Indoor Sowing Guide

FLOWERS & ORNAMENTALS

10–
–12 weeks before 6–
–8 weeks before Larkspur Moonflower
your average last frost date your average last frost date Linaria Morning Glory
Lupine (Russell Blend) Orlaya �
Columbine African Daisy
Mexican Sunflower Sweet Pea
Echinacea Ageratum
Milkweed Zinnia
Eucalyptus Aster �
Nicotiana
Grass (Blue Grama) Balsam
Painted Daisy 2–
–4 weeks before
Lavender Bells of Ireland your average last frost date
Penstemon
Petunia Black-eyed Susan Vine
Phlox Gourd
Sea Holly Bluebells (California)
Poppy (Iceland, Oriental) Money Plant
Verbena Bluebonnet
Portulaca Nasturtium
Canterbury Bells
8–
–10 weeks before Castor Bean
Pumpkin on a Stick Ornamental Millet
your average last frost date Scabiosa Sunflower
Celosia
Shasta Daisy
Bee Balm Chocolate Flower
Strawflower
Black-Eyed Susan Cleome
Sweet Annie
Cape Daisy Coleus
Verbascum
Carnation Coreopsis
Cottage Pinks Craspedia 4–
–6 weeks before
Dahlia Cup and Saucer Vine your average last frost date
Dusty Miller Cypress Vine
Alyssum
Feverfew Delphinium
Amaranth
Lily Blackberry Four O’Clock
Ammi
Lobelia Foxglove
Bachelor’s Button
Ornamental Pepper Gaillardia
Calendula
Pansy � Gazania
Cardinal Climber
Salpiglossis Gomphrena
Chinese Lantern
Salvia Grass (‘Bunny Tails’)
Cosmos
Snapdragon Hollyhock
Flax (‘Scarlet’)
Statice Hyacinth Bean
Forget-Me-Not
Stock � Hyssop (‘Apache Sunset’, True)
Grass (‘Frosted Explosion’)
Sweet William Iceplant
Honeywort
Viola � Impatiens Can also be started indoors in late
Hyssop (Anise) summer to early fall or winter in mild
Yarrow
Marigold climates. See packet for specific
information.
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 Outdoor Sowing Guide
FLOWERS & ORNAMENTALS

6–8 weeks before Lily Blackberry Cardinal Climber 2–4 weeks after
your average last frost date Love-In-A-Mist � Castor Bean your average last frost date
Milkweed � Celosia
Gazania Ageratum (Mild climates only)
Phlox � Coleus
Penstemon � Canterbury Bells
Shasta Daisy Corn (Ornamental)
Craspedia
4 – 6 weeks before Verbascum � Cosmos
Dahlia
your average last frost date, or as Verbena Cottage Pinks
Eucalyptus
soon as the soil can be worked Wheat Cup and Saucer Vine
Gazania
Cypress Vine
Bluebonnet � 1–2 weeks before Delphinium
Gomphrena
Columbine your average last frost date Gourd
Dusty Miller
Feverfew Grass (‘Bunny Tails’, ‘Frosted
African Daisy � Four O’Clock
Flax (Blue and Breezy) Explosion’)
Alyssum � Foxglove
Gaillardia Honeywort
Ammi Hollyhock
Larkspur Hyssop (True)
Bachelor’s Button � Hyacinth Bean
Lavender Ornamental Millet
Carnation Hyssop (‘Apache Sunset‘, Anise)
Lupine (Pixie Delight) � Impatiens
Pumpkin on a Stick
Chinese Lantern
Pansy � Lobelia �
Statice
Chocolate Flower
Poppy � Lupine (Russell Blend) �
Strawflower
Coreopsis
Snapdragon � Wheat
Flax (‘Scarlet’) � Marigold
Sweet Pea � Yarrow �
Forget-Me-Not � Mexican Sunflower
Viola �
Iceplant � Money Plant Late Fall - Early Winter
2–4 weeks before Linaria � Moonflower
Forget-Me-Not
your average last frost date Painted Daisy � Morning Glory
Hyssop (‘Apache Sunset’)
Salpiglossis � Nasturtium �
Bee Balm Lupine (Pixie Delight)
Nicotiana
Bells of Ireland 1–2 weeks after Orlaya
Black-Eyed Susan your average last frost date Portulaca
Bluebells (California) � Salvia
Amaranth
Calendula �
Aster � Scabiosa
Cleome
Balsam Stock �
Echinacea Sunflower
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Flower Mix � Sweet Annie Can also be sown in late summer to
Broom Corn
Grass (Blue Grama) � Sweet William
early fall or winter in mild climates.
Cape Daisy See packet for specific information.
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