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SUCCESSION PLANTING • Interval Charts for FLOWERS
Above: Cut-flower trial field, Johnny's Research Farm, Albion, Maine
Follow these general guidelines for succession-planting flower crops at 7-day and 14-day intervals.
- Take note that the timing intervals listed here are based on standard growing practices.
- Modifications such as season-extension practices can allow growers to plant and harvest earlier and later than the standard date windows suggested below.
- Intervals between plantings can also be modified under certain conditions.
RECOMMENDED FLOWER CROPS FOR
7-Day Intervals
| CROP | PLANTING RECOMMENDATIONS | NOTES |
| Larkspur | Sow in early spring or in fall for bloom the following year. | Requires long cool period for flowering. |
| Sunflowers | Transplant a first crop for early blooms, followed by later-blooming, direct-sown plantings. | Choose single-stemmed varieties with staggered maturity dates, and sow multiple times for continuous harvest of high-quality blooms. For 3 options, see Johnny's Sunflower Succession-Planting Programs. |
RECOMMENDED FLOWER CROPS FOR
14-Day Intervals
| CROP | PLANTING RECOMMENDATIONS | NOTES |
| Ageratum | Sow 2 plantings for continuous, high-quality blooms. | Transplanting recommended. |
| Agrostemma | Sow early spring through mid summer. Prefers cool weather. | Direct sowing recommended. |
| Sow early spring through mid summer. Prefers cool weather. | Direct sowing recommended. | |
| Succession-plant to fill the harvest gap between first harvest and subsequent regrowth. | Direct-seed or transplant. Protect later plantings with row cover for extended harvest. | |
| Bupleurum | Begin sowing in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. | Direct sowing recommended. |
| Calendula | Sow up to 6 weeks before first frost date. | Direct sowing recommended. |
| Begin sowing in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. | Direct sowing recommended. | |
| Cosmos | Requires short daylength for optimum flower production. Production peaks in late summer. | Direct sowing recommended. |
| Sow early spring through mid summer. | Direct-seed or transplant. | |
| Begin sowing after last frost date. | Direct sowing recommended. | |
| Sow 2–3 plantings for continuous, high-quality blooms. | Transplanting recommended. | |
| Sow early spring through mid summer. | Direct sowing recommended. | |
| Sow early spring through mid summer. | Direct sowing recommended for most varieties. | |
| Nigella | Sow early spring through mid summer. | Direct sowing recommended. |
| Phlox | Sow early spring through mid summer. Prefers cool weather. | Direct-seed or transplant. |
| Scabiosa | Sow early spring through mid summer. | Direct-seed or transplant. |
| Zinnias | Sow 2–3 plantings for continuous, high-quality blooms. | Transplanting recommended. |
Learn More
Additional Succession-Planting Resources from Johnny's
- Succession-Planting Flowers: Scheduling & Planning, Sowing Frequency, Recordkeeping & Recommendations • Article
- 3 Sunflower Succession-Planting-Harvesting Programs for Single-Stem Sunflowers • Charts
- Succession-Planting Principles & Practices • Article
- Recommended Crops for Interval Planting • Tables
- Planting Intervals for HERBS • Charts
- Planting Intervals for VEGETABLES • Charts
- Succession-Planting CALCULATOR • XLSX