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Wednesday - July 24, 2013
From: Aransas Pass , TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Planting, Seeds and Seeding, Herbs/Forbs
Title: Flowers to bloom in next 4 months from Aransas Pass, TX
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
Looking for seeds to put down that will bloom over the next 4 months or so in the southern gulf coast areaANSWER:
We will be glad to do that, assuming that these are to be planted in late July and bloom in September, October, November and December. We don't know if there is a specific occasion you are planning for, but we are frequently asked similar questions for the purpose of making a background for weddings, so we would like for you to read some previous Mr. Smarty Plants answers on that subject for background information (we are a little lazy, and this avoids retyping).
September wedding - please follow all of the links in this answer for more of the same.
Now, if you have read all that, we assume that you realize that you can't get there from here. In Texas and other warm climates, seeds for annual flowers are planted in the Fall to come up and bloom the next Spring. Seeds for biennial or perennial plants will be planted in the Fall, come up in the Spring of the next year, and bloom the year after.
What we can do is make you a list of flowers native to South Texas, using our Recommended Species for South Texas List. Using the sidebar on the right hand side of that page, we will select "herb" (herbaceous blooming plants) that will bloom in those four months.
Flowers for Fall and early Winter in South Texas:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge pea)- June through October
Conoclinium coelestinum (Blue mistflower) - July through November
Cooperia drummondii (Evening rain lily) - May to September
Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria (Golden tickseed) - February to November
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida (Prairie verbena) - March to December
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. ciliata (Dakota mock vervain) - April to September
Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian sunflower) - August to November
Hibiscus martianus (Heartleaf rosemallow) - January to December
Monarda fistulosa (Wild bergamot) - June to September
Ratibida columnifera (Mexican hat) - May to October
Salvia coccinea (Scarlet sage) - March to October
Salvia farinacea (Mealy blue sage) - April to October
Vernonia baldwinii (Baldwin's ironweed) - July to November
Wedelia texana (Zexmenia) - May to October
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