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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