Abutilon (A. x hybridum Hort.); flowering maple or Chinese bell flower    
  Red shades/tints class    
                     
Bella Deep Coral 6 Feb./20 Mar. 4.3y 4.0 a 2.3 3.5 a 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.3 2.4 a
Bella Red 6 Feb./20 Mar. 3.0NS 2.0 b 1.3NS 2.1 b 1.3NS 1.0NS 1.0NS 1.1NS 1.6 b
                     
                     
 

Orange shades/tints class

   
                     
Bella Apricot 6 Feb./20 Mar. 3.8 4.8 3.0 3.8 a 1.0 b 1.0 1.0 1.0 b 2.4
Bella Salmon 6 Feb./20 Mar. 3.5NS 2.8NS 2.0NS 2.8 b 3.0 a 1.5NS 1.3NS 1.9 a 2.4NS
                     
  Ageratum (A. houstonianum Mill.); Mexican ageratum; floss flower    
  Dwarf - pink shades/tints class    
                     
Hawaii Shell Pink 14 Feb./20 Mar. 4.8 5.5 5.0 5.1 4.5 5.8 2.5 4.3 4.7
                     
  Tall - blue class    
                     
Leilani Blue 8 Feb./20 Mar. 6.5 6.3 2.8 5.2 4.3 5.8 3.0 4.4 4.8
                     
  Alyssum [Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv.]; sweet alyssum    
  Purple - dark blue violet shades/tints class    
                     
Wonderland Deep Purple 14 Feb./22 Mar. 3.3 7.0* 5.0* ---- 5.5 6.0* 4.0* ---- 4.6z
                     
  Purple - light blue violet shades    
                     
Wonderland Lavender 14 Feb./22 Mar. 3.8 7.0 6.0 5.1 5.5 7.0 4.5 5.8 5.5
                     
  Basil, ornamental (Ocimum basilicum L.)    
  Purple/cream w/green leaf class    
                     
Magical Michael 6 Feb./13 Mar. 5.0 6.5 2.0 4.5 2.5 6.0 1.5 3.3 3.9
                     
  Begonia, angel-wing leaf (B. x hybrida Hort.)    
  Pink class    
                     
Dragon Wing Pink 6 Feb./5 May 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 1.0 1.7 4.0 2.2 3.5
                     
  Begonia, fibrous rooted (B. x semperflorens-cultorum Hort.)    
  Red w/green leaf class    
                     
Olympia Sprint Red 6 Feb./5 May 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.2
                     
  Rose w/green leaf class    
                     
Olymipa Sprint Rose 6 Feb./5 May 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7
                     
  White w/green leaf class    
                     
Olympia Sprint White 6 Feb./5 May 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.9
                     
Celosia (C. argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze Childsii Group); braincoral cockscomb
Red shades/tints w/bronze leaf class
                     
Prestige Scarlet 20 Feb./22 Mar. 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.8 4.5 5.1 5.3
                     
  Dianthus - interspecific hybrids    
  Tall - white to pink color shift class [D. chinensis (Linn.) X D. barbatus (Linn.)]    
                     
First Love 6 Feb./22 Mar. 4.5 4.8 3.8 4.4 4.0 5.8 3.0 4.2 4.3
                     
 

Tall - pink class (D. interspecific)

   
                     
Melody Pink 20 Feb./22 Mar. 5.8 6.3 5.8 6.0 1.3 4.8 4.3 3.4 4.7
                     
 

Tall  - white class (D. interspecific)

   
                     
Melody White 20 Feb./22 Mar. 4.8 5.3 4.8 4.9 3.8 5.8 3.0 4.2 4.6
                     
  Gazania [G. rigens (L.) Gaertn. (syn. G. splendens Hort.)]; treasure flower    
  Bronze class    
                     
Kiss Bronze 6 Feb./20 Mar. 4.8 5.0 5.8 5.2 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.5 4.8
                     
  Bronze to yellow class    
                     
Kiss Bronze Star 6 Feb./20 Mar. 5.5 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.0 6.0 3.3 3.8 4.3
                     
  Mixes class    
                     
Kiss Mixture 6 Feb./20 Mar. 4.0 5.3 5.5 4.9 3.3 4.8 3.3 4.8 5.1
                     
  Orange class    
                     
Kiss Orange 6 Feb./20 Mar. 4.3 4.3 5.5 4.7 3.8 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.3
                     
  Rose to white class    
                     
Kiss Rose 6 Feb./20 Mar. 4.3 5.5 5.0 4.9 3.0 4.8 1.0 2.9 3.9
                     
  White class    
                     
Kiss White 6 Feb./20 Mar. 5.3 6.3 5.5 5.7 3.3 4.8 1.8 3.3 4.5
                     
  Yellow class    
                     
Kiss Yellow 6 Feb./20 Mar. 5.3 6.0 5.5 5.6 4.0 5.3 3.5 4.3 4.9
                     
  Yellow shades/tints class    
                     
Kiss Golden Yellow 6 Feb./20 Mar. 4.3 5.8 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.8 2.5 3.2 4.1
                     
  Lobelia interspecific hybrids
(L. speciosa Sweet; hybrids of L. fulgens Willd., L. cardinalis Linn., and L. siphilitica Linn.)
   
  Purple - dark red violet class    
                     
Fan Burgundy 8 Feb./22 Mar. 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.1
                     
  Lobelia (L. erinus Linn.); trailing/edging lobelia    
  Purple - blue violet shades/tints class    
                     
Palace Lilac 14 Feb./27 Mar. 4.0 4.8 4.8 4.4 2.0 5.8 5.0 4.1 4.3
                     
  Blue shades/tints class    
                     
Palace Sky Blue 14 Feb./27 Mar. 4.0 6.0 ---- 5.0 3.8 7.0 ---- 5.4 5.2
                     
  Marigold (Tagetes erecta Linn.); African marigold    
  Mixes class    
                     
Atlantis Mixture 14 Feb./8 Mar. 5.0 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.3
Inca II Mix 7 Feb./8 Mar. 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.0 5.3 3.3 2.8 3.8 3.9
                     
  Marigold (Tagetes patula Linn.);  French marigold    
  Dwarf - double gold class    
                     
Bonanza Gold 7 Feb./8 Mar. 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.8 4.5 5.3 4.5 4.8 5.2
                     
  Dwarf - double orange class    
                     
Bonanza Orange 7 Feb./8 Mar. 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.4 4.8 5.3 4.8 4.9 5.2
                     
  Dwarf - double orange shades/tints class    
                     
Safari Tangerine 14 Feb./8 Mar. 6.5 5.5 4.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.2
                     
  Dwarf - double red/gold class    
                     
Safari Red 14 Feb./8 Mar. 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.8 3.5 4.8 4.5 4.3 5.0
                     
  Melampodium (M. paludosum H.B. & K.)    
  Gold class    
                     
Million Gold 6 Feb./15 Mar. 5.0 6.5 6.0 5.8 4.3 6.5 7.0 5.9 5.9
                     
  Nierembergia (N. caerulea Gillies ex Miers); cupflower    
  White class    
                     
Mont Blanc 6 Feb./22 Mar. 5.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.0 5.8 5.0 4.9 5.2
                     
  Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum annuum Linn.)    
  Yellow to orange to red w/green leaf class    
                     
Chilly Chili 6 Feb./22 Mar 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.9 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.9
                     
  Dwarf - Yellow to orange to red fruit w/green leaf class    
                     
Explosive Blast 6 Feb./22 Mar 4.0 4.8 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.8 4.0 4.2
Explosive Ignite 6 Feb./22 Mar 4.0NS 4.3NS 5.0NS 4.4NS 3.3NS 4.5NS 4.5NS 4.1NS 4.2NS
                     
  Purple to red fruit w/purple leaf class    
                     
Explosive Ember 6 Feb./22 Mar 5.05 5.0 5.3 5.1 2.3 2.8 3.5 2.8 4.0
                     
  Osteospermum (O. ecklonis (DC.) Norlindh    
  Mixes class    
                     
Passion Mix 8 Feb./20 Mar. 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.9 4.8 4.0 1.0 3.2 4.0
                     
  Phlox (P. drummondii Hook.); annual phlox    
  Mixes class    
                     
Patriot Mix 8 Feb./9 Mar. 5.8 6.8 5.0 5.8 5.0 6.8 5.0 5.6 5.7
                     
  Platycodon (Platycodon grandiflorum A.DC.); ballonflower    
  Double - blue class    
                     
Astra Semi-double Blue 6 Feb./23 Mar. 3.0 ---- ---- ---- 2.0 ---- ---- ---- 2.5
                     
  Pink class    
                     
Astra Pink 6 Feb./23 Mar. 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.5 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.2 2.8
                     
  White class    
                     
Astra White 6 Feb./23 Mar. 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.5 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.2 2.8
                     
  Portulaca (P. grandifora Hook.); moss rose    
  Orange shades/tints class    
                     
Sundial Peach 20 Feb./23 Mar. 4.5 4.8 5.5 4.9 4.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.7
                     
  Rudbeckia (R. hirta Linn.); black-eyed Susan    
  Mixes class    
                     
Becky Mix 6 Feb./27 Mar. 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.7 3.0 5.3 3.3 3.9 4.3
                     
  Salvia (S. splendens Ker-Gawl.); scarlet sage    
  Dwarf - red/green class    
                     
Sangria 6 Feb./23 Mar 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.9 3.3 2.8 1.0 2.3 3.1
                     
  Sunflower (Helianthus annuus Linn.)    
  Medium - double; yellow/brown class    
                     
Lemon Eclair 1 Mar./21 Mar. 4.8 --- --- --- 5.5 --- --- --- 5.1
                     
  Medium - double; yellow/green class    
                     
Starburst Aura 1 Mar./21 Mar. 3.5 --- --- --- 1.8 --- --- --- 2.6
                     
  Medium - dark red class    
                     
Chianti 1 Mar./21 Mar. 3.3 --- --- --- 4.0 --- --- --- 3.6
                     
  Medium orange class    
                     
Dorado 1 Mar./13 Mar. 2.5 --- --- --- 2.3 --- --- --- 2.4
                     
  Tall - red/gold class    
                     
Sundown 1 Mar./13 Mar. 4.0 ---- ---- ---- 4.0 ---- ---- ---- 4.0
                     
  Tithonia (T. rotundifolia S.F. Blake); Mexican sunflower    
  Dwarf - orange class    
                     
Fiesta Del Sol 1 Mar./27 Mar. 6.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.8
                     
  Torenia (T. fournieri Linden ex Fourn.); bluewings or wishbone flower    
  Purple - dark blue violet/white class    
                     
Duchess Burgundy 6 Feb./20 Mar. 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.1 5.2
                     
 

Verbena (Verbena x hybrida Groenl. & Ruempl.); garden verbena

   
  Mixes class    
                     
Crystal Ball Mix 7 Feb./20 Mar. 5.3 b 5.8 1.5 4.2 5.0 b 6.0 b 3.0 b 4.7 b 4.4 b
Quartz Waterfall Mix 7 Feb./20 Mar. 4.8 b 6.0 1.5 4.1 5.3 b 6.5 ab 3.5 b 5.1 b 4.6 b
Serenity Mix 7 Feb./20 Mar. 6.8 a 6.5NS 2.8NS 5.4NS 6.0 a 7.0 a 6.3 a 6.4 a 5.9 a
                     
  Red/white class    
                     
Quartz Red Eye 7 Feb./20 Mar. 5.3 5.8 1.3 4.1 5.3 6.0 2.5 4.6 4.4
                     
  Zinnia (Z. angustifolia H.B. & K.); narrow leaved zinnia    
  White class