Ok Sammy, what do you do with them if you seldom ever plant them ?
Being as we don't freeze (or neglibigly), it depends on what you're planting whether it likes warm soil or is ready to grow now.

I have about 114 rose bushes, and a few flowers in those beds. I want to plant by seed: columbine, cockscomb, New York Ironweed, Bachelors buttons, cosmos, hollyhocks, asters, larkspurs. I already have many of the plants, but I don't remember when to plant.

Also, what is the name of the weed that is considered a new weed that was in the news recently? It is very large with multiple leaves. I have never had it before, and it is quite invasive. I do not remember who wrote the article in the Tulsa World, but it is a nasty wee.

Sammy

Well, columbines need chilling, so should have been planted in fall, not sure about ironweed, larkspur should also have been planted in fall. The rest can be planted when the soil warms up a bit...I'd say around last frost date for your area. Unless you start them inside early perhaps?

Thanks. I guess I will just go ahead and try them now since it is too late for the fall. Are any of you planting seeds yet?

Lots of seed, for me. Mostly native flowers. No bulbs. Gonna divvy some up, tho.

I have been direct sowing seeds off and on for a few weeks. I have a bunch more to go though! I spent the weekend pruning roses and cleaning up the beds. I have got a LONG way to go on that too!

Sammy, you might be better off holding them in the freezer till planting next fall (for those two). But that's up to you...and maybe Dawn will throw her two cents in ?

Sammy, I agree with dbarron that for much of what you listed, fall or winter planting would be better. My hollyhocks, larkspur and bachelor buttons already are up and growing. Since hollyhocks tolerate more heat, you probably could sow seed now. Depending on what variety you're planting, you'll get flowers either this year or next year. You still can plant cockscombs now. They sprout and grow quickly, but the young plants will freeze if it turns back cold again. I usually wait until April for them. Cosmos is even less tolerant of cold weather, so I usually wait until even later in April for them. They sprout and grow quickly so it is okay to wait a bit longer and be sure the cold weather really is gone. I'd save the coumbine and larkspur for next year. I'm not sure about the western ironweed. I planted mine in spring but I don't think it even sprouted and grew until the following spring, so it may need some sort of cold stratification or alternating periods of cold/wet weather and warm/dry weather before it will sprout. It comes back every year on its own, but is slower than most other plants to emerge and begin growing.

If we were having a cold spring, you might get away with planting larkspur this late, but if you plant it now, I think it is likely that it will sprout and grow and then the heat will get it before it has a chance to bloom. We have warmed up quickly since the last snow storm so that makes planting cool-season seeds this late really risky.

I have read that some people refrigerate (not freeze) the columbine seeds for about 6 weeks, and that works for germinating them in this year's growing season, but of course, they may not bloom this year. I haven't had luck with planting them in the spring and hoping they stay good enough until next spring to germinate (whether the sun scorched them or bugs ate them or they just went bad, I am not sure).