SELECTED STRAINS OF SEEDS ADAPTED TO SOUTHERN SOILS AND CLIMATE 
FLOWER PLANTING GUIDE FOR FLORIDA AND THE SOUTHERN STATES 
Name of Flower 
Planting Time 
Approximate 
Time of 
Bloom 
Culture 
AGERATUM. 
Sept.-March 
10 weeks 
Grows well in any soil. Keep faded flowers cut to pro¬ 
vide continuous bloom. 
ALYSSUM (Annual). 
Sept.-March 
6 weeks 
Sow seed directly in border. Thin out. Cut plants back 
occasionally to provide long season bloom. 
ALYSSUM (Perennial). 
Sept.-March 
4-5 months 
Excellent rock plant, and perfectly hardy. 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) 
Sept.-Feb. 
3-4 months 
Start seeds in seed bed, and transplant. Cut back occa¬ 
sionally to provide long season bloom. 
AMARANTH!S. 
Feb.-May 
3 months 
Full sun. Colors are more vivid when grown in poor soil. 
ARCTOTIS 
Sept.-March 
| 3-4 months 
| Grow's best in full sun, and does well in any soil. 
ASTER 
Sept.-Jan. & 
March-May 
10-12 weeks 
Wilt-resistant varieties can now be had in many types. 
BALSAM. 
Sept.-March 
6 weeks 
Grows well in any soil. Reseeds itself readily. 
BEUYS 
Sept.-March 
3-4 months 
Prefers partial shade. Ideal for low borders. 
C AC ALIA. 
Sept.-May 
8-10 weeks 
Give it plenty of sunshine. A fine cut flower. 
CALANDULA. 
Sept.-Jan. 
12-14 weeks 
Pinch back plants when young. Cut back occasionally 
to provide continuous bloom. 
CALLIOPSIS. 
Sept.-Feb. 
4 months 
Likes full sun best. 
CAMPANULA (Annual). 
Sept.-May 
! 4-6 months 
[ This new type has all the appearance of the biennial one. 
CANDYTUFT. 
Sept.-Feb. 
j 8-10 -weeks 
| Plenty of sunshine and only a moderate watering are best. 
CARNATION. 
Sept.-May 
j 12-16 weeks 
| Protect from hot afternoon sun. Likes a well-limed soil. 
CELOSIA 
April-June 
10 weeks 
Colors are more vivid when grown in a poor soil. 
CENTAUREA. 
Sept.-Jan. 
12 weeks 
Best in the full sun. 
CHRYSANTHEMLM (Annual). 
[ Sept.-May 
| 8-10 weeks 
These make excellent cut flowers. 
CHRYSANTHEMLM (Hardy). . 
| Sept.-March 
| 4 months 
Do not feed too heavily. Divide every three years. 
CLARKIA. 
Sept.-May 
j 10-12 weeks 
Does best in shady situations. 
COLEUS. 
Sept.-March 
[ Foliage 
Partial shade. 
CONVOLVULUS (Morning 
Glory). 
Feb.-May 
8-10 weeks 
Soak seeds. Plant in warm, sunny place. 
COSMOS 
Sept.-May 
10-12 weeks 
Flowers best in poor soil. 
CYNOGLOSSUM (Chinese For- 
get-Me-Not). 
Sept.-June 
2-3 months 
Keep flowers cut to prolong the blooming season. 
DAHLIA 
Feb.-May 
3-4 months 
The tubers can be saved and planted year after year. 
Fine cut flowers. 
DELPHINIUM 
Aug.-March 
3-4 months 
Put in a well-drained location. Keep manure away from 
crown of plant. 
DIANT HI S 
Sept.-March 
12 weeks 
Wants a well-limed soil. 
DIDISCUS 
j Feb.-June 
| 12 weeks 
Semi-shaded section of garden. 
DIGITALIS 
Sept.-March 
4-5 months 
Plant in a well-drained place. 
DIMORPHOTHECA (African 
Daisy). 
Sept.-March 
3-4 months 
Wants plenty of sunshine. 
ESCHOLTZIA (California 
Poppy). 
Sept.-Feb. 
10-12 "weeks 
Do not transplant well. Like a dry soil. 
GAILLARDIA (Annual). 
| Any time 
| 2-3 months 
| Fine for cut flowers. Grow in the sun. 
GAILLARDIA (Perennial). 
Feb.-May 
2-3 months 
Grow in the sun. 
GEUM. 
Sept.-March 
4-5 months 
Flowers all summer. 
GILIA 
Sept.-May 
| 2-3 months 
| May be dried and used as an everlasting. 
GODETIA. 
Sept.-May 
10-12 weeks 
Like partial shade and poor soil. 
GOMPHRENA. 
Feb.-May 
3 months 
May be dried as with strawdlowers. 
GOURDS 
April-May 
| Soak seeds. Grow in warm, sunny location. 
GYPSOPHILA (Annual). 
Any time 
8-10 weeks 
Likes semi-shade and rich soil. Plant at intervals of 2 
weeks. 
GYPSOPHILA (Perennial). 
| Sept.-April 
| 4 months 
Will stand full sun or semi-shade. 
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower). 
j Feb.-Oct. 
| 6-8 weeks 
Wants plenty of w'ater and full sun. 
HELICHRYSUM (Strawflower). 
| Sept.-March 
| 8-10 weeks 
Place in well-drained soil. 
HOLLYHOCK. 
Sept.-March 
| 8-10 weeks 
Self-sows readily. 
HUNNEMANNIA (Yellow Poppy) 
| Oct.-Dec. 
| 4-5 months 
| Sow where they are to grow, in rich soil. 
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