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| Easy-to-Grow | Cosmos, Portulaca, California Poppy, Purple Fountain Grass, Celosia, Marigold, Coleus, Vinca, Petunia, Zinnia |
| Shade or Semi-shade | Coleus , Salvia, Impatiens, Begonia |
| Hot, Dry Locations | Cosmos, Creeping Zinnia, Portulaca, Vinca |
| Poor Soils | California Poppy, Portulaca, Iceland Poppy, Purple Fountain Grass, Celosia |
| Hardy and Half-Hardy | Petunia, Phlox, California Poppy, Iceland Poppy, Larkspur, Dianthus, Ornamental Kale, Pansy |
| Sow or Transplant in Fall | Pansy, Cosmos, California Poppy, Iceland Poppy, Larkspur |
| May Self-Seed Year after Year | Cosmos, Nicotiana, Pansy, Impatiens,
Portulaca, Larkspur, California Poppy, Vinca, Zinnia |
| Can be Direct-Seeded | Iceland Poppy, California Poppy, Larkspur, Marigold, Gomphrena, Zinnia |
| Use as Cut Flowers | Dianthus, Salvia, Larkspur, Marigold, Celosia, Phlox, Cosmos, Zinnia |
| Suitable for Drying | Gomphrena, Celosia, Strawflower |
| Grown for Fragrance | Nicotiana, Phlox, Dianthus, Petunia |
| Grown for Colorful Foliage | Dusty Miller, Purple Fountain Grass, Coleus, Ornamental Kale |
| Used for Edging | Dusty Miller, Petunia, Begonia, Phlox, Portulaca , Coleus, Marigold, (dwarf), Zinnia (dwarf), Dianthus, Pansy |
| Suitable for Containers | Phlox, Impatiens, Portulaca, Begonia, Marigold, Coleus, Pansy, Petunia |
| Suitable for Backgrounds and Screens | Cosmos, Marigold (tall var.), Hibiscus, Purple Fountain Grass, Celosia (tall var.), Coleus, Zinnia (tall var.) |
| Suitable for Use as Groundcovers | Creeping Zinnia, Portulaca, Vinca |
| Attract Birds | Petunia, Salvia, California Poppy, Portulaca, Zinnia |
| Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies | Phlox, Salvia, Verbena, Zinnia |