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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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Six Annuals That Re-sow Thei> 



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COMMON NAME 



W-EN TO SOW 



DEPTH 1 THIN TO OR 



TO SOW T " 



when They flower 



DURA- 

 TION OF COIOR 

 BLOOM COLOR 

 (weeks) 



HEIGHT 



(feet) 



OTHER POINTS 



Indoors Out .oors 



(inches) 



(inches) 



Early Crop 



Main Crop 





Japanese hop 



March' 

 April 



March 

 April 



May 



1 



24 x 72 



foliage 



plant 



insignificant 



8 to 20 



Humulus Japonicus. Once established, seeds 

 start when soil gets warm. 



Morning glory 



May 



I 



12 x 72 



July 



Aug. 

 to Oct. 



IO 



red, blue, 

 white 



i^xoTfi Ipomcea hederacea. Rapid grower. Good for 

 temporary screens, cover unsightly objects. 



Poppy 





March 

 May 



1 



8 



6 X 12 



June 



to July 



June 



Aug. 

 to Sept. 



3 t0 4 



pink, scarlet, 

 white 



| to 2 Papaver Rhceas, and P. somniferum. Self-sown 

 seed come up and bloom first. 



Rose moss 



March 

 April 

 March 

 April 



May 



don't 

 cover 



IO X 12 



July 



to Oct. 



12 



white, red, 

 magenta 



Itoi 



Portulaca grandiflora. Many forms and bril- 

 liant colors. Single bloom earlier than double. 



Pot marigold 



May 



1 



8 



8 X 12 



June 



July 



to Oct. 



15 



orange, yellow 



1 to 2 Calendula officinalis. Flower heads for flavor- 

 ing soups. Delights in warm soil. 



Tobacco 



Feb. 



May 



don't 

 cover 



24 x 60 



June 



July 

 Aug. 



5 



red and white 



3 to 5 Nicotiana Tabacum. Good temporary screen. 

 Produces showy flowers. Rich soil. 



Six Annuals for Sunny Places 



Love-lies-bLe iing 



March 

 April 



May 



1 



18 x 24! June 



July 6 red 



3 to 5 Amarantus candatus. Large drooping spikes; 

 also varieties with yellowish and whitish spikes 



Balsam 



March 

 April 



May 



} 



24x24! June July to 1 8 to 10 1 red, white, 

 Oct. yellow 



I to 2 Impatiens Balsamina. Prefers rich, sandy loam, 

 abundance of moisture, full sun. 



Hyacinth bean 





May 



2 



12 x 96 



July to 

 Oct. 



12 



purple, white 



10-20 Dolichos Lablab. Fragrant flowers. Good 

 temporary screen and cut flower. 



Gaillardia 



March 

 April 



May 



1 



24 x 24 



July 



July to 

 Oct. 



10 



red and yellow 



2 Gaillardia pulcbella, and var. picta. Showy 

 flowers. Last well on plants, or cut. 



Nasturtium, dwf. 

 tall 



March 

 April 



May 

 May 



I 



10 x 12 

 12 x 36 



June 



July to 

 Oct. 

 Aug. 



8 to 10 



scarlet, 

 yellow, maroon 



1 to 5 1 ropceolum minus, T . majus. Rapid growers; 

 profuse bloomers. Tails good for screens. 



Rose moss 



March 

 April 



don't 

 cover 



10 x 12 



June 



12 



white, red, 

 magenta 



\ to f Portulaca grandiflora. Delights in hottest 

 exposure. Flowers close in shade. 



Six Annuals for Shady Places 



Godetia 



March 

 April 

 March 

 April 

 March 



Jan. 

 Feb. 



May 



1 



18X18 



June 



July 



to Oct. 



8 to 10 



red, white 



I to 2 CEnothera amaena, CE. Whitneyi. Very showy 

 flowers, with satiny lustre. 



Musk 



May 



1 



8 



6x6 



June 



July 

 Aug. 



8 



yellow 



5 to 1 Mimulus moschatus. Irregularly mottled and 

 dotted. Give cool, moist situation. 



Nemophila 



April 



Aug. 



June 



to Aug. 



i 



4 



I 



6x6 



June 



July 



to Oct. 



6 to 14 



blue, white 



1 to 3 Nemophila insigms and N. Menziesii. Plant 

 in cool, moist, partially shaded places. 



Pansy 



6 x 12 



May 

 to June 



Sept. 

 to Oct. 



6 to 8 



purple blue, 

 white, yellow 



J to I Viola tricolor. Sown in cool, moist place in 

 June, July. Good fall bloomers. 



Tarweed 



May 



1 



4 



12 x 12 





July 



to Oct. 



12 



yellow 



1 to 2 Madia elegans. Graceful open habit. Flowers 

 open morning and evening. 



Wish-bone flower 



March 

 April 





1 



8 



6x6 





July 



to Oct. 



12 to 15 



yellow, purple, ! 2 Torenia Fournieri. Low, bushy, floriferous. 

 blue Good bedding plant. Pansy substitute. 



Six Annuals for Rocky Places 



Annual phlox 

 Candytuft 



March 

 April 



May 



* 



8x8 



June 



July 12 red, white 1 to I \ 

 to Oct. 



Phlox Drummondn. In poor, dry soil stop 

 flowering in midsummer. 



March 



April 

 Sept. 



i 



4x8 



May 



July 



to Sept. 



4 red, white \ to \\ 



Ibens amara. Fall-sown flower first. Needs 

 slight protection. Sow for succession. 



Catch-fly 



March 

 April 



May 



May 

 June 

 May 



l 



6x 10 



June 



July 

 Aug. 



8 red, white 



1 to 1 \ 



Silene Armena and S. pendula. Prefers sandy 

 loam in sunny situation. 



Clarkia 



March 

 April 



1 

 4 



6x 12 



June 



July 8 purple, rose, 

 to Oct. white 



ii 



Clarkia elegans, thrives in full sun, partial shade; 

 warm, light soil, double forms. 



Nasturtium, dwf. March 

 April 



1 



iox 12 



June 



July 



to Oct. 



8 to 10 scarlet, 



yellow, maroon 



1 



T ropceolum minus. Flowers earlier and more 

 abundantly than taller species. 



Rose moss 



March 

 April 



May 



don't 

 cover 



iox 12 



June 



Aug. 

 Sept. 



12 white, red, 

 magenta 



itof 



Portulaca grandiflora, blooms freely in any sit- 

 uation. Excellent for edgings. 



Five Everlasting-Flowered Annuals 



Globe amaranth 



Sufficient time is not gained 

 by planting early under glas? 

 to repay one for the trouble. 



May 



i 



18x18 





Aug. 

 Sept. 



10 



red 



I to 1^ 



Gomphrena globosa. A good bedding plant. 

 Flowers globular, one inch across. 



Immortelles 



May 



1 



18 x 18 





Aug 



4 



yellow, orange 



1 to 2 



Helichrysum bracteatum. Flowers I-2J inches 

 across. Pick before fully open. 



Rhodanthe 



May 



1 

 4 



18x18 





July 



Aug. 



6 to 8 



pink, white, 

 dark red 



1 to \\ 



Hehpterum Manglesn (Rhodanthe Manglesii) 

 and H. roseum. Two of the best. 



Palafoxia 



May 



1 18x18 



July 15 red 

 Oct. 



I to 4 Polypteris Hookeriana (Palafoxia Hookeriana). 

 Handsome plant; flowers one inch across. 



Everlasting 



May 



\ 18 x 18 



Aug. 12 to 15 purple 



Sept. 



ij to 2 Xeranthemum annuum. Flower \-\\ inches 

 across. Purple, rose or white. 



