Bedding & Border Annuals

• Alyssum (Giga White)
• Lobelia (Riviera Marine Blue, Cascade Blue)
• Marigold (all types)
• Pansy (technically hardy, but treated as annual here)
• Petunia (all varieties)
• Vinca
• Zinnia
• Dianthus (often treated as annual here)
• Flowering Kale
• Rudbeckia

 Hanging Basket / Trailing Annuals

• Bacopa (not winter hardy here)
• Calibrachoa
• Fuchsia (not hardy in Québec)
• Thunbergia (Black-eyed Susan vine)
• Verbena (most sold types are annual hybrids)
• Combo baskets

Heat-Loving / Tropical Annuals

• Begonias (all types)
• Coleus
• Dahlia (tubers can be saved, but not winter hardy in ground)
• Lantana (annual here)
• Mandevilla (tropical climber)
• Geranium (Zonal)
• Heliotrope
• Mirabilis (Four o’clocks)
• Tobacco (ornamental)
• Cyperus Aquatic

 Cut Flowers / Pollinator Annuals

• Sunflowers
• Centaurea (Bachelor Buttons) (flowers are edible)
• Strawflower

These can survive winter and come back each year (with proper conditions)

 Flowering Perennials (Hardy)

• Erysimum (some varieties borderline—label as short-lived perennial)
• Heuchera (very hardy in Québec)
• Phlox paniculata
• Shasta-type Daisy (Gloriosa)
• Polemonium (Jacob’s Ladder)
• Poppies
• Alcea (Hollyhock)(biannual)

 Short-Lived / Self-Seeding Perennials

• Lunaria annua (biennial/self-seeding)
• Poppies

 Groundcovers (Hardy)

• Sedum tender- won’t survive outside
• Alyssum saxatile
• Saponaria the roots can be used to shampoo your hair! Smells great

 Grasses & Structural Plants

• Juncus
• Quaking Grass
• Ornamental grasses

 Shrubs & Hardy Features

• Roses (Sunrosa – hardy with protection)

Vegetables (Annual Crops)

• Lettuce, mesclun, arugula
• Carrots, beets, radish, turnip
• Tomatoes
• Peppers
• Cucumbers
• Squash & pumpkin
• Beans & peas
• Broccoli
• Corn
• Onions & leeks
• Celery

 Herbs (Come Back Each Year)

• Thyme
• Chives
• Sorrel
• Comfrey
• Lemon balm

 Tender Herbs (Annuals)

• Basil
• Cilantro
• Parsley
• Rosemary

 Fruits & Long-Term Edibles

• Strawberry (Yellow Wonder)
• Huckleberry

Medicinal Plants (Mixed Hardiness)

• Borage
• Evening Primrose
• Cowslip
• Fireweed
• Valerian