The following table provides detailed planting information for a wide variety of bedding plant species.
Some names are Latin, while others are common names.
The planting dates are based on experience in Denver, which is 40 degrees north latitude and has a 5000-foot elevation. If your last frost planting date is May 6, subtract 2 weekst from the seed planting date, etc. Germination times are approximate and mostly based on experience with my germination system, but should give a good indication of the species to group in germination flats. The seed requirements column lists covered, uncovered, light and dark. Most seed requiring dark will germinate in bright greenhouse conditions, if the seed are covered to several times their thickness.