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Ideas for adding waterwise annuals to your garden.
Water Zone 0 No Irrigation Spring rain is needed to germinate seeds Grows faster with additional irrigation
California Poppy Eschscholzia californica - Annual: orange blossoms - Height: 8 inches - Sun - Self seeding
Water Zone 2 Two irrigations per month Need more frequent irrigation to establish plantings. More frequent irrigation in hot weather will produce additional flowers
Moss Rose Portulaca grandiflora - Annual; succulent; many colors - Height: 4 inches - Sun - Good groundcover
Water Zone 3 1 Irrigation per week Need more frequent irrigation to establish plantings
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus - Annual - Height: Dwarf 8 inches tall, taller types to 36 inches - Sun - Flowers: All colors
Calendula Calendula officinalis - Annual - Height: to 16 inches - Sun - Flowers: Yellow, red, orange
Bachelor's Button Centaurea cyanus - Annual (also known as cornflower) - Height: 12-24 inches - Sun - Flowers: Red, pink, blue, white
Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus - Annual - Height: To 48 inches - Sun - Flowers: Bright colors - Airy, variation in height
Salvia Salvia coccinea - Annual (may reseed) - Height: 24 inches with some taller types - Sun - Flowers: Red, pink, white
Salvia Salvia farinacea - Annual - Height: 24 inches with some taller types - Sun - Flowers: Blue, white
Salvia Salvia splendens - Annual - Height: 24 inches with some taller types - Sun - Flowers: Red, purple, white, coral
Marigold Tagetes species - Annual - Height: 6-36 inches - Sun - Flowers: Great variety of colors and heights
Pansy Viola hybrids - Biennial: Best grown as a winter annual - Height: 6 inches - Sun, light shade - Flowers: Many colors, bloom fall through spring
Geranium Pelargonium species - Annual - Height: 20 inches - Sun - Flowers: Red, white, salmon, purple
Zinnia Zinnia haageana - Annual - Height: to 8 inches - Sun - Various colors and heights
Zinnia Zinnia elegans - Annual - Height: to 36 inches - Sun - Many colors, flower forms and heights
