Winter Annuals

Winter gives Florida gardeners a chance to plant annuals that wouldn't take the heat of our summers, when they're normally planted up north. There are many bright and lovely blooms that will enliven a drab Florida lawn in winter.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Gardening Tips:
  
  • Annuals Add Color and Beauty to the Garden
  • Bed Preparation and Maintenance of Annuals
  • Caladiums Brighten Shady Areas in the Landscape
  • Chrysanthemums
  • The Colorful Callas
  • Growing Flowering Annuals in Containers
  • Using Flowering Annuals in the Landscape
  • Winter-Flowering Annuals

UF/IFAS Publications

• Browallia speciosa Browallia, Amethyst Flower
• Calendula officinalis Calendula, Pot Marigold
• Gaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower, Gaillardia
• Hardy Hibiscus for Florida Landscapes
• Nasturtium, Garden — Tropaeolum majus L.
• November in the Tallahassee Garden (PDF)
• Short-Day Shrubs for Fall and Winter Color (PDF)
• Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum (PDF)
• Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox, Moss Pink
• Two New Flowers for the Winter Garden (PDF)
• Use Winter Annuals to Brighten Your Garden (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Annual Flowers