The Peacock series and especially White Peacock are the most cold hardy. Plants form nearly perfect circular rosettes of leaves with centers tinged with pink, red or purple. It is grown for its foliage. Plants are usually set in fall but are not reliably winter hardy in all parts of the state.
Pansies are the most popular hardy annual grown in Texas.
Nearly all colors are available. The smaller flowered multiflora types are generally more satisfactory for landscape use than the giant flowered types. The TelStar Series is one of the best Dianthus. D. chinensis is a half-hardy annual which will overwinter. Most varieties range in height from six to 12 inches.