PLANTS FOR FLORIDA 



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Nasturtiums, annual phlox, gaillardia, zinnias, and marigolds pro- 

 duce quantities of flowers. 



In the north such annuals are seeded in the latter part of April. 

 Flowers are then produced early in July. In the Florida garden, if 

 flowers are desired early in January, the nasturtium seeds are sown 

 during the first week of September, alyssum seeds not later than No- 

 vember tenth, sweet peas in early September, and the other annuals, 

 such as annual phlox, gaillardia, verbenas, annual carnation, and 

 calendulas, are seeded not later than the first week in October. If 

 flowers are wanted at an earlier date seeds should be sown proportion- 

 ately earlier. 



The winter months are better for the growth of flowers. Very few 

 persons in Florida attempt to grow annuals during the hot and usually 

 dry months of summer. 



It seems at first, to the garden lover from the north, that any of 

 the northern garden flowers should grow vigorously in the Florida cli- 

 mate. Many keen disappointments await these persons. Those who 

 have tried growing many kinds in an effort to obtain garden flower 

 effects and flowers for table use have finally accepted, as the reliable 

 types, the few that are starred in the following group : 



*Acalypha hispida 

 Chenille Plant 



Agave 



Century Plant 



Ageratum 

 Floss Flower 



* Alyssum (in variety) 



Madwort 



* Aster novae-angliae Climax 



Blue Hardy Aster 



Bambusa (in variety) 

 Bamboo 



Chrysanthemum (north only) 

 Chrysanthemum 



Clerodendron squamatum 

 Chinese Tube-flower 



Codiaeum variegatum (in variety) 

 Croton 



*Coreopsis tinctoria 

 Tickseed 



Cyperus alternifolius 

 Umbrella Plant 



*Dianthus caryophyllus 

 Carnation 



Funkia (north only) 

 Plantain Lily 



*Gaillardia grandiflora 

 Blanket Flower 



Gynerium (north only) 

 Pampas Grass 



Gypsophila paniculata 

 Baby's Breath 



Hemerocallis (north only) 

 Day Lily 



Hippeastrum 

 Amaryllis 



Iris hexagona 

 Florida Iris 



Lantana (T) 

 Lantana 



Lilium kenryi 

 Yellow Lily 



Limnocharis humboldti 

 Water Poppy 



