Annual Plants in South Carolina

Moonflower

• Moonflowers (Ipomoea alba), also known as evening glories, are fragrant annuals well-suited to South Carolina. With climbing vines, these night-blooming annuals display buttery yellow/ivory/white funnel-shaped flowers with heart-shaped green foliage. Moonflowers thrive in full to partial sun and well-drained loam soil. These annual plants reach a climbing height of 10 to 70 feet.

Silk Flower

• Silk flower (Abelmoschus manihot), also known as sunset hibiscus, is an erect annual that thrives in hot weather. Well-suited to South Carolina, the silk flower can tolerate very high heat but does best with added moisture. This edible and ornamental annual plant displays yellow/ivory flowers and green/dark green foliage. Silk flowers prefer full sun, well-drained loam or sandy soil, and grow up to a height of 15 inches.

Wishbone Flower

• Wishbone flowers (Torenia fournieri), also known as bluewings and Florida pansies, are annual plants in South Carolina that tolerate the greatest deal of shade. Wishbone flowers are trumpet-shaped annual plants that display flowers in shades of pink, blue, lavender, white, yellow and bi-color combinations with green foliage. Thriving in partial sun to full shade, wishbone flowers prefer well-drained clay, loam or sandy soil, and grow to a height of 10 to 12 inches.

Snapdragon

• Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are clump-forming annual flowers well-suited to South Carolina that are ideal for use as cut flowers. Snapdragons display lipped flowers in white, yellow, red, purple, orange and pink that snap when squeezed. The foliage is green. These annual plants thrive in full sun, well-drained clay, loam or sandy soil, and grow to a height of 6 to 24 inches.