MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
PLANTS FOR SUNNY SITUATIONS 
29 
Common Name | Botanical Name Habit Color 
FLOWERING 
Ageratum A geratum mexicanum Upright | Blue and white 
Candytuft Iberis umbellata Prostrate | White 
Canna Canna hybrids Upright | Yellow, red 
English daisy | Bellis perennis Prostrate | White, pink 
Geranium Pelargonium zonale Upright | Red, ee 
pin 
Hibiscus Hibiscus coccineus Upright 
Heliotrope Heliotropium peruvianum Upright | Lavender 
Lantana Lantana Camara Upright gone heer 
pin 
Lobelia Lobelia Erinus Prostrate | Blue 
Marigold Tagetes patula Upright | Orange, yellow 
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus Prostrate | Yellow, orange 
Petunia Petunia hybrida Prostrate ies pink, 
Tr 
Pansy Viola tricolor Prostrate bens purple 
white 
Phlox Phlox Drummondii Upright nes pink, 
Pinks Dianthus sp. Upright Bi pink, 
r 
Portulaca Portulaca grandiflora Upright ae yellow, 
pin 
Salvia Salvia splendens var. : 
“Zurich” Upright | Red 
Sweet alyssum | Alyssum maritimum Prostrate | White : 
Verbena Verbena hybrida Upright Lavender, pink 
Vinca Vinca rosea Upright | Pink, white 
FOLIAGE 
Abutilon Abutilon hybridum — Upright | Variegated 
Coleus Coleus Blumet Upright | Variegated 
Croton Codiaeum variegatum Upright Variegated 
Dracaena Dracaena indivisa _ Upright | Green 
Dusty miller Centaurea candidissima Spreading | White 
Eranthemum | Eranthemum atropurpureum | Upright | Purple 
English ivy Hedera helix Trailing | Green 
n ivy Senecio scandens Trailing | Green 
Iresine Iresine Lindenit : Upright | Red 
Moneywort Lysimachia Nummularia Trailing Green 
Pandanus Pandanus Veitchit Upright | Variegated 
Pyrethrum Pyrethrum roseum Upright | Yellow 
Rubber plant | Ficus elastica Upright | Green 
Vinca _ Vinca major Trailing | Variegated 
Wandering Jew | Tradescantia zebrina Trailing | Variegated 
PLANTS ENDURING SHADE 
Common Name | Botanical Name Habit | Color 
FLOWERING 
Pansy Viola tricolor Prostrate | Yellow,purple, 
