Greenly Garden

Annual flowers from seed

Ageratum, Busy Lizzie, Calendula, Celosia, China aster, Corn poppy, Cosmos, Edging lobelia, Foxglove, Lisianthus, Marigold, Moss rose, Nasturtium, Pansy, Petunia, Scarlet sage, Snapdragon, Stock, Sunflower, Sweet alyssum, Sweet pea, Sweet William and Zinnia: by their cards, grown from seed for one season.

Care at a glance

PlantLife spanStarted asPlanting seasonFirst flowersFlowering lastsFrost
Ageratumgrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring85 days after the shoots appear120 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Busy Lizziegrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring76 days after the shoots appear120 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Calendulagrown for one seasonfrom seedlings or sown straight into the bedspring45 days after the shoots appear120 daystolerates light frost
Celosiagrown for one seasonfrom seedlings or sown straight into the bedspring85 days after the shoots appear90 daysdoes not tolerate frost
China astergrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring100 days after the shoots appear45 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Corn poppygrown for one seasonsown straight into the bedspring60 days after the shoots appear90 daystolerates light frost
Cosmosgrown for one seasonfrom seedlings or sown straight into the bedspring70 days after the shoots appear90 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Edging lobeliagrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring70 days after the shoots appear120 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Foxglovegrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring440 days after the shoots appear45 daystolerates light frost
Lisianthusgrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring140 days after the shoots appear90 daystolerates light frost
Marigoldgrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring55 days after the shoots appear150 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Moss rosegrown for one seasonfrom seedlings or sown straight into the bedspring80 days after the shoots appear120 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Nasturtiumgrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring58 days after the shoots appear140 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Pansygrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring56 days after the shoots appear90 daystolerates light frost
Petuniagrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring85 days after the shoots appear120 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Scarlet sagegrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring54 days after the shoots appear120 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Snapdragongrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring80 days after the shoots appear80 daystolerates light frost
Stockgrown for one seasonfrom seedlings or sown straight into the bedspring70 days after the shoots appear30 daystolerates light frost
Sunflowergrown for one seasonsown straight into the bedspring60 days after the shoots appear30 daysdoes not tolerate frost
Sweet alyssumgrown for one seasonfrom seedlings or sown straight into the bedspring40 days after the shoots appear120 daystolerates light frost
Sweet peagrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring75 days after the shoots appear35 daystolerates light frost
Sweet Williamgrown for one seasonfrom seedlings or sown straight into the bedspring110 days after the shoots appear60 daystolerates light frost
Zinniagrown for one seasonfrom seedlingsspring36 days after the shoots appear120 daysdoes not tolerate frost

How this list is made

Chosen by the card: grown for one season and started from seed. Every figure on this page comes from the plant cards; each plant’s page lists the sources.

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