The horned poppy, though a biennial, will flower the first year if started indoors in March. It likes an open, sunny spot, and if old flowers are kept picked off, will bloom all summer.
Sweet William is another old-fashioned garden favorite that is usually considered a perennial, but which does its best the second year from seed. As it self-sows, it goes on forever, like Tennyson's brook, once it gets started. In protecting, however, do not get fertilizer directly over the crown, or it will cause decay.
Mullein pink, or Rose Campion as it is often called, is another of our grandmothers' pets, and if started very early, will flower the first season.
Now all of the biennials I have described are easily grown, and sure to bring great pleasure. And really it is worth while to curb one's impatience, and wait, when necessary, until the second season, for the sake of these lovely hardy beauties.
FLOWERS THAT LIVE THROUGH TWO YEARS
A GUIDE TO THE COMMON BIENNIALS
Note.—English Daisies (a perennial), Forget-me-nots, Hollyhocks and Pansies are often started about the 1st of August. Most of the biennials need slight protection during the winter. Remember that in nearly every case seed must be sown every year in order to secure succession of bloom.
| Name | Color | Height | Sow Indoors | Sow Outdoors | Good for | Place | Blooming Season |
| [C]Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium) | White Pink Blue Purple | 2½ ft. | March 1st | May June | Border | Sun | June, July |
| [C]Carnation, Border (Dianthus caryophyllus) | White Pink | 1 to 2 ft. | May | Border | Sun | August | |
| [D]English Daisy (Bellis perennis) | White Pink | 4 to 6 in. | July Aug. | Border Bed | Sun | April, May | |
| Evening Primrose (Œnothera biennis) | Yellow | 5 ft. | Many varieties | May June | Border | Sun | June to Sept. |
| Forget-me-not (Myosotis) | Blue | 1 to 2 ft. | Self-sows | May June | Border | Half shade | April to Sept. |
| Foxglove (Digitalis) | Pinkish purple White Yellow | 3 to 5 ft. | April to June | Border Clumps | Half shade | June, July | |
| Hollyhock (Althæa rosea) | White Pink Rose Yellow Red | 4 to 8 ft. | Self-sows Also makes offsets | May, June or Aug. | Back of border o clumps | Sun | July, Aug. |
| Horned Poppy (Glaucium luteum) | Yellow Orange | 6 in. | May June | Border | Sun | July to Sept. | |
| [C]Mullein Pink (Lychnis coronaria) | White to Crimson | 1 to 2½ ft. | May 1st | Border Rockery | Sun | June, July | |
| Rose Campion, see Mullein Pink | |||||||
| Wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri) | Yellow to browns and purples | 1 to 2½ ft. | May June | Border Rockery | Sun or part shade | May | |
| Pansy, more easily treated as an annual |