Transition Season Annuals

• one leaf that is deeply divided/lobed

  • similar to a clover

• interesting flower

  • has a spike on the back, works as a nectarine guide

Aquilegia spp. Columbines Ranunculaceae

• linear foliage (known as strap leaf)

• can survive the cold a little

• leaves are held erect from the stem

• cottage garden style plant

Centaurea cyanus Bachelor’s-Button Asteraceae

• plumes are pretty small

  • cut flowers can be long

• seeds are hard, black, and glossy

• obovate leaves and impressed veins

Celosia argentea Celosia Amaranthaceae

• petals to flowers tend to hang out

• put on really long seed pods

Cleome hassleriana Spider Flower Capparaceae

• looks like a fern/parsley

• flowers will be:

  • white

  • blue-purple

  • pink-purple

• foliage becomes delicate as it matures

Consolida ambigua Larkspur Ranunculaceae

• three to five feet tall

• variety of colors

Cosmos bipinnatus Fern-Leaf Cosmos Asteraceae

• wildflower

Gaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower Asteraceae

• obovate foliage

• flower is closed

  • various colors

• does not like the cold or heat

Helichrysum bracteatum Strawflower Asteraceae

• somewhat cold hardy

• 3ft tall with flowers

Nicotiana alata Flowering Tobacco Solanaceae

• smell is distinct

• huge pollinator plant

Ocimum spp. Basil Lamiaceae

• flowers a lot

  • through the hottest time of the summers

• various colors

Osteospermum spp. African Daisy Asteraceae

• distinct red flower

• different varieties

Pelargonium × hortorum Geranium Geraniaceae

• pubescent foliage

• unkept appearance

• any color

• very large leaves compared to similar plants

Petunia × hybrida Petunia Solanaceae

• herbaceous and smooth foliage

• any color

• very small leaves

Calibrachoa spp. Million-Bells Solanaceae

• reduced/no petiole

• five-petaled flower

• simple to obovate foliage

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox Polemoniaceae

• single flower types

  • larger flower

• distinct foliage

Tagetes patula Dwarf French Marigold

• ever blooming flower

  • small flower

• very distinct foliage

Tagetes erecta African Marigold Asteraceae (

• distinct foliage

  • edible tastes like pepper

• CAN BE VARIEGATED

• sprawling growth on the ground

Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium Tropaeolaceae

• stiff and erect foliage when young

• different types of flowers

  • will create flowers from side stems

Zinnia elegans Zinnia Asteraceae