alkavijh said:I live in New Delhi, India. I want to know which flowering plants can I sow in pots during the month of March. How to take care of them?
Hi, Alkavijh! Welocme to ATP!
I don;t know for sure that Dave's calendar is valid for New Delhi, but it will take into account your spring and fall frost dates ... umm ... if you have frosts!
Based on what my SO tells me about visiting India, heat will be your biggest determining factor for what will grow when.
And I know for sure that he would appreciate hearing how well it works out for you, if you use some of his dates. Dave Whitinger does all or most of the software for this site, but I think his oldest son helps, sometimes, now. Dave and Trish his wife are the administrators for this site, both SUPER nice people and often chat online.
I think this will take you to the garden planting calendar
calculated to respect frost dates. How well it deals with rainy seasons or monsoons ... you have monsoons, don't you? ... I don't know.
http://garden.org/apps/calenda...
Unfortunately, this calendar is all about vegetables, and you want to grow flowers. So unless you can equate some flowering plant's needs to those of, say, eggplants, it won;t help you much.
Sorry that, so far, we mostly have questions and not answers!
My thinking is that, if you are relatively new to gardening, start with seeds that are EASY to start! I think those are mostly annual plants.
Perennials often have very tiny seeds that are very fussy about being willing to germinate ("dormancy" and "stratification"). And then some perennials are slow to grow and bloom. But not all perennials. The easy way to grow perennials is to buy a very small plant that will eventually look like what you want (small usually means cheaper). Then grow it for a year or two until it is gorgeous! Then, you might be able to divide that plant and gift the babies to friends, or FILL your yard with them.
Here are some easy annuals that I like.
Zinnias
Marigolds (tall ones are
Tagetes erecta. Short "French" marigolds are
Tagetes patula
Alyssum (
Lobularia maritima[/u])
Lobelia erinus (so many deep blue colors!)
Bachelor Button ([i]Centaurea cyanus)
Morning Glory (
Ipomoea purpurea might be very invasive. They can form HUGE carpets of vines crawling over anything in thier path - or be well-behaved vines that are easy to grow.
Cosmos
You had better ask around to see whether they can stand up to your heat. I'm afraid that where I live, summer nights often dip below 50-60 F (13 C) and summer days seldom go above 80-90F (30 C).
I'm just curious: is your winter hotter than my summer?
Morning Glory
Ipomoea purpurea 'Star of Yelta' or
Tall Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea 'Grandpa Ott')
