Annual Full Sun

Bold, tropical blooms with a bush habit allow for versatility of use! This variety will be a success planted in ground, grown in small to large containers, in hanging baskets or used in mixed combinations with other sun-loving varieties.

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 24 - 36" 

Width: 8 - 10" 

Boldly goes where no petunia has gone before…
Light years from usual! The Headliner Series may have the most distinctive blooms you’ve ever seen on this planet. Medium-vigor, mounded petunia is early flowering and features a dramatic colour range.

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 10 - 16"

Width: 20 - 30"

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Excellent in the garden, and it makes an exciting upright feature in containers.

Exposure: Partial Sun, Sun

Height: 16 - 18" 

Width: 14 - 16" 

 Photo Courtesy of Ball Seed

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

Double crested flowers are the largest of any in this type – a huge, 2 to 3 in./5 to 8 cm across – and show off pure, intense colors. Excellent garden performer under a wide range of conditions.

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 10 - 12"

Width: 6 - 8" 

Creeping Jenny is a vigorous, spreading groundcover plant that can be very useful in moist, shady situations. Plants form a low mat of bright green rounded leaves, bearing bright golden-yellow flowers from late spring into the summer.

Excellent in pots and tubs, or cascading over walls. Too vigorous for the rock garden as the stems root into the ground wherever they touch, this plant is easily increased by simply moving new plantlets in spring or fall.

Will easily invade lawn and is difficult to get rid of, so plant cautiously.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Height: 3 - 6" 

Width: 10 - 12" 

Versatile for garden beds and containers. Available in popular colors. Shorter plants look neat in the garden. Longer blooming both in the ground and in containers.

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 6 - 10"

Width: 8 - 12"

Geranium's require basic care and maintenance. When soil begins to feel dry water deeply and let to dry again but not to wilt (potted plants may need daily watering in hot weather).  

Regular deadheading of spent blooms will help encourage continuous blooming. 

Use a water-soluble fertilizer with additional organic matter every four to six weeks throughout their active growing season. 

Exposure: Sun

Height: 12 - 14" 

Width: 12 - 14" 

Photos and data courtesy of Ball

This vigorous vine produces very large, brightly coloured flowers all Summer. Great for baskets, large containers and upright vining areas. Small star shaped flowers growing on a winding vine are perfect for lattice or against a fence.

Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 4 - 6'

• Width: 18 - 20"

Photos and data curtesy of Ball Horticulture

Also known as moss roses, Portulaca is a compact, tropical looking plant with succulent stems and colourful flowers. They are very tolerant to dry conditions and look great in mixed planters.  

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 10" 

Width: 10" 

Photos and data courtesy of Ball

Calibrachoa is a hybrid of the Petunia and has smaller flowers with more compact trailing traits. Grows best when it is given room to cascade and spread such as on the edges of raised planters and hanging baskets.

For best growth results place in direct sunlight and keep soil moist, but be cautious not to overwater as it is susceptible to root rot.  

Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 6 - 12"

• Width: 10 - 12"

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

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Huge flowers on thick stems make for an almost cartoon-like appearance. Unsurprisingly butterflies and bees love them for the vast amounts of pollen, we love them for their drought and heat tolerance and showy blooms.

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 8 - 10" 

Width: 6 - 8" 

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A sturdy, upright plant, that LOVES the heat. This is a great variety you can use for any kind size of planter.  

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 8 - 12"

Width: 10 - 12"

Photos and Data courtesy of Dummen Orange - dummenorange.de

Densely branched with heart shaped leaves means this variety of Ipomoea holds its shape and colour in the landscape and mixed combos all Summer long, and it works well with companion plants.

Light Requirement: Full Shade to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 6 -12"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Dummen Orange