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2008 Annual Border Plant List
| Common name | Species | Cultivar | Family | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okra | Abelmoschus esculentus | 'Burgundy' | Mallow Family | Tropical Asia |
| Okra | Abelmoschus esculentus | 'Clemson Spineless' | Mallow Family | Tropical Asia |
| Giant Hyssop | Agastache | 'Pink Pop' | Mint Family | North America |
| Mexican Giant Hyssop | Agastache mexicana | 'Sangria' | Mint Family | Mexico |
| Sunset Hyssop | Agastache rupestris | 'Apache' | Mint Family | Arizona, New Mexico |
| Flossflower | Ageratum | 'High TideTM Blue' | Aster Family | W. Indies, C. America |
| Leek | Allium ampeloprasum | 'American Flag' | Onion Family | Europe, N. Africa, Asia |
| Leek | Allium ampeloprasum | 'Carentan' | Onion Family | Europe, N. Africa, Asia |
| Prince's Feather | Amaranthus cruentus | 'Towers Green' | Amaranth Family | Americas |
| Bisnaga | Ammi visnaga | 'Casablanca' | Carrot Family | S. Europe |
| Swiss Chard | Beta vulgaris | 'Canary Yellow Chard' | Goosefoot Family | Mediterranean to Iraq |
| Swiss Chard | Beta vulgaris | 'Oriole Orange Chard' | Goosefoot Family | Mediterranean to Iraq |
| Mustard | Brassica juncea | 'Brazen Brass' | Mustard Family | Europe, Asia |
| Brussels Sprouts | Brassica oleracea | 'Diablo' | Mustard Family | W. Europe |
| Kale | Brassica oleracea | 'Dwarf Green Curled' | Mustard Family | Coastal W. & S. Europe |
| Kohlrabi | Brassica oleracea | 'Early Purple Vienna' | Mustard Family | Coastal W. & S. Europe |
| Kohlrabi | Brassica oleracea | 'Kossak' | Mustard Family | Coastal W. & S. Europe |
| Brussels Sprouts | Brassica oleracea | 'Long Island Improved' | Mustard Family | W. Europe |
| Bush-Violet | Browallia americana | 'Cascade Sky Blue' | Potato Family | Tropical America |
| Caladium | Caladium | 'Moonlight' | Arum Family | Tropical America |
| Canna | Canna | 'Australia' | Canna Family | Tropical America |
| Ornamental Chile Pepper | Capsicum annuum | 'Black Pearl' | Potato Family | Mexico |
| Ornamental Chile Pepper | Capsicum annuum | 'Explosive Blast' | Potato Family | Mexico |
| Chile Pepper | Capsicum annuum | 'Goat Horn' | Potato Family | Mexico |
| Jalapeño Pepper | Capsicum annuum | 'Jalapeño Early' | Potato Family | Mexico |
| Chile Pepper | Capsicum annuum | 'Thai Hot' | Potato Family | Mexico |
| Chile Pepper | Capsicum chinense | 'Habanero Chocolate' | Potato Family | Mexico |
| Chile Pepper | Capsicum chinense | 'Scotch Bonnet Jamaican Red' | Potato Family | Mexico |
| Cockscomb | Celosia | 'Forest Fire' | Amaranth Family | Tropics |
| Cockscomb | Celosia argentea var. cristata | 'Amigo Neon Rose' | Amaranth Family | Tropics |
| Cockscomb | Celosia argentea var. cristata | 'Flamingo Purple' | Amaranth Family | Tropics |
| Feather Cockscomb | Celosia argentea var. plumosa | 'Fresh Look Orange' | Amaranth Family | Tropics |
| Spider Flower | Cleome serrulata | 'Solo' | Caper Family | W. Canada, s. to Mexico |
| Taro | Colocasia esculenta | 'Nancy's Revenge' | Arum Family | S.E. Asia |
| Melon | Cucumis melo | 'Tigger' | Cucumber Family | probably W. Africa |
| Winter Squash | Cucurbita maxima | 'Marina di Chioggia' | Cucumber Family | South America |
| Squash | Cucurbita pepo | 'Sunburst' | Cucumber Family | North America |
| Squash | Cucurbita pepo | 'Yugoslavian Finger Fruit' | Cucumber Family | North America |
| Straight Cactus Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Bed Head' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Dwarf Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Cheeky Glow' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Dwarf Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Delighting Glow' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Miniature Decorative Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Gallery Leonardo' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Miniature Decorative Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Gallery Rembrandt' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Formal Decorative Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Intrigue' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Water Lily Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Lauren Michele' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Informal Decorative Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Lavender Ruffles' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Miniature Ball Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Night Queen' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Straight Cactus Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Nuit d'Ete' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Water Lily Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Sandia Shomei' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Decorative Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Sayonara' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Orchid-flowering Dahlia | Dahlia | 'Willie Willie' | Aster Family | Central America |
| Dichondra | Dichondra argentea | 'Silver Falls' | Morning-Glory Family | North America |
| Mexican Hen-and-Chicks | Echeveria | 'Silver Spoons' | Stonecrop Family | Texas to Argentina |
| Snow-on-the-Mountain | Euphorbia marginata | 'Kilimanjaro' | Mulberry Family | Minnesota to Colorado |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Black Jack' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Mission Fig | Ficus carica | 'Black Mission' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Brown Turkey' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Blue Fig | Ficus carica | 'Celeste' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Conandria' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Desert King' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Excel' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Flanders' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Hardy Chicago' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Kadota' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Lattarula' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'LSU Purple' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Marseillaise' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Neveralla' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Tiger Fig | Ficus carica | 'Panachée' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Peter's Honey' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Petite Negri' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Texas Blue Giant' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Common Fig | Ficus carica | 'Violette de Bordeaux' | Mulberry Family | S.W. Asia |
| Dwarf Gladiolus | Gladiolus | 'Flevo Junior' | Iris Family | Tropical and S. Africa |
| Hybrid Gladiolus | Gladiolus | 'Theresa' | Iris Family | Tropical and S. Africa |
| Licorice Plant | Helichrysum | 'Silver Mist' | Aster Family | South Africa |
| Impatiens | Impatiens balsamina | 'Camellia Mix' | Touch-me-not Family | India, China, Malaysia |
| Impatiens | Impatiens walleriana | 'Firefly Coral' | Touch-me-not Family | Tanzania to Mozambique |
| South American Air Plant | Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi | 'Marginata' | Stonecrop Family | Madagascar |
| Hard-shelled Gourd | Lagenaria siceraria | 'Speckled Swan' | Cucumber Family | Africa |
| Melampodium | Melampodium paludosum | 'Lemon Delight' | Aster Family | Mexico |
| Ruby Grass | Melinis nerviglumis | 'Savannah' | Grass Family | South Africa |
| Basil | Ocimum basilicum | 'Envigor' | Mint Family | S.E. Asia |
| Basil | Ocimum basilicum | 'Marseilles' | Mint Family | S.E. Asia |
| Basil | Ocimum basilicum | 'Sweet Salad' | Mint Family | S.E. Asia |
| Tweedia | Oxypetalum | 'Heavenborn' | Milkweed Family | Brazil, Uruguay |
| Millet | Panicum miliaceum | 'Violaceum' | Grass Family | Asia |
| Ornamental Millet | Pennisetum glaucum | 'Jester' | Grass Family | Old World Tropics |
| Parsley | Petroselinum crispum | 'Aphrodite' | Carrot Family | Europe, W. Asia |
| Parsley | Petroselinum crispum | 'Green River' | Carrot Family | Europe, W. Asia |
| Castor Bean | Ricinus communis | 'Zanzi Palm' | Spurge Family | Tropical Africa |
| Scarlet Sage | Salvia splendens | 'PicanteTM Burgundy' | Mint Family | S. Brazil |
| Scarlet Sage | Salvia splendens | 'PicanteTM Purple' | Mint Family | S. Brazil |
| Licorice Weed | Scoparia dulcis | 'Blue' | Figwort Family | S.E. USA |
| Licorice Weed | Scoparia dulcis | 'Yellow' | Figwort Family | S.E. USA |
| Dusty Miller | Senecio cineraria | 'Silver Lace' | Aster Family | Mediterranean |
| Eggplant | Solanum melongena | 'Dusky' | Potato Family | India, Sri Lanka |
| Eggplant | Solanum melongena | 'Ichiban' | Grass Family | India, Sri Lanka |
| Coleus | Solenostemon | 'Fairway Lemon' | Mint Family | S.E. Asia |
| Coleus | Solenostemon | 'Orange' | Mint Family | S.E. Asia |
| Coleus | Solenostemon | 'Wizard Coral Sunrise' | Mint Family | S.E. Asia |
| Sorghum | Sorghum bicolor | 'Mennonite' | Grass Family | N. Africa |
| Sorghum | Sorghum bicolor | 'Red Mix' | Grass Family | N. Africa |
| Mexican Feather Grass | Stipa tenuissima | 'Wind Whispers' | Grass Family | Mexico |
| Marigold | Tagetes erecta | 'Crackerjack' | Aster Family | Mexico, C. America |
| Marigold | Tagetes erecta | 'Lady DT Mix' | Aster Family | Mexico, C. America |
| Marigold | Tagetes patula | 'Durango Bee' | Aster Family | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Marigold | Tagetes patula | 'Durango Bolero' | Aster Family | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Black-Eyed Susan Vine | Thunbergia alata | 'Spanish Eyes' | Acanthus Family | Tropical Africa |
| Wishbone Flower | Torenia fournieri | 'Purple Wave' | Figwort Family | Vietnam |
| Ornamental Corn | Zea mays | 'Tiger Cub' | Grass Family | Tropical America |
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