Easy-to-Grow

• Ageratum
• Begonia
• Chrysanthemum
• Cleome
• Cockscomb
• Coreopsis
• Cornflower
• Cosmos
• Dusty Miller
• Four-o'clocks
• Gomphrena (bachelor button)
• Impatiens
• Joseph's Coat
• Marigold
• Melampodium
• Moss Rose
• Pansy
• Periwinkle
• Pepper
• Petunia
• Poppy
• Portulaca
• Sunflower
• Zinnia

Shade or Semi-Shade

• Ageratum
• Alyssum
• Begonia
• Coleus
• Impatiens
• Nicotiana (flowering tobacco)
• Pansy
• Salvia
• Snapdragon
• Wishbone Flower (torenia)

Hot, Dry Locations

• Amaranth (Joseph's Coat)
• Copper Plant
• Cornflower
• Cosmos
• Four-o'clocks
• Gomphrena (bachelor button)
• Melampodium
• Morning Glory
• Moss Rose
• Periwinkle
• Portulaca
• Sunflower
• Tithonia
• Verbena
• Zinnia 

Poor Soils

• Amaranth (Joseph's Coat)
• Cleome
• Cockscomb
• Coreopsis
• Four-o'clocks
• Gomphrena (bachelor button)
• Moss Rose
• Periwinkle
• Portulaca
• Verbena

Annuals To Sow in Fall

• Alyssum
• Babies' Breath
• Calendula
• Cornflower
• Cosmos
• Dill
• Johnny Jump-up
• Larkspur
• Pansy
• Poppy
• Queen Anne's Lace
• Snapdragon
• Sweetpea

May Reseed Year after Year

• Cleome
• Coreopsis
• Cornflower
• Cosmos
• Gomphrena (bachelor button)
• Impatiens
• Johnny Jump-up
• Larkspur
• Moss Rose
• Periwinkle
• Petunia
• Zinnia

For Cutflowers

• Babies' Breath
• Calendula
• Cleome
• Cockscomb
• Cornflower
• Cosmos
• Gomphrena (bachelor button)
• Larkspur
• Marigold
• Poppy
• Salvia
• Snapdragon
• Statice
• Zinnia

For Colorful Foliage

• Amaranth
• Basil (purple-leafed and ruffle-leafed)
• Caladium
• Castor Bean
• Coleus
• Copper Plant
• Dusty Miller
• Joseph's Coat
• Ornamental Kale (flowering cabbage)

For Edging

• Ageratum
• Alyssum
• Begonia
• Dusty Miller
• Portulaca
• Marigold (dwarf)
• Pansy
• Petunia
• Verbena
• Wishbone Flower (torenia)
• Zinnia (dwarf, and Z. angustifolia)

For Containers

• Ageratum
• Alyssum
• Black-eyed Susan Vine
• Begonia
• Coleus
• Geranium
• Impatiens
• Marigold
• Pansy
• Pepper
• Periwinkle
• Petunia
• Portulaca
• Verbena
• Wishbone Flower (torenia)

For Backgrounds and Screens

• Amaranth
• Castor Bean
• Cleome
• Cockscomb
• Copper Plant
• Cosmos
• Hollyhock
• Marigold (tall)
• Sunflower
• Tithonia
• Zinnia (tall)

For Groundcovers

• Alyssum
• Begonia
• Moss Rose
• Periwinkle
• Portulaca
• Verbena

Attract Butterflies

• Coreopsis
• Cosmos
• Gaillardia
• Gomphrena (bachelor button)
• Marigold (singles best)
• Periwinkle
• Queen Anne's Lace
• Verbena
• Zinnia (the best)