What to Plant in April

For some regions, April is the earliest you can get outside to work the garden soil. For this reason it is with absolute joy we find ourselves working the garden this month perhaps more than ever eager to see the plans and ideas bottled up inside all winter starting to take shape with the working of our soil. There is a vast array of plants to be grown in April.

We have compiled this list of plants to be started, divided, sown, transplated or otherwise grown in April. Taken alongside the April gardening calendar we hope this helps to provide much of the information you need to be successful this month. As always we continue to create new Plant Pages and eventually will offer information on every plant we have in our monthly planting guides.

Directly Sown

Ageratum, Amaranthus, Alonsoa, Alyssum, Anagallis, Anemone, Arctotis, Baileya, Bloomeria, Brachycome, Browallis, Calendula, Calliopsis, Canterburybells, Carnation, Celosia, Centaurea, Callistephus, Charieis, Clarkia, Collinsia, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Cynoglossum, Dahlberg Daisy, Dahlia, Diascia, Dimorphotheca, Emilia, Eschscholtzia, Euphorbia, Exacum, Flax, Forget-me-not, Gaillardia, Gilia, Gomphrena, Gourds, Gypsophila, Hunnemannia, Immortelle, Impatiens, Kochia, Larkspur, Linaria, Lobelia, Lonas, Madiera-vine, Nemophila, Nicotiana, Periwinkle, Petunia, Phlox, Pinks, Poppies, Portulaca, Pueraria, Quamoclit, Salpiglossis, Salvia, Scabiosa, Schizanthus, Stocks, Strawflower, Tithonia, Torenia, Verbena, Zinnia.

Seeds Sown in Flats

Ageratum, Antirrhinum, Begonia, Brawallia, Callistephus, Canterburybells, Celosia, Cineraria, Gaillardia, Gerbera, Geum, Lobelia, Nemesia, Nicotiana, Peppers, Petunia, Portulaca, Salvia, Torenia, Zinnia

As Full Plants

Alternanthera, Amaranthus, Begonia, Brachycome, Calendula, Calliopsis, Callistephus, Centaurea, Chrysanthemum, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Cynoglossum, Delphinium, Diascia, Exacum, Gerberia, Geum, Gypsophila, Heliotrope, Immortelle, Impatiens, Lobelia, Marigold, Mallow, Mimulus, Nemesia, Nicotiana, Oenothera, Periwinkle, Petunia, Phlox, Salvia, Schizanthus, Stevia, Stocks, Stokesia, Streptocarpus, Thalictrum, Thrachelium, Verbena, Zinnia.

Bulbs, Corms and Tubers

Achimenes, Acidanthera, Anomatheca, Caladium, Canna, Clivia, Colocasia, Crinum, Dahlia, Galtonia, Gladiolus, Gloriosa, Gloxinia, Madiera-vine, Polianthes, Tuberus Begonia, Schizostylis, Sisyrinchium, Tigridia, Watsonia, Water-lily, Zephranthes.