Nursery Crop Science
Vegetative Annuals: The Emerging Backbone of Seasonal Landscape Color
Robert E. Lyons
Professor and Director: NC State University/JC Raulston Arboretum
Selected Species
Centaurea gymnanthera ‘Colchester White’
Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’ (annual purple fountain grass)
Pennisetum ‘Burgundy Giant’
Strobilanthes deyeranus (Persian shield)
Ipomoea batatas ‘Sweet Caroline’ series
Lantana camara
Lantana camara ‘Samantha’ (Variegated lantana)
Lantana trifolia
Solenostemon scutallerioides (Coleus!)
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurea’
Salvia officinalis ‘Icterina’
Alternanthera dentata ‘Rubiginosa’
Alternanthera ficoidea (Red Thread)
Alternanthera ficoidea (snow Queen)
Plectranthus argentatus (silver shrub)
Plectranthus ‘Athens Gem’
Plectranthus ‘Limelight’
Plectranthus ‘Nicolleta’
Petunia ‘Color Splash’
Abelmoschus esculentus ‘Burgundy’ (purple okra)
Orthosiphon stamineus/Clerodendranthus spicatus (cat’s whiskers)
Pachystachys lutea (yellow shrimp plant)
Justicia brandegeana/Bellaperone guttata (shrimp plant)
Sanchezia speciosa
Abutilon pictum ‘Thompsonii’
Acalypha wilkesiana
Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Obovata’
Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Petticoat’
Euphorbia tirucalli ‘Sticks of Fire’
Dalechampia roezliana (purple dove vine)
Aristolochia gigantea
