Johnson's Garden Centers Text File document - copyright 2004
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Annuals & Perrennials for Kansas Sun (for use in hot, dry areas)
Annuals
    Ageratum
    Angelonia
    Bachelor Buttons
    Celosia (New Look Red)*
    Cherokee Sunset Rudbeckia **
    Cleome (Sparkler Bush, dwarf) **
    Gomphrena
    Hibiscus
    Lantana
    Marigold
    Melopodium (Showstar Yellow) *
    Mexican Heather
    Pentas
    Petunia (Happy Dreams, Marco Polo, double) *
    Portulaca
    Purslane
    Salvia (Victoria Blue) *
    Scavolea
    Verbena (Twilight Pink Shades) *
    Vinca (Cooler Series and Pacifica Red) *
    Zinnias

Vines
    Morning Glory
    Hyacinth Bean
    Mandavillea
    
Foliage
    Vinca Vine
    Licorice
    Sprengeri
    Sweet Potato
    Iboza

Perennials
    Ornamental grasses: fountain, pampas, maiden, ribbon, etc.
    Achillea (Yarrow)
    Agastache (Anise Hyssop)
    Arenaria (Mountain Sandwort)
    Armeria ( Thrift)
    Artemisia (Wormwood)
    Aubrieta (Rock Cress)
    Asclepias (Butterfly Flower)
    Campanula (Bellflower)
    Coreopsis (Tickseed)
    Delosperma (Hardy Ice Plant)
    Echinacea (Coneflower)
    Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
    Gaura (Whirling Butterflies)
    Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)
    Hemerocallis (Daylily)
    Iberis (Candytuft)
    Lavender
    Liatris (Kansas Gayfeather)
    Oenothera (Primrose)
    Perovskia (Russian Sage)
    Rudbeckia (Black Eyed Susan)
    Salvia (Meadow Sage)
    Sedum
    Stachys (Lamb's Ear)
    Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks)

* Prairie Stars (tested by K-State)    
** All American