ht: 2-4 ft. - varies with climate and culture. It is obivously shorter as a summer annual
fc: dark red by some catalogs. In reality as the photos above showy it is dark orange with some red tints.
fd: 2.0 in.
ft: tubular corolla
lc: dark glossy green
or: a hybrid similar to C. ignea and likely derived from it.
ch: USDA 8
so: Glasshouse Works

fc: red with purple markings.

fc: hot pink with lighter pink tips
ft: tubular

ht: 24 in. tall x 72 in. wide
fc: red with purple center
or: c. 1995

ht: 18-24 in.
fc: corolla royal purple
so, in: Natives Sons (online catalog/database 2004)

fc: white
eval: there are more compact clones including ITSY BITSY WHITE.

in: Juna Kebblewhite

fc: cerise
ns: could be the same as the [Red] variant which is violet-red. The name has been used as a clone by some.
ns: it is a parent of the variegated 'Louisa'.

ha: compact, cascading
fc: violet or "light rose purple" by one report
ll: smaller than species typical

ns: a listed name. It is apparently not white since it matches 'Desert White' for contrast

fc: white

ns: listed name for the parent of 'Lemon Squash' (see below)

lc: golden
ns: 'Riverdone Gold' also has this leaf color.
so: Native Sons

ht: 16cm tall x 17cm wide
ha: dwarf, compact, heavily branched
st: red-pigmented
lc: variegated golden
fc: reddish-purple
or: sport of species
eval: 'Lemon Squash' is a selection of it and by some reports a better plant.
li: Grahame, R. 1990. Plant Varieties Journal 3(3): 21

ns: since Heather is part of the species common name we suspect the listings of Heather Pink and
ns: Heather White in trade lists does not represent distinct cultivar names.

ht: 8 in. tall x 10 in. wide
ha: dwarf
fc: rose-purple
introducer, photo, wholesale source: Monrovia

ht: 8 in. tall x 10 in. wide
ha: dwarf
fc: white
introducer, photo, wholesale source: Monrovia

ht: 16cm tall x 27cm wide
ha: spreading, semi-prostrate
fc: purplish (RHS 78B becoming 78C then 78D)
in: Carolyn Milne, Queensland, Aust. 1/21/99

fc: lavender

ht: 12-14 in. tall x 20-36 in. wide
fc: lavender
pat: PPAF
so: euroamprop.com

ha: more compact
lc: light yellow-green (RHS 145A becoming 144A)
fc: light mauve (RHS 84B)
or: Bruce Whatfield as open pollinated 'Golden Ruby'
in: Shadehouse Nursery, Blackstone, Queensland, Australia
li: Shadehouse Nursery. 2001. Plant Varieties Journal 14(1): 43-44

fc: light pink

ha: dwarf
fc: white
fq: floriferous, improved over 'Alba'

ht: 22cm tall x 32xm wide
fc: purple (RHS 78A) with reddish-purple martgins (RHS 74A)
fq: very floriferous
lc: yellow (RHS 144B) becoming yellowish-green (RHS 137B)
in: Carolyn Milne, Queensland, Aust. 5/5/00

ha: upright, compact
fc: apparently as 'Cerise' from which it sported
lc: irregularlky margined white (RHS 155D)
ll: 23mm long - smaller
in: Carolyn Milne, Queensland, Aust. 4/22/97

fc: light rose-lavender
so: euroamprop.com

fc: light pink
eval: Dr. Armitage says "so pale that they fade into the foliage. 'Allyson' ['Yatsubusa'] is better."
so: Glasshouse Works - members have issued a consumer alert for this source

fc: violet-red - not a true red which is found in C. ignea for example.

so: Native Sons

fc: dark pink
lc: golden yellow
so: Manor Nursery

ht: 40cm tall x 40cm wide
fc: presumbed to be mauve
so: found in the RHS Plant Finder 1999 and not since. We find no current online or catalog reference (2001)

fc: pink
ns: this name represents more pink and less purplish variants

lc: yellow-green (RHS 151A) - different from 'Lemon Squash' (see above)
fc: purplish-violet (RHS 81A) - different from 'Lemon Squash' (see above)

ht: 12 in. tall x 12 in. wide or smaller - in warmer climates plants can reach 15 in. and are less than dwarf
ha: more compact than species typical
fc: rich lilac to rose-purple, richer than species typical
ll: larger than species typical
lc: darker green
ns: we are following Glasshouse Works for prefering this older, Japanese name. We have no literature evidence
ns: for this preference but it has been very common to rename Japanese cultivars with English, commercial
ns: names.
so: Glasshouse Works

ns: a listed name.

ht: 28cm tall x 32cm wide - much larger than 'Karissa'
ha: dense, compact
fc: purplish-violet (RHS 81A), non-fading as older clones
fq: more floriferous than older clones
in: Carolyn Milne, Queensland, Aust. 12/9/99

fc: presumed to be white.
so: Native Sons

fc: white - not the usual red

fc: pearl white, margined reddish-black

ha: dwarf, compact
fc: pink

fc: white

ha: semi-dwarf, slightly shorter
fc: bright scarlet red, resembling small sticks of dynamite!

fc: light pink

ns: a listed name.

ht: 18 in.
ha: half hardy annual in most climates
lv: high pubescent
ft: rabbit-ear shaped
so: Thompson Morgan (1998 Catalog: 83)

fc: bright scarlet with purplish-black dots
ch: USDA 9

ht: 40cm tall x 60cm wide
fc: bright red and purple, appearing red from a distance.
fd: 1.0
ft: similar to mouse ears. One growers says it is like a "mouse face".
ns: this name should be regarded as a named clone though close to some species variants.
photo, source: pga.com.au

ht: 12-14 in.
fc: reddish-purple
wholesale source: Ballfloraplant.com

ht: 18-24 in.
fc: light lavender and light pink
so, in: Natives Sons (online catalog/database 2004)

ht: 12-14 in.
ha: presumably trailing or spreading
fc: dark lavender
lc: dark green
wholesale source: Ballfloraplant.com

fc: medium pink, whiter tips and tints (see photo above). The color base is close to red in strong light.