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103 FLOWER SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANNERS 



For Shady Locations 



Most annuals need plenty of sunlight, but 

 there are a fev/ v/hich do fairly well in the 

 shade, or with partial sun. The following 

 are worth a trial in shady spots: 

 Cornflower Cleome 

 Nasturtium Candytuft 

 Pansy Larkspur 

 Vinca Lupine 

 Coreopsis Godetia 

 Nicotiana Lobelia 

 English Daisy Bleeding Heart 



In the vine group, those v/hich ct'ten pros- 

 per in fairly shady places are Cardinal 

 Climber, Cup-and-Saucer Vine, and Morn- 

 ing Glory. 



For Hot, Dry Locations 



In spots where the sun beats down merci- 

 lessly all day long, many flowers can not 

 prosper. But some of the annuals can do 

 well, even in these difficult locations. 

 Here's a gocd list: 



Sweet Alyssum 



Ageratum 



Bachelor Button 



Cosmos 



Dianthus 



Dimorphotheca 



Gaillardia 



Marigold 



Petunia 



Phlox, Annual 



Poppy, California 



Portulaca 



Scabiosa 



Zinnia 



Four O'clock 

 Salvia 



Perennials for hot locations are less plenti- 

 ful, bu: you can usually do v;-ell with 

 Babysbreath, Perennial Asters, Sedum 

 Acre, Statice, and Blanket Flower (Gail- 

 lardia). 



Flowers for Poor Soil 



Of course, the right answer to poor soil 

 conditions is "Improve the soil! But if you 



can't or don't v/-ant to do this, you can 

 usually get fairly good results in poor soil 

 vnth these: 



Amaranthus Marigold 

 Balsam Nasturtium 

 California Poppy Petunia 

 Calliopsis Portulaca 

 Gaillardia Sweet Sultan 



These Need Successive 

 Sowings 



Some of the annuals v/hich come into 

 bloom quickly, keep blooming for only 

 a little while. If you want them in bloom 

 through the season, make several succes- 

 sive sowings at two to four v/eek inter- 

 vals. Flowers in this class include: 



Calliopsis 

 Candytuft 

 Cornflower 

 P orget-me-not 



Gypsophila 

 Larkspur 

 Mignonette 

 Poppy 



For Late Gardens 



Even in mid-summer, thsrs's still time to 

 start some of the annuals from seed and 

 have lots of bloom before the season is 

 over. The soil must be well prepared and 

 fertilized. The proper flov/ers for such late 

 planting are: 



Babysbreath Cosmos 

 Calendula Portulaca 

 Cornflower Shirley Poppy 



Petunias dr.d Snapdragon seedlings may 

 be started iate, too. 



Alosf Dependable Annuals 



As every experienced gardener knows, 

 some annual flowers succeed under exact- 

 ly the same growing conditions which let 

 other flov/ers fail. There is qiaite a list of 

 annuals v/-hich are highly dependable. 

 Given proper soil and care, these "old 

 reliables" are practically sure to produce 

 good results: 



Balsam Marigold 

 Calendula Nasturtium 

 California Poppy Petunia 

 Calliopsis Phlox 

 Cornflower Pinks 

 Cosmos Portulaca 

 Flowering Salvia 



tobacco Scabiosa 

 Four O'clock Shirley Poppy 



Gaillardia Snow-on- 

 Globe amaranth the-mountain 

 Hollyhock Sweet Alyssum 



Larkspur Zinnia 



Annuals for Fragrance 



We are oitsn asksd, '''.'."hs: ar.r.uils are 

 really fragrant?" We recc~ — end Alyssum, 

 Candytuft, Carnation, Mignonette, Gleam 

 Nasturtiums, Petunia, Scabiosa, Stocks, 

 Sweet Peas ar.d Wallflower. 



For Winter Bouquets 



Several flowers can be dried and used 

 for winter decorations. The everlastings 

 are best known but Statice and Gypsophila 

 are also fine. Celosia v/ill last a long time 

 but is not as showy as the others. 



