Multicolor Annuals

Use the following chart to help you fill your garden with annuals that come in more than three color ranges. These annual flowers are the most universal and versatile annuals flowers to help you as you make your selections.

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Annual Dry
Soil		 Average
Soil
Moist
Soil
Full
Sun
Part
Shade
Full
Shade
<12
Inches		 12-24
Inches		 >24
Inches
Alternanthera x
 x
x

x

Amaranth, Globe x
 x
x


x
Begonia, Fibrous
x
x
 x
 x
 x

Begonia, Tuberous*
x
 x
x
 x
x
Candytuft x
 x
x

x

Chrysanthemum
x
x

x
 x
 x
Coleus

x
x
 x
x
Cosmos
x
x

x
 x
Dahlia
x
 x
 x

x
 x
Daisy, African x

x

x

Daisy, Livingstone
 x
 x
x

x

Daisy, Swan River
x
x

x
 x
Daisy, Transvaal
x
 x
 x

x
 x
Everlastings x
 x
x


x
Four O'Clock
 x
 x
x
 x

x
 x
Foxglove

x
 x
 x
 x

x
Gazania x

x

x
 x
Geranium, Ivy-Leaf
x
x
 x
x
 x
 x
Geranium, Other

x
 x


x
Geranium, Zonal

x
 x


x
Gladiolus
x
x


x
 x
Godetia (Clarkia)
 x

x
 x

x
 x
Hollyhock
x
 x
 x



x
Impatiens
x
 x
x
 x
 x
 x
Impatiens,
New Guinea
x
 x
 x


x
Lupine

x
 x



x
Marigold, Cape
 x

x

x

Nemesia
x
x
 x

x
Nicotiana
x
 x
 x
 x

x
 x
Pansy
x
 x
 x
 x
x

Petunia
x
x


x
Phlox
x
x

x
 x
Portulaca
 x

x

x

Primrose
x
 x
x
x

Salpiglossis
x
 x
 x



x
Schizanthus
x
 x
 x
 x


x
Snapdragon
x
x

x
 x
 x
Sweet Pea
x
x

x
 x
Toadflax x

x

x

Verbena
 x
 x
x

x

Zinnia
x
x

x
 x
 x

*Foliage or fruits/pods this color
**Bulb

These cultural recommendations are intended to suggest the average conditions over a wide geographic area. It is important to be aware of local requirements.

Planting in a single color? Learn more about the requirements of blue to purple annual flowers by reading the next page.