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Kilgore’s Flower Planting Calendar for Florida 
What to Plant » » » When and How 
Kind of Flower 
Tender 
or 
Hardy 
When to 
Plant 
Approximate 
Time Sowing 
to Bloom 
Remarks 
CALLIOPSIS 
H 
September 
thru 
February 
4 Months 
Requires very little care. Much 
like single Cosmos, plant being 
bushy and wiry. Sunny location 
best. Sow in open. (See page 10). 
CARNATION 
H 
September 
thru 
December 
3 to 4 
Months 
Does best when given full ex¬ 
posure to morning sun, but pro¬ 
tected from hot afternoon sun. 
Flowers are very fragrant. Sow 
in flats. (See page 11). 
COSMOS 
T 
March 
thru 
May 
2 V 2 to 3 
Months 
Very easy to raise. Usually re¬ 
seeds. Makes handsome back¬ 
ground for lower growing flowers. 
Sow in open. (See page 11). 
CUPHEA—FIREFLY 
H 
January 
thru 
March 
3 to 3^ 
Months 
Dwarf, compact plant, covered 
with fiery red flowers. Desirable 
for rockery, window boxes and 
edging. Sow in open. 
(See page 11). 
CYNOGLOSSOM OR 
CHINESE FORGET- 
ME-NOT 
H 
September 
thru 
, March 
2 to 3 
Months 
Fine for bedding or when used 
with other flowers for cutting. 
Sow in open. (See page 11). 
CYPRESS VINE 
T 
March 
thru 
May 
2 Months 
Very graceful vine with profusion 
of star-shaped flowers. Sow in 
open. (See page 11). 
DAISY—DAHLBORG 
H 
September 
thru 
January 
3 Months 
Very desirable plant for winter 
edgings and for bordering flower 
beds. Sow in open. (See page 11). 
DAISY— 
SHASTA and 
PAINTED 
H 
September 
thru 
January 
4 Months 
Very hardy. Needs plenty of wa¬ 
ter. Splendid for bedding, and a 
marvelous cut flower. Sow in open. 
(See pages 11 and 12). 
DIANTHUS OR 
CHINESE PINKS 
H 
September 
thru 
January 
21/2 to 3 
Months 
Can be planted from cuttings. 
Useful for borders and cut flow¬ 
ers. Sow in open. (See page 12). 
GAILLARDIA OR 
BLANKET FLOWER 
H 
Any Time 
2 to 3 
Months 
Very easily grown. Must have 
plenty of full sunlight. Desirable 
for cutting. Sow in open. 
(See page 12). 
GLOBE AMARANTH 
T 
February 
thru 
July 
3 Months 
A showy everlasting flower with 
clover-like heads. Valuable for 
edgings. Sow in flats. 
(See page 12). 
GOURDS— 
ORNAMENTAL 
T 
February 
thru 
May 
4 Months 
to Fruit 
Useful for shading, also for orna¬ 
mental fruits which have many 
uses. Sow in open. (See page 12). 
HELICHRYSUM OR 
STRAWFLOWER 
T 
September 
thru 
March 
2 to 2y2 
Months 
Useful for decorative purposes. 
Will keep indefinitely if properly 
dried. Sow in open. (See page 12). 
HELIANTHUS OR 
ORNAMENTAL 
SUNFLOWER 
T 
February 
thru 
August 
11/2 to 2 
Months 
Grows fast in nearly all kinds of 
soil, but is especially suited to 
muck land or low land with plen¬ 
ty of water. Sow in open. 
(See page 13). 
