GERMAIN'S FLOWER PLANTING CHART 
Names 
Time to Principal 
Plant Bloom 
Abronia 
Acroclinium ■ 
Ageratum 
Alyssum 
Amaranthus 
Aquilegia 
Aretotis 
Asters 
Balsam 
Beilis 
Calendula 
Calliopsis 
Campanula 
Candytuft 
Carnation 
Celosia 
Centaurea 
Chrysanthemum 
(Annual) 
Clarkia 
Coreopsis 
Cosmos 
Cypress Vine 
Dahlia 
Daisy, Shasta 
Delphinium 
Dianthus 
Digitalis 
Dimorphotheca 
Esehscholtzia 
Forget-Me-Not 
Four o’clock 
Apr. to Jun. 
Sep. to Jun. 
Oct. to May 
All Year 
Apr. to Jun. 
Sep. to Jan. 
Apr. to Jun. 
Feb. to May 
Feb. to Jun. 
Aug. to Nov. 
All Year 
All Year 
Aug. to Dec. 
All Year 
Apr. to Sep. 
Apr. to Jun. 
All Year 
Oct. to Apr. 
Jan. to May 
All Year 
Feb. to Jun. 
Mar. to May 
Apr. to Jun. 
Sep. to May 
Sep. to Nov. 
Apr. to Jun. 
Sep. to Mar. 
All Year 
All Year 
Sep. to Nov. 
All Year 
Spring 
Summer 
Summer 
All Year 
Summer 
Summer 
Summer 
Sum. & Fall 
Summer 
Spring 
All Year 
Sp. to Fall 
Summer 
Sp. & Fall 
Sum. & Fall 
Sum. & Fall 
Sum. & Fall 
Summer 
Summer 
Summer 
Sum. & Fall 
Summer 
Fall 
Summer 
Sum. & Fall 
Sum. & Fall 
Sum. & Fall 
Win. & Sp. 
Sp. & Sum. 
Summer 
Sum. & Fall 
Time to 
Principal 
Names 
Plant 
Bloom 
Gaillardia 
All Year 
Sum. & Fall 
Godetia 
Jan. to May 
Sp. & Sum. 
Gypsophila 
All Year 
All Year 
Helichrysum 
Feb. to May 
Summer 
Hollyhocks 
Sep. to Jan. 
Sum. & Fall 
Kochia 
Feb. to May 
Larkspur 
All Year 
Sp. & Sum. 
Linum 
Sep. to May 
Sp. & Sum. 
Lobelia 
Apr. & May 
Sp. & Sum. 
Lupinus 
All Year 
Spring 
Marigold 
Feb. to May 
Sum. & Fall 
Mignonette 
Ail Year 
Win. & Sp. 
Moon-flower 
Feb. to May 
Summer 
. Morning Glory 
Feb. to May 
Summer 
Nasturtium 
All Year 
Sp. & Fall 
Pansies 
All Year 
Win. & Sp. 
Pentstemon 
Sep. to Nov. 
Sp. & Fall 
Petunia 
Sep. to Jun. 
Sp. & Fall 
Phlox 
All Year 
Sp. & Sum. 
Poppy 
Feb. to May 
Sp. & Sum. 
Portulaca 
Apr. to Jun. 
Summer 
Rhodanthe 
Sep. to May 
Summer 
Salpiglossis 
Sep. to Jun. 
Summer 
Salvia 
Feb. to May 
Sum. & Fall 
Scabiosa 
Mar. to Jun. 
Sum. & Fall 
Schizanthus 
Feb. to May 
Summer 
Snapdragon 
Sep. to Jan. 
Spring 
Statice 
Sep. to May 
Sp. & Sum. 
Stocks 
All Year 
Win. & Sp. 
Sweet Pea 
All Year 
Win. & Sp. 
Sweet William 
Sep. to Feb. 
Summer 
Verbena 
All Year 
Sum. & Fall 
Names 
Viola 
Wallflower 
Zinnia 
Anemone 
Amaryllis 
Begonia (Tub.) 
Caladium 
Calla Lily 
Calla Yellow 
Chinese Sac. Lily 
Daffodil 
Dahlia 
Freesia 
Gladiolus 
Hyacinth 
Iris, Spanish 
Iris, German 
Ismene 
Ixia 
Ornithogalum 
Lilies 
Montbretia 
Narcissus 
Ranunculus 
Sparaxis 
Tritonia 
Oxalis 
Tuberoses 
Tulips 
Watsonia 
Zephyranthes 
Time to 
Plant 
Sep. to Dec. 
Sep. to Feb. 
Mar. to Jun. 
BULBS 
Aug. to Mar. 
Aug. to Mar. 
Feb. to May 
Dec. to Feb. 
Aug. to Feb. 
Dec. to Apr. 
Aug. to Jan. 
Oct. to Jan. 
Mar. to Jun. 
Aug. to Nov. 
Sep. to May 
Oct. to Jan. 
Sep. to Dec. 
All Year 
Sep. to Apr. 
Aug. to Nov. 
Aug. to Jan. 
Sep. to Apr. 
Sep. to Jan. 
Aug. to Jan. 
Aug. to Apr. 
Aug. to Jan. 
Sep. to Dec. 
Aug. to Nov. 
Dec. to Apr. 
Oct. to Jan. 
Aug. to Nov. 
Sep. to Jan. 
Principal 
Bloom 
Win. & Sp. 
Win. & Sp. 
Sum. & Fall 
Early Spring 
Summer 
Summer 
Win. & Sp. 
Sp. & Sum. 
Win. & Sp. 
Early Spring 
Sum. & Fall 
Win. & Sp. 
Sp. & Sum. 
Early Spring 
Spring 
Win. & Sp. 
Summer 
Spring 
Early Spring 
Sp. & Sum. 
Summer 
Win. & Sp. 
Win. & Sp. 
Spring 
Spring 
Win. & Sp. 
Summer 
Early Spring 
Early Spring 
Sp. & Sum. 
THE FLOWER GARDEN MONTH BY MONTH-WHAT TO PLANT IN: 
(Note: Varieties preceded by X 
JANUARY 
Seeds —Acroclinium, Alyssum, X Antirrhinum, X Aquilegia, Bartonia, Calendula, 
Calliopsis, Candytuft, Centaurea, Annual Chrysanthemums, Clarkia, X Delphinium, 
Godetia, X Larkspur, Lupin, Mignonette, Nigella, X Phlox, Poppies, California 
Poppy, Scabiosa, Schizanthus, Sweet Peas. 
Bulbs —Amaryllis, Anemone, Gladiolus, Ismene, Liliums, Ranunculus, Tuberoses, 
Tuberous Begonia. 
FEBRUARY 
Seeds —Acroclinium, African Daisy. X Agathea, X Ageratum, Alyssum. X Aqui¬ 
legia, X Asters, Bartonia. X Begonia, Calendula, Calliopsis, Candytuft, Centaurea, 
Clarkia, X Coreopsis, Early Flowering Cosmos, California Poppy, Dahlia,, X Del¬ 
phinium, X Gaillardia, X Godetia. Gypsophila, X Hollyhock, Hunnemannia, Lark; 
spur, Linaria, Linum, X Lobelia, Lupins, Mignonette, X Myosotis, Nasturtium, X 
Nemesia, Nemophila, Nigella, X Pentstemon, X Petunia, X Perennial Poppies, 
Poppies, Phlox, Salpiglossis, Schizanthus, Scabiosa, X Shasta Daisy, X Stocks, 
Sweet Peas, X Viola Comuta. and Wildflower Mixture, Lawn Grasses. 
Bulbs —Amaryllis, Caladium, Gladiolus, Liliums, Tigridias, Tuberoses, Tuberous 
Begonia. 
MARCH 
Seeds —Acroclinium, Ageratum, Alyssum, Amaranthus, X Aquilegia, Aretotis X 
Asters, Balsam, Bartonia, X Begonia, X Beilis, Brachycome, Calendula, Calnop; 
sis, Candytuft, X Canterbury Bells, X Carnation, Celosia, Centaurea. Clarkia, X 
Coleus, X Coreopsis, Early Flowering Cosmos, Dahlia. Painted Daisy, Daisies. X 
Daisy, X Delphinium, X Didiscus, Four o’Clock, X Gaillardia, X Gerbera, X Geum, 
Godetia, Gomphrena, Gypsophila, Helichrysum, X Heliotrope, Hunnemannia, 
Kocliia, Larkspur, Linum, X Lobelia, Lupin, Marigold. X Matricaria, Mignonette, 
Nasturtium, X Nemesia, Nemophila, X Nieotiana, Nigella. X Pentstemon, X 
Petunia, Phlox, Salpiglossis. X Salvia, Scabiosa. Schizanthus, X Shasta Daisy, 
X Statice, X Stocks, Sunflower, Sweet Peas, X Sweet William, X Verbena, X 
Viola, Vine Seeds, X Vine Seeds, X Wallflower, Lawn Grasses. 
Bulbs —Cannas. Dahlias. Gladiolus, Tuberoses. 
APRIL 
Seeds—Abronia, Acroclinium, Ageratum, Amaranthus. Aretotis Grandis, X Asters, 
Balsam, Candytuft. Calendula, Calliopsis, X Carnation, Celosia. Centaurea, Early 
Cosmos, Dahlia Seed, X Delphinium, X Didiscus, X Geum. X Gerbera, Gypsophila, 
Helichrysum, Hunnemannia, Kochia, Larkspur, X Lobelia, X African Mangold. 
African Marigold. Hathiola. Mignonette, X Nieotiana, Nieotiana, Nigella. Nastur¬ 
tium, Oenothera, Painted Daisy, Petunia, X Petunia, Phlox Dramondii, Portulaca, 
X Primula, Rhodanthe. X Salvia. Salpiglossis. Scabiosa. X Statice. X Stocks, 
Sunflower, Valeriana, X Verbena, Verbena, Vine Seeds, Wallflower, Zinnia, Lawn 
Grasses. 
Bulbs —Cannas, Dahlia. Gladiolus, and Tuberoses. 
MAY 
8eeds — Abronia, Ageratum, Alyssum, Amaranthus, Aretotis Grandis, X Asters, 
Balaam, Candytuft, Calliopsis. X Carnation, Celosia, Centaurea, Cosmos. X Del¬ 
phinium, X Dion thus, X Gaillardia X Geum. X Gomphrana, Gypsophila, Hdi- 
•brysum. Hunnemannia, Larkspur. X Lobelia, African Marigold. X Matricaria, 
sow seeds in flats and transplant) 
Mignonette, Nasturtium, X Nieotiana, Nigella, Oenothera, X Petunia, Phlox 
Drumondii, Painted Daisy, Portulaca. X Salvia, Salpiglossis, Scabiosa, X Schizan¬ 
thus, X Statice, Steyia, Sunflower, Vine Seeds, Zinnia, Lawn Grasses. 
Bulbs— Canna, Dahlia. Gladiolus. 
JUNE AND JULY 
Seeds—Calendula, Candytuft, X Cineraria, Late Cosmos, Centaurea, Daisies, X 
Delphinium. Gypsophila. African Marigold, Nasturtium, Phlox, Portulaca, Salpi¬ 
glossis, Vine Seeds, Zinnia. 
Bui bs—Gladiolus. 
AUGUST 
Seeds—X Aquilegia, X Antirrhinum, Calendula, X Carnation, X Canterbury Bells, 
Centaurea, X Coreopsis, X Cineraria, Early Cosmos, X Delphinium, X Digitalis. 
X Forget-Me-Not, X Gaillardia, Gypsophila, X Hollyhock. French Marigold. Nas¬ 
turtium, X Pansy, X Pentstemon, X Perennial Poppies, X Phlox. Phlox, X Shasta 
Daisy, X Stocks, Salpiglossis, Winter Flowering Sweet Peas, X Verbena, X Viola, 
X Wallflower, Zinnia. 
Bulbs —Calla. Freesia. German Iris, Ornithogalum, Oxalis, Ranunculus. 
SEPTEMBER 
Seeds—X Aquilegia, X Antirrhinum, Bartonia, Calendula, X Canterbury Bells, 
X Carnation, Centaurea, X Cineraria, X Coreopsis, Early Cosmos, X Daisies, X 
Delphinium, X Digitalis, Dimorphotheca, X Forget-Me-Not, X Gaillardia, X 
Geum, Gypsophila. X Hollyhock. Larkspur, Linum, French Marigold, Nasturtium, 
Nemesia, X Pansy, X Pentstemon, X Petunia, X Phlox, All Poppies, X Pyre- 
thrum, Salpiglossis, X Scabiosa, X Stocks, Winter Sweet Peas, X Verbena, X 
Viola, X Wallflower, Wildflower Mixture. 
Bulbs —Allium, Anemone, Baby Glads Calla, Dutch and German Iris, Freesia. 
Lilium Candidum, Ornithogalum, Oxalis, Ranunculus, and Watsonia. 
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 
Seeds—Acroclinium, Alyssum, X Aquilegia, X Antirrhinum, Bartonia. California 
Poppy, Calendula, Candytuft, X Canterbury Bells, X Carnation, Centaurea 
Clarkia, X Coreopsis, X Double Daisy, X Delphinium, X Digitalis, X Dimoniho 
theca, X Forget-Me-Not. X Gaillardia, X Gerbera. X Geum, Godetia, Gypsophila. 
X Hollyhock Larkspur, Linum, Lupin, French Marigolds, Mignonette, Nemesia 
Nemophila, Nigella, Painted Daisy, X Pansy, X Pentstemon, X Petunia, X Phlox 
All Poppies, X Pyrethrum, Ranunculus, X Scabiosa, Schizanthus. X Shasta Daisy, 
X Stocks, Winter Flowering Sweet Peas, X Sweet William, X Wallflower, X 
Verbena. X Viola, Hawn Grasses. 
Bulbs —Anemones, Amaryllis, Baby Glads, Callas, Crocus, Dutch and German Iris 
Freesias, Hyacinths, Easter Lilies, Ixias, Narcissus. Native California Bulbs 
Oxalis, Ranunculus, Sparaxis, Tulips, Watsonias. 
DECEMBER 
Seeds—Acroclinium, Alyssum, X Aquilegia, X Antirrhinum, Bartonia, Calendula. 
Calliopsis, Candytuft, Clarkia, Annual Chrysanthemums, California Poppy, Dian- 
thus, X Larkspur, Lupin, Mignonette, Nemesia, Nigella, X Pansy, X Phlox, 
Poppies, Schizanthus, Standard Sweet Peas. X Stocks. Lawn Grasses. 
Bulbs —Amaryllis, Callas. Gladiolus, Hyacinths, Lilies, Narcissus, Ranunculus, and 
Tulips. 
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