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PAPAVER species Poppy på-på’ver Annual, Perennial Moderate Papaveraceae; nativity is embedded in text below. Germination: Best sown indoors at 55-60°. Expect germination in 10-15 days. Seeds can also be sown in situ outdoors in...
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PAPAVER species Poppy på-på’ver Annual, Perennial Moderate Papaveraceae; nativity is embedded in text below. Germination: Best sown indoors at 55-60°. Expect germination in 10-15 days. Seeds can also be sown in situ outdoors in...
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x PARDANCANDA norrisii Candy Lily Zones 5 to 10 par-dan-can’då nor-is’e-i Perennial Moderate Iridaceae; an intergeneric hybrid of no direct nativity. Germination: Best sown indoors at alternating temperatures of 68 and 86° or 55...
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PASSIFLORA species Passion Flower Zones in text below pas-i-flo’rå Perennial Difficult Passifloraceae; native to Brazil. Germination: Best sown indoors at 70-75°. For planting out, sow 8 weeks before last frost. Sow at any time for...
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PELARGONIUM species Geranium pel-är-go’ne-um Annual Easy Geraniaceae; native to South Africa. Germination: Seed may be scarified before shipping. Seeds of P. x hortorum are best sown indoors, 12-16 weeks before last frost, at a...
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PENNISETUM setaceum Fountain Grass Zones 9 to 10 pen-i-se’tum se-ta’se-um Perennial Easy Poaceae; native to Africa. Germination: Best sown indoors at 65-70°. Sow at a depth of 4 times the size of the seed; germination occurs in...
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PENSTEMON hybrids Bearded Tongue Zones in text below pen’ste-mon Perennial Moderate Scrophulariaceae; native to North and Central America. Germination: Best sown indoors at alternating temperatures of 55 and 75°. Expect germination in...
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PENTAS lanceolata Egyptian Star Cluster pen’tås lan-se-o-la’tå Annual Moderate Rubiaceae; native to Africa and Arabia. Germination: Best sown indoors at alternating temperatures of 68 and 86°. Sow in early spring and expect...
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PERILLA frutescens Beefsteak Plant pe-ril’å fru-tes’enz Annual Easy Lamiaceae; native to India. Germination: Best sown indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost at a temperature 65-75°. Expect germination in 15-20 days. Sow outdoors...
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PETUNIA x hybrida Petunia pe-tun’ya hi’brid-å Annual Easy Solanaceae; of hybrid origin. Germination: Best sown indoors at a temperature of 70-75°. Sow 10-12 weeks before last frost and expect germination in 10 days. In order for...
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PHASEOLUS coccineus Scarlet Runner få-se’o-lus kok-sin’e-us Annual* Easy Fabaceae, native to tropical America. Germination: Sow indoors at 70-72°. Germination will occur in 10-15 days. Seeds can also be sown outdoors in warm soil,...
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PHLOX drummondii Annual Phlox floks drum-mond’e-i Annual Easy Polemoniaceae; native to Texas. Germination: Sow indoors at 55-65° in a trans-plantable medium as the roots resent being disturbed. Expect germination in 10-15 days. Seeds...
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PHLOX paniculata Garden Phlox Zones 4 to 8 floks pan-ik-u-la’tå Perennial Very Difficult Polemoniaceae, native to the eastern United States. Germination: Best sown outdoors in late fall with germination occurring in the spring. Seeds...
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PHYGELIUS capensis Cape Fuchsia Zones 8 to 9 fi-je’le-us ka-pen’sis Perennial Schrophulariaceae; native to South Africa. Germination: Sow outdoors in spring or summer up to two months before frost, or sow indoors at a temperature of...
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PHYSALIS Chinese Lantern Zones 5 to 8 fi’så-lis Perennial Easy Solanaceae, native to Asia and Europe. Germination: Best sown indoors at alternating temperatures of 68 and 86°. Expect germination in 20-25 days. Can also be sown...
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PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana Obedient Plant Zones 4 to 8 fi-so-ste’je-å ver-jin-e-å’nå Perennial Moderate Lamiaceae, native to North America. Germination: Best sown indoors at 60-75° to a depth of 4 times the size of the seed. Expect...
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PLATYCODON grandiflorus Balloon Flower Zones 4 to 9 plat-i-ko’don gran-di-flo’rus Perennial Easy Campanulaceae, native to eastern Asia. Germination: Best sown indoors at 65-75° with germination occurring in 10-15 days. Seeds can be...
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PLUMBAGO auriculata Cape Leadwort plum-ba’go â-rik-u-la’tå Annual* Easy Plumbaginaceae, native to South Africa. Germination: Sow seeds indoors at 70-75° with germination occurring in 25-30 days. For planting out, sow seeds...
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POLEMONIUM caeruleum Jacob’s Ladder Zones 2 to 7 pol-e-mo’ne-um se-ru’le-um Perennial Easy Polemoniaceae, native to Europe. Germination: Best sown indoors at 65-75° with germination occurring in 20-25 days. Can also be sown...
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PORTULACA grandiflora Moss Rose pôr-tu-lå’kå gran-di-flo’ra Annual Easy Portulacaceae; native to South America. Germination: Best sown indoors at alternating temperatures of 68 and 86° with germination occurring in 10-15 days....
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POTENTILLA nepalensis Nepal Cinquefoil Zones 5 to 7 po-ten-til’å nep-al-en’sis Perennial Moderate Rosaceae; native to the Himalayas. Germination: Best sown indoors at 65-70° with germination occurring in 15-20 days. Can also be...
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PRIMULA species Primrose prim’u-lå Perennial Easy Primulaceae; native to North temperate Zones. Germination: Hardy types are best sown indoors after 3-4 weeks of cold-moist stratification. Sow at 55-65° and expect germination in...
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PULSATILLA vulgaris Pasque Flower Zones 5 to 7 pul-så-til’å vul-ga’ris Perennial Difficult Ranunculaceae; native to Europe and the Ukraine. Germination: Best sown indoors at alternating temperatures of 55 and 72°. Sow at a depth...
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PUNICA granatum var. nana Dwarf Pomegranate Zones 7 to 10 pu’ni-kå grå-na’tum na’nå Perennial Easy Punicaceae, native to south Asia and southeast Europe. Germination: Sow indoors in early spring at a temperature of 70-75°. Sow...
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