Plant List
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Legend # Never bloomed last year, bulb may be gone P Purchased Blooming this year |
 © Sara Murphy 1999 |
| Flowers | Bloom Times in Zone 8A Texas |
| Allamanda - A. cathartica | Summer...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Allium (White) | Early Spring |
| Amaryllis - Hippeastrum | Late Spring...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Anemone (Poppy-Flowered Windflower), - A. coronaria | Late Winter through Spring |
| Balloon
Flower - Platycodon grandiflorus Blue and White |
Late Spring until Freeze |
| Blue Daze - Evolvulus nuttallianus. | Late Spring until Freeze...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Bougainvillea - Bougainvillea sp | Spring and Fall through Winter...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Calla Lily - Zantedeschia | Late Spring through Early Summer |
| Canna Aida Ambassador China Lady City of Portland Cleopatra Grand Duc Journey's End Karl Felstadt La Bohème La Traviata Lucifer Madame Butterfly Picasso Pink Beauty Pink Sunburst President Pretoria Primrose Yellow Princess Di Red Stripe Richard Wallace Rigoletto Rosamund Cole Rosen Kavalier Russian Red Stadt Feltbach Striped Beauty Stuttgart Sunrise (yellow) Tropicana Wyoming Yellow Futurity |
Late Spring until Freeze
This is an alphabetical index of the individual cannas that I have. You can click on "Canna" for the general canna page with general information and links on cannas, or you can click on an individual canna name and go directly to that canna. There are other indexes by flower color, foliage color and others on the general canna page.
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| Carnation - Dianthus | Early Spring until Freeze |
| Carolina Jasmine - Gelsemium sempervirens | Winter through Early Spring |
| Chinese Trumpet Flowers - Incarvillea delavayi | Spring Through Mid Summer |
| Chrysanthemum (Hardy) - C. morifolium | Spring through Early Summer and again in Fall through early Winter |
| Clematis-Clematis Dr. Rupple Gipsy Queen Ramona |
Spring until Freeze |
| Colchicum - C. autumnale | Fall |
| Columbine - Aquilegia | Spring through Early Summer |
| Coral Bells 'Palace Purple' - Heuchera micrantha | |
| Cosmos Gold - Cosmos sulphureus |
Spring until Freeze |
| Crape Myrtle - Lagerstroemia indica | Late Spring through Fall |
| Crinum | Spring and Fall |
| Crocus C. versicolor (Gold, Lilac and White) C. speciosus 'Conqueror' C. zonatus albus |
Late Winter # # |
| Daffodil - Narcissus | Late winter through Early Spring |
| Dahlia | Spring until Freeze |
| Daisy Blue Eyed or African Daisy - Osteospermum Cape Daisy - Venidium fastuosum Shasta Daisy - Chrysanthemum maximum |
Early Spring until Freeze Summer until Freeze Spring through Early Summer |
| Daylily - Hemerocallis | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Dipladenia - Mandeville 'Red Riding Hood' | Summer, Fall...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Duranta,
Brazilian Sky Flower, Lilac-Flowered Golden Dewdrop, Pigeon Berry- Duranta erecta |
Late Spring thru frost |
| Fan Flower - Scaevola | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Flowering Maple - Abutilon | Spring through Fall...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Four-o'clock (Red, Yellow and White) - Mirabilis jalapa | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Freesia
- F. hybrida Red White |
Spring |
| Gardenia - Gardenium jasminoides | Spring, Early Summer, and again in Fall |
| Gazania, Treasure Flower - G. linearis | Spring until really hard freeze |
| Geranium - Pelargonium | Spring until freeze |
| Geranium, Scented - Pelargonium | Spring...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Gingers Hidden Lily- Curcuma petiolata |
Summer...Winter hardy |
| Gladiolus
- G. hybrid Hardy Gladiolus - G. byzantinus |
Spring, Summer Spring, Summer |
| Hibiscus (Chinese) - H. rosa-sinensis | Spring, Summer, Fall...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Hibiscus (Hardy), Rose Mallow - Hibiscus moscheutos | Summer |
| Honeysuckle (Crimson Trumpet) - Lonicera sempervirens | Early Spring through Early Summer |
| Hyacinth (Blue and Pink) | Early Spring |
| Indian Hawthorne - Raphiolepis indica | Early Spring |
| Iris Bearded Iris |
Spring |
| Jasmine Pink - Jasminum polyanthum Sambac or Arabian - Jasminum Sambac |
Early Spring Summer, Fall |
| Kalanchoe K. blossfeldiana (Red) K. flammea (Yellow) |
Spring, Summer...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Lavender, Spanish - Lavendula stoechas 'Quasti' | Fall |
| Lantana - L. camara 'Radiation' | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Lily - Lilium Asiatic Hybrid Oriental Hybrid Dwarf Patio |
Spring through early Summer Early Summer Spring |
| Lupine, Artic | Early Spring |
| Mandevilla (Chilean jasmine) - M. suaveolens 'Alice du Pont' - M. amabilis | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Mexican Heather - Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Allyson' | Spring until Freeze |
| Mexican Petunia - Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie' | Spring until Freeze |
| Moon Flower Vine - Ipomoca alba | Spring through early summer and again in Fall |
| Morning
Glory Morning Glory - Ipomoea tricolor Flying Saucer Pearly Gates Scarlet O'Hara Bush Morning Glory - Convolvulus Silver Morning Glory - Argyreia nervosa or A. speciosa Sweet Potato - Ipomoea batatas Brazilian Purple Morning Glory - Ipomoea setosa ssp. campanulata var. Pavoni
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Spring through Mid-Summer and again Fall until Freeze
Did not Bloom
Fall Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Moss Pink - phlox subulata | Late Winter through Late Spring |
| Moss Rose - Portulaca grandiflora | Mid Summer through Fall |
| Naked Lady, Surprise Lily, Magic Lily, Resurrection Lily - Lycoris squamigera | Late Summer, after mid July |
| Pansy - Viola | Fall through Spring |
| Peacock Orchid - Acidanthera bicolor | Fall |
| Penta
- Pentas lanceolata Red Pale Pink-Blush Violet |
Spring, Summer, Fall ...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Peony - Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty' | Never |
| Plumbago (Cape) - Plumbago capensis | Mid Summer through Freeze |
| Plumaria/Frangipani | Summer, Fall...Tropical, must protect from freezing |
| Purslane - Portulaca oleraeea | Summer, Fall |
| Pussy Willow - salix | Spring |
| Rain (Fairy) Lilly - Zephyranthes | Summer, Fall |
| Rose | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Rose
(Miniature)
Black Jade Cuddles |
Spring through Freeze |
| Scarlet Runner Bean - Phaseolus coccineus | Spring |
| Sedum (Golden) - S. kamtschaiticum | Spring |
| Snapdragon - Antirrhinum majus | Winter, Spring, Early Summer |
| Spider Lily - Lycoris radiata | Late Summer, Fall |
| Sternbergia 'Topaz' - S. lutea | # |
| Texas
Bluebell - Eustoma grandiflorum Pink, White, and Purple |
Summer |
| Tubroses - Polianthes tubrosa 'Double Pearl' | Fall |
| Whirling Butterflies - Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink' | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Widow's Tears - Commelina angustifolia Michx | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Yellow Archangel - Lamium galebdolon | Spring |
| Zinnia - Zinnia elegans | Late Summer, Fall |
| Foliage Plants | Growth Times in Zone 8A Texas |
| Caladium | Spring through Freeze |
| Coleus | Spring through Fall |
| Fern Japanese Painted - Athyrium Nipponicum 'Pictum' Southern Maidenhair Fern - Adiantum capillus-veneris |
Spring through Freeze Spring through Freeze |
| Variegated Devil's Backbone - Pedilanthus tithymaloides 'Variegatus' | Evergreen...Tropical, must
protect from freeze |
| Herbs and Leaf Vegetables | Edible Times in Zone 8A Texas |
| Bay - Laurus noblis | Year round |
| Basil - O.
Basilicum |
Early Summer through Early Fall |
| Spinach, Malabar or Indian - Basella | Early Summer through Fall |
| Rosemary - Rosmarinus officinalis L. |
| Vegetable | Edible Times in Zone 8A Texas |
| Peppers Bell Peppers - Big Bertha - Purple Beauty - Queen - White Perfection Hot Peppers - Jigsaw - Pretty in Purple |
Summer through Freeze
Year round if protected in greenhouse
Summer through Freeze |
| Sweet Potato - Ipomoea batatas | Fall |
| Tomato Beefsteak |
Spring through Fall (except late July and August) |
Music: Waltz Of the Flowers from Tchaikovsky's
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Last Updated 09/15/07 05:46 PM