GreenlyHardy annuals
Calendula, Corn poppy, Foxglove, Lisianthus, Pansy, Snapdragon, Stock, Sweet alyssum, Sweet pea and Sweet William: grown for one season from seed, and their cards say they tolerate light frost, so the Greenly calendar puts them out about three weeks before the last spring frost.
CalendulaFirst flowers: 45 days after the shoots appear
Corn poppyFirst flowers: 60 days after the shoots appear
FoxgloveFirst flowers: 440 days after the shoots appear
LisianthusFirst flowers: 140 days after the shoots appear
PansyFirst flowers: 56 days after the shoots appear.jpg/330px-Antirrhinum_majus_BCBG_(02).jpg)
SnapdragonFirst flowers: 80 days after the shoots appear.jpg/330px-Matthiola_incana_(Flowers).jpg)
StockFirst flowers: 70 days after the shoots appear
Sweet alyssumFirst flowers: 40 days after the shoots appear
Sweet peaFirst flowers: 75 days after the shoots appear
Sweet WilliamFirst flowers: 110 days after the shoots appear
Care at a glance
| Plant | Life span | Started as | Planting season | First flowers | Flowering lasts | Frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendula | grown for one season | from seedlings or sown straight into the bed | spring | 45 days after the shoots appear | 120 days | tolerates light frost |
| Corn poppy | grown for one season | sown straight into the bed | spring | 60 days after the shoots appear | 90 days | tolerates light frost |
| Foxglove | grown for one season | from seedlings | spring | 440 days after the shoots appear | 45 days | tolerates light frost |
| Lisianthus | grown for one season | from seedlings | spring | 140 days after the shoots appear | 90 days | tolerates light frost |
| Pansy | grown for one season | from seedlings | spring | 56 days after the shoots appear | 90 days | tolerates light frost |
| Snapdragon | grown for one season | from seedlings | spring | 80 days after the shoots appear | 80 days | tolerates light frost |
| Stock | grown for one season | from seedlings or sown straight into the bed | spring | 70 days after the shoots appear | 30 days | tolerates light frost |
| Sweet alyssum | grown for one season | from seedlings or sown straight into the bed | spring | 40 days after the shoots appear | 120 days | tolerates light frost |
| Sweet pea | grown for one season | from seedlings | spring | 75 days after the shoots appear | 35 days | tolerates light frost |
| Sweet William | grown for one season | from seedlings or sown straight into the bed | spring | 110 days after the shoots appear | 60 days | tolerates light frost |
How this list is made
Chosen by the card: grown for one season from seed, tolerates light frost. Every figure on this page comes from the plant cards; each plant’s page lists the sources.
Other plant lists
- Perennial garden flowers
- Annual flowers from seed
- Bulbs to plant in autumn
- Summer bulbs and tubers
- Long-flowering plants
- Flowers for shade
- Flowers to sow straight into the bed
- Quick-flowering annuals
- Flowers to start from seedlings
- Shrubs to prune after flowering
- Garden flowers in January: sowing, planting and flowering
- Garden flowers in February: sowing, planting and flowering
- Garden flowers in March: sowing, planting and flowering
- Garden flowers in April: sowing, planting and flowering
- Garden flowers in May: sowing, planting and flowering
- Garden flowers in June: sowing, planting and flowering
- Garden flowers in July: sowing, planting and flowering
- Garden flowers in September: sowing, planting and flowering
- Garden flowers in October: sowing, planting and flowering
- Garden flowers in November: sowing, planting and flowering
