GreenlyFlowers to sow straight into the bed
Calendula, Celosia, Corn poppy, Cosmos, Hollyhock, Moss rose, Stock, Sunflower, Sweet alyssum and Sweet William: their cards allow sowing them straight into the bed, without growing seedlings first.
CalendulaFirst flowers: 45 days after the shoots appear
CelosiaFirst flowers: 85 days after the shoots appear
Corn poppyFirst flowers: 60 days after the shoots appear
CosmosFirst flowers: 70 days after the shoots appear
HollyhockFirst flowers: 470 days after the shoots appear
Moss roseFirst flowers: 80 days after the shoots appear.jpg/330px-Matthiola_incana_(Flowers).jpg)
StockFirst flowers: 70 days after the shoots appear
SunflowerFirst flowers: 60 days after the shoots appear
Sweet alyssumFirst flowers: 40 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 |
| Celosia | grown for one season | from seedlings or sown straight into the bed | spring | 85 days after the shoots appear | 90 days | does not tolerate frost |
| Corn poppy | grown for one season | sown straight into the bed | spring | 60 days after the shoots appear | 90 days | tolerates light frost |
| Cosmos | grown for one season | from seedlings or sown straight into the bed | spring | 70 days after the shoots appear | 90 days | does not tolerate frost |
| Hollyhock | perennial | from seedlings or sown straight into the bed | spring | 470 days after the shoots appear | 60 days | tolerates light frost |
| Moss rose | grown for one season | from seedlings or sown straight into the bed | spring | 80 days after the shoots appear | 120 days | does not tolerate 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 |
| Sunflower | grown for one season | sown straight into the bed | spring | 60 days after the shoots appear | 30 days | does not tolerate 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 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 from seed, sown straight into the bed (or either way). 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
- Quick-flowering annuals
- Hardy 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
