
Optimum Annual Planting Guide
Optimum Planting Time = Optimal Performance
Here is a list of the most popular annuals gardeners love to plant in large mass plantings. Many of these can be planted at anytime during the season listed. Planting during the optimum month will give you the best and longest show of color.
Plant Optimum Planting Time Blooming Season
Alyssum October - November Fall & Spring
Begonia October, February Year Round
Bluebonnet October - January Spring
Caladiums April - May Spring - Summer
Chrysanthemum February - September Spring & Fall
Coleus April - May Spring- Summer
Dianthus October, November, & February Fall, Winter, & Spring
Flowering Cabbage&Kale October - November Winter & Spring
Impatiens October, November, & February Winter & Spring
Lobelia October, November, & February Winter & Spring
Marigold September, February Fall & Spring
Pansy November Fall & Winter
Petunia October Fall, Spring, & Winter
Portulaca May Summer
Purslane May Summer
Snapdragons October - November Winter & Spring
Vinca May - June Summer
Viola October - November Fall - Winter
Zinnia May - June Summer