Flowers
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| Name |
item# |
Botanical Name |
APB |
height |
uses |
season |
sow |
start |
temp |
days |
notes |
| Achillea (Yarrow) |
5705, 6008 |
Achillea spp. |
P |
18-24" |
BDC |
ES-F |
DS DF TP |
8-10 |
C |
1014 |
Lt |
| Acroclinum |
5710 |
Helipterum roseum |
A |
2' |
DCB |
MS-F |
DW TP |
8-9 |
C |
1421 |
|
| Ageratum |
5001 |
A. houstonianum |
A |
8",24" |
BCD |
ES-F |
TP |
6-8 |
W |
46 |
PsS |
| Alyssum |
5005ff |
Lobularia maritima |
A |
2-4" |
FBW |
ES-F* |
DS TP |
8-9 |
55-70 |
814 |
PsS |
| Amaranth |
5011ff |
Amaranthus spp. |
A |
3-5' |
CND |
MS-F |
TP DS |
6-7 |
W |
1014 |
PsLt |
| Ammi Majus |
5015 |
A. majus |
A |
3-4' |
C |
ES-LS |
TP DS |
8-10 |
M |
714 |
Ch2w |
| Aster, China |
5028ff |
Callistephus chinensis |
A |
12-30" |
BC |
ES-F |
TP |
12-14 |
W |
1021 |
Ps |
| Baby’s Breath |
6020 |
Gypsophila paniculata |
P |
24-40" |
BDC |
MS-LS |
TP DS |
8-10 |
M |
1421 |
S |
| Bachelor’s Button |
5051ff |
Centaurea cyanus |
A |
24-36" |
BC |
ES-F* |
DW TP |
8-9 |
C |
714 |
PsCv |
| Balloon Flower |
6021 |
Platycodon grandiflorum |
P |
30-42" |
CB |
MS-LS |
TP |
6-8 |
M |
1530 |
S |
| Balsam |
5066 |
Impatiens balsamina |
A |
24" |
B |
MS-F |
DW |
|
W |
810 |
PsS |
| Bee Balm |
6022 |
Monarda didyma |
P |
30" |
BCD |
MS-LS |
DS TP |
8-10 |
C |
1421 |
PsS, Lt |
| Begonia |
5070 |
B. x tuberhybrida |
A |
8-12" |
BW |
ES-LS |
TP |
12-14 |
W |
1428 |
Fs |
| Bellflower |
6028 |
Campanula carpatica |
P |
6-10" |
B |
ES-F |
TP |
6-8 |
C |
721 |
Ps |
| Bells Of Ireland |
5714 |
Moluccella laevis |
A |
30" |
DBN |
MS-F |
TP |
6-8 |
C |
1221 |
PsS, Ch5d50° |
| Blazing Stars |
5716 |
Liatrus spicata |
P |
18" |
BCD |
LS |
DS TP |
6-8 |
C |
2128 |
|
| Bupleurum |
5720 |
B. griffithii |
A |
2' |
DCN |
ES-F |
TP |
8-10 |
C |
1421 |
Ps |
| Butterfly Weed |
6034 |
Asclepias tuberosa |
P |
24" |
BCN |
ES-LS |
DS DF |
|
W |
2128 |
Ch4w34-40° |
| Cabbage & Kale, |
5156ff |
Brassica oleracea |
A |
8-18" |
BNE |
F-F* |
DSTP |
5-7 |
C |
714 |
start in June |
| Flowering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for Aug TP |
| Calendula |
5079ff |
C. officinalis |
A |
18-24" |
BDCE |
ES-F* |
DS TP DF |
6-8 |
C |
410 |
Cv |
| Canary Creeper |
5094 |
Tropaeolum pereginum |
A |
8' |
BV |
LS-F |
DW TP |
6-8 |
C |
714 |
PsCv |
| Candytuft |
5098 |
Iberis odorata |
A |
20" |
BGF |
MS-LS |
DWG |
|
M |
1421 |
|
| Catmint, Persian |
6038 |
Nepeta mussinii |
P |
12" |
BG |
Sp-MS |
TP DS DF |
6-8 |
C |
1014 |
|
| Celosia, plume |
5725 |
Celosia spp. |
A |
3-6' |
DCNB |
LS |
TP |
8-10 |
W |
1014 |
|
| Cerinthe |
5105 |
C. major purpurescens |
A |
12-18" |
B |
MS-F* |
TP DW |
6-8 |
W |
714 |
|
| Chinese Lantern |
5736 |
Physalis alkekengi |
P |
24" |
DNC |
MS-F |
TP DF |
8 |
W |
1421 |
PsS, invasive |
| Clarkia |
5121 |
C. unguiculata |
A |
24" |
B |
MS-LS |
TP DW |
6-8 |
C |
710 |
PsS |
| Cleome |
5123ff |
C. hasslerana |
A |
48" |
BN |
ES-LS |
TP DW |
4-6 |
W |
714 |
Ch, S |
| Cockscomb |
5730ff |
Celosia spp. |
A |
10" |
BND |
MS-LS |
TP |
4 |
W |
1014 |
|
| Coleus |
5131 |
Solenostemon scutellar. |
A |
10-12" |
WBN |
MS-F |
TP |
8-10 |
M |
10-14 |
FsLt |
| Columbine |
6042ff |
Aquilegia spp. |
P |
18-30" |
B |
Sp-ES |
TP DS |
6-8 |
W |
1428 |
FsLt,Ch3-4w |
| Coneflower, Prairie |
6055 |
Ratibida columnifera |
P |
1-3' |
B N |
MS-LS |
TP |
6-8 |
W |
742 |
Ch1w |
| Coral Bells |
6062 |
Heuchera sanguinea |
P |
12-18" |
BG |
ES-MS |
TP |
8-10 |
W |
721 |
PsLt |
| Coreopsis |
6068 |
C. grandiflora |
P |
18" |
BC |
ES-F |
TP |
8-10 |
C/M |
721 |
PsLt |
| Cosmos |
5135ff |
C. bipinnatus |
SSA |
3-5' |
BCS |
MS-F |
DW TP |
2-4 |
W |
710 |
Lt |
| Cosmos, Yellow |
5134 |
C. sulphureus |
A |
2-3' |
BC |
MS-F |
DW TP |
2-4 |
W |
710 |
|
| Dagga, Wild |
5142 |
Leonotis leonurus |
A |
6' |
B |
MS |
TP |
12-14 |
C/M |
1021 |
|
| Dahlia |
5143 |
D. x hybrida |
A |
12-14" |
BC |
MS-F |
TP |
6-8 |
W |
714 |
Ps |
| Daisy |
6272ff |
Leucanthemum x super. |
P |
36" |
BC |
ES-MS |
TP |
6-8 |
W |
714 |
|
| Delphinium |
6080ff |
D. x cultorum |
P |
3-6' |
BCD |
MS-LS |
TP |
10 |
M/W |
1421 |
Ch2-4w |
| Dianthus (Carnation, Pink) |
5145ff |
Dianthus spp. |
A |
12-20" |
BCF |
MS-LS |
TP |
8 |
M |
710 |
|
| Didiscus |
5148 |
Trachymeme coerulea |
A |
24" |
CB |
MS-LS |
DW TP |
8 |
W |
1421 |
|
| Digitalis (Foxglove) |
6110 |
D. purpurea |
SSB |
24-36" |
BN |
MS-LS |
TP |
6-8 |
M |
1018 |
PsLt |
| Dyer’s Broom |
5502 |
Genista tinctoria |
P |
3' |
dye |
MS-F |
DS |
|
|
1421 |
|
| Dyer’s Coreopsis |
5504 |
C. tinctoria |
SSA |
30" |
CB |
MS-F |
DS TP DF |
6-8 |
C |
410 |
S, rugged |
| Echinacea |
4545ff |
Echinacea spp. |
P |
1-3' |
BC |
MS-LS |
TP DW |
8-10 |
W |
1021 |
Ps |
| Euphorbia |
5149 |
E. marginata |
A |
24-36" |
CNB |
MS-F |
DW TP |
3 |
M |
914 |
Ps |
| Flax, Blue |
6120 |
Linum perenne lewisii |
P |
9-12" |
B |
ES-LS |
DS TP DF |
6-8 |
C |
2128 |
Ps |
| Flax, Scarlet |
5150 |
Linum grandifl. rubrum |
A |
12-16" |
B |
MS-LS |
DS |
|
|
|
|
| Forget-Me-Not |
6126 |
Myosotis sylvatica |
B,P |
6-12" |
BCG |
Sp-ES |
DS |
8-10 |
M |
830 |
|
| Forget-Me-Not, Chinese |
5110 |
Cynoglossum amabile |
A |
18" |
B |
MS-LS |
DW TP |
6 |
M |
510 |
|
| Four O’Clock |
5164 |
Mirabilis jalapa |
A |
24-36" |
BF |
ES-LS |
TP DW |
6-8 |
W |
510 |
|
| Gaillardia, annual |
5165 |
G. pulchella |
A |
12-15" |
BW |
MS-F |
TP |
6-8 |
W |
1421 |
Lt |
| Gaillardia, perennial |
6128ff |
Gaillardia spp. |
P |
24-36" |
BC |
MS-F |
TP DW |
6-8 |
W |
1421 |
Lt |
| Globe Amaranth |
5745ff |
Gomphrena globosa |
A |
2' |
BD |
MS-F* |
TP |
8-12 |
M |
730 |
Dk, Ch5w |
| Heliopsis (False Sunflwr) |
6137 |
H. scabra |
P |
3-6' |
BCS |
MS-F |
TP DW |
10-12 |
M |
21 |
|
| Heliotrope |
5172 |
Heliotropium arborescens |
A |
14-18" |
FWBC |
MS-F |
TP |
6-8 |
W |
2128 |
Ps |
| Hibiscus |
6139 |
H. moscheutos |
P |
4-6' |
BNS |
MS-LS |
TP |
5-7 |
C |
1020 |
Sc, Sk |
| Hollyhock |
6140ff |
Alcea rosea |
SSB |
4-8' |
BS |
MS-LS |
TP DF |
8-9 |
WM |
721 |
St |
| Honesty or Silver Dollar |
5762 |
Lunaria annua |
B |
3' |
DN |
LS-F |
DS TP DF |
6 |
M |
1421 |
Ps |
| Immortelle |
5770 |
Xeranthemum annuum |
A |
3' |
CD |
MS-F |
TP DS |
8 |
M |
721 |
|
| Impatiens |
5175 |
Impatiens wallerana |
A |
8-14" |
WB |
ES-F |
TP |
10 |
W |
721 |
FsLt |
| Indigo, Japanese |
5511 |
Polygonum tinctorium |
A |
1-2' |
dye |
MS-F |
TP |
6-8 |
W |
2060 |
|
| Jacob’s Ladder |
6160 |
Polemonium caeruleum |
P |
1' |
B |
ES |
TP |
8-10 |
M |
2025 |
Ps |
| Job’s Tears |
5774 |
Coix lacryma-jobi |
A |
24-36" |
DN |
F |
P |
6-8 |
C |
714 |
|
| Johnny-Jump-Up |
6170 |
Viola tricolor |
SSP |
4-6" |
EB |
Sp-F* |
DS DF |
|
M |
1214 |
Ps |
| Kiss-Me-over-the-Grdn |
5176 |
Polygonum orientale |
A |
6-7' |
NSB |
MS-F |
DS DF TP |
4-6 |
W |
1420 |
Cv, St |
| Larkspur |
5177ff |
Consolida spp. |
A |
24-36" |
BCD |
ES-F* |
DS TP DF |
6-8 |
C |
1428 |
PsCv, Ch1w |
| Lavatera |
5202ff |
L. trimestris |
A |
20-36" |
BC |
MS-F |
DS TP |
6-8 |
C |
1421 |
PsCv |
| Lobelia |
5215 |
Lobelia erinus |
A |
4" |
BW |
ES-F |
TP |
6-8 |
M |
20 |
PsS, Lt |
| Love-in-a-Mist |
5782ff |
Nigella spp. |
A |
15-24" |
BD |
MS-F |
DS TP |
6 |
M |
1014 |
|
| Love-Lies-Bleeding |
5217 |
Amaranthus caudatus |
A |
24-48" |
BND |
MS-F |
TP |
5-6 |
W |
710 |
PP |
| Lupine |
6184ff |
Lupinus polyphyllus |
P |
36" |
B |
ES |
DS TP DF |
68 |
C/M |
1460 |
PsSk, PP |
| Madder |
5513 |
Rubia tinctorium |
P |
4' |
dye |
|
TP |
8 |
W |
14 |
|
| Maltese Cross |
6204 |
Lychnis chalcedonica |
P |
28-40" |
BC |
MS |
TP |
8-10 |
M |
714 |
Ps |
| Marigold |
5228ff |
Tagetes spp. |
A |
8-30" |
BCW |
MS-F |
TP DW |
3 |
W |
58 |
Dk |
| Mignonette |
5263 |
Reseda odorata |
A |
10-15" |
F |
ES-LS |
DW |
|
M |
1014 |
PsS, Lt |
| Morning Glory |
5270ff |
Ipomoea spp. |
A |
8-12' |
VS |
ES-F |
DW TP |
3 |
W |
1021 |
Sc, Sk, PP |
| Nasturtium |
5280ff |
Tropaeolum spp. |
A |
12-16" |
BEWC |
ES-F |
DW TP |
3 |
M |
1014 |
Cv |
| Nicotiana |
5300 |
Nicotiana sylvestris |
A |
4-6' |
FN |
MS-F |
DS TP |
6-8 |
W |
714 |
Lt |
| Painted Tongue |
5303 |
Salpiglossis sinuata |
A |
15" |
BC |
ES-F |
TP |
6-8 |
M |
1421 |
|
| Pansy |
5304ff |
Viola x wittrockiana |
A |
6" |
BCW |
Sp-ES |
TP DF? |
8-9 |
C |
1421 |
PsDk |
| Pearly Everlasting |
5799 |
Anaphalis margaritacea |
P |
18-24" |
DCB |
MS-F |
DS TP |
6-8 |
C |
1060 |
|
| Penstemon |
6210 |
P. barbatus |
P |
1-3' |
C B |
MS-LS |
TP |
8-10 |
C |
1836 |
Lt |
| Petunia |
5308ff |
P. x hybrida |
A |
4-6" |
WBG |
ES-F |
TP |
8 |
W |
714 |
Lt |
| Phlox, annual |
5313ff |
P. drummondii |
A |
6-8" |
BC |
ES-F* |
TP DS |
8 |
C |
714 |
Ps |
| Phlox, perennial |
6234 |
P. paniculata |
P |
36" |
BC |
LS-F |
TP DF |
10-12 |
C |
2130 |
PsSt |
| Poppy, annual |
5318ff |
Papaver spp. |
SSA |
24-48" |
BCND |
MS-LS |
DF DS |
|
|
1421 |
|
| Poppy, California |
5352 |
Eschscholzia californica |
A |
8-12" |
B |
MS-LS |
DS |
|
|
1421 |
|
| Poppy, Mexican Tulip |
5354 |
Hunnemannia fumariifolia |
A |
2' |
BCND |
MS-LS |
DS, DF |
|
|
1421 |
|
| Poppy, Oriental |
6254 |
Papaver orientale |
P |
16" |
BND |
Sp-ES |
DS |
|
|
714 |
Lt |
| Portulaca |
5356 |
P. grandiflora |
A |
4-10" |
BWG |
MS-F |
TP DW |
6-8 |
W |
714 |
Ch2w, Lt |
| Queen of the Meadow |
6266 |
Eupatorium purpureum |
P |
5-9' |
BNC |
LS-F |
DS DF |
14-21 |
C |
2128 |
S, St |
| Red Hot Poker |
6240 |
Kniphofia uvaria |
P |
32" |
BCN |
MS-LS |
TP |
8-10 |
M |
2128 |
PP |
| Rudbeckia, annual |
5357ff |
Rudbeckia hirta |
A |
24-36" |
BCN |
ES-LS |
TP DF? |
6-10 |
W |
1421 |
|
| Rudbeckia, perennial |
6269 |
Rudbeckia fulgida |
P |
24" |
BC |
MS-LS |
TP |
6-8 |
W |
721 |
Lt |
| Sage, Gentian |
5361 |
Salvia patens |
A |
30" |
BC |
MS-F |
TP |
12-14 |
M/W |
1421 |
S |
| Salvia |
5362ff, 5804 |
Salvia spp. |
A |
12-18" |
BCD |
MS-F |
TP |
10-12 |
M |
21 |
S |
| Schizanthus |
5365 |
Schizanthus pinnatus |
A |
18" |
BC |
MS-F |
TP |
8 |
C |
714 |
PsS, Dk |
| Snapdragon |
5369 |
Antirrhinum majus |
A |
30-36" |
BC |
MS-F* |
TP |
8-10 |
C/M |
714 |
PsCh2w, Lt |
| Sneezeweed |
6282 |
Helenium autumnale |
P |
4-5' |
BC |
LS-F |
TP |
6-8 |
M |
1421 |
|
| Statice |
5820ff |
Limonium sinuatum |
A |
24-30" |
DCB |
MS-F |
TP |
8-9 |
M/W |
714 |
S |
| Statice, German |
5848 |
Goniolimon tataricum |
P |
20" |
D |
LS-F |
TP DS DF |
6-8 |
W |
1421 |
|
| Stock |
5378ff |
Matthiola incana |
A |
12-18" |
BC |
ES-F* |
DS TP |
6-8 |
M |
714 |
S |
| Strawflower |
5864ff |
Helichrysum bracteatum |
A |
14-40" |
DBC |
MS-F |
TP |
7-8 |
W |
714 |
Lt, S |
| Sunflower |
5400ff, 5506 |
Helianthus spp. |
SSA |
2-12' |
CNS |
LS-F |
DW TP |
3-4 |
M/W |
714 |
|
| Sweet Annie |
5884 |
Artemisia annua |
SSA |
36-60" |
FD |
LS-F |
DF TP |
6-8 |
C |
1021 |
PsLt, St |
| Sweet Pea, annual |
5440ff |
Lathyrus odoratus |
A |
1-6' |
CFSV |
MS-LS |
DS TP |
6-8 |
C |
1421 |
Sk, Cv |
| Sweet Pea, perennial |
6296 |
Lathyrus latifolius |
P |
5-6' |
CSV |
MS-LS |
DS |
|
C |
2128 |
Sk, Cv |
| Sweet William |
6306 |
Dianthus barbatus |
P |
18" |
FBC |
ES |
DS TP |
6-8 |
M |
714 |
|
| Thyme, Creeping |
6316 |
Thymus serpyllum |
P |
2-3" |
FGB |
MS-LS |
DS TP DF |
8-9 |
C |
1428 |
PsLt |
| Tithonia |
5459ff |
T. rotundifolia |
A |
4-6' |
BNS |
MS-F |
TP DW |
6 |
W |
714 |
|
| Venidium |
5461 |
V. fastuosum |
A |
18-24" |
B |
MS-F |
TP |
8-10 |
W |
1421 |
Lt |
| Verbascum |
6322 |
V. x hybrida |
P |
2-3' |
BC |
ES |
TP |
15-20 |
C |
1421 |
|
| Verbena |
5462ff |
Verbena spp. |
A |
8", 48" |
WBC |
MS-F |
TP |
6-8 |
M |
1421 |
PsLt, Ch3w |
| Veronica |
6326 |
V. spicata |
P |
24-30" |
BC |
MS-LS |
TP |
8-10 |
M |
721 |
Ps |
| Weld |
5528 |
Reseda luteola |
B |
4-5' |
dye |
MS |
TP |
6-8 |
M |
714 |
S, Lt |
| Zinnia |
5467ff |
Zinnia spp. |
A |
20-42" |
BC |
MS-F |
TP DW |
3-4 |
W |
714 |
|
| |
ff=and following
|
| ABP: A=annual,
B=biennial, P=perennial, SS=self-sowing |
| height: typical
height at maturity |
| uses: B=beds
and borders, C=cutting, D=drying, dye=dye plant, E=edible, F=fragrance,
G=ground cover, N=novel accent, S=screen, V=vining and climbing,
W=windowbox, container |
| season: peak
bloom time: Sp=spring, ES=early summer, MS=midsummer, LS=late
summer F=fall until frost, F*=fall after frost |
| sow: DS=direct
sow in spring ASAP, DW=direct sow when soil has warmed or after
danger of frost has passed, TP=transplant, DF=direct sow in
fall |
| start: suggested
number of weeks before transplanting |
| temp: suggested
soil temperatures for good germination: C=cool, 60-65¾, M=moderate,
65-70¾, W=warm, 70-85¾ |
| days: number
of days to seedling emergence |
| notes: Ps=can
grow in partial shade, Fs=can grow in full shade or part shade.
(The rest need sun.) Lt=needs light to germinate, S=surface
sow, Cv= cover seed, Dk=needs darkness to germinate, Sc=scarify
seed with sandpaper or emery board, Sk=soak seed 12-24hrs, St=stratify
seed; place in moist soil and freeze or refrigerate or alternate
between the fridge and freezer, Ch=chill seed, sometimes specifies
duration (d=days, w=weeks) and temperature, PP=use peat pots |
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