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10 Easiest Annuals to Grow

If you’re a novice gardener and want to gain some confidence in successfully growing beautiful plants, here’s list of 10 easiest annuals to grow for you.
These annual plants are tough, easy to maintain, and dependable performers all season long. Just be sure you plant them in the right light, water them regularly, and feed them according to recommendations on the plant tag.

Also see Perennial Easy and Sure-Fire Shrubs

 

SUPERTUNIA® Vista Bubblegum petunia
Petunia

Full sun, Height: 16-24" Spacing maximum: 24" Trails to 60"Bright, vigorous bloomer will fill your large containers and landscape with beautiful flowers from spring until fall.

 

Golden Butterfly®
Argyranthemum argyranthemum golden butterfly mono


Full sun to part shade, Height: 18-36" Spacing maximum: 14" Dependable, beautiful, versatile, and tolerant to heat and humidity.Perfect for containers, window boxes, or the landscape


lantana berry blend mono

LUSCIOUS® BERRY BLEND™

Lantana

Full sun to part shade Height: 24-36" Spread: 20-30" A vibrant pink and yellow bloomer, this plant grows tall and wide, filling containers and landscapes with bright flowers even in the toughest heat.


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Sweet Caroline

Ipomoea batatas (Sweet Potato Vine)

Full sun to part shade, 9 varieties to choose from Height: 6-8" Spacing: 18" Trails up to 60", trim as needed These plants add variety to your garden with different colors and leaf shapes and textures. Dramatic alone or in combinations.


vertigo mono

GRACEFUL GRASSES® VERTIGO®
Pennisetum purpureum

Full sun, Height: 36-48" Spread: 24-36"
Large annual grass that is a great architectural element in the garden whether in a large container or in the landscape


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SNOW PRINCESS®
Lobularia 

Full sun to part shade, Height: 4-6" Spacing: 10" Trails up to 24” WOW is the word for this plant. Mounds of fragrant white blooms from April through November with little maintenance required.


solenostemon colorblaze golden dreams

COLORBLAZE®
Solenostemon scutellarioides (Coleus)

Full sun to full shade, 10 varieties to choose from
Height varies from 12-42" Spread: 20-30" These foliage plants are bold, versatile, and easy to grow. A great contrast to flowering plants.

senorita rosalita mono

SEÑORITA ROSALITA®
Cleome

Full sun, Height: 24-48" Spacing: 24" A great landscape plant that flowers from last frost to first frost. A vigorous grower and superior performer. Señorita Blanca has the same characteristics.


euphorbia

DIAMOND FROST®
Euphorbia

Full sun to part shade, Height: 12-18" Spacing: 12" Non-stop clouds of airy white blooms light up the landscape. A heattolerant variety that is beautiful alone or as an accent in combinations.

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GRACEFUL GRASSES® KING TUT®
Cyperus papyrus

Full sun to part shade, Height: 48-72" Spacing: 48" A great centerpiece plant in large landscape beds, containers, or water gardens.

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