MARCH
Now is the time to start thinking about planting winter flowering bulbs. Even the smallest garden can have a drift of
daffodils if the bulbs are planted in groups and not in straight rows. The indigenous bulbs (sparaxis, ixia, babiana) look
particularly effective planted in groups under deciduous trees. Start sowing Namaqualand daisies, Ursinias and Bokbaai
vygies in sunny places in the garden. They grow easily and make a magnificent display.
SUMMER FLOWERING ANNUALS
Water those, which are still flowering. Pull up those, which have come to the end of their flowering season and prepare
the beds for winter flowers by digging in well-matured compost and 2:3:2 at the rate of 60g per square meter.
HARDY SUMMER FLOWERING ANNUALS
Continue sowing these in the winter rainfall and warm frost-free areas. Best results are usually obtained from seed
sown in seed trays. If these annuals are sown now the seedlings will stand through the winter and start flowering early
next summer:
Acroclinium (Helipterum)
Ageratum houstonianum (Floss flower)
Agrostemma githago milas (Agrostemma)
Alcea rosea (hollyhock)
Alyssum
Anagallis (pimpernel)
Anchusa capensis 'Blue bird'
Antirrhinum majus (snapdragon)
Campanula medium (Canterbury bells)
Centaurea cyanus (cornflower)
Centaurea moschata (sweet sultan)
Clarkia
Daucus carota var. carota (Queen Anne's Lace)
Delphinium grandiflorum (butterfly delphinium)
Dianthus (pinks)
Digitalis purpurea (foxglove)
Gaillardia pulchella (blanket flower)
Gilia capitata
Godetia (satin flower)
Iberis umbellata (candytuft)
Limonium bonduellii (Statice)
Linum grandiflorum (Flowering flax)
Lupinus hartwegii (lupin)
Malcolmia maritima (Virginian stocks)
Marticaria maritima (feverfew)
Mimulus luteus (monkey flower)
Mimulus moschatus (musk flower)
Lolucella laevis (bells of Ireland)
Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist)
Papaver rhoeas (Shirley poppy)Directors: Stephan Martin (Managing) Page 2
Petunia x hybrida
Phlox drummondii
Reseda odorata (mignonette)
Rudbeckia (gloriosa daisy)
Salpiglossis sinuata (trumpet flower)
Scabiosa atropurpurea (pincushion flower)
Tropaeolum majus (nasturtium)
Verbascum phoeniceum (verbascum)
Verbena x hybrida
WINTER FLOWERING ANNUALS
Sweet peas: Do not over water seedlings, but keep the soil evenly damp. When seedlings are about 10cm tall pinch
them back, and then allow only two of the new stems to develop.
Summer rainfall areas: Any of the annuals listed below can be sown from th
