| In summer months, bright annuals such as impatiens, begonia, and coleus make attractive companion plants. |
| Most impatiens have single or double flowers in white or shades of lavender, orange, pink, or red. |
| Abutilon, acanthus, and nandina provide a back-drop, and double impatiens and coleus add seasonal color. |
| Yet when it's finished flowering, she likes to interplant some impatiens in the bed under her tree for spots of summer-long color. |
| Warm-season annuals such as marigolds, impatiens and zinnias are adapted to bloom even during the hottest weather. |
| Of course, annual species, like geraniums and impatiens, are supposed to croak every year after dropping their seeds. |
