| Variety | GROWTH | Kill-Temp | Deer | Full | Part | No | IN | Out | Flower? | Comments -- Light-day | |
| HABIT | HEIGHT | *-Degrees | Like | Sun | Sun | Sun | Door | Door | |||
| Aster | Upright | 12"-36" | 35* | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | likes warm & sunny- Min 7 hrs |
| Ageratum | Upright | 6"-12" | 38* | No | Ok | Ok | No | Ok | Ok | Yes | only if enough light- min 4 hrs |
| Alysum | Ground | 4"-8" | 28* | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | extreme heat-adverse wet (die out) | |||
| Bacopa | Trail | 8"-16" | 35* | No | Ok | Yes | No | Ok | Ok | Yes | need light to flower-min 4hrs |
| Begonia-wax | Upright | 4"-8" | 40* | No | Yes | Yes | Ok | Ok | Ok | Yes | only if enough light |
| Begonia- Tuberous | Upright | 8"-12" | 40* | No | Yes | Yes | No | Ok | Ok | Yes | full-hot sun can burn leaves |
| Bolivia-Jew | Trail | 8"-16" | 35* | Any | Any | Any | Any | Any | No | ||
| Bougenvilla | Trail | 12"-36" | 40* | No | Yes | Yes | No | Difficult | Yes | Yes | |
| Browilia | Upright | 6"-12" | 35* | No | Ok | Yes | No | Ok | Ok | Yes | needs light to flower |
| Brachycome | Trail | 8"-16" | 35* | No | Ok | Yes | No | Ok | Ok | Yes | needs light to flower |
| Coleus | Upright | 6"-16" | 40* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | needs light to flower | |
| Celosia | Upright | 6"-18" | 38* | Yes | Yes | No | Ok | Yes | Yes | needs light to flower | |
| Chrysanthamum | Semi-Up | 6"-12" | 38* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | direct sunlight-min 6 hrs | |
| Cleome | Upright | 12"-36" | 38* | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | likes it warm & sunny-min 6 hrs |
| Coreopsis | Upright | 12"-18" | 30* | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | usually returns-warm & sunny |
| Cosmos | Upright | 12"-36" | 38* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | usually returns-warm & sunny | |
| Dianthus | Upright | 10"-16" | 28* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | often comes back | |
| Dracena | Upright | 12"-36" | 30* | No | Any | Any | Any | Any | Yes | will 3rd year- Full Sun | |
| Dahlias | Upright | 12"-48" | 40* | No | Any | Ideal | No | Fair | Yes | Yes | full-hot sun can burn leaves-min 6hr |
| Dusty Miller | Upright | 10"-18" | 28* | No | Any | Any | Any | Any | Yes | No | |
| Fuchsia | Trail | 12"-24" | 38* | Ok | Prefer | No | Difficult | Yes | Yes | likes warm-never dry out-too wet | |
| Gazania Daisy | Upright | 6"-12" | 38* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | closes not enough sun- 6-8 hrs | |
| Gerbera Daisy | Upright | 8"-18" | 35* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | direct sunlight- 6-8 hrs | |
| Geranium | Upright | 6"-16" | 35* | No | Yes | Yes | No | Ok | Yes | Yes | direct sunlight -6-8 hrs |
| Geranium Ivy | Trail | 8"-18" | 35* | No | Yes | Yes | No | Ok | Yes | Yes | direct sunlight - 6-8 hrs |
| Gomphrena | Upright | 8"-18" | 35* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | direct sunlight -6-8 hrs | |
| Helichrysum | Flat | 8"-16" | 35* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | direct sunlight - likes it hot- 6-8hrs | |
| Heliotrope | Upright | 8"-16" | 40* | No | Yes | Prefer | No | No | Yes | Yes | direct sunlight - likes it hot-6-8hrs |
| Impatiens-Regular | Upright | 6"-12" | 40* | Yes | Ok | Prefer | No | Fair | Yes | Yes | the more sun - the more water -6hr |
| -Double | Upright | 8"-16" | 40* | Yes | Ok | Prefer | No | Fair | Yes | Yes | the more sun - the more water -6hr |
| -New Guinea | Upright | 8"-16" | 40* | Yes | Ok | Prefer | No | Fair | Yes | Yes | the more sun - the more water -6hr |
| Lantana | Upright | 24" | 35* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | hibicus like-usually perenial | |
| Larkspur | Upright | 12" | 35* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | good for cut flowers | |
| Lobelia | Trail | 6"-10" | 35* | Ok | Prefer | No | No | Yes | Yes | delicate for season long flowering | |
| Lisianthus | Upright | 24" | 35* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Marigold | Upright | 8"-36" | 38* | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | easy to grow from seed |
| Morning Glory | Vine | 12"-48" | 40* | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | a little tender to cool winds |
| Mimulus | Flat | 6"-12" | 40* | No | Ok | Ok | Ok | Yes | Yes | do not over water | |
| Nasturtium | Vine | 6"-36" | 40* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | a little tender to cool winds | |
| Nicotania | Upright | 12"-24" | 40* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Nierembergia | Upright | 8"-12" | 40* | Ok | Prefer | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Pansy | Upright | 8"-16" | 28* | Yes | Ok | Prefer | No | Fair | Yes | Yes | cool/hot summer sun can burn |
| Petunia-Regular | Upright/Flat | 6"-10" | 35* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | need to clean dead flowers | |
| Petunia-Cascading | Trail | 10"-16" | 35* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | need to clean dead flowers | |
| Petunia-Wave | Trail | 10"-36" | 38* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | need to clean dead flowers | |
| Poppy | Upright | 10"-16" | 38* | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Portulaca | Trail/Flat | 4"-16" | 38* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | low maintance /hot & dry | |
| Primrose | Upright | 4"-8" | 28* | No | Ok | Prefer | No | No | Yes | Yes | perenial |
| Rutabeckia | Upright | 8"-18" | 28* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | perenial | |
| Salvia-annual | Upright | 8"-36" | 38* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | likes hot &sunny | |
| Scaevola | Trail/Flat | 4"-16" | 38* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | likes hot & sunny | |
| Snapdragon | Upright | 6"-24" | 38* | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | likes hot & sunny |
| Spider-Plectranthus | Trail | 6"-24" | 38* | Any | Any | Any | Any | Yes | Any | will flower in direct light | |
| Sunflower | Upright | 12"-100" | 38* | Yes | Yes | Ok | No | No | Yes | Yes | best in direct sun |
| Statice | U[right | 12" | 38* | No | Yes | Ok | No | No | Yes | Yes | good for dried flowers |
| Torenia | Trail | 6"-18" | 38* | Fair | Prefer | No | No | Yes | Yes | best in partial sun | |
| Verbena-Both | Trail/Upright | 6"-18" | 38* | No | Ok | Prefer | No | No | Yes | Yes | likes it warm-Watch mildew |
| Viola | Flat | 4"-8" | 28* | Ok | Prefer | No | No | Yes | Yes | cool-generally comes back | |
| Vinca-Flower | Upright | 6"-12" | 38* | Yes | Ok | No | No | Yes | Yes | low care - likes it hot | |
| Vinca Vine | Vine | 12"-36" | 28* | Any | Any | Any | Any | Any | No | low care | |
| Wander-Jew | Trail | 12"-24" | 28* | Any | Any | Any | Any | Any | No | low care | |
| Zinnia | Upright | 8"-36" | 40* | Yes | Ok | No | No | Yes | Yes | warm & sunny (cut & come again) | |
| Vegetables | |||||||||||
| Cold crops | 8"-24" | 28* | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Some | Yes | Yes | for fruit can use less sunlight | |
| Tom's-Eggplant-Cuc's | 38* | Yes | Yes | Fair | No | No | Yes | Yes | Vegs. That need flowers for fruit | ||
| Need more sun | |||||||||||