Flowers grouped for special uses 
Easiest to Grow 
Under Ordinary 
Garden Conditions 
Alyssum, Sweet 
Bachelor Button 
Calendula 
California Poppy 
Candytuft, Annual 
Chrysanthemum, 
Annual 
Coreopsis 
Cosmos 
Four o’clock 
Gaillardia 
Marigold 
Nasturtium 
Poppy, Annual 
Portulaca 
Snow-on-the-moun- 
tain 
Sunflower, Ornamen- 
tal 
Zinnia 
For Fragrance 
Abronia 
Alyssum, Sweet 
Candytuft 
Carnation 
Centaurea imperialis 
Heliotrope 
Hesperis matronalis 
Lavender 
Lilium regale 
Matthiola 
Mignonette 
Nicotiana 
Petunia 
Primula 
Scabiosa 
Stock 
Sweet Pea 
Sweet William 
Verbena 
For Edgings 
Ageratum 
Alyssum, Sweet 
English Daisy 
Heuchera 
(Coral Bells) 
Linaria 
Lobelia 
Marigold, Dwarf 
Nemesia 
Pansy 
Petunia, Dwarf 
Portulaca 
Verbena 
Viola 
For Backgrounds 
Cleome 
Delphinium 
Hollyhock 
Larkspur, Super 
Majestic 
Poppy, Oriental 
Hardy Red 
Sidalcea 
Sunflower, 
Ornamental 
Tithonia 
For Winter Bou- 
quets 
Acroclinium 
Chinese Lantern 
Cockscomb 
Gypsophila 
paniculata 
Helichrysum 
Lunaria 
Statice 
For Semi-Shade 
Anchusa italica 
Bachelor Button 
Balsam 
Centaurea im- 
perialis 
Clarkia 
Coleus 
Columbine 
English Daisy 
Forget-me-not 
Geum 
Godetia 
Linaria 
Lupin 
Mignonette 
Nasturtium 
Pansy 
Platycodon 
Sweet William 
Viola 
For Window and 
Porch Boxes 
Ageratum 
Bachelor Button, 
Jubilee Gem 
Candytuft 
Cobaea scandens 
Coleus 
Heliotrope 
Lantana 
Lobelia 
Marigold, Dwarf 
Mignonette 
Morning Glory 
Nasturtium, Dwarf 
Nierembergia 
Pansy 
Petunia 
Phlox drummondi 
Snapdragon, Giant 
Bedding 
Thunbergia 
Verbena 
Vinca 
For Rock Gardens, 
Annuals 
Abronia 
African Daisy 
Alyssum, Sweet 
Brachycome 
Ice Plant 
Linaria 
Lobelia 
Phlox drummondi 
Portulaca 
Schizanthus 
Thunbergia 
Scarlet Flax 
Statice 
Verbena 
Virginian Stock 
For Rock Gardens, 
Perennials 
Alyssum, Hardy 
Arabis 
Armeria 
Asclepias tuberosa 
Aubrietia 
Callirhoe 
Campanula carpatica 
Cerastium 
tomentosum 
Cheiranthus 
(biennial) 
Columbine 
Dianthus deltoides 
Dianthus plumarius 
English Daisy 
Forget-me-not 
Gypsophila 
paniculata 
Heuchera 
(Coral Bells) 
Iceland Poppy 
Linum 
Nierembergia 
Platycodon 
Primula, Hardy 
Ranunculus 
Thermopsis 
Viola 
Vines for Screening 
and Ornament 
Australian Pea Vine 
Cardinal Climber 
Cobaea scandens 
Cypress Vine 
Gourd 
Humulus japonicus 
Kudzu Vine 
Momordica 
Moon Flower 
Morning Glory 
Perennial Sweet Pea 
Scarlet Runner Bean 
Sweet Pea 
Thunbergia 
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For Withstanding 
Drought 
Abronia 
Achillea 
African Daisy 
Ageratum 
Alyssum, Carpet of 
_ Snow 
Arctotis 
Armeria 
Asclepias tuberosa 
Brachycome 
Calliopsis 
Campanula 
pyramidalis 
Candytuft 
Chinese Forget-me- 
not 
Coreopsis 
Cosmos 
Four o’clock 
Hollyhock 
Ice Plant 
Joseph’s Coat 
Kudzu Vine 
Lavender 
Petunia 
Portulaca 
Snow-on-the- 
mountain 
Statice 
Sunflower, 
Ornamental 
Tithonia 
Verbena 
Vinca 
Zinnia 
For Cut Flowers 
Aster 
Bachelor Button 
Calendula 
Calliopsis 
Carnation 
Chrysanthemum 
Clarkia 
Coreopsis 
Cosmos 
Delphinium 
Gaillardia 
Godetia 
Gypsophila 
Larkspur 
Marigold 
Nasturtium 
Painted Daisy 
Pinks 
Rudbeckia 
Salpiglossis 
Scabiosa 
Shasta Daisy 
Snapdragon 
Stocks 
Stokesia 
Sweet Pea 
Sweet William 
Zinnia 
For Early Bloom 
Alyssum, Hardy 
Arabis 
Aubrietia 
Calendula 
Campanula carpatica 
Cerastium 
Columbine 
Coreopsis 
Delphinium 
English Daisy 
Foxglove 
Gaillardia grandiflora 
Painted Daisy 
Pansy 
Primula veris 
Ranunculus 
Sweet William 
Viola 
For Midsummer 
Bloom 
Achillea 
African Daisy 
(Dimorphotheca) 
Ageratum 
Brachycome 
California Poppy 
Calliopsis 
Cleome 
Coreopsis 
Gaillardia picta 
Hollyhock 
Larkspur 
Lobelia 
Nasturtium 
Perennial Sweet Pea 
Petunia 
Phlox drummondi 
Poppy 
Scabiosa 
Shasta Daisy 
Verbena 
Vinca 
Viola 
Zinnia 
For Late Bloom 
Alyssum, Sweet 
Aster 
Bachelor Button 
Calendula 
Celosia 
Coreopsis 
Cosmos 
Dahlia 
Gaillardia 
Globe Amaranth 
Hunnemannia 
Marigold 
Pansy 
Salvia 
Snapdragon 
Vinca 
Viola 
Zinnia 
