The following calendar provides information on planting times for seedlings in the Montréal region.
The number of seeds per gram gives an indication of the size of the seed.
| Annual Flowers |
Indoor seeding |
Time of germination |
Seeds per gram |
Remarks |
Ageratum (Ageratum) |
Feb / March |
5 days |
7,000 |
Cultivate at 18°C |
Alyssum (Loburaria) |
March / April |
5 days |
2,800 |
|
Begonia (Begonia) |
January |
2-3 weeks |
79,500 |
Cultivate at 18°C light for germination |
Browallia (Browallia) |
March |
10 days |
4,000 |
|
Celosia (Celosia) |
March / April |
5 days |
1,125 |
Cultivate et 18°C |
China Aster (Callistephus) |
March / May |
8 days |
425 |
Cultivate at 16°C |
Cleome (Cleome) |
March / April |
7-10 days |
425 |
|
Coleus (Coleus) |
Jan / Feb |
10 days |
3,525 |
Cultivate at 16°C |
French Marigold (Tagetes) |
April |
15 days |
275-350 |
|
Gazania (Gazania) |
Feb / March |
10 days |
285 |
|
Geranium (Pelargonium) |
February |
7-10 days |
variable |
Cultivate at 16° minimum |
Impatiens (Impatiens) |
February |
15 days |
1,400 et + |
|
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum) |
March / April |
8 days |
5-10 |
|
Nemesia (Nemesia) |
Feb / March |
5-10 days |
5,000 |
|
Nicotiana (Nicotiana) |
March |
20 days |
8,800 |
|
Pansy (Viola) |
January |
10 days |
750 |
Cultivate at 7-10°C |
Petunia (Petunia) |
Feb / March |
10 days |
8,800 |
Cultivate at 10°C |
Purslane (Portulaca) |
March |
10 days |
9,800 |
|
Sage (Salvia) |
March |
15 days |
250 |
Cultivate at 13-16°C |
Vervain (Verbena) |
March |
20 days |
350 |
Germination rate 50% |
Zinnia (Zinnia) |
April |
10 days |
100 |
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