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Last Updated: Jan 10, 2007 - 10:15:57 AM |
By Gosia Wajchert
With so many verities of annuals to choose from, it can be hard for the gardener to know which plants will do best in his or her climate. Luckily there are many annuals that do well in the hot, dry climates that cover much of the country. Listed below is a sampling of annuals that love the heat.
Annuals for hot and dry climates
While all varieties of annuals need regular watering and attention while they are establishing themselves, the annuals listed below are more able than most to tolerate dry periods and neglect once they have become firmly rooted.
African Daisy (Dimorphotheca)
Annual Vinca (Cataranthus roseus)
Calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
Cosmos (Cosmos species)
Creeping Zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens)
Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)
Gaillardia (Gaillardia pulchella)
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)
Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta)
Gold Medallion (Melampoddium paludosum)
Moss Rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
Snow-on-the-Mountain (Euphorbia marginata)
Spider Flower (Cleome hasslerana)
Verbena (Verbena species)
Zinnia (Zinnia species)
Annuals that love the heat
The annuals listed below are also able to tolerate hot weather well, but these varieties do best when provided with additional moisture.
Blue Daze (Evolvulus glomerata)
Castor Bean (Ricinus communis)
Cockscomb (Celosia argentea)
Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)
Dahlia (Dahlia species and hybrids)
Fan Flower (Scaevola aemula)
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana species)
Four o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
Hyacinth Bean Vine (Dolichos lablab)
Joseph's Coat (Amaranthustricolor)
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)
Mexican Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia)
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)
Moon Vine (Ipomoea alba)
Morning Glory (Ipomoea species)
Salvia (Salvia species)
Silk Flower (Abelmoschus manihot)
Starflower (Pentas lanceolata)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
So if you live in a hot, dry climate, be sure to check out these varieties of annuals. There is enough variety here, in terms of color, size and texture, to please any gardener and to fit into any landscape. Matching the flowers grown to the environment in which they grow is a key underpinning of successful gardening. Luckily there are many varieties of annuals that love the hot and dry weather found in many places around the country.
Gosia Wajchert is a garden writer from the UK.
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