My Flowers Live » Annuals http://www.myflowerslive.com Just Wild About WildFlowers and Information and Resources about Them!!! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= en hourly 1 Annual Vinca http://www.myflowerslive.com/annual-vinca/ http://www.myflowerslive.com/annual-vinca/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:54:08 +0000 JB http://myflowerslive.com/?p=293 With heat, drought and poor soil tolerance, annual vinca (Catharanthus roseus), also known as Madagascar periwinkle, is a very popular annual in South Carolina.

Height/Spread

The plants grow 1 or 2 feet high and about the same in width. There are new spreading types that are wider and lower. Most vinca have a

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Height/Spread

Most begonias that we grow outside will be between 8 inches and 2 feet tall.

Ornamental Features

Begonias are grown for their foliage and/or for their attractive flowers. Begonias flower throughout the summer and up to the first

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Annual zinnias, salvia and petunias Karen Russ, ©2007 HGIC, Clemson Extension

Growth Rate

True annuals sprout from seed, flower, set seed and die within one season. Many flowers

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