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This database was created by members of the Winter Sowing Forum. It is suggested as a guide and can be used to assist you in choosing seeds for Winter Sowing. If a plant is not yet listed in the database, or it is listed as failed, it does not imply the plant cannot be wintersown, but rather, that perhaps it has not yet been tried succesfully by Winter Sowing in that particular zone.

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LATIN NAME

 

LATIN NAME

COMMON NAME 

MONTH W’SOWN

MONTH GERM

Achillea

Achillea - unspecified

 

Y

Achillea

Achillea 'Cerise Queen'

 

Y

Achillea millefolium

Achillea 'Summer Pastels'

 

Y

Aconitum napellus

Monkshood

 

Y

Agastache aurantiaca

Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'

 

Y

Agastache cana

Agastache 'Heather Queen'

 

Y

Agastache foeniculum

Anise Hyssop

 

Y

Alcea rosea

Hollyhock - unspecified

 

N

Alchemilla mollis

Lady's Mantle

 

Y

Allium hollandicum 

Allium 'Purple Sensation'

 

Y

Amaranthus

Amaranthus - unspecified  

 

N

Amaranthus

Amaranthus 'Orange Giant'

 

Y

Amaranthus caudatus

Love-lies Bleeding - unspecified

 

Y

America maritima

Sea Pink 

 

Y

Anthemis tinctoria

Marguerite Golden 'Kelway'

 

N

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet Grass

 

N

Antirrhinum majus

Snapdragon 'Magic Carpet'

 

Y

Antirrhinum majus

Snapdragon 'Tall Deluxe'

 

Y

Antirrhinum majus

Snapdragon 'Tetra Giants' 

 

Y

Aquilegia

Columbine  'Dragonfly'

 

N

Aquilegia

Columbine  'Harlequin'

 

Y

Aquilegia

Columbine - unspecified

 

Y

Aquilegia canadensis

Columbine - native

 

Y

Aquilegia vulgaris

Columbine 'Nora Barlow'

 

Y

Aquilegia x hybrida 

Columbine 'Scott Elliott'

 

N

Arancus dioicus

Goat's Beard

 

Y

Armeria

Sea Thrift

 

Y

Artemisia 

Sweet Annie'

 

Y

Asclepias incarnata

Swamp Milkweed

 

Y

Asclepias tuberosa 

Butterfly Weed

 

Y

Aster

Aster - unspecified

 

N

Aster alpinus

Alpine Aster

 

N

Aster alpinus

Alpine Aster 'Goliath'

 

N

Aster chinensis

Aster 'Crego Mix'

 

Y

Aster chinensis

Aster 'Perser Mix'

 

Y

Aster chinensis

Aster 'Powder Puff'

 

Y

Aster x frikartii

Frickart's Aster 

 

N

Astilbe

Astilbe - unspecified

 

N

Atalpa speciosa

Catalpa Tree

 

N

Aurantiaca hybrid

Daisy African

 

Y

Aurinia saxatilis

Basket-of-Gold

 

Y

Baptisia australis

Baptisia / False Indigo

 

Y

Belamcanda chinensis

Blackberry Lily

 

Y

Brachycome iberidfolia

Daisy - Swan river 

 

Y

Buddleia davidii

Butterfly Bush - unspecified

 

N

Calendula officinalis

Calendula 'Double Mix'

 

Y

Calendula officinalis

Calendula 'Indian Prince'

 

Y

Calibrachoa

Million Bells

 

Y

Campanula  poscharskyana

Serbian Bellflower

 

N

Campanula glomerata

Bellflower - clustered

 

Y

Campanula medium

Canterbury Bells - unspecified

 

Y

Campanula medium

Canterbury Bells '

Calycan Mixed Colors'

 

Y

Campanula persicifolia

Peach-leaf Bellflower

 

Y

Catanache caerulea

Cupid's Dart

 

Y

Celosia cristata

Celosia 'Coral Garden'

 

Y

Celosia spicata

Celosia 'Pink Candle'

 

N

Centaurea cyanus 

Bachelor Button - unspecified

 

Y

Centaurea macrocephala

Basket Flower - Armenian

 

Y

Centurea macrocephela

Centaurea / Yellow Head

 

N

Cerastium tomentosum

Snow-in-Summer

 

Y

Cerinthe major 

Honeywort 'Purpurescens'

 

N

Cheiranthus cheiri

Wallflower

 

Y

Chrysanthemum coccineum 

Daisy Painted

 

Y

Chrysanthymum

Chrysanthemum - unspecified

 

N

Clarkia amoena

Godetia Mixed Colors

 

Y

Clarkia elegans

Clarkia - unspecified

 

Y

Clematis

Clematis 'Nellie Mosier'

 

N

Clematis 

Clematis 'Henryi'

 

N

Clematis paniculata

Celmatis - Sweet Autumn

 

N

Clematis tangutica

Clematis 'Radar Love'

 

Y

Clematis virginiana

Clematis / Virgin's Bower

 

N

Clematis x jackmanii

Clematis 'Jackmanii'

 

N

Cleome hassleriana 

Cleome - unspecified

 

Y

Cobaea scandens

Cathedral Bells

 

Y

Coleus hybridus

Coleus 'Rainbow Mixed'

 

Y

Convallaria majalis

Lily-of-the-Valley

 

N

Coreopsis grandiflora

Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise'

 

N

Coreopsis lanceolata

Coreopsis, Lance-leaved

 

Y

Coreopsis rosea

Coreopsis 'Sweet Dreams'

 

N

Coreopsis verticillata

Coreopsis 'Creme Brulee'

 

N

Coreposis tinctoria

Coreopsis, Plains

Feb

Apr

Cosmos

Cosmos - unspecified

 

N

Cosmos bipinnatua

Cosmos 'Sensation'

 

Y

Cosmos sulphureus

Cosmos 'Bright Lights'

 

N

Cosmos sulphureus

Cosmos 'Cosmic Orange'

 

Y

Cosmos sulphureus

Cosmos 'Ladybird Lemon'

 

N

Cosmos sulphureus

Cosmos 'Sunny Red Dwarf'

 

Y

Cynoglossum

Forget-Me-Not - Chinese

 

N

Datura

Datura - unspecified

 

Y

Datura

Datura 'Lavender'

 

Y

Delphinium

Delphinium - unspecified

Jan

N

Delphinium

Delphinium 'Pacific Giant'

 

Y

Delphinium

Larkspur 'Imperial Giant'

 

Y

Dendranthema rubella

Daisy 'Clara Curtis'

 

N

Dianthus

Dianthus - unspecified

 

Y

Dianthus

Dianthus / Pinks –

Cheddar

 

Y

Dianthus

Dianthus / Pinks - unspecified

 

Y

Dianthus amurensis

Dianthus 'Siberian Blue'

 

Y

Dianthus barbatus

Sweet William

 

Y

Dianthus barbatus nigrescens

Dianthus 'Sooty'

 

Y

Diascia barberae

Diascia 'Pink Queen'

 

Y

Didiscus caeruleus

Blue Lace Flower

 

Y

Digitalis

Foxglove

'Excelsior Mixed Hybrids'

 

Y

Digitalis

Foxglove - unspecified

 

Y

Digitalis

Foxglove 'Apricot '

 

Y

Digitalis

Foxglove 'Foxy' 

 

Y

Digitalis lantana

Foxglove - Grecian

 

Y

Digitalis lutea

Yellow Foxglove

 

Y

Echinacea

Coneflower - unspecified

Mar

Apr

Echinacea purpurea

Coneflower 'Magnus'

 

Y

Eryngium maritimum

Sea Holly

 

Y

Eucalyptus cinerea 

Eucalyptus / Silver Dollar 'Pendula'

 

Y

Eupatorium maculatum

Joe-Pye Weed

 

Y

Festuca glauca

Blue Fescue Grass

 

Y

Gaillardia x gradniflorax

Gailllardia / Blanket Flower

 

Y

Gazania rigens

Gazania Daybreak Mix

 

Y

Ggypsophila elegans

Baby's Breath

 

Y

Hassella tenuissima

Mexican Feather Grass

 

Y

Helianthus

Sunflower  - unspecified

 

Y

Helianthus

Sunflower 'Earth Walker'

 

Y

Helianthus

Sunflower 'Giant Russian'

 

Y

Helianthus

Sunflower 'Moulin Rouge ' 

 

Y

Helianthus

Sunflower 'Sunset Shades'

 

Y

Helianthus

Sunflower 'Valentine'

 

Y

Helianthus

Sunflower 'Vanilla Ice'

 

Y

Helianthus

Sunflower

'F1 Lemon Teddy'

 

Y

Helianthus tuberosa

Artichoke Jerusalem

 

Y

Helictotrichan sempervirens

Blue Oat Grass

 

N

Heliopsis

Heliopsis

 

Y

Hemerocalis

Daylilies

 

Y

Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Stella d'Oro'

 

Y

Herb

Applemint

 

N

Herb

Basil

 

N

Herb

Borage

 

Y

Herb

Broadleaf Chives

 

Y

Herb

Chamomile

 

Y

Herb

Chickory 'Magdeburg'

 

Y

Herb

Coriander

 

N

Herb

Lovage

 

Y

Herb

Mustard White

 

N

Herb

Oregano

 

N

Herb

Parsley B278

'Nana Ricci'

Mar

Apr

Herb

Parsley Italian

 

N

Herb

Rosemary

 

N

Herb

Sage

 

N

Herb

Summer Savory

 

Y

Herb

Tarragon - Russian

 

Y

Herb

Thyme English

 

Y

Heuchera micrantha

Heuchera / Coral Bells 'Palace Purple'

 

Y

Heuchera sanguinea

Heuchera  'Sioux Falls'

 

N

Hibiscus

Hibiscus - unspecified

 

Y

Hosta

Hosta - unspecified

 

Y

Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Edger'

 

N

Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Angel'

 

N

Hosta fortunei

Hosta 'Hyacinthina'

 

Y

Hosta sieboldiana

Hosta 'Frances Williams'

 

Y

Hybiscus

Hibiscus - unspecified

Feb

Apr

Hybiscus syriacus

Rose of Sharon

 

N

Hydrangea

Hydrangea - unspecified

 

Y

Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris)

Hydrangea, Climbing

 

N

Hydrangea paniculata

Hydrangea 'Peegee'

 

N

Impatiens balsamina

Balsam - unspecified

 

Y

Indigo tinctoria

True Indigo

 

N

Ipomoea

unspecified

 

Y

Ipomoea violacea

Morning glory

 

N

Iris

Iris - Siberian

 

Y

Iris

Iris - unspecified

 

Y

Kniphofia pumila

Red Hot Poker

 

Y

Kochia scoparia

Mexican Fireweed

 

N

Lagerstroemia indica

Crape myrtle

 

Y

Lagurus ovata

Hare's Tail Grass

 

Y

Lathyrus odoratus 

Sweet Pea

 

N

Lavatera

Lavatera - unspecified

 

Y

Lavatera trimestris

Rose Mallow ' Vivace'

 

Y

Lavatera trimestris

Rose Mallow 'Pink Beauty'

 

Y

Lavendula

Lavender - unspecified

 

Y

Lavendula

Lavender 'Munstead'

 

Y

Lavendula

Lavender 'Vera'

 

Y

Leucanthemum x superbum

Daisy - Shasta 'Alaska'

 

Y

Leucanthemum x superbum

Daisy - Shasta 'Silver Princess'

 

Y

Liatris

Liatris - unspecified

 

Y

Lillium dauricum

Lillium dauricum

 

N

Limonium

Statice 'Pacific '

 

Y

Limonium sinuata 

Statice  'Sunset Shades'

 

Y

Limonium suworowii

Statice - Russian 

 

Y

Linum grandiflorum

Flax - Ruby

 

Y

Linum lewisii

Lewis' Blue Flax

 

Y

Linum perenne

Flax  

Feb

Mar

Linum usitatissimum 

Common Flax 'Regina'

 

Y

Lisianthus

Lisianthus

 

N

Lobelia

Lobelia - unspecified

 

N

Lobelia

Lobelia 'Crystal Palace'

 

N

Lobelia siphilitica

Great Blue Lobelia

 

Y

Lobularia maritima

Sweet Alyssum

 

Y

Lobularia saxatile

Basket-of-Gold

 

Y

Lunarea annua

Money Plant / Silver Dollars

 

Y

Lupinus

Lupine - unspecified

 

Y

Lupinus

Lupine 'Tutti Frutti '

 

Y

Lupinus polyphyllus

Lupine

 

Y

Lupinus texensis

Lupine - Texas Bluebonnets

 

Y

Lychnis

Rose Campion

 

N

Lychnis chalcedonia

Campion - Red

 

Y

Lychnis coronaria

Rose Campion

 

N

Lychnis coronaria

Rose Campion –

White and Blush

 

Y

Lynchis

Campion

 

Y

Malva

Hollyhock All

 

Y

Malva moschata rosea

Mallow - Musk

 

Y

Malva sylvestris

Malva - Other

 

Y

Malva sylvestris 

Malva 'Bibor Felho

 

Y

Matthiola 

Stock - Night-Scented

 

Y

Matthiola 

Stock

'Mammoth Excelsior'

 

Y

Melampodium paludosum

Melampodium

 

N

Mirabilis jalapa

Four O'Clock

 

Y

Miscanthus

Maiden Grass

 

N

Molucella laevis

Bells of Ireland

 

Y

Monarda

Bee Balm

 

Y

Monarda didyma 

Bee Balm 'Panarama Mix'

 

Y

Myosotis alpestris

Forget-Me-Not

 

Y

Nicandra physaloides

Shoo Fly

 

Y

Nicotiana x sanderae

Nicotiana 'Sensation Mix'

 

Y

Nicotiana sylvestris

Nicotania

 

Y

Nierembergia hippomanica

Cup Flower

 

Y

Nigella

Love-in-a-mist

 

Y

Oenothera

Evening Primrose 'Innocence'

 

Y

Oenothera missouriensis

Ozark Sundrops

 

Y

Oenothera pallida

Evening Primrose –

 ‘Pale Innocence’

 

Y

Ornithogalum balansae

Ornithogalum balansae

 

N

Papaver

Poppy

 

Y

Papaver

Poppy

 

Y

Papaver

Poppy

 

Y

Papaver

Poppy

 

Y

Papaver

Poppy

 

Y

Papaver nudicaule

Poppy - Icelandic, Artic

 

N

Parthenium integrifolium

Wild Quinine

 

N

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Fountain Grass

 

Y

Penstemon

Penstemon

 

Y

Penstemon barbatus

Penstemon 'Dwarf Navigator'

 

Y

Penstemon heterophyllus

Penstemon

 

Y

Persicaria polymorpha

Fleece Flower

 

N

Petunia

Petunia

 

Y

Petunia

Petunia 'Blue Wave '

 

Y

Petunia

Petunia 'Misty Lilac Wave'

 

Y

Petunia

Petunia 'Purple Wave '

 

Y

Petunia x. hybrida

Petunia 'Cool Colors' Mix

 

Y

Phlomis tuberosa

Sage Jerusalem

 

Y

Phlox

Phlox - Dwarf Beauty

 

Y

Physalis franchetii

Chinese Lanterns

 

Y

Physostegia

Obedient Plant

 

Y

Physostegia

Obedient Plant  - white

 

N

Platycodon

Balloon Flower

 

Y

Platycodon grandiflora,

Balloon Flower - Blue

 

Y

Polemonium

Jacob's Ladder

 

Y

Portulaca

Moss Rose 'Margarita Rosita'

 

Y

Portulaca

Portulaca Sundial Mix

 

Y

Portulaca grandiflora

Moss Rose

 

Y

Primula

Primula

 

Y

Pulstilla

Pulsatilla

 

Y

Pyrethrum

Feverfew