FLOWER-SEED AND BULB-PLANTING CHART 
FOR THE CALIFORNIA GARDEN 
ALBERT R. GOULD 
Editors’ Noth: Readers of Mr. Gould’s earlier articles will be glad of fresh opportunity to follow his reliable guidance in the matter of timely planting. For 
some years resident in California, Mr. Gould is by profession a maker of gardens, having received his initial training at Kew, England, and with the Gold Coast 
Dept, of Agriculture in West Africa. At the Panama-Pacific and P. I. I. Expositions plants of his growing were exhibited with conspicuous success. 
TIME OF 
FLOWERING 
MONTHS 
NAME 
WHEN TO SOW 
CHARACTER 
HEIGHT 
COLOR 
FROM 
SEED TO 
BLOOM 
Antirrhinum 
Sept, to Dec. 
Grown as A. 
Spr. and Sum. 
6 in. to 3 ft. 
Pink, Yellow, 
Orange 
3 
Aster 
Mar. and April 
Annual 
Sum. and late Fall 
6 in. to 3 ft. 
3 
Aster, Hardy 
Oct. to Nov. 
Per. 
Summer 
1 ft. to 4 ft. 
Pink, White, 
8 
Blue 
Ageratum 
Oct. and Mar. 
Annual 
j Sum. in N. Cal. 
< Winter and Su. 
I in S. Cal. 
2 in. to 6 in. 
Blue 
3 
Alonsoa 
Oct. and Nov. 
Annual 
Spr. and Sum. 
1 ft. 
Orange 
3 
Scarlet 
Agrostemma 
Aug. to Oct. 
Per. 
Spr. and Sum. 
Ij to 2 ft. 
Deep rose 
8 
Agathaea 
Alyssum 
Aug. to Sept. 
Per. 
Spr. and Sum. 
8 in. to 12 in. 
Blue 
8 
saxatile 
June to Aug. 
Per. 
Spring 
4 in. 
Yellow 
5 
A. maritimum 
\ Aug. to Sept. 
) Mar. to April 
Annual 
Spr. and Sum. 
2 in. to 3 in. 
White 
2 
Anchusa 
myosotidiflora 
Aug. to Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
1 ft. 
Blue 
8 
Arctotis 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
2 ft. 
White 
8 
Aubrietia 
Aug. to Oct. 
Per. 
Spring 
3 in. 
Purple and 
Rose 
6 
Anthemis 
Aug. to Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
2 ft. 
Yellow 
8 
Balsam 
Mar. or Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
1 ft. 
Pink, and 
White 
4 
Brachycome 
Apl. and May 
Annual 
Summer 
6 in. to 8 in. 
Blue 
4 
Calliopsis 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
6 in. to 1 ft. 
Yellow 
4 
Calendula 
Sept, and Oct. 
Annual 
Spr. and Sum. 
6 in. to 1 ft. 
Orange and 
3 
Yellow 
Cineraria 
June to Aug. 
Grown as A. 
Spring 
6 in. to 2 ft. 
Pur-ple, White, 
Blue, Rose 
6 
Carnation 
March 
Grown as A. 
Summer 
1 ft. 
Pink and 
Chabaud’s 
White 
6 
Campanula 
Sept, and Oct. 
Biennial 
Spr. and Sum. 
2 ft. to 3 ft. 
Blue, Pink 
Medium 
and White 
18 
C. pyramidalis 
Aug. to Oct. 
Per. 
Summer 
4 ft. to 3 ft. 
Blue and 
White 
18 
Candytuft 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
1 ft. 
Rose, Lilac, 
White 
4 
Centaurea 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
I ft. to 2 ft. 
Rose, White, 
Blue 
4 
Celosia 
Apl. and May 
Annual 
Summer 
1 ft. tO 2 \ ft. 
Yellow, Red 
5 
Cosmos 
May 
Annual 
Sum. and Fall 
2 ft. to 3 ft. 
Red, White, 
Pink 
5 
Chelone 
Aug. or Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
I5 ft. tO 2 ft. 
Scarlet 
9 
Celsia 
Aug. or Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
1 ft. tO 2 ft. 
Yellow 
9 
Columbine 
Aug. or Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
6 in. to 2 ft. 
White, Blue 
and Yellow 
9 
Dahlia 
Feb. and Mar. 
Per. tuber 
Summer 
2 ft. to 4 ft. 
Various 
8 
Dianthus 
Oct. or Mar. 
A. and Per. 
Summer 
1 ft. 
Pink and 
White 
7 
Eschscholtzia 
Oct. to Nov. 
Grows as A. 
Spr. and Sum. 
1 ft. 
Yellow, Orange, 
etc. 
6 
Gaillardia 
Aug. or Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
1 ft. 
Orange and 
Y ellow 
8 
Geum 
Aug. or Sept. 
Per. 
Spring 
1 ft. to 2 ft. 
Red 
8 
Godetia 
March 
Annual 
Spr. and Sum. 
I ft. 
Pink, Red, 
Lavender 
4 
Gypsophila 
Mar. to June 
Annual 
Spr. and Sum. 
I ft. 
White, and 
Pink 
4 
Heliopsis 
Aug. or Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
2 ft. to 3 ft. 
Yellow 
8 
Helenium 
Aug. or Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
2 ft. to 3 ft. 
Yellow 
8 
Hollyhock 
Aug. to Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
3 ft. to 4 ft. 
Yellow, Pink 
White 
9 
Hunnemannia 
Sept. 
Per. 
Spr. and Sum. 
1 ft. 
Yellow 
8 
lmpatiens 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
1 ft. 
Rose 
5 
Lobelia 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
3 in. to 6 in. 
Blue, Mauve, 
and White 
6 
Leptosyne 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
I ft. 
Yellow 
5 
Marigold 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
1 ft. to i| ft. 
Yellow and 
Mignonette 
Orange 
4 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
1 ft. 
Yellow 
4 
Mimulus 
Aug. and Sept. 
Per. 
Spring 
1 ft. 
Yellow 
9 
Nemesia 
Mar. and Aug. 
Annual 
i Winter in S. 
) Sum. in N. 
6 in. to 8 in. 
Various 
4 
Nasturtium 
Mar. to May 
Annual 
Summer 
1 ft. to 6 ft. 
Yellow, and 
Scarlet 
4 
Nemophila 
Dec. to Jan. 
Annual 
Spring 
6 in. 
Blue 
4 
(Continued on page following) 
HE secret of having flowers when 
you need them is, of course, in ac¬ 
quiring first-hand knowledge as 
to the how, when, and wherefore, 
and in the list which follows there 
is some guide as to what and when to sow 
and the time from seed to bloom. Most of 
the material required for a lasting display 
the year round is included as many of the 
annuals mentioned may be found in flower 
even during January and February in the 
southern half of the state; some, such as 
Snapdragons, it is useless to attempt dur¬ 
ing the summer which is really too warm 
so that they succumb to the fungous disease 
known as rust. Nemesia, Petunia, Agera- 
tum, Calendula and Alyssum flower very 
well during the winter months. North of 
San Jose the climate is not quite so helpful 
and the available flowering subjects during 
December and January are very limited as 
the frosts are more severe. 
Some of the bulbous plants are very 
much at home in the Californian climate 
and grow practically as well from a com¬ 
mercial standpoint as they do in Europe, 
while others get quickly “played out” as 
it were. Those which are a success in prac¬ 
tically all sections of the state where gardens 
are a feature are Narcissus (including Daf¬ 
fodils), Watsonias, Freesias, Iris (Spanish, 
English, and Dutch), Gladiolus, Amaryllis, 
Alstroemeria, Babiana, Crinum, Tigridia, 
Snowdrop, Sparaxis, and some Liliums. 
None of these deteriorate, but increase year 
by year. For perfect flowers of Tulips and 
Hyacinths, however, new stock must be 
planted every year, yet both these (espe¬ 
cially the Tulips) have such a wide range of 
varieties that they are almost essential to 
the garden. In the southern part of the 
state the Darwin and BreederTulips are the 
best to grow and such generally known vari¬ 
eties as Bronze Queen, Cardinal Manning, 
Sieraad van Flora, Clara Butt, Pride of 
Haarlem, Rev. Ewbank, Baronne de la 
Tonnaye, La Candeur, and Farncombe 
Sanders are proven standbys. In the 
north that same list will also suffice, and 
the following Early Tulips may be added: 
Fred Moore, Chrysolora, Artus, Pink 
Beauty, Prince of Austria, La Reine, Vesu¬ 
vius, Vermilion Brilliant, Anna Roos, and 
Golden King. 
Tulips 1 ike rich soil and are to be planted 
3 inches deep and 4 inches apart, in groups, 
t'rom November to January. As active 
growth is noted they should not be allowed 
to suffer for lack of water. 
Hyacinths. Grow the large-flowered 
in the following varieties: King of the Blues, 
Grand Maitre, Primrose Perfection, La 
Grandesse, Gertrude, Lady Derby, La 
Victoire, and Roi des Beiges. These also 
require a rich soil and planting 4 inches 
deep and 6 inches apart. 
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