Cleome hasslerana Other Name spider flower   Sun Requirements full sun, part sun   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Early summer until fall in colors such as white, pink, lavender and rose   Mature Height x Spread 3 to 6 feet x 12 to 18 inches   Added Benefits attracts beneficials, attracts hummingbirds, drought tolerant, deer resistant   Cleome or spider flower is often overlooked as a seedling in garden centers because of its nondescript, almost weedy, appearance. However, once established in the flower garden, cleome puts on a...

Torenia fournieri   Other Name wishbone flower   Sun Requirements part sun, part shade   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color early summer to fall in colors such as red, violet, purple, white and bicolor   Mature Height x Spread 6 to 12 inches x 6 to 9 inches   Added Benefits attracts hummingbirds, deer resistant   If you want an annual to flower in the shade in New England, this is one most gardeners overlook. Torenia or clown flower is a low growing, mounded annual flower that produces tubular blooms in variety of flower colors. Often the...

Coleus Solenostemon scutellariodes   Other Name painted leaf   Sun Requirements Full sun, part sun, part shade, full shade   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Summer, but mostly grown for the colorful leaves which come in shades and combinations of cream, green, burgundy, pink, white and yellow   Mature Height x Spread 6 to 24 inches x 12 to 18 inches   Added Benefits fall color   Coleus have become the darlings of the annual shade gardens. Since they're grown mostly for the colorful leaves, there's no need to wait for the...

Cosmos bipinnatus   Other Name Mexican aster   Sun Requirements full sun to part shade   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Mid summer to fall in colors of red, violet, orange, white and pink   Mature Height x Spread 1 to 5 feet x 2 feet   Added Benefits attracts beneficials, drought tolerant   Cosmos are easy to grow, tall annual flowers that feature airy foliage and cup-shaped flowers that flow in the breeze. The foliage almost resembles asparagus while the flowers can be single or double petaled. Cosmos look great planted in groups,...