations
Ultimate height 0.1-0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, partial or full shade, in moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Bedding display
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Sub-tropical
- Bedding
- Conservatory and greenhouse
- Flower borders and beds
Nicotiana ‘White Trumpets’
Bedding display
Half Hardy = H2
Decorative merit - panicle of sweetly fragrant white flowers
Ultimate height 1.0-1.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, partial shade, in moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Bedding display
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Flower borders and beds
Antirrhinum majus ‘Night and Day’
Bedding display
Half Hardy = H2
Decorative merit - flowers from late spring to autumn
Ultimate height 1.5-2.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in moist well drained or well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Bedding display
Amaranthus caudatus
Bedding display
Half Hardy = H2
Decorative merit - drooping, crimson tassel-like racemes of tiny flowers
Ultimate height 1.0-1.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in moist well drained or well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Bedding display
- Cottage and informal garden
- Prairie planting
- Wildlife gardens
- Flower borders and beds
- Cut flowers
Celosia argentea ‘Cream’
Bedding display
Half Hardy = H2
Decorative merit - soft, feathery plumes of pale yellow flowers from mid-summer to early autumn
Ultimate height 0.1-0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in moist well drained or well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Bedding display
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Bedding
- Flower borders and beds
- Conservatory and greenhouse
Verbena ‘Peaches ‘n’ Cream’
Bedding display
Half Hardy = H3
Decorative merit - light orange-pink flowers
Ultimate height 0.1-0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Bedding display
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- City and courtyard gardens
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
Salvia splendens
Bedding display
Half Hardy = H3
Decorative merit - tubular scarlet flowers with large red bracts, over a long period in summer and autumn
Ultimate height 0.1-0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, in moist well drained or well drained loam/sand soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types - Bedding display
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Coastal
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
- Wall side borders
