Names are linked to plant descriptions,  indicate photos (about 50K),  indicate latin name pronunciations.

Plants are picked as best/most popular or seen in Northeast U.S. Selection will vary with region of the country. These plants will be included in the lecture exams and should be used for landscape plans. Names will not have to be memorized unless also covered in labs. Specific species or cultivars shown in photos are in ( ).

Annuals
Ageratum	Ageratum houstonianum (Adriatic)
Alyssum	Lobularia maritima
Begonia	Begonia semperflorens-cultorum (Athaena Mix)
Blanket Flower	Gaillardia pulchella (Red Plume)
Celosia, Crestedand Plumed	Celosia argentea (Cristata and Plumosa groups)
Chrysanthemum	Dendranthema cultivars
Coleus	Solenostemon scutellarioides
Cosmos, Garden and Yellow	Cosmos bipinnatus and sulphureus (Early Mamouth Single and Bright Lights)
Dianthus	Dianthus chinensis
Dusty Miller	Senecio cineraria (Diamond)
Flowering Tobacco	Nicotiana x sanderae (Domino Mix)
Fuchsia	Fuchsia cultivars
Geranium	Pelargonium x hortorum
Impatiens, Busy Lizzy  and New Guinea	Impatiens wallerana and 'New Guinea' (Aglia)
Madagascar Periwinkle	Catharanthus roseus
Marigold, American and French	Tagetes erecta (American Indian Gold) and patula
Morning Glory	Convolvulus (Blue Ensign), Ipomoea
Nasturtium	Tropaeolum majus (Dwarf Jewel Box Mix)
Pansy	Viola x wittrockiana
Petunia	Petunia x hybrida
Portulaca	Portulaca grandiflora
Prairie Gentian	Eustoma grandiflorum
Sage, Scarlet  and Mealy-Cup and Texas	Salvia splendens, farinacea, coccinea
Snapdragon	Antirrhinum majus
Spider Flower	Cleome hassleriana
Sunflower	Helianthus annuus (Valentine)
Trailing Lobelia	Lobelia erinus
Treasure Flower	Gazania cultivars (Dynastar Mix)
Verbena	Verbena x hybrida (Peaches and Cream)
Zinnia, Common  and Mexican and Narrow-leaf	Zinnia elegans, haageana (Chippendale), angustifolia (Star White)

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