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HANDY PLANTING GUIDE FOR FLOWER GARDEN PLANNERS 



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

 column below. The meaning of the key letters in this column is as 

 follows: 



A— For dry, hot locations 



B— For a succession of blooms 



C— For shady locations 



D— For poor soil 



E— For edging 



F— For the rock garden. 



G— For their foliage 



H— Everlasting for v/inter bouquets 



I —For their fragrance 



J— For porch or window boxes 



K— Climbing Vines 



L— For backgrounds- 









Average Approx. 



Shape 





neigni 





Days to 



Time of 



of 







Tor 



Germinate Bloom 



Plant 



Ageratum 



4-12 



E F J 



5-10 



10 Wks. 



bushy 



Alyssum, Sweet 



2-12 



B C D E F IJ 



5-10 



6 Wks. spreading 



Antirrhinum 



12-60 



C 1 L 



20-25 



3-4 Mos. 



bushy 



Aquilegia 



18-36 



CEF 



15 



3 Mos. 



branchy 



Balsam 



14-20 



AE 



10^12 



6 Mos. 



erect 



Calendula 



12-36 



D 



10-14 



12-14 Wks. 



bushy 



Campanula 



18-24 



F 



8-15 



10-12 Wks. 



bushy 



Candytuft 



6-18 



B F 1 



5-10 



8-10 Wks. 



bushy 



Centaurea 



18-36 



A B C D E 1 J 



5-20 



3-4 Mos. 



erect 



Chrysanthemum 



24-35 



A E 



5-20 



8-10 Wks. 



bushy 



Celosia 



12-36 



D E H 



20-25 



10 Wks. 



bushy 



Cosmos 



36-60 



A 



5-15 



10-12 Wks. 



bushy 



Coreopsis 



18-36 



A B D 



10-20 



4-5 Mos. 



bushy 



Dahlia, Dwarf 



14 



F 



10 



3-4 Mos. 



bushy 



Delphinium 



36-72 



L 



15-21 



3-4 Mos. 



tall 



Digitalis 



30-48 



F 



10-20 



3-4 Mos. 



erect 



Dianthus 



4-15 



F 1 



5-10 



12 Wks. 



bushy 



Eschscholtzia 



10-12 



CDF 



5-12 



12-15 Wks. 



bushy 



Four O'clock 24-30 A D 5-10 3-4 Mos. bushy 



Gaillardia 18-30 D 15-20 2-3 Mos. bushy 



Godeiia 12-24 C D 15-20 2 Mos. erect 



Gypsophila 18-36 B H 15-20 8-10 Wks. branching 



Helichrysum 24-36 H 5-10 3 Mos. bushy 



Hollyhock 48-84 L 5-20 10 Wks. slender 



Koehia 30-36 A B 15-18 Foliage bushy 



Larkspur, Annual 30-72 L 15-20 10-12 Wks. tall 



Lathyrus 60-72 I K 25-40 2-3 Mos. vine 



Lobelia 4-8 EJ 10 10-12 Wks. bushy 



Marigold 8-36 BJ 5-8 6-8 Wks. bushy 



MignoneHe 10-12 B I 3-4 Mos. erect 



Moon Flower 12 ft. or more IK 5-8 4-5 Mos. vine 



Morning Glory 12 ft. or more A K 5-8 3-4 Mos. vine 



Nasturtium 12-36 DEFK 8-15 2-3 Mos. bus+i. vine 



Nigella 10-18 BF 10-15 10-12 Wks. bushy 



Nicotiana 30-48 I 20-25 10-12 Wks. branchy 



Pansy 4-8 CEF 10-15 10-12 Wks. clump 



Petunia 10-24 D E F J 18-20 10-12 Wks. bushy 



Phlox 10-18 ABC FN 20-25 8-10 Wks. bushy 



Poppy 18-36 B 20 12-15 Wks. erect 



Portulaca 4-6 ADEFJ 18-20 6 Wks. spready 



Salvia 12-42 A 15-25 3-4 Mos. bushy 



Scobiosa 18-30 I 18-20 2-3 Mos. bushy 



Stocks 12-24 I 5-15 12-14 Wks. bushy 



Schizanthu* 18-35 C E 20-25 6-8 Wks. bushy 



Sweet Pea 36 or more K 15-20 10-12 Wks. vine 



Sweet William 12-24 F 10 12 Wks. bushy 



Verbena 6-12 EFJ 8-10 12 Wks. spready 



Wallflower 12-18 I 5-12 2-3 Mos. bushy 



Zinnia 12-35 AF 5-10 6-8 Wks. bushy 



