Which flowers to sow in September?

In September, 26 flowers can be sown or planted in the south and east of England, including: Columbine, Corn poppy, Cornflower, Crocus and Daffodil. 28 are in bloom there. Dates change with the climate: the table compares the regions.

Flowers in September, region by region

The number of flowers to sow or plant and in bloom, and what changes this month.

Region	To sow or plant	In bloom	Starting now	Last month for
South and east of England	26	28	Columbine, Corn poppy, Cornflower and Crocus	—
South-west England and Wales	28	28	California poppy, Columbine, Corn poppy and Cornflower	—
Midlands, northern England and Northern Ireland	26	29	Crocus, Daffodil, Grape hyacinth and Hyacinth	Snapdragon and Yarrow
Scotland	26	29	Crocus, Daffodil, Grape hyacinth and Hyacinth	Snapdragon and Yarrow
Ireland	28	28	California poppy, Columbine, Corn poppy and Cornflower	—

Plant by plant: September in each region

Each cell shows what is done this month in the region: sowing under cover, sowing outdoors or planting, flowering.

Plant	South and east of England	South-west England and Wales	Midlands, northern England and Northern Ireland	Scotland	Ireland
California poppy	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Columbine	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out
Corn poppy	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Cornflower	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Crocus	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Daffodil	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Daisy	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Delphinium	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Forget-me-not	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Foxglove	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Grape hyacinth	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Hollyhock	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Honesty	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Hyacinth	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Lily	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Love-in-a-mist	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Lupin	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Ornamental onion	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Pansy	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Pot marigold	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Purple coneflower	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Snapdragon	Sowing under cover, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Flowering
Snowdrop	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Sweet pea	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Sweet William	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Tansy	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Wallflower	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Yarrow	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering

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