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THE UNIVERSITY OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION and Bedding Guide for the Low Desert Time Height Special Characteristics Colors Planting & Flowering Guide Flower to (inches common & botanical names First unless Lures: noted Needs

Bloom eeds other) U Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Difficulty RED

(days PINK BLUE Edible WHITE

from Light Reseeds YELLOW PURPLE Butterflies seed) Fragrance

Water N 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 Wildflower Hummingbirds Good For Drying Good Cut Flower Seed-eating Birds

African Daisy (A) Dimorphotheca sinuata 120 4-12 B E L x x x x F F F F F F P P P P P

Ageratum (A) Ageratum houstonianum 180 4-12 P E H x x x x P F F F F F F F F P P P P P P

Arctotis, dwarf (A) Arctotis acaulis 135 10-12 B E L x F F F F F F F F P P P P P P P

Arctotis, tall (A) Arctosis 135 24-30 B E L x x x x x x x F F F F F F F F P P P P P P P

Asters (A) Callistephus chinensis 180 12-24 BP D H x x x x x x x F F P P P P

Baby’s Breath (A) Gypsophila elegans 160 18-30 B M M x x x x F F F F F F P P P P P P P P

Balsam (summer) (A) Impatiens balsamina 120 12-18 BP MD H x x x x P P P P P P F F F F F F F F

Bee Balm (P) Monarda didyma 75 24-36 P D H x x x x x x x P P P P F F F F F F

Begonia (A) Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum 180 10-12 SP E H x x x F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F P P P P P P

Bells of Ireland (A) Moluccella laevis 180 18-24 B E LM x x x F F F F F F F F P P P P P P

Bigelow’s Purple Aster (A) Aster bigelovii 150 24-36 B E M x x x F F F F F F F F F F P P P P

Bishop’s Weed (A) Ammi majus 180 26-60 B E LM x x x x F F F F F F P P P P

Black-eyed Susan (A) hirta 120 24-36 B E M x x x x x x P P P P P P F F F F F F F F F F P P P P P P

Butterfly Weed (P) tuberosa ** 150 24-36 B E L x x x x P P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F P P P P

Calendula (A) Calendula officinalis 100 15-18 B E M x x x x x x F F F F F F F F F F P P P P P F F

Candytuft (A) (Hyacinth-flowered) Iberis amara 135 12-18 BP E H x x x F F F F F F F F P P P P P

Candytuft (A) (Iberis) Iberis sempervirens 135 12 BP E H x x x F F F F F F F F P P P P P

Carnation (P) caryophyllus 150 12-14 BP E M x x x x x x x F F F F F F F F F F F F F F P P P P P P P P

Celosia (A) (Cockscomb) Celosia cristata 120 12-30 B M L x x x x x x P P P P P F F F F F F F F F F

Plant Type Light Needs Difficulty Water Needs Notes Planting & Flowering Key

A = Annual - blooms & dies in one season UU B = Bright Full Sun E = Easy to grow H = High Water Use * = Foliage Plant P = Planting Months B = Biennial - blooms & dies in second season P = Partial Sun M = Moderately easy to grow M = Moderate Water Use ** = Poisonous F = Flowering Months P = Perennial - Blooms more than two seasons S = Shade D = Difficult to grow L = Low Water Use *** = Very Difficult L = Colorful Foliage/Fruit Four O'Clock(A) Flax (scarlet)(A) Evening Primrose(P) Forget-Me-Not (A) Flowering Tobacco(A) Flax (blue)(P) English Daisy(A) Dusty Miller(P) Dianthus (A) Desert Zinnia(A) Desert Milkweed(P) Desert Marigold(A) Delphinium (A) Dahlias (A) Cosmos (yellow)(A) Cosmos (A) Cornflower (A) (A) Coral Bells(A) Coleus (A) Clarkia (A) P =Perennial-Blooms morethantwoseasons B =Biennial-blooms &diesinsecondseason A =Annual-blooms &diesinoneseason common &botanicalnames

Clarkia amoena Coleus xhybridus

Cosmos bipinnatus Dahlia xhybrida (Sweet William) Coreopsis spp.

Linum perennelewisii (Bachelor’s Button) Flower Heuchera sanguinea Delphinium xcultorum Senecio cineraria Linumgrandiflorum Zinnia acerosa Myosotis sylvatica Baileyamultiradiata Asclepias subulata Cosmos sulphureus Plant Type Oenothera berlandieri Nicotiana alata * Dianthusbarbatus

Centaurea cyanus **

* ** ** UU Bloom 30-60 Time First seed) (days 180 120 180 180 120 120 N/A 150 150 180 180 150 120 120 120 160 135 150 from 90 45 to P=PartialSun B=BrightFullSun S=Shade Height 18-30 10-12 18-36 10-12 12-30 18-24 10-20 24-48 12-18 30-60 12-36 36-48 36-72 18-30 12-30 12-24 15-24 (inches unless other) 8-16 8-14 noted 12 6 Light Needs BP BP P P B B P B S B B B B P B B B B S S B Light Needs EM M M M D D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Difficulty LM M M M M M M H H H H H H L L L L L L L L Water Needs x x Lures:

Hummingbirds Special Characteristics D=Difficulttogrow M=Moderatelyeasy togrow E=Easytogrow x x x x Seed-eating Birds x x x x Butterflies

x Edible Difficulty x x x x x x x x x x Good Cut Flower x x Good For Drying x x x x x x x x U Wildflower x x x x x x Reseeds x x x Fragrance x x x x BLUE L=LowWaterUse M=ModerateWater Use H=HighWater Use x x x x x x x PURPLE x x x x x x x x x x x x x x RED Colors x x x x x x x x x x x x Water Needs PINK x x x x ORANGE x x x x x x x x x x YELLOW x x x x x x x x x x x WHITE P F P F F 1 Jan P P 15 F F F F P F P F F F F 1 Feb P F 15 P P F F F F P F P P P P P P P P F F F F F F F F *** =VeryDifficult 1 Mar *=FoliagePlant ** =Poisonous P F 15 P P P P P P P P F F F F F F F F F F F Notes P F P P P P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F F 1 Apr Planting &FloweringGuide P F 15 P P P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F P F P P P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F 1 May P F 15 P P P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F P P P P F F F F F F F F 1 Jun 15 P P P F F F F F F F P F F F F F F L 1 Jul Planting &FloweringKey 15 P F F F F F F L =ColorfulFoliage/Fruit L F =FloweringMonths P =PlantingMonths F F F F F L 1 Aug 15 F F F F F L P P F F F F F F L 1 Sep 15 P P P P P P P P F F F F F F F F L P P P F F F P P P P P P P P P P P P F F F F L 1 Oct P P P F 15 F F P P P P P P P P P P P P F F F F L P P P F F F P P P P P P P P P P P P F F F F L 1 Nov P P F F 15 P P P P P P P P P P P F F F F L P F P P 1 Dec F P 15 P P Lupine (A) Lobelia (A) Lisianthus (A) Linaria (A)(Toadflax) Larkspur (A) Kochia (A) Jupiter’s Beard(P) Johnny-Jump-Up (A) Indian Paintbrush(A) Impatiens (A) Hollyhock (A/B) Gloriosa Daisy(A) Globe Mallow(P) Globe Amaranth(A) Gilia (A) Geranuim (P) Gaillardia (P) Gazania (P) Gaillardia (A) Foxglove (A) P =Perennial-Blooms morethantwoseasons B =Biennial-blooms &diesinsecondseason A =Annual-blooms &diesinoneseason common &botanicalnames Gilia capitata Lobeliaerinus Lupinus spp. (Summer Cypress) Gazania xhybrida Consolida ambigua Digitalis purpurea

(Blanket Flower) (Blanket Flower) Impatiens wallerana Pelargonium xhortorum Eustoma grandiflorum Flower Alcea rosea Sphaeralcea ambigua Centranthus ruber Gomphrena globosa tricolor Linaria maroccana Castilleja chromosa Plant Type

Kochia scoparia

** Gaillardia grandiflora cv.Gloriosa *** * UU Bloom 60-90 30-60 Time First seed) (days 120 150 180 180 N/A 180 120 165 180 120 100 150 150 150 150 from 90 60 60 to P=PartialSun B=BrightFullSun S=Shade Height 12-24 12-15 24-48 24-30 24-30 36-72 18-30 24-36 15-24 12-18 15-24 15-24 24-36 (inches unless other) 6-10 6-10 6-12 8-30 6-12 noted 4-6 36 Light Needs PB BP P B B B B P B S B B B B B P B B B P Light Needs EM M M M M D H E E E E E E E E E E E E E Difficulty LM LM M M M M H H H H H L L L L L L L L L Water Needs x x x x Lures:

Hummingbirds Special Characteristics D=Difficulttogrow M=Moderatelyeasy togrow E=Easytogrow x x x x x Seed-eating Birds

Butterflies

x Edible Difficulty x x x x x x x x Good Cut Flower

x x x Good For Drying x x x x x x x x U Wildflower x x x x x x x x x Reseeds x Fragrance x x x x x x x BLUE L=LowWaterUse M=ModerateWater Use H=HighWater Use x x x x x x x x x x x PURPLE x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x RED Colors x x x x x x x x x x Water Needs PINK

x x x x x x x ORANGE x x x x x x x x x x YELLOW x x x x x x x x x x x WHITE P P P P P 1 Jan 15 P P P P P P P F F P P P P P F 1 Feb P P F F 15 P P P P P F F P P P P F F F F P P P P P P F F F F F F F *** =VeryDifficult 1 Mar *=FoliagePlant ** =Poisonous P P P P F F F F 15 P P P P P P F F F F F F F F Notes P P P P P F F F F F P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F 1 Apr Planting &FloweringGuide P P P P P F F F 15 F F P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F P P P F F F P P F F F F F F F F F F F F F 1 May P P F 15 F P P F F F F F F F F F F F F F F P P F F P F F F F F F F F F F 1 Jun P P F 15 F P F F F F F F F F P F P F F F F F 1 Jul Planting &FloweringKey 15 P F F F F F F L =ColorfulFoliage/Fruit F =FloweringMonths P =PlantingMonths F F F F F F 1 Aug 15 F F F F F F P P F F F F F F 1 Sep P P F F 15 P P P P P P F F F F P P P F F F P P P P P P P P P P P P F F F 1 Oct P P P P F 15 F F F P P P P P P P P P P P F F F P P P F F F P P P P P P P P P P P F F 1 Nov P F 15 P P P P P P P P P P F F P P P F 1 Dec 15 P P P F Poppy (A) Pincushion Flower(A) Phlox (A) (A) Periwinkle (Vinca)(A) Penstemon (P) Penstemon (P) Penstemon (P) Pansies (A) Painted Daisy(A) Ornamental Pepper Ornamental Cabbage/Kale violacea Nierembergia (A) Nasturtiums (A) Mignonette (A) Mexican Sunflower(A) Nemesia (A) Mexican Hat(A) Marigold, Marigold, French(A) P =Perennial-Blooms morethantwoseasons B =Biennial-blooms &diesinsecondseason A =Annual-blooms &diesinoneseason common &botanicalnames Phlox drummondii American/African (A) Petunia xhybrida Viola xwittrockiana (DesertBeardtongue) Nemesia strumosa (Parry’s) Flower Reseda odorata (Firecracker) Tropaeolum majus columnifera Nierembergia hippomanica Chyrsanthemum coccineum (A) Tagetes patula

Plant Type Scabiosaspp. Catharanthus roseus Capsicumannum

(A) Penstemon parryi Tithonia rotundifolia

Brassica oleracea Penstemon eatonni

Tageteserecta P. pseudospectabilis ** * UU Bloom 90-120 30-60 30-60 Time First seed) (days 150 180 150 150 150 150 150 N/A 150 120 120 120 180 from 30 30 30 90 to P=PartialSun B=BrightFullSun S=Shade Height 18-30 12-24 12-24 12-36 12-24 18-24 10-18 48-96 10-18 (inches 18-36 unless other) 6-12 6-18 8-18 6-12 8-12 8-12 4-15 8-12 8-10 8-10 noted Light Needs BP BP PB PB PB B B B B B B P B B B P B B B B Light Needs EM EM EM EM M M E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Difficulty MH LM LM M M M M M M H H H H H H L L L L L Water Needs x x x x Lures:

Hummingbirds Special Characteristics D=Difficulttogrow M=Moderatelyeasy togrow E=Easytogrow x Seed-eating Birds x x x x Butterflies x x Edible Difficulty x x x x x x x x x Good Cut Flower

Good For Drying x x x x x x U Wildflower x x x x x x x x x x Reseeds x x x x x Fragrance x x x x x BLUE L=LowWaterUse M=ModerateWater Use H=HighWater Use x x x x x x x x PURPLE x x x x x x x x x x RED Colors x x x x x x x x x x x x Water Needs PINK x x x x x x x x x ORANGE x x x x x x x x x x YELLOW x x x x x x x x x x x x WHITE P P F F P P P L 1 Jan P P P F F F 15 P P L P P P F F F P P P P F F L 1 Feb P P F F 15 P P P P F F F L P P P F F F P P P F F F F F F F F F L *** =VeryDifficult 1 Mar *=FoliagePlant ** =Poisonous P P P F F F 15 P P P P F F F F F F F F F F L Notes P P P F F F P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F F 1 Apr Planting &FloweringGuide P P P F F F 15 P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F F P P P F F F P P F F F F F F F F F F F F F F 1 May P P P F F 15 F F F F F F F F F F F F P P F F F F F F F F F 1 Jun P F 15 F F F F F F F F L P F F F F F L 1 Jul Planting &FloweringKey P F 15 F F F F L =ColorfulFoliage/Fruit L F =FloweringMonths P =PlantingMonths F F F F L 1 Aug 15 F F F F L P F F F F L 1 Sep P P F 15 P P P F F F L L P P F F P P P P P P P P P P P P F F L L 1 Oct P P F F P 15 P P P P P P P P P P P P P F F L L P P F P P P P P P P P P P P P P F F L L 1 Nov P P F F 15 P P P P P P P P P P P F F L L P P F F P P P P P F F L L 1 Dec P F 15 P P P P P F L L Statice (A) Star Clusters(A) Spider Flower(A) Snapdragon (A) Shungiku (A) Shasta Daisy(A) Schizanthus (A) Sanvitalia (A) Salvia (A) Safflower (A) Salpiglosis (A) Sage (P) Ranunculus (P) Purslane (A) Primrose (A)Polyanthus Primrose (A)Fairy Purple Coneflower(A) Portulaca (A) Poppy (A)Shirley Poppy (A)Iceland P =Perennial-Blooms morethantwoseasons B =Biennial-blooms &diesinsecondseason A =Annual-blooms &diesinoneseason common &botanicalnames Salvia spp. Salvia splendens (Sea Lavender) Portulaca xhybrida Carthamus tinctorius Portulaca grandiflora (Creeping zinnia)Sanvitaliaprocumbens Flower Salpiglosis sinuata Ranunculus xhybridus majus Schizanthus xwisetonensis Pentas lanceolata Chrysanthemum maximum Cleome spinosa Papaver Rhoeus Primula malacoides Papaver nudicaule Plant Type Echinacea purpurea

Limonium sinuatum Primula polyantha

C. coronarium UU Bloom 30-60 Time First seed) (days 150 180 180 120 180 150 150 120 120 120 180 120 120 from 30 30 90 90 30 30 to P=PartialSun B=BrightFullSun S=Shade Height 18-24 24-30 48-60 24-36 24-36 18-24 15-30 12-36 15-30 24-48 24-48 12-24 (inches unless other) 6-36 6-12 5-48 8-18 4-12 6-14 noted 4-8 4-6 Light Needs BP B S B B B P S B B B B B B S S B B B B Light Needs M M M D H D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Difficulty MH MH LM LM LM M M M M M M H H L L L L L L L Water Needs x x x Lures:

Hummingbirds Special Characteristics D=Difficulttogrow M=Moderatelyeasy togrow E=Easytogrow x Seed-eating Birds x x x x x x Butterflies x x Edible Difficulty x x x x x x x Good Cut Flower x x x Good For Drying x x U Wildflower x x x Reseeds x x x Fragrance x x BLUE L=LowWaterUse M=ModerateWater Use H=HighWater Use x x x x x x x x x x x PURPLE x x x x x x x x x x x x RED Colors x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Water Needs PINK x x x x x x x ORANGE x x x x x x x x x x x x x YELLOW x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x WHITE P F P P P 1 Jan P F 15 P P P P F P P P P P P P F 1 Feb P P F F 15 P P P F F F F F P P F F P P P P P F F F F F F F F *** =VeryDifficult 1 Mar *=FoliagePlant ** =Poisonous P P F F 15 P P P P P F F F F F F F F F Notes P P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F 1 Apr Planting &FloweringGuide P P P P F F F F 15 F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F P P P P F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F 1 May P P F F 15 F F F F F F F F F F F P P F F F F F F F F F F F 1 Jun P P F F 15 F F F F F F F F P F F F F F F F 1 Jul F Planting &FloweringKey 15

F F F F F F L =ColorfulFoliage/Fruit P

F =FloweringMonths P =PlantingMonths P F F F F F 1 Aug P F 15 F F F F F F F F F 1 Sep P F 15 P P F F F F P F P P P P P P P P P P F F F 1 Oct P P F F 15 P P P P P P P P P P P P P F F F P F P P P P P P P P P P P P P F F 1 Nov P F 15 P P P P P P P P P P P P P F F P F P P P P F 1 Dec P F 15 P P P P

Zinnia (A) Yarrow (P) Wild Hyssop(P) Violet (A) Verbena (A) Verbena (A) Sweet Alyssum(A) Sweet Sultan(A) Sweet Peas(A) Sunflower (A) Strawflower (A) Stock (A) U U U U

P =Perennial-Blooms morethantwoseasons B =Biennial-blooms &diesinsecondseason A =Annual-blooms &diesinoneseason common &botanicalnames Note:Manyplantsthatareconsideredperennialinother growingclimates,performbetterasannualsinthelowdesert. Note: “Wildflowers”,inthischart,referstonativeannuals andotherplantswhichareeasilygrownfromseedcannaturalizebyreseeding. Viola spp. Matthiola incana Zinnia elegans Achillea spp. Verbena gooddingii Verbena peruviana Helianthus annus Flower Helichrysum bracteatum Lathyrus odoratus Agastache spp. Centaurea moschata Lobularia maritima Plant Type UU Bloom 90-210 Time First seed) (days 135 120 120 150 120 150 150 from 30 30 30 90 to P=PartialSun B=BrightFullSun S=Shade Height 36-60 12-24 24-36 30-36 12-72 12-36 12-24 (inches unless other) 4-30 8-18 6-12 noted 4-6 6-8 Light Needs BP BP B B P B B B B B B B Light Needs M D E E E E E E E E E E Difficulty MH MH LM M M M M M H L L L Water Needs x Lures:

Hummingbirds Special Characteristics D=Difficulttogrow M=Moderatelyeasy togrow E=Easytogrow x Seed-eating Birds x x x x x Butterflies x x Edible Difficulty x x x x x x x Good Cut Flower x x Good For Drying x x x U Wildflower x Reseeds x x x x x Fragrance x x BLUE L=LowWaterUse M=ModerateWater Use H=HighWater Use x x x x x x x x PURPLE x x x x x x x RED Colors x x x x x x x x x x Water Needs PINK x x x ORANGE x x x x x x x YELLOW x x x x x x x x x WHITE P F P P P P 1 Jan P F 15 P P P P P P F F P P P P P F F 1 Feb P P F F 15 P P P P P F F F P F P P P P F F F F F F F *** =VeryDifficult 1 Mar *=FoliagePlant ** =Poisonous P F 15 P P P P F F F F F F F Notes P F P F F F F F F F F 1 Apr Planting &FloweringGuide P F 15 P F F F F F F F F P P F F F F F F F F F F F 1 May P P F F 15 F F F F F F F P P F F F F F F F 1 Jun P P F F 15 F F F F F P F F F F F F F 1 Jul Planting &FloweringKey P F 15 F F F F F L =ColorfulFoliage/Fruit F =FloweringMonths P =PlantingMonths F F F F F F 1 Aug 15 F F F F F F F F F F F 1 Sep F 15 P P F F F F P P P P P P P P P F F 1 Oct P F F 15 P P P P P P P P F F P F P P P P P P P P F 1 Nov P F 15 P P P P P P P P F P F P P P P 1 Dec P 15 F P P P P