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The Best Annuals for Hot Climates
A critical consideration for
a garden to be successful is to choose the types of
plants that will grow best in your particular
environment. Matching the plants to the climate in
which they'll be grown will ensure your garden thrives.
Those
who live in hot, dry climates often assume they won't be
able to enjoy a lush garden without constant watering and
attention. However, there are a great many annuals that
love hot climates. The list below is a sample of annuals
that can take the heat.
Annuals
best suited for hot and dry climates
While all
types of annuals and other plants require regular watering and
close attention as they become established, the annuals listed
below are much more able to tolerate consistently dry
conditions once they have established their root
system.
* Snow-on-the-Mountain (Euphorbia
marginata)
* African Daisy (Dimorphotheca)
* Gloriosa
Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta)
* Annual Vinca (Cataranthus
roseus)
* Calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
* Spider
Flower (Cleome hasslerana)
* Cosmos (Cosmos species)
*
Creeping Zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens)
* Zinnia (Zinnia
species)
* Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)
* Gaillardia
(Gaillardia pulchella)
* Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena
globosa)
* Gold Medallion (Melampoddium paludosum)
*
Moss Rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
* Verbena (Verbena
species)
Heat seeking varieties of
annuals
The annuals is the list below are
generally able to tolerate very hot conditions, but they do
usually require additional moisture.
*
Hyacinth Bean Vine (Dolichos lablab)
* Dahlia (Dahlia
species and hybrids)
* Blue Daze (Evolvulus glomerata)
*
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
* Castor Bean (Ricinus
communis)
* Cockscomb (Celosia argentea)
* Cypress Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit)
* Fan Flower (Scaevola aemula)
*
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana species)
* Four o'clock
(Mirabilis jalapa)
* Joseph's Coat
(Amaranthustricolor)
* Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia
leucantha)
* Mexican Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia)
*
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)
* Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
* Morning Glory (Ipomoea species)
*
Salvia (Salvia species)
* Silk Flower (Abelmoschus
manihot)
* Starflower (Pentas lanceolata)
A
combination of the varieties of annuals listed above is
a great choices for anyone living in hot, dry climates.
These heat and drought tolerant annuals provide a wide
variety of colors, sizes, shapes and textures, enough to meet
the needs of any gardener.
Gardening
in a hot, dry climate can provide a great many challenges,
particularly when water use restrictions make providing
supplemental moisture impossible. Matching the types of
flowers you plant to the climate in which they'll be growing is one of
the best ways to ensure a healthy garden and a healthy
environment.
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