Annuals

Whimsical and unique texture for container or garden! An inspired combination, offering the contrast of shiny blue and green along with straight and twisted stems. Nice water garden feature.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18" - 36"

• Width: 12" - 18"

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed

Plant has very low watering needs. Outstanding in sunny, hot and dry conditions.

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 14 - 16"

Width: 10 - 12" 

This striking plant features showy coleus-like foliage, but is extremely heat and cold tolerant. A wonderful addition to large mixed containers or for adding contrast to the landscape.

Exposure: Shade, Sun

Height: 24 - 36" 

Width: 12 - 18"

This series of Sunpatiens is a more aggressive plant making it a better fit here in Manitoba with our shorter growing season. Makes a stunning patio planter. Flower power in your garden all season long! Water deeply and fertilize weekly.

Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade

Height: 12 - 32"

Spread: 12 - 26"

Photos and data courtesy of Sakata Ornamentals

Dark green leaves with a creamy white center and violet spring flowers.

Exposure: Part Sun, Full Sun

Height: 3 - 6"

Width: 15 - 18"

The dark purple foliage compliments summertime combination containers and baskets as it arches over the edge of the containers and mingles well with other annuals.

The foliage is a nearly black-purple on top and a bright ruby on the leafs underside. 

Heat tolerant.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 8 - 12"

• Width: 12 - 18"

Photo courtesy of PAC Elsner / Westhoff – www.pac-elsner.com / www.westflowers.de

Artemisia sea salt brings a beautiful display of soft, velvety silver green leaves that gives accent to surrounding flowering plants. Grows well in hot and dry temperatures and is often used as a filler in annual potting combinations or garden boarder bedding.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 5 - 10"

• Width: 20 -30"

Canna Lilys have a tropical-like foliage giving a showy display addition to your garden!

Brings the allure of the Caribbean right to your garden with its majestic, banana-like leaves and vibrant, exotic flowers.Great for landscapes and container plantings in full sun! Striking foliage contrasts with the flowers, making them a great option for mixed combinations or in-ground plantings.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 30 - 48"

• Width: 14 - 20"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Large, double flowers filled with lightly fringed petals on sturdy stems.

Height: 24 - 36" (61 - 91cm)

Exposure: Partial Sun, Sun

Staking maybe required. Best grown in full sun.

Eye-catching, bicolor, 6 to 8-in. (15 to 20-cm) flowers adorn the well-branched plants. This big-bloomed rudbeckia creates awesome landscapes and containers.

DENVER DAISY Rudbeckia is perfectly suited for hot, sunny areas with minimal moisture. They quickly develop in large bright blooms and are low maintenance 

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 20 - 28" 

Width: 15 - 20"

 Bella Fuchsias compact bushy annual plant, that can tolerate full sun unlike most Fuchsias. This plant makes an excellent small garden thriller.

Fuchsia's do well with filtered light and do not like direct heat. To encourage a healthy bloom, make sure your fuchsia have shade during daytime summer temperatures and cooler nighttime temperatures.

Exposure: Partial Shade, Shade

Height: 10 - 12"

Spread: 12 - 15"

Water evenly, they do not tolerate sitting water conditions.  

Photos and data courtesy of Bella Fuchsia   bellafuchsia.com

Kimono displays beautifully in mixed patio containers for an attractive show of color. Also striking when used as a single color for bedding and large containers or window boxes.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6 - 8"

• Width: 6 - 8"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Mounding Lobelia is a great filler for tighter and smaller growing pots or baskets. It also a terrific border plant in a flower bed. Compact habit makes for a great splash of color in flower beds and mixed combinations. Lobelia will tolerate full sun, but is best suited to part shade.

Exposure: Partial Sun, Full Sun

Height: 5" 

Width: 8"

The Regatta Trailing Lobelia is a fantastic filler. These plants are covered in tiny yet brilliant flowers in colours of blue, purple, rose, and white.

Lobelia tolerates full sun, but will struggle if not kept moist. 

Exposure: Partial Sun, Full Sun

Height: 6 - 8" 

Width: 10 - 12"