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Annuals

Botanical Name: Ageratum Houstonianum
Common Name: Floss Flower 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Blue, Pink or White
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 0.15 - 0.3
Spread (m) : 0.15 - 0.3

Botanical Name: Agrostemma Githago
Common Name: Corn Cockle 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour :  Purple pink
Foliage Colour : Green 
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness :  
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .75
Spread (m) : .25

Botanical Name: Ammi Majus
Common Name: Queen Anne's Lace / Lace Plant
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : White
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut flower
Height (m) : 0.3 - 0.9
Spread (m) : 0.3

Botanical Name: Antirrhinum Majus
Common Name: Snapdragon 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Varied
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Winter to Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut flower
Height (m) : 0.2 - 0.4
Spread (m) : 0.3 - 0.45

Botanical Name: Begonia Elatior Hybrids 
Common Name: Begonia elatior hybrids
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Use : Outdoors or Indoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Varied
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Most of the year
Light : Filtered sun
Hardiness : Frost-tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.35 - 0.4
Spread (m) : 0.35 - 0.4

Botanical Name: Begonia Semperflorens
Common Name: Bedding Begonia
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Use : Outdoors and Indoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Pink, red and white
Foliage Colour : Green or bronze
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Frost-tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.15 - 0.2
Spread (m) : 0.15 - 0.2

Botanical Name: Brassica Oleracea
Common Name: Ornamental Cabbage
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : 
Foliage Colour : Pink, mauve, green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .30
Spread (m) : .30

Botanical Name: Calceolaria Herbeohybrida (Multiflora Group)
Common Name: Slipper Flower
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Use : Indoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Indoor plant
Flower Colour : Yellow, Orange or Red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring to summer
Light : Bright light
Hardiness : Frost tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : .20
Spread (m) : .15 - .30

Botanical Name: Calendula Officinalis Cultivars
Common Name: Pot Marigold\English Marigold
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Varied
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring to Summer
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes : Cut Flower
Height (m) : 0.30 - 0.70
Spread (m) : 0.30 - 0.45

Botanical Name: Celosia Argentea
Common Name: Celosia / Cockscomb
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Yellow, orange, red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun 
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .25 - .60
Spread (m) : .25

Botanical Name: Centaurea Cyanus
Common Name: Cornflower 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .20 - .80
Spread (m) : 0.15

Botanical Name: Ceratotheca Triloba
Common Name: Wild Foxglove 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Pale mauve or white
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer to Autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 1 - 2
Spread (m) : 0.30

Botanical Name: Clarkia Amoena (=Godetia)
Common Name: Satinflower 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Shades of pink, purple and red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut Flower
Height (m) : 0.75
Spread (m) : 0.30

Botanical Name: Cleome Hassleriana
Common Name: Spider Flower \ Spider Plant
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : White, pink or mauve
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Frost-tender
Attributes : Fragrant, Cut Flower
Height (m) : 1.5
Spread (m) : 0.45

Botanical Name: Coleus Spp.
Common Name: Coleus / Joseph's Coat
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Use : Indoors / Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Yellow, orange, red
Foliage Colour : Variegated pink, red, yellow, green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Semi-shade
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .30 - .40
Spread (m) : .25

Botanical Name: Condsolida Ajacis (=C. ambigua)
Common Name: Larkspur 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Pink, blue, white
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut flower
Height (m) : .30 - 1.2
Spread (m) : .20 - .30

Botanical Name: Cosmos Bipinnatus (=Bidens formosa)
Common Name: Cosmos \ Mexican Aster
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : White, pink and crimson red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut Flower
Height (m) : 0.75
Spread (m) : 0.45

Botanical Name: Dahlia - 'Bedding'
Common Name: Bedding Dahlia 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Varied
Foliage Colour : Green or maroon coloured
Best Season : Mid Summer to Autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Frost-tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.30
Spread (m) : 0.20

Botanical Name: Dianthus Alpinus
Common Name: Pinks
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Pink, white, red, salmon, purple and more
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Fragrant flowers
Height (m) : .10 - .20
Spread (m) : .30

Botanical Name: Dimorphotheca Sinuata
Common Name: Namaqualand Daisy
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Orange
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Late Winter to Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies
Height (m) : 0.30
Spread (m) : 0.30

Botanical Name: Eschscholzia Californica
Common Name: California Poppy 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Orange
Foliage Colour : Blue green
Best Season : Summer to Autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut Flower
Height (m) : 0.30
Spread (m) : 0.15

Botanical Name: Felicia Australis
Common Name: Blue Karoo Daisy
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour :  Blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .20
Spread (m) : .20

Botanical Name: Heliophila Coronopifolia
Common Name: Blue Flax 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) :  0.60
Spread (m) : 0.30

Botanical Name: Impatiens Walleriana
Common Name: Busy Lizzie 
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Use : Outdoors and Indoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Red, white, pink, orange 
and shades thereof
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Semi-shade to shade
Hardiness : Frost-tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.20 - 0.45
Spread (m) : 0.20

Botanical Name: Lathyrus Odoratus
Common Name: Sweet Pea 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : White, red, pink and blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes : Fragrant, Cut Flower
Height (m) : 2
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Lavatera Trimestris 'Silver Cup'
Common Name: Lavatera 'Silver Cup'
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Rose pink
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut Flower
Height (m) : up to 0.75
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Linaria Maroccana
Common Name: Linaria
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : red, pink, purple, yellow and white
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .3 - .5
Spread (m) : .15

Botanical Name: Lobelia Erinus
Common Name: Lobelia 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Blue, purple, white
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Late summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .10 - .15
Spread (m) : .15

Botanical Name: Lobularia Maritima
Common Name: Alyssum 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : White, pink, purple
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun 
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Fragrant
Height (m) : .20
Spread (m) : .20

Botanical Name: Matthiola Incana
Common Name: Stocks
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : White, pink, lavender, red, blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .25 - .60
Spread (m) : .20

Botanical Name: Mimulus x Hybridus Cultivars
Common Name: Monkey Flower
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous :  
Plant Type : Perennial, but mainly grown as an annual
Flower Colour : Orange, yellow, pink, red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Light shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .12 - .30
Spread (m) : Up to .30

Botanical Name: Myosotis Alpestris (=M. rupicola)
Common Name: Forget-Me-Not
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Perennial - mainly grown as an annual in SA
Flower Colour : Blue
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring to early summer
Light : Semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : 
Height (m) : .07 - .20
Spread (m) : .15

Botanical Name: Nemesia strumosa Hybrids
Common Name: Nemesia
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : red, pink, yellow, orange, mauve, 
lavender blue and white
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .25
Spread (m) : .20

Botanical Name: Nicotiana Alata
Common Name: Nicotiana / Tobacco Plant
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Cream, lime green, pink, red, purple
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Fragrant flowers in the evening
Height (m) : .40 - 1
Spread (m) : .30

Botanical Name: Papaver Aculeatum
Common Name: Orange Poppy 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Orange to red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : up to 1.5
Spread (m) :  

Botanical Name: Papaver Nudicaule
Common Name: Iceland Poppy 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : White and shades of yellow, 
orange, pink or red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Winter to Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : up to 0.30
Spread (m) : up to 0.15

Botanical Name: Pentzia Grandiflora
Common Name: Matricaria
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Use : Outdoors 
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies, aromatic foliage
Height (m) : .40
Spread (m) : .40

Botanical Name: Pericallis x Hybrida (=Senecio x hybrida)
Common Name: Cineraria
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Use : Outdoors / indoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : White, pink, blue, purple
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Winter and spring
Light : Shade to semi shade
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) : .20 - .30
Spread (m) : .15

Botanical Name: Petunia x Hybrida
Common Name: Petunia 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Shades of red, pink, purple, blue, white & yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Throughout the year - depending 
on region
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.15 - 0.30
Spread (m) : 0.25

Botanical Name: Portulaca Grandiflora
Common Name: Moss Rose / Sun Plant
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual semi-succulent
Flower Colour : Wide range
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) :  .15
Spread (m) : .15

Botanical Name: Primula Malacoides
Common Name: Fairy Primrose \ Fairy Primula
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : White, lavender, purple, and shades of rose
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Winter to Spring
Light : Semi-shade
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.10 - 0.20
Spread (m) : up to 0.20

Botanical Name: Salvia Hybrid
Common Name: Salvia 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Red, white, salmon, purple
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) :  .25 - .40
Spread (m) : .35

Botanical Name: Salvia Splendens
Common Name: Red Salvia 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) :  .25 - .40
Spread (m) : .35

Botanical Name: Schizanthus x Wisetonensis
Common Name: Poor Man's Orchid
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Pink, red, mauve, cream and others
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Winter, spring
Light : Semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : 
Height (m) : 0.50
Spread (m) : 0.30

Botanical Name: Tagetes Spp.
Common Name: Marigold 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Yellow, orange
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Repel insect pests
Height (m) : .15 - .60
Spread (m) : .15 - 35

Botanical Name: Tropaeolum Majus
Common Name: Nasturtium 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Yellow, orange or red
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer to autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.30 - 0.40
Spread (m) : 0.30 - 0.40

Botanical name: Viola Cornuta
Common name: Viola 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous :
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Variegated
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Spring to summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes : Cut flower
Height (m) : .20 - .30
Spread (m) : .15

Botanical name: Viola x Wittrockiana
Common name: Pansy 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous :
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Variegated
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Winter to early spring
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes : Cut flower
Height (m) : .15 - .18
Spread (m) : .15

Botanical Name: Zinnia Elegans
Common Name: Zinnia 
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Annual
Plant Type : Annual
Flower Colour : Various
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Frost tender
Attributes :  
Height (m) :  .15 - .70
Spread (m) : .15 - .30

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