Explosive cascades of papery magenta, hot pink, or coral bracts that smother walls, fences, and pergolas with nonstop color from spring through fall in zones 9 to 11.
Clusters of vivid orange-red trumpets bloom from fall through spring. Evergreen in mild climates and a hummingbird magnet in every month it flowers.
Flat coral-orange rosettes produce vivid flower stalks in late winter. One of the hardiest aloes.
Cheerful desert wildflower that blooms almost year-round in warm climates. Thrives on neglect.
Large tropical blooms in vivid colors appear repeatedly from spring through fall.
Sweetly scented white blossoms appear intermittently year-round and set thin-skinned lemons.
Ruffled, rose-like blooms in vivid colors brighten cool spring beds and pots.
Small clustered flowers perfume the garden with an apricot-like scent over a long season.
Large lobed leaves and sweet late-summer fruits give a Mediterranean feel to the garden.
Dense spikes of clove-scented blooms in soft pastels. Cool-season cut flower that fills a room with spicy perfume.
Ruffled, intensely fragrant climbing flowers in every pastel shade. Cool-season annual that hates heat.
Dramatic rosettes on woody stems. 'Zwartkop' variety has near-black leaves. Stunning in containers.
Huge pendant trumpets release intense evening fragrance over a long warm-season bloom.
Glossy-leaved heat champion (botanically unrelated to true Vinca minor) that blooms through humidity that wilts everything else.
True cornflower blue that almost no other flower can match. Cottage garden classic that self-sows reliably.
Bright daisy-like blooms in pumpkin orange and gold. Edible petals brighten salads and the plant keeps blooming through cool weather.
Mini petunias that bloom nonstop in hanging baskets. Dozens of color options and no deadheading needed.
Glossy leaves and asymmetrical apricot-orange blooms held in tight spikes. Firecracker flower, blooms steadily in heat that wilts other tropicals.
Groundcover rose that stays low and spreads wide. Tough, disease-resistant, and constantly in bloom.
Perfect rosettes in blue, green, pink, and purple. Bell-shaped flowers on arching stems. Frost-tender.
Glossy evergreen foliage frames intensely fragrant white flowers from late spring into summer.
Wiry stems hold star-shaped flowers in jewel colors. Corn lily, a long-lasting cut flower that closes at night and opens with the sun.
Tall spires of spurred flowers in deep blue and purple. The annual cousin of delphinium, easier to grow from seed and just as dramatic.
Glossy vines are covered in showy trumpet flowers from early summer to frost in warm climates.
Sky-blue flowers wreathed in feathery green bracts give way to ornamental striped seed pods. Self-sows freely once you start.
The classic window-box geranium. Ball-shaped flower clusters above scalloped leaves. Tough container staple.
Star-shaped flower clusters that hummingbirds and butterflies hit on every pass. Blooms nonstop in heat that stops impatiens cold.
Bushy form with glossy foliage and abundant pink trumpets suited to pots and borders.
Clusters of pink, sweetly scented blooms cover this classic tropical tree in summer.
Sky-blue phlox-like clusters bloom nonstop in warm climates. The blue flower that thrives where most blues melt in summer heat.
Brilliant orange-red blossoms in late spring and summer are followed by decorative, edible fruits.
Flame-orange and yellow flower clusters that hummingbirds and swallowtails cannot resist. Thrives on heat, dies back at frost, returns every spring.
Glossy leaves and nonstop flowers in sun or shade. One of the most reliable bedding plants anywhere.
Highly fragrant white flowers with yellow centers appear in clusters on succulent branches.
Reliable cultivar bearing large red fruits and vivid orange flowers.
Clusters of bright yellow trumpet flowers bloom for months in the heat. Southwest staple that takes drought and reflected heat without flinching.