Flower seeds that need light to germinate
Common Name	Latin Name	Common Name	Latin name
Ageratum	Ageratum houstonianum	Nicotiana	Nicotiana alata
Balloonflower	Platycodon grandiflorus	Oriental poppy	Papaver orientale
Begonia	Begonia species	Ornamental pepper	Capsicum annuum
Bellflower	Campanulaspecies	Petunia	Petunia x hybrida
Bells of Ireland	Molucella laevis	Rock cress	Arabis species
Blanketflower	Gaillardia x grandiflora	Salvia	Salvia species
Browallia	Browallia speciosa	Snapdragon	Antirrhinum majus
Coleus	Coleus x hybridus	Shasta daisy	Chrysanthemum x superbum
Columbine	Aquilegia species	Stock	Mathiola species
Coreopsis	Coreopsis grandiflora	Strawflower	Helicrysum bractaetum
Feverfew	Chrysanthemum parthenium	Sweet alyssum	Lobularia maritima
Flowering cabbage	Brassica oleracea acephala	Sweet Rocket	Hesperis matronalis
Impatiens	Impatiens wallerana	Yarrow	Achillea species
Mexican sunflower	Tithonia rotundifolia	Yarrow	Achillea species
Vegetable and herb seeds that need light to germinate
Dill		Anethum graveolens
Lettuce		Latuca sativa
Savory		Satureja species

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Seeds that require darkness to germinate