Flowers are usually soft pastels. They need bright light to bloom but won't continue once it gets hot. Gomphrena Offering small flowers resembling clover blooms in red, pink, lavender and white, gomphrena is also known as globe flower. The flowers dry easily and last almost forever. Grow these upright plants in full sun to light shade.
Varieties vary greatly in height from short, compact bedders to tall cutting plants.
Plants are upright and foliage is attractive too. Grow in full sun or very light shade. Hypoestes Also known as polka dot plant, hypoestes are valued for their green leaves marked so heavily with pink, white or red that you might not notice the green. Colors are best and plants are more compact if grown in full sun, but they are shade tolerant. With flowers that look like a cross between a rose and a tulip, lisianthus are sun-loving plants that perform best when the summer gets hot.