Annual Plants List

They will burst in color early in the spring and keep color into early summer. The best plant to have in the landscape bed around the house in fall and during the winter months. Perfect companion of spring flowering bulbs.

It is native to northern Africa. The fruit resembles a cucumber . * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt "Luffa aegyptica",...

It is native to northern Africa. The fruit resembles a cucumber . * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt "Luffa aegyptica",...

Hackberries also have ovate leaves.A cordate is so named for its heart-shaped blade. Most lanceolate leaves are compound leaves and are divided by a septum in the center. Certain varieties of mistletoe have oblong leaves, as do nightshade, dumbcane and...

Three stalked plants are given for luck, five stalks are said to represent wishes of wealth and seven stalks are thought to bring and keep good health. The common names of plants can be a tricky area.

It is used to treat psoriasis and other skin disorders. A dog might vomit, suffer diarrhea, drool and tremble excessively and show signs of ataxia. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals (ASPCA) Animal Poison Control's database...

It is important to provide tomatillo plants at least eight hours of full, direct sunlight daily as well as well-draining soil. Tomatillo fruits, called tomatillos, belong on the list of highly alkalizing foods due to their effect on the body's pH level.

Increase seed germination by spraying seed beds with aspirin water, assisting in fending off bacteria and viruses. Add aspirin to water and feed it to your plants to boost disease and pest resistance and form stronger immune systems.Use inexpensive, uncoated,...

It just goes to show that one animal's "yuck" is another's "yum."Regional garden centers and extension services put out lists of local plants that local animals usually leave alone.

To reproduce, land plants develop pollen that wind, insects and animals can disperse so the pollen can fertilize female plants of the same species. To grow tall, plants need a system to transport water and nutrients from the soil up to the rest of the...

There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients. * Datura stramonium , known by the common names jimson weed , devil's trumpet , devil's weed , thorn apple , tolguacha , Jamestown...

This a a great variety of oak leaf lettuce. It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties. It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer.

Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. * It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh.

* American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s. * Corn Salad is a gourmet green that has been used in Europe for centuries.

Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. * It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh.

* Coreopsis basalis is a bushy annual species with finely cut foliage and showy round flowers. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping.

* Coreopsis basalis is a bushy annual species with finely cut foliage and showy round flowers. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping.

Tahoka-daisy is a low, spreading, 6-12 in. Annual with delicate but showy, aster-like flowers. A.k.a. Aster tanacetifolia * Branched stems with fern-like leaves ending in flower heads with many bright purple, very narrow rays surrounding a yellow central...

Tahoka-daisy is a low, spreading, 6-12 in. Annual with delicate but showy, aster-like flowers. A.k.a. Aster tanacetifolia * Branched stems with fern-like leaves ending in flower heads with many bright purple, very narrow rays surrounding a yellow central...

It is a readily available ornamental plant for the flower garden. * This is an annual herb growing erect to approach half a meter in maximum height, its stem with linear leaves 2 to 4 centimeters long.

Rosemary repels the Mexican bean beetle, slugs and snails.Besides enjoying their aromatic scents and herbal properties, mint plants well in a garden alongside tomatoes, cabbage, roses and potatoes.

Baobabs are odd-looking trees with thick trunks and thin, root-like branches, and native South African legend has it that the gods planted the baobab tree upside-down. Baobab trees themselves can live for quite a long time, with life spans ranging from...

* American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s. * Corn Salad is a gourmet green that has been used in Europe for centuries.

* This open pollinated variety has been around a long time and is still the favorite. * It produces an abundance of 8-9 inch dark green cucumbers with excellent mild flavor.

* These small round cucumbers ripen to a lemon yellow color.

There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients. * Datura stramonium , known by the common names jimson weed , devil's trumpet , devil's weed , thorn apple , tolguacha , Jamestown...

The University of Illinois website lists squash, corn, clematis and begonias as species with pistillate and staminate flowers on the same plant. Such flowers are also called pistillate flowers because they have a developed, working pistil but lack a functioning...