1. Capsicum annuum / Ornamental Peppers
Annual
Ornamental, Can be eaten but don’t taste good
Used in containers
Used in the fall

2. Viola tricolor var. hortensis / Pansy
Annual but can sometimes survive through winter
Large variety of colors
Great for fall and spring plantings

3. Brassica oleracea / Ornamental Cabbage
Annual but can survive sometimes through winter
Large variety of different colors and types
Used in fall plantings and containers

4. Sedum / Stonecrop Perennial Full Sun Attracts butterflies
Thick succulent leaves and fleshy stems

5. Viburnum Deciduous Shrub Colorful Berries Sometimes fragrant flowers
Beautiful fall foliage

6. Thrips Sap sucking insects Very small
Keep plants and growing areas clean to help control
Beneficial insects can be used to help control them such as ladybugs and lacewings

7. Cirsium vulgare / Bull thistle
Weed
Forms a rosette
Pink or purple flower heads
Spines along the plant