Introduction
Groundcovers
Hostas
Ferns
Other Perennials
Biennials and Annuals
Vines
Shrubs and Trees
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Introduction |
Other Perennials |
We are considering these biennials and annuals. An annual must be replanted each spring, since they live for only one growing season. A biennial generally flowers in its second year, then dies.
Click on a plant's picture to learn about it at Dave's Garden — a green border means we already have the plant.
| Angelica | Angelica archangelica | ||
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Biennial 4-6' Sun to Partial Shade |
Celerylike, aromatic. |
Large heads of chartreuse florets in summer. Perennial if remove flower heads before they go to seed. |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea | ||
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Biennial 15-18" Sun to Partial Shade |
Lanceolate leaves on stalk. |
Spires of bell-shaped flowers, pink to purple. Summers. Attractive to butterflies. |
| Flowering Tobacco | Nicotiana alata | ||
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Annual (tender perennial) 10-14" Sun to Partial Shade |
Semi-reclining, large-leaved foliage. |
Clusters of fragrant trumpet-shaped white-to-red flowers open after sundown. Mid-summer to frost. Flowers well in partial sun. |
| Impatiens | Impatiens | ||
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Annual 10-36" part sun/ shade |
Delicate, pointed leaves, often with red veins. |
Very common. Mixed (white, pink, red, purple, lavender), all summer. |