Bedding Plants for Shade and Sun
Bedding plants are classic garden favorites—inexpensive, abundantly colorful, and reliable. They are ideal for community gardens, home landscapes, tucking into empty spaces for a swath of color, or filling out container combinations.
Plant care & info
All bedding plants have a height and width on the tag to help you figure how many trays needed.
To figure trays needed:
Divide the planting area by the width of the plant = number of plants needed. Divide this number by 6 for the number of tray packs needed.
For example if my planting area is 6” wide and 10” long I have 60” of planting space. The fibrous begonias can grow 4-6” wide therefore I will need 10-15 plants. Meaning I need 2-3 six packs.
How come my Impatiens are wilting?
Impatiens and Coleus are very sensitive to cold, a light frost can kill them in early spring. Impatiens and Coleus can also rot if they are over watered.
Yes! Fiberous Begonias and Impatiens can grow in full sun if they receive enough water. Impatiens may burn in the hottest part of the summer.
Absolutely! Alyssum, Lobelia, Nasturtium are some of the best choices for a partially shaded area.
Some bedding plants will perform beautifully without deadheading, minimal fertilizing and regular water. We recommend: Alyssum, Centaurea, Cosmos, Dusty Miller, Lobelia, Marigold, nasturtium, Nigella, Portulacca, and Verbena.
Aster, Calendula, Centaurea, Cosmos, King Mix Helichrysum, Marigold, Rocket Snapdragons, Statice, Stock, and tall Zinnia.
Calendula, Carnation, Celosia, Cleome, Dusty Miller, Gazania, Lisianthus, Marigold, Portulaca, Sanvitalia, Verbena, and Zinnia ‘Profusion’.
The list below highlights many of the basic Sun bedding plants we carry. If you are looking for a specific variety please give us a call.
- Ageratum
- Alyssum
- Calendula
- Carnation
- Celosia
- Centaurea
- Cleome
- Cosmos
- Dahlia (Figaro & Diablo series)
- Dianthus
- Dusty Miller
- Gazania
- Helichrysum
- Larkspur
- Lobelia
- Lisianthus
- Marigold
- Mimulus
- Nasturtium
- Nicotiana
- Nigella
- Pansy & Viola
- Petunia
- Portulaca
- Salpiglossis
- Salvia
- Sanvitalia
- Schizanthus
- Snapdragon
- Statice
- Stock
- Verbena
- Vinca
- Zinnia
Shade Bedding Plants
Use these to add summer-long color to dark corners, create large colorful swaths, or fill in beds while shrubs are still maturing.
Our shade bedding plants include:
- Fibrous Begonia: Available in bronze or green leaf varieties.
- Coleus: Popular series include ‘Wizard mix’ and ‘Black Dragon’.
- Impatiens: ‘Accent’ and ‘Divine’ series. Learn more about Impatiens downy mildew.
- Torenia: ‘Clown’ series.
Sun Bedding Plants
- Line veggie beds, walkways and shrub borders.
- Economical fillers for containers.
- Fill in beds while shrubs and perennials are maturing.
- Visit our planting a Cut flowers garden page.
- Download our Edible Flowers list.
Add Color To Your Garden With Annuals
Annuals are planted every year and provide color summer till frost. Many annuals can be wintered over indoors or reseed outdoors providing extra value to their flower power!
