This serves as a sowing guide for the Pietermaritzburg area and surrounding districts
with similar climates. It may differ from other climatic conditions.
| Flower Varieties |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Perennial Biennial Annual |
Germination Period in approxdays |
| African Daisy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | ||||
| Alyssum | Annual | 14 Days | ||||||||||||
| Antirrhinum | Annual | 14 Days | ||||||||||||
| Aquilegia | – | – | – | – | Perennial | 21 Days | ||||||||
| Arctotis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | ||||
| Aster chinensis hybrids | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 7 Days | ||||||
| Balsam Tom Thumb Mixed | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | ||||||
| Bellis Perennis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Perennial | 10 Days | ||||
| Calendula | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 7 Days | |||||
| Carnation | Biennial | 14 Days | ||||||||||||
| Celosia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | |||||
| Chrysanthemum | Annual | 10 Days | ||||||||||||
| Coleus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 21 Days | |||||
| Cornflower | Annual | 14 Days | ||||||||||||
| Cosmos | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | ||||||
| Dahlia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Perennial | 14 Days | |||||
| Delphinium | Perennial | 21 Days | ||||||||||||
| Dianthus | Annual | 10 Days | ||||||||||||
| Forget-me-not | – | – | – | – | – | Biennial | 14 Days | |||||||
| Foxglove | – | – | – | – | – | Biennial | 10 Days | |||||||
| Gazania | – | – | – | – | – | Perennial | 10 Days | |||||||
| Godetia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | |||||
| Gypsophila | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | ||||||
| Helichrysum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | |||||
| Hollyhock | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Perennial | 14 Days | |||||
| Impatiens | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 14 Days | ||||||
| Lavatera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 14 Days | |||||
| Larkspur | – | – | – | Annual | 21 Days | |||||||||
| Lobelia | Annual | 10 Days | ||||||||||||
| Marigold | Annual | 7 Days | ||||||||||||
| Mesembryanthemum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 14 Days | ||||
| Nasturtium | Annual | 7 Days | ||||||||||||
| Nemesia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 14 Days | |||
| Nigella | – | – | – | Annual | 14 Days | |||||||||
| Pansy | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | ||||||
| Petunia | Annual | 10 Days | ||||||||||||
| Phlox Dwarf Beauty mixed | Annual | 14 Days | ||||||||||||
| Poppies | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 14 Days | |||||
| Portulaca | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | |||||
| Primula malacoides | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 28 Days | ||||
| Salvia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 21 Days | |||||
| Statice Art Shades Mixed | – | – | Annual | 21 Days | ||||||||||
| Stocks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | |||||
| Sunflower | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | ||||||
| Sweet Peas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | |||||
| Thunbergia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Perennial | 10 Days | |||||
| Verbena | – | – | Perennial | 14 Days | ||||||||||
| Viola | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | ||||||
| Virginian Stocks | – |  |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 10 Days | |||
| Zinnia | – | – | – | – | – | – | Annual | 7 Days |