Mid-April is the heart of the indoor sowing season. There are still many seeds that need only a few weeks head start in order to get a great head start on the season. The list that follows includes many of them:
In case you missed a few “appointments” along the way, here’s where to go to see Seeds to sow: early April, Seeds to sow: mid-March, Seeds to sow: early March, etc. Remember, you can sow seeds a bit late and still get good results… it’s sowing too early that is hard to make up for.
- African Daisy (Arctotis x hybrida, formerly Venidium)
- Annual Chrysanthemum (Glebionis carinatum (formerly Chrysanthemum carinatum) and others)
- Annual gypsophila (Gypsophila muralis)
- Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)
- Aster (Aster spp., including Symphtrichon, Eurybia and others) Astilbe (Astilbe spp.)
- Aubrieta (Aubrieta spp.)
- Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorum)
- Baptisia or False Indigo (Baptisia spp.)
- Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatilis, syn. Alyssum saxatile)
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
- Black-eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata)
- Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
- Bugloss (Anchusa azurea and others)
- Campion (Lychnis x haageana)
- Checkermallow (Sidalcea malviflora and others)
- Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
- Chicory or Endive (Cichorum intybus)
- China Aster (Callistephus chinensis)
- Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile)
- Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata, syn. C. elegans)
- Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea)
- Compass Plant (Silphium perfoliatum, S. laciniatum, etc.)
- Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora, C. lanceolata, C. tinctoria and others)
- Corncockle (Agrostemma githago and others)
- Cosmidium (Cosmidium burridgeanum)
- Creeping Zinnia (Sanivitalia procumbens)
- Cupid’s Dart (Catananche caerulea)
- Dahlberg Daisy (Thymophylla tenuiloba, syn. Dyssodia tenuiloba)
- Dill (Anethum graveolens)
- Dwarf Dahlia (Dahlia X)
- Dwarf Morning-Glory (Convolvulus tricolor)
- Everlasting (Xerochrysum bracteatum, syn. Helichrysum bracteatum)
- Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius)
- Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana alata, N. sylvestris and others)
- Fountain Grass (Pennisetum villosum, P. setaceum)
- Four-o’clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
- Gaillardia (Gaillardia x grandiflora and others)
- Gazania (Gazania rigens)
- German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita, syn. Matricaria chamomilla)
- Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa and others)
- Godetia (Clarkia amoena, formerly Godetia amoena)
- Hare’s Tail (Lagurus ovatus)
- Inula (Inula spp.)
- Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum, P. reptans, etc.)
- Jewels of Opar (Tanlium paniculatum and others)
- Kale (Brassica oleracea acephala)
- Kochia (Bassia scoparia, syn. Kochia scoparia)
- Larkspur (Consolida ambigua, C. regalis, formerly Delphinium)
- Lavatera (Lavatera trimestris, L. thuringiaca, L. cachemeriana, etc.)
- Liatris (Liatris spicata and others)
- Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena and others)
- Lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus and others)
- Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
- Majorum (Origanum majorana, syn. O. hortensis)
- Maltese Cross (Lychnis chalcedonica, L. x arkwrightii)
- Mauve (Malva moschata, M. alcea and others)
- Melampodium or African Zinnia (Melampodium paludosum)
- Mexican Popy (Argemone mexicana and others)
- Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)
- Mignonette (Reseda odorata)
- Mimulus (Mimulus x hybridus)
- Nemesia (Nemesia strumosa and others)
- Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum, syn. P. laciniatum, P. paeoniflorum)
- Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
- Osteospermum (Osteospermum spp., syn. Dimorphotheca spp.)
- Painted Sage (Salvia viridis, syn. S. horminus)
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
- Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
- Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea)
- Pink Sunry (Rhodanthe roseum and R. magnlesii, syn. Acroclinium et Helipterum)
- Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora)
- Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
- Rockcress (Arabis caucasica and others)
- Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria)
- Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
- Sandwort (Arenaria montana)
- Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
- Scotch Thistle (Onopordum acanthium)
- Sea Lavander (Limonium platyphyllum (syn. L. latifolium) and others)
- Sheep’s Bit (Jasione laevis, syn. J. perennis)
- Shoo-fly Plant (Nicandra physaloides)
- Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
- Snow on the Mountain (Euphorbia marginata)
- Snow-in-Summer (Cerastium tomentosum)
- Stock (Matthiola incana)
- Thyme (Thymus serpyllum, T. praecox and others)
- Tickseed (Bidens aurea, B. ferulifolia and others)
- Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
- Tulip Poppy (Hunnemannia fumariifolia)
- Turtlehead (Chelone glabra and others)
- Winged Everylasting (Ammobium alataum)
- Yellow False Lupin (Thermopsis villosa and others)
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