Category — Annuals & Perennials

USDA Planting Zone Map and Hardiness Chart. Know when to plant what in the United States and Canada. What planting zone do you live in?

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Abutilon (also called Parlor Maple or Flowering Maple) can be grown well in passive hydroponic grow systems. Below are photos of several abutilon seedlings at 6 weeks old …

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Polka dot plants (hypoestes) are easy house plants and outdoor annuals. They grow quickly and self-seed, you need only to prune them and keep them well-watered.

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Thunbergia, or blackeyed susan vine, is a popular annual that you don’t often see grown as a house plant. If you have a bright window you can grow and flower thunbergia in a hanging basket, or allow it to climb.

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Hypoestes are delicate care-free annuals that make a spectacular ground cover or border plant. Seeds sprout easily and plants grow quickly, requiring very little pruning or maintenance. They prefer partials shade and will reseed freely in warmer climates. The plants produce terminal, spike-like racemes of small, tubular pink or blue flowers …

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Thunbergia is a very easy to grow annual as a climbing vine or in window boxes and hanging baskets. If allowed to climb it will quickly cover a trellis or fence offering a colorful display all summer long …

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Abutilon has been a favorite house plant since Victorian times. Also called Parlor Maple, Flowering Maple, Chinese Lantern, Chinese Bellflower and …

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