For many regions, these annuals can be planted in the fall, then overwinter and bloom in the spring. When planting these flowers in cool weather, they become well established and grow a strong root system. The result? You'll have spectacular, thriving flowers in the spring and enjoy gorgeous blooms all season!
Know your zone! Below is a listing of how to handle different cool season flowers depending on your planting zone, and time accordingly. Many growers will trial with row covers, to try and push a plant in a cooler zone, give it a try!
Early Spring Plantings: Direct sow or transplant 6-8 weeks before your last frost date.
Fall Plantings: Direct sow or transplant 6-8 weeks before your first frost date and use a single layer of row covers for best results.
In Zone 5 and higher plant the following in fall or early spring. For fall plantings, use a single layer of row covers for best results.
- Foxglove: Direct sow or Transplant
- Rudbeckia: Direct sow or Transplant
- Bupleurum: Direct sow
- Campanula: Transplant
In Zone 6 and higher plant the following in fall or early spring. For fall plantings, use a single layer of row covers for best results.
- Love in a mist: Direct sow
- Larkspur: Direct sow
- Bachelor Buttons: Direct sow
Snapdragon: Transplant
In Zone 7 and higher plant the following in fall or early spring. For fall plantings, use a single layer of row covers for best results.
- Ammi: Direct sow or Transplant
- Bells of Ireland: Direct sow or Transplant
- Agrostemma: Direct sow
- Delphinium: Transplant
- Daucus: Direct sow or Transplant
- Orn Kale: Transplant
- Lisianthus: Transplant
- Pansy: Transplant
- Scabiosa: Transplant
- Calendula: Direct sow or Transplant
