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Flower Garden Planting Guide 



KEY — For classification of flowers by purpose, location, etc. see the 

 second column below. The meaning of the key letters in this col- 

 umn is as follows: 



H — For winter bouquets 

 I — For fragrance 

 I — For window ooxes 

 K — For vines 

 L — For backgrounds 



A — For hot, dry locations 

 B — For a succession of bloom 

 C — For shady locations 

 D — For poor soil 

 E — For edging 

 F — For the rock garden 









Average 







Height 



Suitable 



Days to 



Time to 





(inches) 



for 



Germinate 



Bloom 



AGERATUM 



4-12 



ABEFJ 



5-10 



10 wks. 



ALYSSUM, Sweet 



4-6 



ABDEFIJ 



5-10 



6 wks. 



ANTIRRHINUM 



18-38 



CIL 



20-25 



3 mos. 



AOUILEGIA 



18-30 



CEF 



15 



3 mcs. 



BACHELOR BUTTON 



36 



ABCDEI 



5-20 



3 mos. 



BALSAM 



18-24 



AD E 



10-12 



6 wks. 



CALENDULA 



18 



BD 



10-14 



12 wks. 



CAMPANULA 



18-24 



CFL 



8-15 



10 wks. 



CANDYTUFT 



12 



BCFI 



5-10 



10 wks. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 



24-36 



ABE 



5-20 



10 wka. 



CELOSIA 



12-36 



CDEH 



20-25 



10 wks. 



COSMOS 



36-48 



ABCL 



5-15 



10 wks. 



COREOPSIS 



24 



ABDE 



10-20 



4 mos. 



DAHLIA, Dwarf 



14 



BEF 



10 



4 mos. 



DELPHINIUM 



60 



L 



15-21 



4 mos. 



DIANTHUS 



12 



AEFI 



5-10 



3 mos. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA 



12 



ACDF 



5-12 



4 mos. 



FOUR O'CLOCK 



24 



AD 



5-10 



4 mos. 



GAILLARDIA 



24 



AD 



15-20 



3 mos. 



GODETIA 



24 



CD 



18-20 



2 mos. 



GYPSOPHILA 



18-36 



BH 



15-20 



10 wks. 



HELICHRYSUM 



36 



B H 



5-10 



3 mos. 



HOLLYHOCK 



60 



BL 



5-20 



10 wks. 



KOCHIA 



30 



AE 



15-18 





LARKSPUR 



36 



BCL 



15-20 



12 wks. 



LOBELIA 



4 



CE J 



10 



12 wks. 



MARIGOLD 



6-36 



ABDE 



5-8 



8 wks. 



MIGNONETTE 



12 



BEI 





4 mos. 



MOON FLOWER 



12 ft. 



IK 



5-8 



5 mos. 



MORNING GLORY 



12 ft. 



AK 



5-8 



4 mos. 



NASTURTIUM 



12-60 



CDEFK 



8-15 



2-3 mcs. 



NICOTIANA 



24-36 



ACI 



20-25 



12 wks. 



PANSY 



8 



CEF 



10-15 



12 wks. 



PETUNIA 



12-20 



BDEFJ 



18-20 



12 wks. 



PHLOX 



12 



AB CFI J 



20-25 



10 wks. 



PORTULACA 



6 



ADEFJ 



18-20 



6 wks. 



SALVIA 



36 



A 



15-25 



4 mos. 



SCABIOSA 



24 



AI 



18-20 



3 mos. 



STOCKS 



24 



I 



5-15 



12 wks. 



SCHIZANTHUS 



36 



CE 



20-25 



8 wks. 



SWEET PEA 



36 



IK 



15-20 



12 wks. 



SWEET WILLIAM 



24 



EF 



10 



12 wks. 



VERBENA 



8 



EFJ 



8-10 



12 wks. 



WALLFLOWER 



18 



I 



5-12 



3 mos. 



ZINNIA 



12-30 



AEFL 



5-10 



8 wks. 



AGERATUM, 

 Midget Blue 



V.. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA, / -+ry 

 California Poppy 



