A photography of Phelan Gardens greenhouse and storefront in Colorado Springs Colorado

Annuals By Height

Phelan Gardens Annuals (Up to 6")

Common Name

Botanical Name

H2O Needs

Exposure

Bacopa

Sutera

High

Sun / Pt. Shade

Creeping Charlie

Glechoma

Medium

Sun – Shade

Creeping Wire Vine

Muehlenbeckia

Low / Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

French Marigold

Tagetes

Low

Sun

Garden Petunia

Petunia

Low

Sun / Pt. Shade

Gazania

Gazania

Low

Sun

Trailing Petunia used on ground

Petunia

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Impatiens

Impatiens

High

Pt. Sh. / Shade

Ivy

Hedera

Medium

Pt. Shade

Lobelia

Lobelia

High

Sun / Pt. Shade

Million Bells

Calibrachoa

Medium

Pt. Shade

Moss Rose

Portulaca

Low

Sun

Creeping Zinnia

Sanvitalia

Medium

Sun

Scaevola

Scaevola

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Swan Daisy

Brachyscome

Low

Sun

Sweet Alyssum

Lobularia

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Sweet Potato Vine

Ipomoea

High

Sun / Pt. Shade

Torenia

Torenia

High

Sun / Pt. Shade

Verbena

Verbena

Low

Sun

Vinca Vine

Vinca

Medium

Sun

Viola

Viola

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Zinnia—dwarf types

Zinnia

Medium

Sun

 

Phelan Gardens Annuals (Up to 12")

Common Name

Botanical Name

H2O Needs

Exposure

Ageratum (Flossflower)

Ageratum

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Asparagus Fern

Sprengeri

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Begonia, Tuberous

Begonia

High

Pt. Sh. / Shade

Cockscomb Celosia

Celosia

Medium

Sun

Coleus

Solenostemon

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Dahlia dwarf types

Dahlia

Medium

Sun

Dianthus (pinks, sweet william)

Dianthus

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Euphorbia

Euphorbia

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Fiber Optic Grass

Scirpus

Medium / High

Part Shade

Flowering Tobacco

Nicotiana

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

French Marigold

Tagetes

Low

Sun

Garden Petunia

Petunia

Low

Sun / Pt. Shade

Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Joseph’s Coat

Alternanthera

Medium

Sun

Lantana

Lantana

Low

Sun / Pt. Shade

Marigold

Tagetes

Low

Sun

Mexican Heather

Cuphea

High

Sun / Pt. Shade

Monkey Flower

Mimulus

High

Sun / Pt. Shade

Nemesia

Nemesia

High

Sun / Pt. Shade

Ornamental Cabbage

Brassica

Medium

Sun

Pansy

Pansy

Medium

Sun – Shade

Phlox

Phlox

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Pot Marigold

Calendula

Medium

Sun

Snapdragons—dwarf types

Antirrhinum

Low

Sun / Pt. Shade

Stock

Matthiola

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Strawflower –dwarf types

Bracteantha

Low

Sun

Twinspur

Diascia

High

Sun

Verbena

Verbena

Low

Sun

Wax Begonia

Begonia

High

Sun – Shade

Zinnia

Zinnia

Medium

Sun

 

Phelan Gardens Annuals (Between 12" and 24")

Common Name

Botanical Name

H2O Needs

Exposure

African Daisy

Osteospermum

Medium

Sun

African Marigold

Tagetes

Low

Sun

Coleus

Coleus

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Dahlia

Dahlia

Medium

Sun

Double Impatiens

Impatiens

High

Pt. Sh. / Shade

Flowering Tobacco

Nicotiana

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Garden Petunia

Petunia

Low

Sun / Pt. Shade

Geranium

Pelargonium

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Heliotrope

Heliotrope

Medium

Sun

Icicles

Helichrysum

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Marguerite Daisy

Argyranthemum

Medium

Sun

Snapdragon

Antirrhinum

Low

Sun / Pt. Shade

Sage (Blue – Scarlet)

Salvia

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Spikes

Dracaena

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Star Cluster

Pentas

Medium

Sun

Tuberous Begonia

Begonia

High

Pt. Sh. / Shade

Zinnia

Zinnia

Medium

Sun

 

Phelan Gardens Annuals (Between 2' and 4')

Common Name

Botanical Name

H2O Needs

Exposure

African Marigold

Tagetes

Low

Sun

Black-eyed Susan vine

Thunbergia

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Coleus

Coleus

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Cosmos

Cosmos

Low

Sun

Flowering Tobacco

Nicotiana

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Millet

Pennisetum

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Morning Glory

Ipomoea

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Purple Fountain Grass

Pennisetum

Medium

Sun / Pt. Shade

Snapdragon

Antirrhinum

Low

Sun / Pt. Shade

Spider Flower

Cleome

Low

Sun

Zinnia

Zinnia

Medium

Sun

Map of Colorado Springs with Phelan Gardens location marked

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We are open all year round and always offer the seasons most popular varieties for gardeners and plant lovers alike!

Phelan Gardens
4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway.
Colorado Springs, CO, 80918

(719) 574-8058

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A photograph of various signs that point to sections of Phelan Gardens such as Perennials, Vines, Grasses and more
Phelan Gardens Perennials section of their store