It’s always so exciting to start planting seeds! One month left to winter (which is a really mild on for us here in southern New England), and my little seedlings are popping up. I’ll continue to add to this post as I plant seeds this season.
For some flowers and herbs, I’m listing botanical names. For a few plants, like lavenders and oregano’s, I’m growing several types to compare them and learn about them. Oregano names seem particularly complicated, so I hope I’ve listed them correctly.
February 5
| English Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia cultivars “Lavender Lady”, “Provence Blue”, “Elegance Purple”, “White Ice”, and “Munstead” |
| Spike Lavender | Lavandula latifolia |
| Spanish Lavender | Lavandula stoechas “Bandera Purple” |
| Pot Marjoram | Origanum onites |
| Sweet Marjoram | Origanum marjorana and the cultivar ‘Syriaca Zaatar’ |
| Greek Oregano | Origanum vulgare ssp. Hirtum |
| Syrian Oregano | Origanum syriaca “Cleopatra” |
| Sweet Oregano | Origanum vulgare |
| Parsley | Double Curled and Italian Large Flat Leaf |
| Bunching onions | Red Beard |
| Leeks | Bandit |
| Onions | Cabernet, Wethersfield Red, Patterson, Yankee, and Bridger |
February 23
I’ve hand-collected many of these seeds and I expect many will not germinate.
| Baby’s Breath | Gypsophila muralis |
| Bee Balm | Monarda fistula and Monarda didyma |
| Blazing Star | Liatris spicata |
| Brown-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia triloba |
| Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Candytuft | Iberis umbellata |
| Cone Flower | Echinacea purpurea “White Swan” |
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis tinctoria and the cultivar “Dwarf Plains Red” |
| Culver’s Root | Veronicastrum virginicum |
| Delphinium | Delphinium grandiflorum “Dewy Blue” and Delphinium elatum “Fantasia Mixed Colors” |
| Horseflyweed | Baptisia tinctoria |
| Ox-Eyed Daisy | Chysanthemum leucanthemum |
| Pasture Rose | Rosa carolinius |
| Snapdragon | “Potomac Appleblossom” |
| Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum and Helenium autumnale |
| Stock | “Katz Lavender Blue” |
| Yarrow | Achillea filipendulina |
March 8
| Broccoli | Blue Wind, Piracicaba |
| Brussels Sprouts | Dagan |
| Bunching Onions | Ishikura Improved |
| Cabbage | Katerina, Tendersweet, Alcosa, Tete Noir, January King, Kalibos |
| Cauliflower | Purple of Sicily |
| Endive | Frisse |
| Kale | Winterbor, Black Magic |
| Black-Eyed Susan Vine | Thunbergia alata |
| Amaranth | Hopi Red Dye |
| Alyssum | Royal Carpet, Sweet Alyssum |
| Bells of Ireland | |
| Heal All | Prunella vulgaris |
March 10
| Basil | Newton |
| Basil | Prospera |
| Basil | Purple Opal |
| Basil | Genovese |
| Basil | Sweet Thai |
| Eggplant | Astrkom |
| Eggplant | Hansel |
| Eggplant | Kamo |
| Eggplant | Orient Express |
| Eggplant | Patio Baby |
| Okra | Burgundy |
| Pepper | Arapaho |
| Pepper | Candy Cane |
| Pepper | Jalepeno |
| Pepper | Large Red Thick Cayenne |
| Pepper | Leutschauer Paprika |
| Pepper | Lipstick |
| Pepper | Long Thin |
| Pepper | Recovery |
| Pepper | Roulette |
| Pepper | Thai Hot |
| Alyssum | Gold Dust |
| Calendula | Ball’s Improved Orange |
| Celosia | Flamingo |
| Chamomile | Matricaria recutita |
| Datura | Ballerina Mix |
| Lemon Mint | Monarda citriodora |
| Marigold | Mission Giant Yellow |
| Marigold | Colossus |
| Marigold | Cottage Red |
| Marigold | Petit Mix |
| Mexican Sunflower | Torch |
| Milkweed | Poke Milkweed |
| Poppy | Cherry Glow |
| Poppy | Hungarian (pink) |