Planting Dates – Flowers
Flowers-Indoor Culture:
Compost: 4 parts rotted sod, 2 parts leaf mould and 1 part sand.
| Variety | Brandon Inside Planting Dates | Distance Apart |
| DWARF: For edging, beds, borders, and rockeries. Best in front. | ||
| Adonis aestivalis | April 1 | 6 – 8″ |
| Ageratum spp. | March 15 | 6 – 8″ |
| Alyssum | April 1 – 15 (or outside) | 6 – 8″ |
| Anagallis | April 1 | 6 – 8″ |
| Antirrhinum Dwarf | March 1 – 15 | 10 – 12″ |
| Antirrhinum Rock Hybrids | February 1 – March 1 | 6 – 8″ |
| Balsam, Bush Flowered | April 1 | 12 – 18″ |
| Begonia Semperflorens Tubers | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Begonia Semperflorens Seed | March 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Celosia cristata | April 1 | 6 – 8″ |
| Delphinium Tom Thumb | April 1 | 10 – 12″ |
| Dianthus, annual | March 1 – 15 | 10 – 12″ |
| Felicia | April 1 (or outside) | 10 – 12″ |
| Layia | April 1 | 6 – 8″ |
| Lobelia | April 1 (or outside) | 6 – 8″ |
| Marigold Dwarf | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Matricaria | March 15 | 6 – 8″ |
| Nemesia nana compacta | February 15 – March 15 | 10 – 12″ |
| Nemophila | March 15 – April 1 | 6 – 8″ |
| Nierembergia | April 1 | 8 – 10″ |
| Pansies and Violas | April 1 | 10 – 12″ |
| Petunia nana compacta | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Salvia, Blaze of Fire | March 1 | 10 – 12″ |
| Sanvitalia | March 1 | 10 – 12″ |
| Schizanthus | April 1 (or outside) | 10 – 12″ |
| Sweet William, annual | March 1 | 10 – 12″ |
| Sweet Wivelsfield | March 1 | 10 – 12″ |
| Tagetes signata pumila | April 1 (or outside) | 10 – 12″ |
| MEDIUM: Mid-ground in border | ||
| Acroclinium | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Alonsoa | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Anagalis | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Anchusa capensis | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Aquilegia | April 1 (or outside) | 16 – 18″ |
| Balsam | March 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Begonia tubers | March 1 – April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Begonia seed | March 1 – 15 | 12 – 14″ |
| Browallia | February 1 – March 1 | 10 – 12″ |
| Campanula, annual | April 1 | 16 – 18″ |
| Celosia plumosa | February 15 – 20 | 10 – 12″ |
| China asters | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Cuphea | April 1 (or outside) | 12 – 14″ |
| Diascia | April 1 (or outside) | 10 – 12″ |
| Didiscus or Trachymene | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Eryngium | March 20 | 12 – 14″ |
| Gaillardia | April 1 (or outside) | 16 – 18″ |
| Heliotrope | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Hunnemannia | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Marigolds | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Martynia | April 1 | 16 – 18 “ |
| Myosotis | April 1 | 10 – 12 “ |
| Pentstemon | February 15 – 20 | 12 – 14″ |
| Phlox Drummondi | April 1 (or outside) | 10 – 12″ |
| Rudbeckia | April 1 (or outside) | 14 – 18″ |
| Salvia | April 1 | 14 – 18″ |
| Stocks (ten-weeks) | March 1 – April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Verbena | March 15 – April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| TALL: Adapted to rear of border. | ||
| Asclepias | April 1 | 14 – 18″ |
| Asters, tall | April 1 | 14 – 18″ |
| Canna | March 15 | 14 – 18″ |
| Coreopsis or Calliopsis | April 1 (or outside) | 14 – 18″ |
| Cosmos | April 1 (or outside) | 14 – 18″ |
| Datura | April 1 (or outside) | 18 – 24″ |
| Dahlia seed | March 5 | 30″ |
| Dianthus heddewigi | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Gladiolus (not recommended) | April 1 | 12 – 14″ |
| Helichrysum | April 1 (or outside) | 18 – 20″ |
| Hollyhock, annual | March 1 – 15 | 18 – 24″ |
| Hollyhock, annual double | March 1 | 18 – 24″ |
| Larkspurs | March 1 – April 1 (or outside) | 14 – 18″ |
| Malope | April 1 (or outside) | 20 – 24″ |
| Marigolds, giant | April 1 | 20 – 24″ |
| Mirabilis | April 1 (or outside) | 24″ |
| Nicotiana | April 1 | 18 – 24″ |
| Ricinus | April 1 (or outside) | 24 – 36″ |
| Salpiglossis | April 1 | 14 – 18″ |
| Tagetes erecta | April 1 | 14 – 18″ |
| Tithonia speciosa | March 15 – April 1 | 18 – 24″ |
| Statice sinuta | March 15 | 12 – 14″ |
| Zinnia | April 1 (or outside) | 14 -18″ |