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“PERENNIAL<br />

FLOWER SEEDS”<br />

“SEEDS FOR<br />

PERENNIAL FLOWERS”<br />

“Order <strong>Seeds</strong> Online:<br />

www.grimes-hort.com”<br />

America Garden Leader First Up<br />

Mix 6680<br />

NEW FOR 2010<br />

Delphinium Garden Leader Orange<br />

Flag 6981<br />

Dianthus Garden Leader Albright Red<br />

Picotee 6982<br />

Aquilegia Spring Magic Yellow 7635 Geum Koi 7680 Delphinium Dasante Blue 7643<br />

Dianthus Bouquet Rose 7661 Gaillardia Mesa Bicolor AAS 7674 Penstemon Garden Leader Flagstaff<br />

Red 7355<br />

SEEDS: PERENNIAL


SEEDS: PERENNIAL<br />

Tour de France<br />

Two New French Winners<br />

122 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Freedlander Blue<br />

First Year Flowering <strong>Perennial</strong><br />

Use as a Ground Cover<br />

Blooms Over Long Periods<br />

Double Click Rose Bon Bon<br />

First Separate Color for a Fully Double Cosmos<br />

Excellent for Bedding, Boarders and Cut Flowers


“PERENNIAL SEEDS”<br />

“PERENNIAL SEEDS”<br />

ALL GARDEN LEADER PERENNIALS ARE THE FIRST YEAR FLOWERING:<br />

All Garden Leader perennials bloom 1st season, no vernalization required. Garden leaders offer longer<br />

blooming seasons, brighter colors, bigger flowers or better winter hardiness than the normal market varieties<br />

available. We know this because Garden Leaders are selections of varieties that perform better in field trials<br />

across the country.<br />

PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS:<br />

We assure you that all of our <strong>Perennial</strong> seed is kept in our up-to-date storage facility and has the highest vigor<br />

available. This means that more seeds germinate and the seedlings produced are stronger. Our seed part<br />

number is listed beside each variety name. Use this number when ordering seeds.<br />

PERENNIAL PLUGS AND LINERS:<br />

Most of the <strong>Perennial</strong>s listed here are available as plugs or the larger sized liners.<br />

GARDEN LEADER PLUGS & LINERS:<br />

Plugs: 288 trays sold as 280.5 trays per box. Minimum order one box.<br />

Liners: 102 trays sold as 100. Minimum per variety is 34 plants in the Half-Pack size strip tray. Minimum order<br />

is one box. One box holds 3 whole trays, 9 Half-Packs or combination.<br />

Our Plant Professionals are always ready to assist you by answering your questions, email Sales@Grimes-<br />

Hort.com or fax to 440-352-1800 or phone 800-241-7333.<br />

PLANT TAGS:<br />

Picture tags are available for most perennial varieties. Order your tags with Grimes or simply request that we<br />

“auto-tag” your seed or plug order. You will receive the correct number of Pixie or Master tags for your<br />

production program (minimum of 100 tags per variety).<br />

ACAENA<br />

Zones 5-7<br />

A. microphylla<br />

55°, D, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks, (green)<br />

Microphylla 6491<br />

Wintergreen groundcover with bronze-green foliage<br />

and scarlet, burr-like flowers. For dry rock gardens and<br />

slopes. Height 2 1/2”.<br />

ACANTHUS<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

BEAR’S BREECH<br />

Acanthus mollis latifolia<br />

70°, 2 days; 40°, 21 days; 70°, 14 days<br />

Score seed with sandpaper then soak in water for 72<br />

hours before sowing, cover after sowing.<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 8 weeks, (green)<br />

Bear’s Breech 6503<br />

26” rose white or lilac spike in fall, usually second year.<br />

ACHILLEA<br />

Zones 2-8<br />

YARROW<br />

Achillea species<br />

65° to 70°, L, 7 to 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 8 weeks, green<br />

Cerise Queen 6514<br />

Large flat heads on 36” stems; Color: rose and pink,<br />

Habit: mounded: Size 15-18”; Color: silvery<br />

Colorado 6512<br />

Mixture of pastel shades. Height 28”.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER EZ Gro SERIES<br />

Gold, rich yellow 3006<br />

Pearl, white 0024<br />

Red 6518<br />

Very uniform colors stay bright and dry exceptionally<br />

well. Flat headed flower 3” clusters. Flowers 1st year<br />

from December Sowing. Height: 24-30”.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader<br />

Ez Gro LoGro Goldie 6515<br />

Easy for the home gardener or landscaper to grow and<br />

enjoy. A. tomentosa. Full sun plant blooms from midsummer<br />

to fall. Finish in 4 to 6” sized containers. First<br />

year bloomer. Flower heads measure a full 3” across,<br />

plant height is only 12 to 14”. LoGro Goldie needs no<br />

plant growth regulators to maintain a compact and<br />

well branched habit. Zones 3-8. Available as seeds,<br />

plugs and liners.<br />

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<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Moonwalker 9500<br />

Yellow flowers on first year plants, 30”.<br />

NEW Noblessa 7626<br />

A. ptarmica. Bright white and fluffy flowers over deep<br />

green foliage. No vernalization required to flower the<br />

first season. Compact growth requires no pinching.<br />

Plant height 12”. Zone 3-9, blooms May-September.<br />

Parker’s, Cloth of Gold 6510<br />

Achillea filipendulina. Flowers flat headed clusters, 6”<br />

across golden yellow. Mounded plant 24”with lacy<br />

foliage.<br />

Red Shades 6044<br />

A. millefolium. Instant perennial flowers first season.<br />

Flat flower heads on plants 24 to 30” tall. Colors in<br />

shades of red.<br />

Summer Berries 7291<br />

Achellia millefolium. Bold color mixture of intense red,<br />

scarlet, cerise, pink and yellow. Plant height 24”.<br />

Summer Pastels 6519<br />

Achellia millefolium F-2, AAS. Flat headed flower<br />

clusters 6” across; Colors: yellow, rose, salmon, pink,<br />

lilac, ivory, gold, coral. 24-30”.<br />

The Pearl 6520<br />

Achillea ptarmica. Semi-double pure white flower<br />

Height: 26 to 30”.<br />

Tomentosa Aurea 6481<br />

Silvery and wooly leaves grow on compact 6” mats.<br />

Flowers are golden yellow.<br />

Wooly Yarrow 6521<br />

A. Tomentosa. Fernlike foliage grown in silvery mats.<br />

Golden yellow flowers born on 3” to 7” tall stalks.<br />

Long lived perennial, attractive in and out of bloom.<br />

ACONITUM<br />

Zones 2-8<br />

MONK’S HOOD, WOLFBANE<br />

Aconitum species<br />

60°, 14 days, 30°, 40 days, 60° until germination<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 20 weeks<br />

Latecrop 6522<br />

Blue on 42” stems that bloom late summer from early<br />

spring sowing.<br />

Napellus 6482<br />

This is the common species form. Dark blue on 48”<br />

stems that bloom late summer, July-August.<br />

Newry Blue 6523<br />

A. napellus. A selection from the species with<br />

improved performance. 1-2” flowers on 2-8”<br />

racemes; Color: blue. Tall upright with lacy foliage.<br />

ADONIS<br />

Zones 3-7<br />

PHEASANT’S EYE, FLOWER OF ADONIS<br />

Adonis vernalis<br />

35° for 1 week, 60° until germination<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Adonis vernalis 6535<br />

2” yellow daisy; Plant 9x12”. Early spring blooming,<br />

dormant by summer.<br />

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AETHIONEMA<br />

Zones 3-6<br />

STONECRESS<br />

Aethionema grandiflorum<br />

56°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 16 weeks<br />

Persian Stonecress 6492<br />

Pink phlox-like flower. Blooms 1st spring from winter<br />

sowing. Creeping habit; 10x14”. Linear needle-like<br />

foliage, silver green.<br />

AGAPANTHUS<br />

Zones 7-9<br />

LILY OF THE NILE<br />

Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis<br />

70°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 mos. to bloom<br />

Headborne 6556<br />

Blue globe flower like large chives. Blooms summer<br />

second year. Plant size: 24 x 24”; Foliage: Dark green<br />

strap shaped leaves resemble daylily, evergreen in<br />

south.<br />

Snowwhite 6048<br />

A. praecox. Dwarf selection with flower stalks to 36”.<br />

Pure white in color, flowering in less that 12 months<br />

from seed. Ideal for pots and containers in the north,<br />

landscape in the deep south. <strong>Perennial</strong> in Zone 9.<br />

AGASTACHE<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

GIANT HYSSOP<br />

Agastache scrophulariaefolia<br />

70°, L, 10 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 6 weeks (green)<br />

Apache Sunset 6651<br />

A. rupesteris. Deep orange flowers over gray-green<br />

foliage. Height, 28”.<br />

Apricot Sprite 6155<br />

Flowers first year on 26” plants with a sweet<br />

fragrance to the foliage.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER SERIES<br />

Apricot 6156<br />

Blue 0306<br />

Blush 0037<br />

Lavender 6157<br />

Very unique 8 to 10” flower spikes bloom 1st year.<br />

Plants 38 x 24” light green foliage<br />

Golden Jubilee 6646<br />

Uniform golden foliage with blue flowers, sensational!<br />

Honey 6159<br />

Silvery green foliage when rubbed exudes an<br />

intoxicating anise seed fragrance. The flower spikes<br />

are numerous forming dense mauve conical heads<br />

with small Penstemon shaped lilac flowers.<br />

Lavender Haze 6160<br />

A. neomexicana. Attractive dwarf plants 12-14”, with<br />

a bushy habit and beautiful lavender blue flowers.<br />

Both the flowers and the foliage give off a delicate<br />

lavender scent. Zone 6.<br />

LICORICE SERIES<br />

Blue 6631<br />

White 6632<br />

Aromatic Licorice fragrant leaves, fast blooming,<br />

flowers 11 weeks from sowing on strong stems. Plant<br />

size: 38 x 30”.<br />

Navajo Sunset 6652<br />

A. aurantiaca. Abundant sprays of orange flowers on<br />

26” plants of scented foliage.<br />

Pink Pop 2157<br />

A. astromonta. Dwarf and free-branching. 12” plants<br />

with rose pink spikes.<br />

AGRIMONIA<br />

Zones 6-8<br />

60°, L, 19 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

Eupatoria 6702<br />

Yellow flowers on spikes of 24”. Blooms June through<br />

September second season.<br />

AGROSTEMA<br />

See Annual Seed section<br />

AJUGA<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

COMMON BUGLE<br />

Ajuga species<br />

68°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 28 weeks<br />

Reptans 6558<br />

Deep blue violet short whorled spike 2nd year. Bronze<br />

green foliage, spreading rosette ground cover; 4 x 24”.<br />

ALCHEMILLA<br />

Zones 4-7<br />

LADY’S MANTLE<br />

70°, L, 10-14 days<br />

Sow in January, Alchemilla will flower the following<br />

year<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks, (green)<br />

Garden Leader Mollis 0041<br />

Clear bright yellow 1/4” in 4” clusters of large arching<br />

sprays, second season. Clumping mound of silvery<br />

grayish green foliage 22 x 20”.<br />

Irish Silk 6557<br />

A. mollis. A very free-flowering cultivar with clusters of<br />

yellow sprays on 15” plants.<br />

Lady’s Mantle 6534<br />

A. mollis<br />

Yellow sprays 1/8” in 3” clusters. Plants 15 x 18” graygreen<br />

clump.<br />

Thriller 6559<br />

A. mollis<br />

Chartreuse yellow 1/8” flowers in 3”clusters. 20 x 20”<br />

gray-green clump.<br />

ALLIUM<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Zones 4-7<br />

30°, 14 days; 60°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks


GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Fistulosum 0042<br />

Blue flower globes atop broad-leaf grassy clumps.<br />

ALONSOA<br />

Zones 7-9<br />

Mask Flower<br />

60-65°, L, 11 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Salmon Beauty 6163<br />

Delicate salmon pink blooms smother low growing<br />

plants with deep green foliage.<br />

Scarlet 6406<br />

Small flowers resemble Bacopa, similar to above but a<br />

darker red color.<br />

ALYSSOIDES<br />

Zones 4-7<br />

BLADDERPOD<br />

Alyssoides utriculata<br />

40°, 14 days; 60°, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks, (green)<br />

Attractive seed pods for dried flower use.<br />

Tinkerbell 0063<br />

Bright yellow 1/2” flowers on clustered stalks. Plant<br />

16” x 12”.<br />

ALYSSUM<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

Aurinia saxatilis<br />

65°-70°, L, 21-36 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Quick Gold 6516<br />

A. tomentosa. Full sun creepers flower bright yellow in<br />

spring through early summer. Finish in 4” container.<br />

First year blooming. Plant height is 2 to 4” foliage<br />

silver-green. Available as seeds, plugs and liners. Zone<br />

3.<br />

Gold Dust 6533<br />

Golden yellow, early spring, Garden plant size is 8 x<br />

10”.<br />

Luna 6658<br />

A. montanum. Fleuroselect winner. Very dense foliage<br />

growth with abundance of citron yellow flower<br />

clusters.<br />

Montanum Ball of Gold 6538<br />

The most hardy of perennial alyssum, a true alpine<br />

plant. Very compact, only 4” high. Silvery foliage<br />

covered with a solid veil of yellow blooms.<br />

Pebbles 6164<br />

A. sinuatum. Low carpets of yellow flowering spring<br />

plants.<br />

ANACYCLUS<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

MAT DAISY<br />

Anacyclus depressus<br />

62°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks (green)<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Mat Daisy 6537<br />

Red buds and white 1 1/4” daisy-like flowers make a<br />

beautiful display 2nd year from seed. 4-6”, lowgrowing<br />

mat<br />

Spring Carpet 6563<br />

White daisy-like flower with red bracts and finely cut<br />

foliage. 8” plants bloom second year from seed.<br />

ANAPHALIS<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

LIFE EVERLASTING<br />

Anaphalis margaritacea<br />

65°-70°, 10 to 15 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Pearly Everlasting 6539<br />

Flat heads of tiny blooms, forms 3/8” globes; white<br />

with yellow eyes; Season: July – September. Silver<br />

foliage 24” plant.<br />

ANCHUSA<br />

Zones 3-7<br />

BUGLOSS<br />

Anchusa azurea, italica<br />

30°, D, 7 days; 65°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: CUT: 22 weeks<br />

Blue Angel 6541<br />

1/2”, deepest blue single blooms on stalked clusters.<br />

24”.<br />

Dropmore 6540<br />

1/2”, mid blue single blooms on stalked clusters. 24”.<br />

ANDROSACE<br />

Zones 4 – 9<br />

55°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Stardust 6497<br />

Perfect for pots and rock gardens. It resembles<br />

gypsophila on a stem with starburst delicate white<br />

flowers. As a cool weather, winter hardy crop it<br />

requires low temperatures for flowering.<br />

ANEMONE<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

Anemone species<br />

62°, L, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

ANNABELLA SERIES<br />

Deep Rose 6470<br />

White 6471<br />

Attractive alpine spring flowering plant with large<br />

blooms in the second season.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Banner denotes Garden Leaders which are the<br />

top garden performers.<br />

Scissors denote Strong stemmed plant that<br />

makes good cut flower<br />

Basket denotes Trailing plant habit suitable<br />

for hanging baskets<br />

Madonna 6472<br />

A. sylvesteris. Large white flowers in early spring. Plant<br />

height, 12”.<br />

Pasque Flower 6542<br />

A. pulsatilla. 3”single star shape, shades of purple or<br />

blue with yellow centers, early spring second year. 12”<br />

rosette clumping alpine plant.<br />

Rose Beauty 7020<br />

Single pink flowers on 48” stems. Blooms July-<br />

September.<br />

ANTENNARIA<br />

Zones 2-8<br />

CAT’S-EAR, PUSSY TOES<br />

Antennaria dioica<br />

65°-70°, L, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 26 weeks. Slow growing seedlings,<br />

allow 18 weeks growing time till transplant.<br />

Pussy Toes 6545<br />

1/4” blooms, closed pink daisy form. 3” garden<br />

height. Spreading white hairy foliage.<br />

ANTHEMIS<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

CHAMOMILE<br />

Anthemis tinctoria<br />

65°-70°, L, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Criss Cross 7021<br />

Forms a mound of fragrant yellow flowers though out<br />

the summer. Blooms first season. Plant height 18”.<br />

Kelway’s Golden Marguerite 6549<br />

1” yellow daisy. Lacy, light green dense clumps require<br />

yearly division .<br />

St. John 6552<br />

22” plants with bright orange blooms.<br />

AQUILEGIA<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

COLUMBINE<br />

Aquilegia species<br />

40°, 14 days, 70°, 21-28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Grow on at 50 to 55°, full sun. Garden location may<br />

require partial shade.<br />

BARLOW SERIES<br />

Blue 7022<br />

Black 7788<br />

Bordeaux 7023<br />

Christa, blue 7776<br />

Nora Barlow, red 7744<br />

Thermometer denotes Energy saving plant<br />

that can be grown in cool greenhouses<br />

Pot/Container denotes Vegetative cutting<br />

type plant from seed<br />

Foliage denotes Ornamental foliage plant<br />

AAS All America Selections Winner<br />

FLS Fleuroselect Winner<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong> 125


<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Rose 7787<br />

White 6592<br />

Mix 7784<br />

Aquilegia vulgaris. Tricolor and multiflower blooms<br />

fully double, late spring second season . Height 24 –<br />

36”.<br />

Blue Angel 6583<br />

A. flabellata. Dwarf 6” plants with short spurs on each<br />

bloom.<br />

Blue Caerulea 6579<br />

Blue star-type. Blue outer petals with a white center.<br />

Bushy plants with bright color.<br />

Chocolate Soldier 0265<br />

A. viridifolia. Chocolate purple with long spurs blooms<br />

second season. Height 18”.<br />

CLEMENTINE SERIES<br />

Blue 7254RS<br />

Dark Purple 7256RS<br />

Red 7261RS<br />

Rose 7269RS<br />

Salmon Rose 7277RS<br />

White 7281RS<br />

Mix 7258RS<br />

Spurless double flowers facing upwards, clematis like<br />

in appearance. Well branched 14” height. Sow in May<br />

or June for April blooming.<br />

Crimson Star 6620<br />

A. caerulea, carmine red with white corolla and very<br />

long spurs. Height: 28”.<br />

Double Pleat Blue & White 6577<br />

Double flower purple base with white margins second<br />

season from a June sowing. Height 18”.<br />

Dragonfly Mix 6585<br />

Dwarf hybrids, full range of colors, rose, blue, yellow,<br />

pink crimson and white. Only attains a height of 16<br />

inches.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER DYNASTY SERIES<br />

Mid Blue/White 6576<br />

Red/Gold 6572<br />

Pink/White 6574<br />

Red/White 6573<br />

White 6570<br />

Yellow 6571<br />

Mix 6578<br />

F1. Extra large flowers and compact habit developed<br />

for perennial pot culture. Larger blooms with heavier<br />

texture than the Music Series. Extra long flower spurs<br />

and deep, full corollas; Size: uniformly large 3”<br />

flowers; Season: April, May for landscape use. Height<br />

12-16 inches.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER FAME SERIES<br />

Fame Blue & White 6596<br />

Fame Pink & White 6597<br />

Fame Mix 6600<br />

akitensis = flabellata. The most compact of Aquilegias<br />

can be finished in 3 1/2” pots. Flowers have short<br />

incurved spurs. Mix contains blue, rose, pink, and<br />

white. 6-8” height.<br />

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McKana’s Giants 6590<br />

Not a uniform mix but inexpensive. Large traditional<br />

columbine shape with a wide color range, some lack<br />

intensity. Height varies from 15 to 36”, some plants<br />

will produce blind growth.<br />

Mini-Star 6591<br />

A. flabellata. Dwarf bright blue with white corolla bicolor.<br />

Plant height 6 inches. Use in pots. Best in rock<br />

gardens.<br />

MUSIC SERIES<br />

Blue & White 6612<br />

Pink & White 6614<br />

Red & Gold 6615<br />

Red & White 6608<br />

Yellow 6621<br />

Mix 6606<br />

Vigorous F-1 hybrid. Large, long spurred flowers have<br />

intense coloring on 18 inch plants.<br />

ORIGAMI SERIES<br />

Pink & White 6653<br />

Red & White 6654<br />

Rose & White 6655<br />

White 6656<br />

Yellow 6657<br />

F-1 first year blooming from October sowing. Uniform<br />

in size and response. Plant height 14-16”.<br />

SONGBIRD SERIES<br />

Nightingale, lavender & white 6603<br />

Robin 6593<br />

Mix 6594<br />

First year blooming, F-1 hybrid, large flowers on 18”<br />

plants.<br />

SPRING MAGIC SERIES<br />

Blue White 6622<br />

Pink & White 6633<br />

Rose & White 6634<br />

Rose & Ivory 6648<br />

White 6644<br />

NEW Yellow 7635<br />

Mix 6628<br />

First year flowering. 2” flowers on 14” plants<br />

SWAN SERIES<br />

Blue & White 7802<br />

Red & White 7803<br />

First year flowering when grown at 50°F for 6 weeks.<br />

2” flowers on 18” plants.<br />

WINKY SERIES<br />

Blue & White 6567<br />

Dbl Dk Blue & White 7025<br />

Dbl Red & White 6555<br />

Dbl White & White 7026<br />

Purple & White 6553<br />

Red & White 6551<br />

Rose on Rose 6550<br />

Mix 6566<br />

First year blooming, F-1 hybrid. Well suited for both<br />

garden performance and as a blooming pot plant.<br />

All colors have a ring of white between solid shades,<br />

late spring through early summer. Height varies<br />

among varieties from 12” to 16”.<br />

White Angel 7024<br />

A. flabellata. Dwarf 6” plants with short spurs on each<br />

bloom.<br />

ARABIS<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

ROCK CRESS<br />

Arabis alpina<br />

65° to 70°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Compinkie 6635<br />

A. alpina. Deep rose, late spring bloom. Height 6”<br />

spreading.<br />

Pinky 7034<br />

A. caucasica. Clear pink , summer flowering 6” plants.<br />

Rosea 6641<br />

A. alpina .Rose and shades of pink, late spring.<br />

Snowcap 6645<br />

A. alpina. White, 1 1/2”, fragrant blooms in late<br />

spring. Height: 8”spreading.<br />

Snowfix 7293<br />

A. alpina. Spring flowering first yr. from sowing.<br />

White.<br />

Spring Charm 6650<br />

A. belpharophylla. Carmine red flowers form in<br />

rounded umbels in early spring. 8” spreading rosettes,<br />

native to central California high country.<br />

ARENARIA<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

MONTANA SANDWORT<br />

Arenaria montana<br />

55° to 65°,D, 15 to 20 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Avalanche 6671<br />

Uniform and compact, long flowering, makes<br />

excellent flowering pot plants.<br />

FLOWER: Size: small 1/4” white flowers in clumps.<br />

Moss-like 4” ground cover.<br />

Sandwort 6670<br />

Small 1/4” white in clumps. Compact 4” mound.<br />

ARMERIA<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

THRIFT, SEA THRIFT<br />

Armeria species<br />

65° to 70°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Alba white 6689<br />

Plant height, 26”. Sahin Select stock.<br />

BALLERINA SERIES<br />

Red 0117<br />

White 0118<br />

A. pseudarmeria. Both are 2009 Fleuroselect Gold<br />

Medal Winners. Plants grow 6 to 8”. Broad strap like<br />

foliage, flowers first year from seed.


GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW GARDEN LEADER FIRST UP SERIES<br />

NEW Lavender 6679<br />

NEW Red 6681<br />

NEW Rose 6684<br />

NEW White 6686<br />

NEW Mix 6680<br />

A. maritima. Full sun loving plant blooms from early<br />

spring through mid summer. Finish in 4”. First year<br />

blooming. Our A. maritima is extremely hardy and<br />

long-lived. Plant height is 8 to 10” with handsome<br />

evergreen foliage. Hardy to Zone 3. Available as seeds,<br />

plugs and liners.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Z-Scape Armeria 6685<br />

A.formosa. Extremely durable plant for perennial<br />

bedding and edging, as well as for fresh and dried<br />

arrangements. 1 1/2” shades of pastel red, pink and<br />

white. Evergreen rosettes of foliage 18-24”.<br />

JOYSTICK SERIES<br />

Lilac 6667<br />

Red 6669<br />

White 6668<br />

Mix 6672<br />

Pseudarmeria, basal growth of evergreen foliage.<br />

Abundant flowering first year, dense clusters. Height:<br />

16”.<br />

Laucheana 6682<br />

Rounded bright rose flowers above dense, rounded<br />

mats of grassy foliage. Plants 6-8”. Bloom in May of<br />

second season.<br />

Ministick Rose 6673<br />

A. maritima. Dwarf plants grow to grassy clumps of<br />

8”.<br />

MORNING STAR SERIES<br />

Deep Rose 6122<br />

NEW White 7539<br />

This first year flowering beauty offers versatile uses in<br />

the pot or garden. A compact habit of 6” and a<br />

multitude of flowers make this a strong spring selling<br />

item.<br />

Ornament 6687<br />

A. x hybrida. Terrific used as perennial edging plant.<br />

Ball-shaped flowers; white to deep rose. Height: 12”.<br />

Pink Lusitanica 7039RS<br />

A. maritima. Clear pink blooms on 8” plants.<br />

ARTEMISIA<br />

See Wormwood , Herb <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

ARUNCUS<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

GOATSBEARD<br />

Aruncus species<br />

55°-65°, 15-20 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 24 weeks<br />

Dwarf Goatsbeard 6694<br />

A. dioicus. Compact version of Goatsbeard, 32”.<br />

Noble Spirits 6678<br />

A. aethusifolius. Compact 10” plants with fern-like<br />

foliage. White flower spikes adorn the mounded<br />

foliage. The display continues as the seed pods turn an<br />

attractive red color.<br />

ASCLEPIAS<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

Butterfly Weed, Silkweed<br />

Asclepias tuberosa<br />

34° 28 days, 70° 21-28 days<br />

Crop Time: Pack: 12 weeks<br />

Butterfly Weed 6695<br />

A. tuberosa. Flowering plants attract Butterflies and<br />

Hummingbirds<br />

Flowers in clusters of brilliant orange shades. Height<br />

30”.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER SERIES<br />

Rose Incarnata 0031<br />

Scarlet Curassavica 0039<br />

White incarnata 0032<br />

A. incarnata. Upturned clusters of 3/4” blooms 1st<br />

year midsummer. 22” height.<br />

Milkmaid 7041<br />

A. incarnata Creamy white blooms, 24” plants.<br />

Red Butterfly 7043<br />

Scarlet red buttons open to orange petal flowers, 26”<br />

plants.<br />

SILKY SERIES<br />

Deep Red 7047<br />

Gold 7051<br />

A. curassavica. Excellent cut-flower in 13 weeks from<br />

transplant.28” height.<br />

ASTER<br />

Zones 4-7<br />

ALPINE DAISY, MICHAELMAS DAISY<br />

Aster species<br />

65°, L, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

BEAUTY SERIES<br />

Blue 0110<br />

White 0108<br />

Mix 0111<br />

A. alpinus contains 12” plants that are great in<br />

borders for early summer bloom.<br />

“ASK US”<br />

Benary’s Trimix 6708<br />

A. alpinus. Dwarf daisy mixture in pink, blue and white<br />

shades,<br />

Blue Alpine Daisy Blue 6705<br />

A. alpinus. Very hardy 8” plants with light blue 1 1/2”<br />

daisy flowers.<br />

Composition Mix 6012<br />

Benary’s new improved formula mixture of perennial<br />

cutflower sorts. Blooms August through October.<br />

Bedding and cutflower use.<br />

Fall Blooming Mix 6712<br />

A. nova-angliae/A. nova-belgii. Fall-blooming mixture<br />

of New York and New England Asters. Height: 36”.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER SERIES<br />

Amethyst, amellus 0040<br />

Ruby, nova-angliae 0026<br />

Most dependable hardy Asters in this class. Flowers<br />

cover plants in profusion in Fall months. Flower size: 1<br />

1/2” fall, first year from spring sow. 10 x14 inch plant.<br />

Grow in 6” pots to sell with fall mums.<br />

September Ruby 6715<br />

A.nova-angllae Spectacular ruby colored blooms cover<br />

3-foot tall, well-branched plants. Fall blooming variety.<br />

ASTILBE<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

GARDEN SPIREA<br />

Astilbe x arendsii<br />

65° D, 50° N, 21-28 Days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Astilbe requires abundant soil moisture.<br />

Bella Mix 6725<br />

Large mixed color plumes, Height: 30-36”.<br />

Grande Mix 6736<br />

Large flowered mix well suited for cutting. The stems<br />

are 28-30”.<br />

Showstar 0269<br />

10 to 12” lacy fern-like spike in colors of cream, pink,<br />

rose, red. Late spring flowering.<br />

ASTRANTIA<br />

Zone 5<br />

MASTERWORT<br />

A. major<br />

78°, 7 days; 45°, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME CUT: 20 weeks<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

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<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Purple Shades 6743<br />

30-inch stems. Foliage deeply toothed, mostly basal.<br />

Long lanceolate tracts, protrude beyond smaller<br />

flowers. Adapted to streamside plantings. Long life,<br />

rare cutflower.<br />

AUBRIETA<br />

Zones 4-7<br />

ROCK CRESS<br />

A. cultorum<br />

70°, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks (green)<br />

CASCADE SERIES<br />

Blue 7059<br />

Purple 7062<br />

Red 7067<br />

Mix 7061<br />

A. superbissima. Cascading plants are covered with<br />

small blooms throughout early summer.<br />

Hendersonii, lilac 6755<br />

Large Flowered Mix 6750<br />

Leichtlinii, red 6760<br />

Whitewell Gem, purple 6765<br />

Hundreds of 3/4” flowers, Height: 3 to 6”.<br />

BAPTISIA<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

Blue False Indigo<br />

Baptisia australis<br />

85°, 40 Days, Presoak seed for 24 hours<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks, green<br />

Australis 6771<br />

Spectacular true blue flowers; plant thrives in ordinary<br />

soil; member of the Pea family. Lupine-like true indigo<br />

blue flowers born on 32” racemes, early summer.<br />

Height 60”.<br />

BARBAREA<br />

Zones 6<br />

WINTER CRESS<br />

Barbarea rupicola<br />

68-72°, D, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 28 weeks<br />

Sow seeds in July for May sales<br />

Sunnyola 7070<br />

Clusters of primrose yellow flowers over mounds of<br />

waxy green foliage. Plant height 6”, spread 8”.<br />

BELLIS<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

ENGLISH DAISY<br />

Bellis perennis<br />

68°-75° L, 21-26 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks<br />

Sells well with spring and fall Pansies.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER SMILE SERIES<br />

Red 6786<br />

Rose 6789<br />

White 6790<br />

Mix 6791<br />

New larger flowers, bright colors, early and longlasting<br />

blooms, compact plants and uniformity<br />

between the colors. We’ve worked especially hard at<br />

making our Smile Series uniform.<br />

128 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Habanara Mix 6773<br />

Highly doubled ray flowers on 6” plants. Best suited to<br />

grow in packs and sell with Pansies.<br />

Pomponette Mix 6785<br />

Double 1” buttons cover the 6” plants.<br />

SPEEDSTAR SERIES<br />

Carmine 6165<br />

Rose 6166<br />

White 6167<br />

This new series offers beauty, vigor and increased uses<br />

for multiple seasons. Speedstar Series can be<br />

produced for both fall and spring sales. This versatility,<br />

along with a compact habit and leaf size makes it a<br />

wonderful selling companion to pansies for fall or<br />

spring. Pelleted <strong>Seeds</strong>.<br />

Tasso Mix 6762<br />

Globe pomponette type.<br />

BERGENIA<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

SAXIFRAGA, MEGASEA<br />

Bergenia cordifolia<br />

72°, 12-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks (green)<br />

Red Beauty 6803<br />

15” plants with beautiful red flowers and glossy<br />

foliage.<br />

BERKAYA<br />

Zones 5-7<br />

Asteraceae purpurea<br />

65°, L, 17 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Mauve Thistle 6170<br />

Large mauve to white flowers are produced on strong<br />

spiky stems. Excellent 26” tall border plant with soft<br />

thistle points on the foliage.<br />

Golden Spikes 7294<br />

Large bright golden yellow flowers. First year<br />

flowering. Architectural plant. Final garden height<br />

60cm/24in<br />

Zulu Warrior 6172<br />

24” with 2” silvery purple daisy shape flowers.<br />

BUDDLEIA<br />

Zones 7<br />

Loganiaceae<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Attracts butterflies<br />

BUTTERFLY SERIES<br />

Violet 7793<br />

Mix 7772<br />

Elongated lilac shape flower, late summer from a<br />

spring sowing. Upright 72” deciduous bush.<br />

BUPHTHALMUM<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

OX EYE<br />

B. salicifolium<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Sunwheel 8047<br />

Star shaped yellow flowers 1st year June-July. Bushy<br />

plants 36” height.<br />

CALAMINTHA<br />

Zones 3-7<br />

Calamantha grandiflora<br />

65°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Elfin Purple 7538<br />

Resembles miniature Penstemon. 1/2” blooms on 8 to<br />

10” plants.<br />

CALCEOLARIA<br />

Zones 5-8<br />

C. biflora<br />

58°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

Goldcap 0625<br />

Delicate yellow “pouches” bloom on 4 to 5” stems.<br />

Foliage in compact rosettes. Blooms in early spring<br />

through mid summer.<br />

CAMPANULA<br />

Also see annual seed section<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

STAR FLOWER, BELLFLOWER<br />

Campanula species<br />

60° to 65°, L, 3 to 4 weeks<br />

Best to schedule this crop by sowing in November or<br />

December and finish in June. Performs better when<br />

grown in cool temperatures of 65° to 72°, but flowers<br />

during long days.<br />

C. CARPATICA<br />

CLIPS SERIES<br />

Blue 6826<br />

Deep Blue 6821<br />

White 6825<br />

Large 2” bloom 18 weeks from seed. Longest<br />

flowering of the Campanulas. Height 8”.<br />

PEARL SERIES<br />

Deep Blue 6823<br />

Light Blue 7296<br />

White 6824<br />

6 to 8” plants are the earliest flowering if its type. Well<br />

suited for pots and mass perennial beds. Blooms first<br />

year from seed.<br />

C. COCHLEARIFOLIA<br />

Clump forming basally clustered foliage. Stems to<br />

12”. Used in rock gardens.<br />

ADVANCE SERIES<br />

Blue 6841<br />

White 6843<br />

Compact dense 5” clumps bearing small 3/8” bell<br />

flowers. Blooms in first season from a winter sowing.<br />

C. COLLIAN<br />

Clump forming basally clustered foliage. Stems to<br />

12”. Used in rock gardens.


Collina Purple 6840<br />

1 1/2” long, deep purple blooms on 1 sided raceme.<br />

Height, 8”.<br />

C. ELATINES<br />

Glaborous perennial spreading from a root crown.<br />

Garganica 6845<br />

Brilliant blue star-shaped upright flowers, on 4-inch<br />

very dwarf trailing plants. Rock garden use.<br />

C. GLOMERATA<br />

Clustered Campanula, flowers on 1 to 3 ft. stems<br />

densely clustered.<br />

Acaulis Amethyst 6844<br />

Alba, white 6857<br />

Superba, dark violet 6858<br />

Good cutflower quality. Height: Acaulis 10”, Alba and<br />

Superba 24”<br />

C. ISOPHYLA<br />

Star of Bethlehem, Falling Stars. Trailing type is suited<br />

for basket production.<br />

See annual Campanula seed section.<br />

C. LACTIFLORA<br />

Leaves at base are broad and progressively get more<br />

narrow toward the top of tall flower stalks.<br />

Lactiflora Mix 6859<br />

Mixture of white, pink and blue flowers on branched<br />

spikes. A large flowered mix on 3-foot, full-size plants.<br />

C. MEDIUM<br />

Canterburry Bells, biennial. Tall to 30” with rosette<br />

leaves to 10” long.<br />

CANTERBURY BELLS<br />

Blue 6805<br />

Rose 6809<br />

White 6812<br />

Mix single 6811<br />

2” lobed end, bell, born on branched 24-30”<br />

branched sprays in second season.<br />

C. MEDIUM CALYCANTHEMA<br />

Like Canterburry Bells but with an additional flat<br />

corolla surrounding the base of each flower, 30”.<br />

Cup and Saucer Mix 6815<br />

24 to 28” flower stalks with multiple blooms first<br />

season from an early winter sowing.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Blue Trailing 6842<br />

Upright, 30” stems with small blue bells.<br />

Garden Leader Pink 3003<br />

Very large, impressive flowers. Biggest of any in this<br />

class. 3” light cupped edge bell, first season from<br />

winter sowing, Plant height: 12”.<br />

C. PERSICIFOLIA<br />

Peach Bells, Peach Leaf, Persian Bellflower. Oblong<br />

lanceolate leaves to 8” on tall 3 ft. stems.<br />

Bella Dark Blue 0279<br />

Dark blue bells, 28-30” plant.<br />

China Blue (Telham Beauty) 6829<br />

Popular hardy perennial cutflower and border plant.<br />

Large blue bell-shaped blooms, 30-36” with glossy<br />

green foliage.<br />

C. POSCHARSKYANA<br />

Vigorous spreader similar to Campanula elatines<br />

Poscharskyana 6850<br />

Violet to pale blue flowers on a trailing plant.<br />

Recommended for rock garden, 12-inch height.<br />

C. TAKESIMANA<br />

Clump forming basally clustered foliage. Stems to<br />

12”. Used in rock gardens.<br />

Bellringers 7071<br />

Mix of petite blue and white flowering plants.<br />

Takesimana 6807<br />

Korean Bellflower. Large white pendulous flowers<br />

with red spots born on strong 24” stems.<br />

C. URTICIFOLIUM<br />

Clump forming basally clustered foliage. Tall erect<br />

stems.<br />

Urticifolium 6813<br />

Nettle-leaf Bellflower. Erect 34” stems support<br />

abundant outward-facing lilac bells.<br />

CANDYTUFT<br />

See Iberis<br />

CANNA<br />

Zones 8-10<br />

HYBRID GARDEN CANNA<br />

Canna x generalis<br />

76°,D, 10 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: POT: 9 weeks, green<br />

TROPICAL SERIES<br />

Red 6868<br />

Rose 6869<br />

Salmon 6873<br />

White 7301<br />

Yellow 6871<br />

AAS winner, dwarf F-1, finish in 6” pots. Does best in<br />

wet locations. Exotic flower resembles double<br />

hibiscus, 3 to 4” in clusters. Very compact and neat<br />

appearance 24-30”. Not hardy north of zone 8 but<br />

makes an excellent annual flowering plant.<br />

CARNATION<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

CARNATION, DIVINE FLOWER<br />

Dianthus caryophyllus<br />

70ľ, 7-10 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Banner denotes Garden Leaders which are the<br />

top garden performers.<br />

Scissors denote Strong stemmed plant that<br />

makes good cut flower<br />

Basket denotes Trailing plant habit suitable<br />

for hanging baskets<br />

Fenbow Nutmeg Clove 6886<br />

Entrancing sweet clove scent will be guaranteed to<br />

attract attention. The blue green foliage, abundant,<br />

30”, flower stems and crimson-maroon semi-double<br />

flowers are very appealing. Blooms in second season.<br />

GRENADIN SERIES<br />

Cardinal, bright red 6872<br />

Snow White, white 6876<br />

Mix 6880<br />

A mid-summer sowing will yield 2”; double flowers<br />

the spring of the following year. Height: 20”.<br />

CATANANCHE<br />

Zones 4-7<br />

CUPID’S DART<br />

Catananche caerulea<br />

68°, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

ARMOR SERIES<br />

Blue 7076<br />

White 6929<br />

1 1/2”semi double daisy w/dark center. Height: 24”.<br />

Cupid’s Dart 6900<br />

1 1/2”double lilac blue daisy in bunches. Height: 24”.<br />

CENTAUREA<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

Bachelor button<br />

Centaurea species<br />

62°, D, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Dealbata 6905<br />

Rose pink. 32”gray green finely cut foliage.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Lemon 0231<br />

C. suaveolens. 1 1/2” yellow bloom, 20” stem.<br />

Macrocephala 6910<br />

Yellow cornflower for fresh cut flowers or drying, 42”.<br />

Mountain Blue 6914<br />

C. montana. Blue cornflower shape. Spring blooming,<br />

24”.<br />

CENTRANTHUS<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

JUPITER’S BEARD<br />

Centranthus ruber<br />

60°, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 21 weeks<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Thermometer denotes Energy saving plant<br />

that can be grown in cool greenhouses<br />

Pot/Container denotes Vegetative cutting<br />

type plant from seed<br />

Foliage denotes Ornamental foliage plant<br />

AAS All America Selections Winner<br />

FLS Fleuroselect Winner<br />

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<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

VALERIAN SERIES<br />

Red 6915<br />

White 6916<br />

1/2” with fragrance in dense clusters along 24” stem.<br />

CERASTIUM<br />

Zones 2-7<br />

SNOW-IN-SUMMER<br />

Cerastium tomentosum<br />

62°, L, 7-14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks<br />

Snow-in-the-Summer 6922<br />

1/2” white flowers on compact 6” prostrate plants<br />

with woolly foliage.<br />

CHAENORRHINUM<br />

Zones 7-9<br />

TRAILING SNAPDRAGON<br />

C. organifolium<br />

65°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

Summer Skies 7798<br />

Masses of mid-blue flowers with white eye. 10”<br />

mounded plants flower the first season, 150 days<br />

from a winter sowing.<br />

CHEIRIANTHUS<br />

(ERYSIMUM)<br />

See annual seeds<br />

CHELONE<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

TURTLE HEADS<br />

Chelone obliqua<br />

68°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Obliqua 8230<br />

36”dense spikes 1”of inflated rosy pink tubes in late<br />

summer.<br />

CHIASTOPHYLLUM<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

C. oppositafolium<br />

68°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Solar Yellow 6105<br />

Intense flush of yellow flowers with hooded stamens<br />

born on drooping racemes in Spring with attractive<br />

foliage. Flower height is 8 to 10 inches. Foliage is<br />

succulent and resembles sedum.<br />

CHRYSANTHEMUM,<br />

LEUCANTHEMUM<br />

Also See Annual Chrysanthemum Seed<br />

FIELD DAISY<br />

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum<br />

70°, L, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Silver Spoons 6924<br />

2” daisy white with yellow center on 48” stems<br />

White Knight 6936<br />

Large white daisy flowers on strong 28” stems.<br />

130 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

CHRYSANTHEMUM,<br />

MAXIMUM<br />

SHASTA DAISY<br />

C. x supurbum<br />

70°, L, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 11 weeks, green<br />

Flowering response differs with each variety.<br />

Generally, fall blooms can be achieved from a mid<br />

winter sowing. Most varieties will give their best show<br />

the second year. Winter hardiness is not reliable above<br />

Zone 5 and are most often treated as biennials in<br />

Northern areas.<br />

Alaska 6935<br />

3”single white daisy, 32” stems.<br />

Crazy Daisy 6927<br />

Ruffled flowers. 6”semi-double to double white daisy<br />

on 28-30” stems.<br />

Exhibition 6940<br />

6”semi-double to double white daisy on 28-30”<br />

stems. Often sold as Diener’s or G. Marconi, which are<br />

similar in habit and flower form but vegetatively<br />

propagated.<br />

Field-of-Daisies 6937<br />

2” semi-double white daisy on 28-30” stems. Finish in<br />

gallon pots for an economical and fast selling spring<br />

perennial.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Lady’s Daisy 6947<br />

Outstanding specimen. Enormous blooms on large<br />

sturdy plants with many basal branches. Large 6-<br />

7”single white daisy blooms on stems of 40-48”.<br />

Silver Princess 6955<br />

2 1/2”single white daisy, dwarf habit 12-15”.<br />

Snow Lady 6954<br />

AAS winner, F-1 hybrid. The most dependably hardy<br />

Shasta from seed. 3-3 1/2” single white daisy on<br />

extremely dwarf, 8” plants.<br />

CIMICIFUGA<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

SNAKEROOT<br />

68°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

Racemosa 8241<br />

Prized summer bloomer and tolerant of summer<br />

drought once established. Blooms are unpleasantly<br />

scented. Flower is a creamy white, nodding and curled<br />

raceme. Garden height 60”.<br />

CISANTHE<br />

Zones 3 -7<br />

Cisanthe grandeflora<br />

68°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks<br />

Brightness 7764<br />

1/2” pink blooms first year from March sowing.<br />

Height: 28”.<br />

CLEMATIS<br />

Ranunculaceae family<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

Clematis hybrida<br />

68°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: POT: 12 weeks<br />

Helios 7046<br />

2” x 2” lantern like yellow blooms with ornamental<br />

seed head flowers May to October. Climing vine to<br />

108”.<br />

CODONOPSIS<br />

Zones 5-8<br />

60°, L, 11 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 15weeks<br />

Clematidea 6450<br />

Pale blue bell shaped flowers on 10” stems.<br />

COMMELINA<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

MEXICAN DAYFLOWER<br />

Commelina dianthifolia<br />

70°, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 8 weeks, green<br />

Electric Blue 7766<br />

Flat 3 petaled flowers open in the morning and close<br />

in the afternoon, gentian blue in color. Blooms first<br />

season July through frost from a March sowing.<br />

Compact ground cover spreads to 14”, height 12”.<br />

Sleeping Beauty 7079<br />

Flat 3 petaled blue flowers open during the day and<br />

close in late afternoon. Blooms first season July<br />

through frost from a March sowing. Compact ground<br />

cover spreads to 14”, height 12”.<br />

COREOPSIS<br />

Also See Annual Coreopsis Seed<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

TICKSEED<br />

Coreopsis species<br />

68°, L, 21 days; lower temperature to 68° at night for<br />

maximum germination.<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Baby Sun 6960<br />

Grandiflora biennial. Neat mounded habit with large<br />

single daisy yellow blooms with brown centers. Height<br />

16”.<br />

Domino 5091<br />

Grandiflora biennial. 18” variety. Flowers are yellow<br />

with black center.<br />

Early Sunrise 6961<br />

Grandiflora biennial. Blooms like an annual in the pack<br />

yet performs like a perennial in the garden. 2”,double,<br />

bright golden-yellow June till frost first season. Plant<br />

height 17”.<br />

Heliot 6146<br />

Grandiflora biennial. Offers a long flowering period,<br />

July through September. Vivid 2-3” golden yellow<br />

flowers display a center crimson ring. Garden height:<br />

24”. Blooms later than Early Sunrise.<br />

Presto 7999<br />

First year flowering award winner. Compact mounds<br />

of 10” flower 90 days from seedling emergence.<br />

Prefers cool temperatures.<br />

Rising Sun 6883<br />

Flowers up to one week earlier than Early Sunrise.<br />

Plant height 20-36”. Flower 1/2”. Double yellow<br />

flower with red fleck in the center of each petal.


Sunburst 6957<br />

2”, double golden yellow flowers on 24” plants, 2nd<br />

year.<br />

Sunfire 6147<br />

Single flower form counterpart to Rising Sun. Large<br />

yellow blooms with burgundy center. Naturally<br />

compact garden height of 20” the first season then<br />

36” at full maturity the following season. North<br />

American native species is well adapted within<br />

hardiness zones 4 to 9.<br />

NEW Garden Leader Sun Pops 6959<br />

C. grandiflora. Full sun, Cool conditions 10” plant<br />

height, 10” spread; 4” pots; combination containers<br />

and landscape. Zone 5. Available as seeds, plugs and<br />

liners.<br />

Sunray 6962<br />

Grandiflora biennial popular and widely grown. 3”<br />

double golden yellow flowers on 12” plants in second<br />

season.<br />

Z-Scape 6953<br />

The best perennial Coreopsis for naturalizing or for<br />

large mass plantings. Very drought tolerant. Garden<br />

height is 26 to 28”. Bearing yellow-gold daisies in the<br />

first season then blooming with profusion in the<br />

following season. Sell multi-plant gallon pots in late<br />

spring that have been planted up the previous<br />

summer.<br />

CORONILLA<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

CROWN VETCH<br />

Coronilla varia<br />

62°, L, 21 days<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Varia 6968<br />

1/2” pinkish white blooms in clusters. Spreading, very<br />

invasive, use with caution. Its use may be restricted in<br />

some areas because of its aggressive behavior.<br />

CORYDALIS<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

GOLDEN BLEEDING HEART<br />

Corydalis lutea<br />

30°, 14 days, L, 62°, 21 days<br />

Lutea 6969<br />

3/4” pendulous yellow flowers in clusters spring of<br />

2nd year. 12” blue fern-like foliage.<br />

CORYNEPHORUS<br />

Seed <strong>Perennial</strong> Ornamental Grass Seed<br />

CRAMBE<br />

Zones 6-8<br />

COLEWORT, GREATER SEA KALE<br />

Crambe cordifloia<br />

68°, 14 days<br />

Freeze Moistened Seed 25°, 2 Weeks<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Cordifolia 6952<br />

Large leaves, scented flowers, massive plant,<br />

perennial. 1” double in broad open clusters 5 to 6”<br />

across midsummer second year. 68” sprawling plant<br />

with large glossy deep green foliage. Dried flower<br />

filler, fresh cuts.<br />

CRAPE MYRTLE<br />

Zones 7-10<br />

CRAPE MYRTLETTE<br />

Lagerstroemia indica<br />

72°, 20 days<br />

CROP TIME: POT: 16 weeks<br />

Use a double transplant method. Plant first into 2 1/2”<br />

pots then finish in shallow containers. Soil should be<br />

loose in structure with high amount of peat moss.<br />

Buds form when night temperatures are above 70°.<br />

Little Chief Mix 1147<br />

Small clusters of ruffled craped blooms in profusioncovering<br />

foliage. Feb. sowing produces finished 4 1/2<br />

pots in July. Height: 10”.<br />

CRASPEDIA<br />

Zones 6-9<br />

DRUMSTICK FLOWER<br />

Craspedia globosa<br />

70°-75°, 3-6 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks green<br />

Flowers second season from spring or summer<br />

sowing.<br />

Billy Buttons 7080<br />

Flowers are 1” yellow globes on long stems. Foliage is<br />

grass-like and gray-green. Plants are freely self<br />

seeding.<br />

Drumstick 6964<br />

2 “ bright yellow gold heads on 24 inch sticks.<br />

CROWN VETCH<br />

See Coronilla<br />

CYCLAMEN<br />

Hybrids see Annual Seed section<br />

Zones 4-7<br />

60°, D, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK 22 weeks<br />

Very hardy and beautiful rock garden alpine<br />

perennials. A must for the serious perennial grower.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Hardy Mix 1026<br />

Very hardy woodland perennials. We’ve selected these<br />

cultivars to be the best perennial cyclamen available.<br />

Arched stem with upturned petals, mix contains many<br />

shades. Blooms late spring through early summer<br />

from an August sowing. Plant height 6” with silver<br />

markings on the foliage.<br />

“ASK US”<br />

CYMBALARIA<br />

Zone 5<br />

KENILWORTH IVY<br />

Linaria cymbalaria<br />

60°,L, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Culture requires generous nitrogen. Member of the<br />

snapdragon family.<br />

Muralis 2553<br />

Stems grow toward the light, then turn away from the<br />

light allowing the mature seed capsules to disperse<br />

seeds into the cracks and crevices of stone walls and<br />

rocky slopes. This habit makes a very unusual looking<br />

hanging basket. Three lobed beard with a two lobed<br />

upper palate, of mixed color, tricolor, white, yellow<br />

and purple; Size: 1/2”. Blooms May through<br />

September. Creeping habit with many branched ivy<br />

like stems.<br />

DELOSPERMA<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

ICE PLANT<br />

Delosperma ecklonis<br />

62°, L, 21 days<br />

Stardust 6049<br />

D. floribunda. Instant perennial flowering in the first<br />

season, hardy to Zone 6. Cushion-forming succulent<br />

foliage. Masses of lilac-purple flowers with white<br />

centers. Requires dry sandy soil. Garden height 6”,<br />

spread 12”.<br />

Table Mountain 6052<br />

D. cooperii. Instant perennial flowering in the first<br />

season, hardy to Zone 6. Cushion-forming succulent<br />

foliage. Masses of vibrant purple-red flowers. Requires<br />

dry sandy soil. Garden height 6”, spread 12”.<br />

DELPHINIUM<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Zones 3-7<br />

LARKSPUR<br />

Delphinium x cultorum<br />

35°, D, 7 days; 70°, 21-28 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 13 weeks, green<br />

Chill premoistened seed at 35° for 7 days. Sow with a<br />

light covering of soil at temperature of 72°. When<br />

seedlings are established lower temperature to 50°.<br />

Our new Garden Leader Dwarf Banner Series fits<br />

perfectly into the bedding plant program by virtue of<br />

its compact habit and early flowering. Cutflower<br />

production of Delphiniums, Pennants and Pacific<br />

Giants is increasing.<br />

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<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

DELPHINIUM, DWARF<br />

Blue Mirror 6994<br />

Upward facing spurless flowers. Vibrant mid blue<br />

flowers on 10” plants.<br />

Blue Pygmy 6996<br />

Upward facing spurless flowers. Clear mid blue<br />

flowers on 12” plants with open sprays.<br />

BUTTERFLY SERIES<br />

Blue 6958<br />

Mix 6980<br />

D.chinensis. single blooms on 12” to 15” stem. Well<br />

branched plants which are also heat tolerant. Hardy in<br />

only mild climates.<br />

Delfix 6054<br />

D. grandiflorum. Bred to be the earliest flowering in<br />

this class of Delphiniums. Blue flowers. Garden height<br />

12-15”.<br />

NEW Diamonds Blue 7649<br />

D. chinensis. Low energy input crop; high seed quality.<br />

Easy to grow and schedule production for self-sowers.<br />

Lower input cost than tissue culture. No spurs so<br />

flowers face consumer at retail. Full sun. Height: 16 to<br />

24”. (40 cm). Spread: 10 to 12”. (25 cm). Zone 5<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER BANNER SERIES<br />

Royal Blue 6977<br />

Sky Blue 6976<br />

Mix 6978<br />

Chinensis. Flowers first season in pots and packs.<br />

Compact dwarf habit that stands up to summer’s<br />

heat. Sell these in bloom for fast turnover. Dwarf<br />

plants 8-10”; Spread: 12”.<br />

Sky Lights Mix 7081<br />

D. tatsienense. 12” plants bloom first year, 10 weeks<br />

from transplant. Large, spurred flowers in a balanced<br />

mix.<br />

SUMMER SERIES<br />

NEW Clouds 7660<br />

Nights 7389<br />

Blues, AAS 7390<br />

Grandiflorum. Single blooms on 12” to 15” well<br />

branched mounds. Improved heat tolerance and<br />

earliness. Hardy in zone 4.<br />

DELPHINIUM, MID SIZE<br />

AURORA SERIES<br />

Deep Blue 6154<br />

Lavender 6884<br />

Large flower spikes on compact plants, growing to<br />

30” to 36”.<br />

Belladonna 6965<br />

This Clivedon beauty has sky blue, extra large, single<br />

blooms on strong 36” to 42” stems.<br />

Bellamosum 6970<br />

This variety better treated as an annual has large,<br />

single, dark blue flowers on 36”to 42” stems.<br />

BEVERLY HILLS SERIES<br />

Salmon 6973<br />

Scarlet 6974<br />

Yellow 6979<br />

132 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

D. cardinalis. 2” spurred flower spikes, 16 weeks to<br />

bloom on 22” stems.<br />

Connecticut Yankee Mix 6995<br />

AAS Winner, D.elatum. Height: 36”. Spread: 20”<br />

NEW Dasante Blue 7643<br />

D. elatum. Full sun. Easy-care, cool-season crop in a<br />

bright blue color on a compact plant. Height: 28 to<br />

34”. (70 cm), Spread: 10 to 12”. Zone 5<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER PENNANT SERIES<br />

Dark Blue/White Bee 7031<br />

Dark Blue/Dark Bee 7032<br />

Lavender/White Bee 7033<br />

Mid Blue/White Bee 6137<br />

Pink/White Bee 7010<br />

Sky Blue/White Bee 7035<br />

White/Dark Bee 7038<br />

White/White Bee 7036<br />

Bright Bee Mix 7044<br />

Mix 7030<br />

Large, full flower spikes first year from an early<br />

sowing. Self supporting 28 to 36” stems. Best series<br />

to grow for smaller gardens, containers and windy<br />

areas.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Orange Flag 6981<br />

D. nudicale. Full sun plant blooms from May to mid<br />

summer. Finish in 4” or gallon containers. First year<br />

blooming. Compact and branching habit. Plant height<br />

10 to 14”, spread 10 to 12”. Attractive deep orange<br />

flowers with large spurs. Shiny deep green foliage.<br />

Available as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

MAGIC FOUNTAIN SERIES<br />

Cherry Blossom 7019<br />

Dark Blue w/Dark Bee 7016<br />

Dark Blue w/White Bee 7017<br />

Lavender w/White Bee 7027<br />

Lilac Pink w/White Bee 7028<br />

Mid Blue/White Bee 6138<br />

Sky Blue w/White Bee 6992<br />

Pure White 7029<br />

White w/Dark Bee 6998<br />

Mix 6967<br />

A dwarf version of Pacific Giant Series on compact<br />

plants, growing to 30” to 36”. Most colors will flower<br />

first season.<br />

Redcap 6885<br />

D. nudicaule. Red flowers on open 18” sprays.<br />

DELPHINIUM, TALL<br />

PACIFIC GIANT<br />

Astolat, rose-lilac 7000<br />

Black Knight, blue, dark bee 7001<br />

Blue Bird, blue, white bee 7002<br />

Blue Jay, mid-blue, dark bee 7003<br />

Cameliard, lilac, white bee 7011<br />

Galahad, white 7004<br />

Guinevere, lavender, white bee 7005<br />

King Arthur, violet, white bee 7006<br />

Percival, white dark stamen 7337<br />

Summer Skies, light blue, white bee 7007<br />

Round Table Mix 7008<br />

3” blooms surround thick stems. Height: Up to 48”<br />

requires staking in the landscape. Suitable cutflower.<br />

Not dependably flowering in first season.<br />

DIANTHUS<br />

Also see annual seed<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

A diverse genus with over 200 cultivated species. Our<br />

perennial offering suggests the varieties best suited<br />

for commercial production and reliable garden<br />

performance.<br />

D. ALPINUS<br />

Alpine Pink late flowering species, sprawling habit.<br />

Alwoodii 6999<br />

Full color range, short stemmed rounded flowers.<br />

Requires exacting conditions to flourish.<br />

D. AMURENSIS<br />

Late flowering species, sprawling habit<br />

Siberian Blues 0377<br />

15 inches reddish blue color.<br />

D. ARENARIUS<br />

Low growing species, very fragrant<br />

Arenarius 7065<br />

Fragrant, small, white fringed flowers on 9” plant.<br />

D. BARBATUS<br />

Sweet William best grown as a biennial. Sow it in<br />

midsummer for spring pack sales in bloom. Also find<br />

more D. barbatus in our annual seed section.<br />

BOUQUET SERIES<br />

Purple 5634<br />

NEW Rose 7661<br />

Interspecific cross, blooms all season long. Slightly<br />

fragrant. Heat tolerant. Single blooms born on well<br />

branched “wispy” informal looking stems. Season: 12<br />

weeks from February sowing. Height: 22”.<br />

Indian Carpet Mix 7049<br />

Dwarf 6-8” plants with single flowers in tight clusters,<br />

bright colors. Blooms first season.<br />

KING WILLIAM SERIES<br />

Red Baron 1225<br />

Scarlet Prince 1223<br />

Sir Salmon 1222<br />

Snoopy & Red Baron 1226<br />

White Queen 1224<br />

Royal Court Mix 1227<br />

Tall Sweet William. Excellent field grown commercial<br />

cutflowers, biennial that may flower first year from an<br />

early sowing. A very economical replacement for the<br />

Holliandia Series of tissue cultured commercial cut<br />

flowers. 1 1/2-2”, single blooms with long vase life.<br />

Some flower show in first season, complete bloom<br />

second year from seed. Height: 18 – 24”.<br />

NOVERNA SERIES<br />

Clown 7091<br />

Coral 7094<br />

Crimson 7104


Pink 7117<br />

Salmon Eye 7121<br />

Violet 7122<br />

White 7123<br />

Mix 7110<br />

No vernalization required to flower. Blooms 11 weeks<br />

from transplanting. Plant height 18”.<br />

Pinocchio 7040<br />

Double dwarf mix. Early flowering 8” high mixture<br />

with 70% double blooms. A double flowered version<br />

of Indian Carpet.<br />

Roundabout 5624<br />

Blooms first season. Plant the same time as Alyssum<br />

and Roundabout will bloom with it for a spectacular<br />

show. Produces best where summers are cool. 3/4”,<br />

single mixture.<br />

D. CARYOPHYLLUS<br />

See Carnation<br />

D. DELTOIDES<br />

Maiden Pinks are low-growing, mat-forming perennial<br />

plants that bear an abundance of small single flowers.<br />

Excellent rock garden plants<br />

Albus 7072<br />

Pure white blooms covering a 9-inch tall mound.<br />

Arctic Fire 7074<br />

Stunning white flowers with glowing red eye. Very<br />

free flowering. Habit is spreading, 10-12” height, very<br />

desirable cultivar.<br />

Brilliancy 7068<br />

Large flowers, dazzling red growing on 10” tall<br />

mounds.<br />

Brilliant 7073<br />

Large flowers of bright crimson-red growing on 9” tall<br />

mounds.<br />

Canta Libre Mix 7085<br />

Assorted shades of pink, some with bicolors.<br />

Confetti Mix 1367<br />

Countless bright flowers on short upright stems<br />

creating a sparkling carpet with a pleasant scent.<br />

Requires cool nights 55 degrees to form flower buds.<br />

Plant height 9” spreads to 18” per plant. Flowers<br />

second season from a spring sowing.<br />

Flashing Light 7077<br />

Deep ruby red flowers. Floriferous dwarf, tufted plants<br />

growing 6” to 8” tall. Good bedding plant.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW GARDEN LEADER ALBRIGHT SERIES<br />

NEW Rose 6983<br />

NEW Red Picotee 6982<br />

D. deltoides. Full sun plant blooms from May to mid<br />

summer. Finish in 4” containers. Dazzling deltoides<br />

cultivar that sports an exceptionally long blooming<br />

period. Plants produce a strong root system and<br />

foliage is neatly arranged in a symmetrical flattened<br />

ball. Blooms totally cover the 8” plants. Zone 4.<br />

Green-Roof Certified.<br />

Microchips Mix 7087<br />

Compact mixture of flowers, all with pink eyes.<br />

Flowers on 8” stems in first season.<br />

Shrimp 7060<br />

Clear salmon pink color, rich flowering with a<br />

spreading habit. Grows to 9” tall.<br />

ZING SERIES<br />

Rose 1444<br />

Salmon 1438<br />

Smothered in bright blossoms. Ideal for rock gardens<br />

and commercial perennial sales. Creeping habit height<br />

6” dense mat of velvety green.<br />

D. GRATIANOPOLITANUS<br />

Cheddar Pinks. Dense grassy foliage<br />

NEW Flavora Rose Shades 7665<br />

Sweetly fragrant flowers from May to early August the<br />

first season from seed. Plant height 8”. Zones 4-9.<br />

D. KNAPPII<br />

Upright habit, Few leaves<br />

Knappii 7084<br />

Single 1” in clustered blooms of clear yellow first year<br />

on 24” stems.<br />

D. PLUMARIUS<br />

Border pinks (Clove Pinks) produce grassy clumps<br />

bearing an abundance of fringed double blooms in<br />

early summer.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Clove Pink 7287<br />

Blooms first year 16 weeks from sowing. Mix of pink,<br />

rose & crimson. Single form flowers are sweetly<br />

fragrant. Plant height is 6”.<br />

Spring Beauty Mix 7058<br />

1 1/2”; semi-double and double shades of pink, rose,<br />

salmon and white; Height: 12-15”. Flowers second<br />

season from a spring or summer sowing.<br />

DICENTRA<br />

Zones 3-7<br />

BLEEDING HEART<br />

32° for 45 days, 60° till germination<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 20 weeks (green)<br />

Bleeding Heart 7078<br />

Spectabilis. 1 1/2”; pendulous sprays pink and white<br />

in May. Height: 30” with bushy with fern-like leaves.<br />

Eximia 7075<br />

Pink flowers on strong 16” stems, blooms in second<br />

season from sowing.<br />

Golden Tears 7082<br />

Scandens. Tall climber with masses of yellow flowers<br />

and finely dissected leaves.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Banner denotes Garden Leaders which are the<br />

top garden performers.<br />

Scissors denote Strong stemmed plant that<br />

makes good cut flower<br />

Basket denotes Trailing plant habit suitable<br />

for hanging baskets<br />

DICTAMNUS<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

GAS PLANT<br />

Dictamus fraxinella<br />

30°, 14 days; L; 65°, 28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Persistent perennial lasting for years if not disturbed.<br />

Called Gas Plant because of the strong vapor of its<br />

foliage and flowers that will faintly ignite if a lighted<br />

match is put to it on a windless summer evening.<br />

Albaflora 7105<br />

White blooms on 26” stems.<br />

Ruby 7088<br />

White flowers turning rose with dark veins, 26” stems.<br />

DIGITALIS<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Zones 4-8<br />

FOX GLOVE<br />

70-80°, L, 14 days<br />

Exposure to light will enhance germination, do not<br />

cover.<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 16 weeks<br />

Alba 7098<br />

Purpurea. Pure white flowers on 3 to 4 foot stems.<br />

Apricot Beauty 7100<br />

Purpurea. Apricot-orange flowers growing on 48-inch<br />

stems make this ideal for a cutflower.<br />

Café Crème 6174<br />

Tall spikes covered with chocolate brown flowers.<br />

Foliage has a rich glossy sheen. Blooms in second<br />

season.<br />

CAMELOT SERIES<br />

Lavender 6727PL<br />

Rose 6728PL<br />

White 6726PL<br />

F-1 hybrid series. First year blooming with very large<br />

flowers. Uniform growth habit from color to color.<br />

Candy Mountain 6055<br />

D. purpurea. Spectacular new type of Foxglove, a true<br />

biennial. Garden height 24” with tightly packed, up<br />

facing, rose flowers arranged around the stem. For<br />

containers and landscape. Hardy to Zone 6.<br />

DALMATION SERIES<br />

Purple Spotted 0119PL<br />

White Spotted 0120PL<br />

F-1 hybrid with short flowering time and good<br />

uniformity. Flowers 8 to 10 weeks from sowing.<br />

Pelleted seed for easy handling.<br />

Thermometer denotes Energy saving plant<br />

that can be grown in cool greenhouses<br />

Pot/Container denotes Vegetative cutting<br />

type plant from seed<br />

Foliage denotes Ornamental foliage plant<br />

AAS All America Selections Winner<br />

FLS Fleuroselect Winner<br />

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<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Dwarf Carillon 7909<br />

D. grandiflora. Dwarf and compact forming a large<br />

clump with many stalks 15” tall. Blooms first year<br />

from seed.<br />

Excelsior Hybrids 7090<br />

Purpurea. Mix of white, cream, purple, lavender and<br />

pink bell-shaped flowers are horizontally grouped<br />

around the stem to reveal the markings inside the<br />

bells. Grows to 3 to 4 feet tall.<br />

Foxy Mix 7093<br />

AAS winner. Easily grown but not dependably winter<br />

hardy. Mixed colors, white, pinks and rose with spots;<br />

Season: first year from seed. Height: 36”.<br />

Mertonensis 7089<br />

Unique strawberry colored 2-1/2” long flowers<br />

growing on 3 to 4-foot tall stems. Has velvety green<br />

foliage. Bloom second season.<br />

Primrose Carousel 7915<br />

World's first primrose-yellow color digitalis true from<br />

seed. UK 1999 Flower of the Year. Blooms first year<br />

from January sowing. Plant height 34”.<br />

Shirley 7095<br />

Purpurea. A mix of colors on long flower spikes<br />

growing to 3-4 feet tall.<br />

Spanish Peaks 7181<br />

D. thapsi. Many short stems with soft pink bells, good<br />

pot plant also. Blooms first year from seed.<br />

DODECATHEON<br />

Zones 5-8<br />

SOUTHERN SHOOTING STAR<br />

D. jeffreyi<br />

65°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

Sierra 6853<br />

Pink ‘shooting stars’ on delicate 14” sprays, easy to<br />

grow and flowers first season from winter sowing.<br />

DORONICUM<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

LEOPARD’S BANE<br />

Doronicum caucasium<br />

60°-70°, L, 21-28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACKS: 14 weeks<br />

Golden Pygmy 7086<br />

D. orientale. Short 10” stems hold large yellow daisies<br />

above dense foliage clumps.<br />

Leopard’s Bane 7097<br />

D. orientale. 2 1/2”daisy petals are flat and narrow<br />

yellow in color with yellow center, plant height is 20”.<br />

Little Leo 7092<br />

New breeding creates an doronicum compact enough<br />

for pot production. Flower yellow with yellow center;<br />

Height 6”. March blooming from early sowing.<br />

Magnificum 7103<br />

Large flowered species, D.orientale. 3 1/2” yellow<br />

daisy flower blooms April through June on 24” plants.<br />

DRACOCEPHALUM<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

65°, 14 days; L, 10 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Blue Moon 7169<br />

D. Imberbe. Pouch-like light blue flower. Height: 12”.<br />

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Grandiflorum 7177<br />

Many large deep blue flowers over tidy rosettes of<br />

foliage. 14” plants.<br />

ECCREMOCARPUS<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

Bignoniaceae family<br />

Eccremocarpus scaber<br />

60°-70°, L, 21-28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACKS: 14 weeks<br />

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Gold 0612<br />

Orange 0614<br />

Rose 0611<br />

Mix 0615<br />

3 X 1/2” tubular trumpet vigorous climber, height<br />

108”.<br />

ECHINACEA<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

CONEFLOWER<br />

Echinacea purpurea<br />

= Rudbeckia purpurea<br />

= Rudbeckia echinacea<br />

34°, 28 days, 68°, 28 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 16 weeks (green)<br />

Bravo (Bravado) 7765<br />

Extra large rosey-red flowers with maroon centers. A<br />

heat tolerant plant growing to 4-feet tall.<br />

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Finale White 6987<br />

Excellent bedding or pot plant, Finale White blooms<br />

the first year from seed! Ideal for bedding plant<br />

growers looking to expand into perennials. Size: 4”,<br />

single, creamy white, greenish brown cone. Height:<br />

15-18”.<br />

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Garden Leader EZ Gro Ovation7111<br />

A superb cut flower. Excellent plant habit and flower<br />

form. Easy to grow. Beautiful blooms are a quick seller.<br />

Outstanding garden performance guarantee repeat<br />

sales. Single 4 1/2” daisy, rose pink ray petals are<br />

spreading not drooping. Height: 30” strong cut flower<br />

stems.<br />

Lustre Hybrid Mix 7101<br />

Mixed hybrids of complete color range white through<br />

deep red. Includes apricot, orange and salmon shades<br />

too.<br />

Primadonna Rose 7552<br />

Beautiful brightly colored cone flowers on 38” stems.<br />

Purple Magnus 7109<br />

Rose-purple, 4-inch flowers with a dark rose center<br />

growing 40 to 48 inches tall.<br />

Purpurea 7106<br />

Reddish-purple 4-inch flower with dark disk growing 4<br />

feet tall.<br />

White Swan 7114<br />

Pure white flower blooming in first year if sown early,<br />

growing to 4 feet tall.<br />

Yellow Coneflower 7102<br />

E. paradoxa. Unusual yellow cone flowers on tall 40”<br />

stems.<br />

ECHINOPS<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

GLOBE THISTLE<br />

Echinops bannaticus<br />

75°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Globe Thistle 7112<br />

2” spiny blue ball on 24”stems with white woolly<br />

foliage.<br />

ERIGERON<br />

Zones 5-8<br />

FLEABANE<br />

Erigeron speciosus<br />

70°, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Azure Fairy 7116<br />

2”, thin-petals, pale lavender blue double daisy with<br />

yellow center. 15” basal leaves nearly stemless, suited<br />

for the rock garden.<br />

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Garden Leader Z-Scape Rocky 7107<br />

No perennial is more hardy and long lasting in our<br />

trials. 3/4”, light pink daisy early spring through<br />

summer first season. Height: 10”.<br />

Glaucus 7099<br />

2”; semi double light blue to violet daisy. Height: 8”.<br />

Pink Jewel 7115<br />

Lilac-pink flowers, blooming on 24-inch stems, the<br />

same year from sowing.<br />

Profusion 7126<br />

Fast, blooms 1st year from seed (12 weeks)<br />

Shape: 1/2 to 3/4”; daisy opens white and changes to<br />

pink on mounding 10” plants.<br />

Stallone 7178<br />

E. karvinskianus. Woven mats of foliage and flower<br />

stalks of many bright white daisy flowers with red<br />

backsided petals.<br />

ERINUS<br />

Zones 3-7<br />

LIVER BALSAM<br />

Erinus alpinus<br />

65°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 11 weeks<br />

Alpinus 7096<br />

5 petal flowers- similar to Primula malacoides.<br />

Lavender lobes with dark veins. Blooms April-May in<br />

2nd year. Height: 7” loose mat for alpine rock<br />

gardens.<br />

ERYNGIUM<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

SEA HOLLY<br />

Eryngium species<br />

70°, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME:CUT: 16 weeks<br />

Deeply cut spine tipped bracts surrounding a central<br />

cone


Alpinum Superbum 7118<br />

2” steel blue flower. Height: 24”<br />

Blue Glitter 7303<br />

First year blooming from seed. Tall garden plant for<br />

background or cuts, 36”<br />

Blue Star 7124<br />

Deep blue. Blooms second season. Height 36”<br />

Miss Marble 7128<br />

Rosette forming plants have ovate and toothed, deep<br />

green foliage with strong marbled veins, broadest in<br />

the leaf center. Plant height 18: Flower color lilac blue.<br />

Silver Salentino 7133<br />

First pure white Eryngium from seeds. Good for cuts<br />

and tall garden plant. Height is 50”.<br />

Yuccifolium 7119<br />

Rattlesnake master. Striking plant. Yucca-like leaves<br />

with long flower stems. Round greenish white flower<br />

globes.<br />

ERYSIMUM<br />

Zones 3-7<br />

WALLFLOWER<br />

Cheiranthus species<br />

68°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 8 weeks<br />

Goldshot 7125<br />

pervoskianus. April through June blooming from<br />

winter sowing. 15” plants display bright yellow flower<br />

clusters.<br />

Linifolium 7129<br />

Lilac mauve flower 16 weeks from seed. Height: 14”.<br />

ESCHSCHOLTZIA<br />

See Annual Poppy Seed<br />

EUCALYPTUS<br />

Zones 7-9<br />

BLUE GUM, LEMON SCENTED GUM<br />

Eucalyptus species<br />

65°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks, CUT: 36 weeks<br />

Cinerea 6218<br />

Silver Dollar. Landscape or for economy cut greens,<br />

rounded silvery green foliage. Upright branching 52”.<br />

Silverdrop 6217<br />

Florist quality-small silver foliage 50”.<br />

EUPATORIUM<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

JOE PYE WEED<br />

Eupatorium purpureum<br />

68°, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Will not flower 1st year. Pack production should target<br />

a stout plant grown in full light at cool temperatures.<br />

Purpureum 0380<br />

Domed heads, clusters of ageratum-type blooms; Size:<br />

3 1/2” head, 1/2” flowers; Color: pink through purple<br />

shades; Season: July through September second<br />

season from seed. Height: 42”, dense upright clump<br />

Spreading 48”. Foliage color is green to reddish green.<br />

EUPHORBIA<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

SPURGE<br />

Euphorbia species<br />

34°, 40 days; 69° day 60° night, 28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks<br />

Blue Silver 7130<br />

E. myrsinites. Brilliant yellow single bloom in May, 2nd<br />

year. Succulent type silver blue foliage with creeping<br />

habit.<br />

Kilimanjaro 7134<br />

E. marginata. Bright green foliage with pure white<br />

edges. Plant height is 35”. Matures for cutting 5<br />

weeks from transplant.<br />

Lemon & Lime 7917<br />

Single yellow flowers bloom July-September, 2nd year.<br />

60” upright mound of lime green foliage with light<br />

midrib.<br />

Polychroma 7132<br />

1” single bracts in chartreuse clusters changing to<br />

bronze in May. Height 24”.<br />

Snow on the Mountain 7131<br />

E. marginata. 1” single snow white bracts in clusters,<br />

May bloom. Height: 20-24” variegated green/white<br />

foliage.<br />

EUSTOMA<br />

See Lisianthus, annual seed section<br />

FIBIGIA<br />

Biennial<br />

Fibigia clypeta<br />

70°, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: CUT: 16 weeks<br />

Clypeta 7127<br />

Yellow, developing coin shaped seed pods alternate<br />

along upright 15”stems in spring and summer.<br />

GAILLARDIA<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

BLANKET FLOWER<br />

Gaillardia aristata<br />

G. grandiflora<br />

70-75°, L, 8 to 12 days<br />

CROP TIME:POT: 16 weeks<br />

USES: Gaillardias are good for bright spots in the<br />

perennial border. The taller varieties are excellent cut<br />

flowers. Superior heat and drought tolerance.<br />

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Aurea Pura 7143<br />

Clear yellow, single flowers from June through<br />

September on 30” plants.<br />

Arizona Sun 7138<br />

12” mounding habit. Survives the harshest of<br />

locations in full sun and drought. Winner of the All<br />

America Selections Award and Fleuroselect Gold<br />

Medal.<br />

Bremen 7144<br />

Tall plants with red and yellow daisy-like flower.<br />

Burgundy 7136<br />

Deep wine red flowers on 2-feet tall plants.<br />

Dazzler 7137<br />

Tall plants 24”, bright orange flowers with deep red<br />

eye.<br />

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Garden Leader Mix 7149<br />

Double daisy in shades from yellow to burgundy on<br />

14” plants.<br />

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Garden Leader LoGro 7288<br />

A genetically dwarf G. aristata. Flowers first year from<br />

seed sown in Feb or March. Plant height 8”. Flower<br />

scarlet red, deep mahogany center, circled with bright<br />

yellow. Ideal for mixed containers or perennial borders<br />

Goblin 7140<br />

Most popular gaillardia. 2” semi-double red and gold<br />

bicolor daisy. Height: 12-14”.<br />

NEW MESA SERIES<br />

NEW Bicolor AAS 7674<br />

NEW Yellow 1268<br />

Uniform habit and flowering time makes it easy to<br />

schedule and ship. Easy to grow with Spring crops.<br />

First F1 gaillardia from seed. Height: 16 to 18 “.<br />

Spread: 20 to 22“. Hardy to Zone 5<br />

Monarch Mix 7146<br />

A bright range of mixed colors on 28-inch stems.<br />

GAULTHERIA<br />

Zones 5<br />

Gaultheria procumbens<br />

68° F, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: POT: 46 weeks<br />

Monitor pH to not go above 4.5. Finish in 6 or 7”<br />

pots. Sow in January to finish as a Christmas crop or<br />

sow in September for May sales.<br />

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Very Berry 7145<br />

Bright red berries and waxy green foliage. Plant<br />

height 8”.<br />

GAURA<br />

Zones 3-7<br />

Gaura lindheimeri<br />

70° F, 10-20 days; light will help germ.<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

The Bride 7151<br />

1”, white 5 petal flower blooms all season on 36”<br />

plant.<br />

GENTIANA<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

ALPINE GENITIAN<br />

Genitian acaulis<br />

34°, 14 days; 60°, 28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 24 weeks<br />

Alpine Genitian 7154<br />

1/2” deep blue. Height: 12”<br />

Nikita 7168<br />

G. dahurica. 1/2” in 1 1/2” deep blue clusters. Height<br />

18”.<br />

GERANIUM<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

CRANESBILL<br />

Geranium sanguineum<br />

65°-70°, 28 to 40 days<br />

Some lots may require periods of alternating warm<br />

and cold temperatures from 38 to 68° over a period of<br />

many weeks. Generally a very difficult germinator.<br />

Some seed may lie dormant in the seed flat for as long<br />

as 12 months before sprouting. Performance will vary<br />

from crop to crop.<br />

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Blue 3001<br />

Pink 1735<br />

Garden Leader Mix 3002<br />

Strong selections from vigorous parent stock.<br />

Lavender blooms are richer in color, plants are<br />

healthier in appearance. Flowers early through<br />

midsummer first season. Height: 27”.<br />

Pratense 7163<br />

MRS. K. CLARK Violet blue long flowering rambling<br />

16”mound.<br />

Sanguineum 7157<br />

1”; single rose purple flowers and variable shades.<br />

Height 12”.<br />

Splish Splash 7167<br />

Pale blue with darker lavender blue stripes. Variable<br />

patterns, blooms second season from a summer<br />

sowing on 22” plants season.<br />

Sylvaticum 7164<br />

Mayflower. 1 1/2” reddish violet flowers paired in<br />

dense racemes over deeply cut foliage. Height 27”.<br />

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Light Pink 1694<br />

Violet 1711<br />

G. sanguineum. Foliage that adds beauty to the<br />

perennial garden. Profusion of blooms on 14” plants<br />

second season in May.<br />

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GERBERA<br />

See Annual Seed section<br />

GEUM<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

AVENS<br />

Geum chiloense, species<br />

85° D, 70° N, L, 21 to 28 Days<br />

CROP TIME: 14 weeks<br />

Borisii 7147<br />

Golden orange blooms on 28” stems.<br />

Cooky 7176<br />

Unique orange blooms on 24” stems. Up to now not<br />

seen with this genus. Very unusual character to those<br />

craziest of perennial settings.<br />

Double Bloody Mary 7172<br />

2” bright red double flower much larger than other all<br />

similar hybrids. Summer blooming first year from a<br />

January sowing. Height: 26”<br />

NEW Koi 7680<br />

Many bright orange flowers over compact glossy<br />

green foliage. Plant height 18”. Grows best in light<br />

shade. Zone 5-7.<br />

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Garden Leader Scarlet 7171<br />

1 1/2” semi-double vivid scarlet/red summer blooming<br />

from an early spring sowing. Height: 18-20”<br />

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NEW LoGro Orange 6971<br />

G. hybridum. Full sun plant blooms from June to frost.<br />

Finish in 4 or 6” pots. Blooms first season. Plants stay<br />

dwarf and well branched needing no support or<br />

staking. Bright orange blooms. Height 12”. Hardy to<br />

Zone 4. Available as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Lady Stratheden yellow 7165<br />

Mrs. Bradshaw scarlet 7170<br />

1 1/2”; semi double cluster on erect stalks. Height:<br />

18”<br />

GIRANDOLE<br />

Microseris ringens<br />

YAM DAISY<br />

60°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

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NEW Garden Leader<br />

Bushel of Gold 6972<br />

Full sun plant blooms from June to frost. Finish in 6”<br />

or gallon containers. Blooms first season. Broad, deep<br />

green and serrated ornamental foliage. Strong yellow<br />

color flower clusters make a great show in the<br />

landscape. Hardy to Zone 4. Available as seeds, plugs<br />

and liners.<br />

GYPSOPHILA<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

BABY’S BREATH<br />

Gypsophila species<br />

72°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Baby’s Breath bears hundreds of tiny flowers. It is a<br />

well-known cut and dried flower that is a reliably<br />

hardy perennial.<br />

Double Snowflake 7179<br />

Paniculata. High quality, large, mostly double flowers.<br />

Similar in quality to vegetative propagated Baby’s<br />

Breath.<br />

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NEW LoGro Rose 7346<br />

NEW LoGro White 7347<br />

Full sun plant blooms from June to frost. Finish in 4 or<br />

6” containers. Blooms first season. Baby’s Breath, and<br />

a breath taking garden or container specimen it is.<br />

Mounds of clear, bright, double blooms. Hardy to<br />

zone 4.<br />

Garden Leader Premium 3024<br />

Outstanding strain of perennial “gyp”. High quality,<br />

large, mostly double flowers. Premium approaches the<br />

tissue-culture propagated strains in flower quality.<br />

Pacifica 7175<br />

Large rose-pink blooms growing on a 4-foot plant.<br />

Old time favorite for its hardiness and longevity.<br />

Pink Baby 7187<br />

Rosy-pink form of creeping gypsophila.<br />

Silver Star 1948<br />

G. fastigiata. Nice dense rosette of low growing<br />

foliage from which the plant launches 9” stems<br />

topped with white flower clusters.<br />

Single White 7180<br />

G. Paniculata. Large, white, single flowers growing on<br />

3-1/2 foot plants. Easy to grow. A fine garden variety.<br />

HELENIUM<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

SNEEZE WEED<br />

Helenium autumnale<br />

68°, L, 14 to 21 Days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Autumnale 7200<br />

Small yellow to mahogany sunflower shape born on<br />

sprays with darker centers. 5’ rambling habit.<br />

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GARDEN LEADER HELENA SERIES<br />

Gold 7348<br />

Red 7350<br />

Mix 7349<br />

This series flowers the first season from a spring<br />

sowing. Multitude of small daisy-like blooms cover<br />

48”, well branched plants. Zone 4.<br />

Hoopesii 7199<br />

Large golden-yellow flower on 2-1/2 foot plants.<br />

HELIANTHEMUM<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

ROCK ROSE<br />

Helianthemum mutabile<br />

70°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks


Sun Rose Mix 7205<br />

Yellows, oranges, reds; Height: 9” spreading, prefers<br />

dry soil.<br />

HELIOPSIS<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

FALSE SUNFLOWER<br />

Heliopsis scabra<br />

68°, 14 to 21 Days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Summer Sun 7208<br />

FLOWER: Shape: mixed single and double 3” yellow<br />

daisy blooms. Height: 48”.<br />

HELLEBORUS<br />

Zones 4-7<br />

CHRISTMAS ROSE, LENTEN ROSE<br />

Helleborus niger<br />

34°, 14 days; 65°, 21 to 28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks, green<br />

Christmas Rose 7210<br />

Blooms in December or early Spring sometimes under<br />

snow cover. Single, 3”, white or pinkish green color<br />

bloom. Stem-less, basal leaved 14” rosette.<br />

Double Queen Mix 7413<br />

First fully double flower from seed. Mixed colors of<br />

White, Red, Pink and Green many with spotted<br />

throats. Garden height 18”. Sow seeds in May or<br />

June, first plants will begin to flower in late winter 30<br />

months later. All plants fully blooming plants the year<br />

following. A very long term, high value crop.<br />

Gold Bullion 7212<br />

H.foetidus. Exciting golden yellow foliage provides<br />

glowing winter color.<br />

HEMEROCALLIS<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

DAYLILY<br />

Hemerocallis species<br />

700-750 seeds/oz.<br />

CROP TIME: POT: 24 weeks<br />

Miniature Hybrids 7215<br />

A collection of seed from the finest of the new dwarf<br />

hybrid clones. Height: 12-14”.<br />

HESPERIS<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

DAME’S ROCKET<br />

Hesperis matronalis<br />

72°, L, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Alba 7213<br />

H.matronalis. White flower type.<br />

Sweet Rocket Mix 7220<br />

Fragrant herb often grows as a biennial. Resembles<br />

3/4” phlox-like blooms in clusters. Height: 30”.<br />

HETEROPAPPUS<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

Heteropappus meyendorffii<br />

68°, 14 to 21 Days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 12 weeks, green<br />

Blue Knol 7922<br />

2” single vibrant mauve-blue daisy with yellow eye.<br />

Fall flowering from a February sowing. Height: 14”.<br />

HEUCHERA<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

CORAL BELLS, ALUMROOT<br />

Heuchera species<br />

68°, L, 21 to 28 Days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 21 weeks<br />

Bressingham Hybrids 7225<br />

Very popular green-leaved mixture with flowers in<br />

various shades, from bright white to coral to deepest<br />

red.<br />

Emperor’s New Clothes 7232<br />

Mixture of several leaf shapes and foliage colors<br />

ranging from light green to deep purple.<br />

Firefly 7222<br />

Sanguineum. Special strain. Fragrant vermilion red<br />

blooms on 24” plants.<br />

Melting Fire 7057<br />

The best red leaf Heuchera that competes with the TC<br />

varieties. Foliage is deep red and curly. Very<br />

ornamental. 22 weeks from sowing to sale in 4 1/2”<br />

pot. Garden height is 18”.<br />

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Garden Leader Palace Purple 7226<br />

H. micrantha, bronze leaf plants can be selected out<br />

among green leaf seedlings. Deep yellow or white<br />

flowers 2nd year. Mounded deep bronze maple leaf<br />

type foliage 20”.<br />

Ruby Bells 7228<br />

A myriad of intense blood red flowers crowns the new<br />

‘Ruby Bells’ Heuchera. The tiny bell shaped flowers are<br />

held attractively above the evergreen foliage, at 16”<br />

and with more flower stems than other Heucheras.<br />

Blooms May through August.<br />

Splendens 7223<br />

Sanguinea old fashion coral bells. Less of a flower<br />

show than the hybrids.<br />

HIBISCUS<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

ROSE MALLOW<br />

Hibiscus moscheutos species<br />

70°, D, 14 to 20 days<br />

CROP TIME:POT: 11 to 14 weeks<br />

Pre soak seed in warm water for 8 hours before<br />

sowing. Responds to Cycocel for compact pot<br />

production.<br />

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Banner denotes Garden Leaders which are the<br />

top garden performers.<br />

Scissors denote Strong stemmed plant that<br />

makes good cut flower<br />

Basket denotes Trailing plant habit suitable<br />

for hanging baskets<br />

DISCO BELLE SERIES<br />

Pink 2017<br />

Rosy Red 2010<br />

White 2008<br />

Mix 2018<br />

Hybrid with large, 8-9” single blooms open for one<br />

day each. Height: 18-20”.<br />

LUNA SERIES<br />

Blush 7441<br />

Pink Swirl 7442<br />

Red 7443<br />

Rose 7444<br />

White w/red eye 7445<br />

Large blooms on 24 to 36” plant. Bushy plants spread<br />

to 24”. Bloom time in the garden is 5 to 7 weeks. Heat<br />

and drought tolerant plants are ideal for season<br />

extending sales.<br />

HOLLYHOCK<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

GARDEN HOLLYHOCK<br />

Althaea rosea<br />

65°, 14 to 21 Days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 12 weeks<br />

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CHATER’S SERIES<br />

Bright Pink 7227<br />

Chamois, rose 7150<br />

Golden, yellow 6528<br />

Maroon, purple 6529<br />

Salmon 6554<br />

Scarlet 6547<br />

Rose-Pink 7152<br />

White 6548<br />

Mix 6524<br />

Popular tall double strain offering a wide range of<br />

fully-double flowers. Height 24-36”.<br />

Crème de Cassis 6177<br />

Superb first year flowering hollyhock with black<br />

current colored flowers with attractive veining that<br />

fade to a lighter color. An interesting combination of<br />

double, semi double and single flowers can be found<br />

on the same stem.<br />

Happy Lights Mix 7156<br />

Mixture of bright colors for the cutting garden. Plant<br />

height 40”<br />

Nigra 6525<br />

The Watchman (rosea), 3” rich chocolate maroon<br />

single flowers. Height: 60”.<br />

Peaches & Dreams 7923<br />

Large double blooms creamy peach tinged in<br />

raspberry-pink. July flowering from a January sowing.<br />

Height: 90”<br />

Thermometer denotes Energy saving plant<br />

that can be grown in cool greenhouses<br />

Pot/Container denotes Vegetative cutting<br />

type plant from seed<br />

Foliage denotes Ornamental foliage plant<br />

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Powderpuffs Mix 6526<br />

Large double flowers in pastel shades. Plant habit is<br />

more compact than Chater’s 40”.<br />

Single Ficifolia 2001<br />

Single flowers on a very hardy plant, 68” tall, mixed<br />

colors.<br />

HOSTA<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

PLANTAIN LILY<br />

Hosta species<br />

30°, D, 7 days; 68°, L, 10 days<br />

CROP TIME:POT: 21 weeks<br />

Hosta are very hardy shade or light sun perennials.<br />

Once established they will thrive for years. There are<br />

dozens of species with varied leaf forms and flower<br />

colors. These are the most desirable of all the seed<br />

cultivars.<br />

American Hybrid Mix 7231<br />

All modern forms, Sahin’s Best special collection.<br />

Elegans 7230<br />

Pale blue flowers, very decorative, smooth solid green<br />

leaf<br />

HUNNEMANIA<br />

Zones 6-10<br />

MEXICAN TULIP POPPY<br />

Hunnemania fumariifolia<br />

75°, D, 10 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 7 weeks<br />

Transplanting can be difficult.<br />

Mexican Tulip Poppy 7455<br />

3” bright yellow single blooms on 2-3ft stems. Deeply<br />

cut fern like grayish leaves.<br />

HYPERICUM<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

St. JOHN’S WORT, AARON’S BEARD<br />

Hypericum calycinum<br />

68°, 21 to 28 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Rose of Sharon 7239<br />

Beautiful large yellow flowers on compact ground<br />

cover species. 10” height.<br />

St. John’s Wort 7240<br />

2” single yellow Hibiscus shape blooms in<br />

midsummer. 12” plant is creeping in habit, evergreen<br />

and spreads rapidly.<br />

HYSSOPUS<br />

Zones 5-8<br />

62°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

OFFICINALIS SERIES<br />

Blue 7870<br />

Rose 7871<br />

White 7872<br />

Mix 7873<br />

Flowering herb with fragrant foliage and flower stems<br />

that attract butterflies. 24” tall in upright clumps.<br />

138 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

IBERIS<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

CANDYTUFT<br />

Iberis species<br />

60°,L,14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Start seed in August for Spring bloom<br />

Gibralterica 7242<br />

Beautiful bicolor flower heads opening lilac and<br />

changing to white. Height: 15”.<br />

Snowflake 7244<br />

I. sempervirens. Good, evergreen perennial<br />

performance, white flowered.<br />

IPOMEA<br />

See Morning Glory in Annual Seed Section<br />

INCARVILLEA<br />

Zone 5-9<br />

HARDY GLOXINIA<br />

Incarvillea delavayi, chinensis<br />

68°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Blooms May through August from June sowing the<br />

previous season. Plants form bulbs that can be dug<br />

and sold dormant.<br />

Cheron 7248<br />

White trumpets with yellow throat.<br />

DELI SERIES<br />

Rose 7159<br />

White 7182<br />

Very free flowering series. Plant height 22”. Both<br />

white and Rose flowers have a yellow throat<br />

Delavayi 7243<br />

3” trumpet pink with yellow throat. Rosette clump<br />

2ft.<br />

Pink Fairy 6178<br />

Delicate soft pink trumpet flowers held well above<br />

dark green feathery foliage. 20” stems.<br />

INULA<br />

Zone 4<br />

CAUCASIAN INDULA<br />

Inula ensifolia<br />

85° D, 65° N; L; 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Sunray 7251<br />

1-1/2” yellow daisy. Height: 18”.<br />

JASIONE<br />

Zone 4-8<br />

SHEPARDS SCABIOSA<br />

Jasione perennis<br />

65°-70°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Blue Light 7255<br />

2” blue Scabiosa-like globe bloom. Height: 18”.<br />

KITAIBELIA<br />

Zones 6-8<br />

Malvaceae<br />

65°, L, 16 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks<br />

Vittifolia 6665<br />

Tall plants of dark green maple-leaf foliage. White<br />

flowers born at tips resemble large periwinkles.<br />

KNAUTIA<br />

Zone 5-9<br />

BALKAN SCABIOSA<br />

K. macedonica<br />

65°-70°, L, 21 to 28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Balkan Red 7264<br />

Unique deep red in a 2” scabious-like flower form first<br />

season. Height 70”.<br />

Melton Pastels 7259<br />

Fleuroselect Quality Award, Cut and come again type,<br />

long flowering perennial.<br />

Shape: 1” pincushion Scabiosa like blue, mauve, pink<br />

and salmon shades flowers. Sow April through June<br />

for flowering the following spring. Height: 42”.<br />

KNIPHOFIA<br />

Zone 5-9<br />

TORCH LILY, RED HOT POKER<br />

Kniphofia hybrida<br />

65°-70°, L, 21 to 28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Flamenco 7268<br />

AAS Winner very uniform, abundance of non fading 1<br />

1/2” flowers flower on 12” spike. Bright orange, red<br />

and yellow shades. Height 30”.<br />

Garden Leader<br />

Z-Scape Tritoma 7267<br />

Low maintenance, low moisture requirement. Size 8<br />

to 12” yellow to red spike, 36” grassy, lanced foliage.<br />

Pfitzer’s Hybrids 7260<br />

Striking spikes of 1 1/2” bright orange, red and yellow<br />

shades tubular blooms on 10 to 12” spike.<br />

KOELERIA<br />

See <strong>Perennial</strong> Ornamental Grasses<br />

LAGERSTROEMIA<br />

See Crape Myrtle<br />

LALLEMANTIA<br />

BLUE SNAPS<br />

Lallemantia canescens<br />

65° to 70°, uncovered, 4 days<br />

CROP TIME: POT: 10 weeks<br />

Garden Leader Blue Cane 6107<br />

Blue mauve flowers contrast with blue green foliage.<br />

Upright flower stalks in a compact bush growing to<br />

14”. Long flowering period. Short lived perennial<br />

grown as an annual. Hardy to Zone 6.<br />

LATHYRUS<br />

See Sweet Pea<br />

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LAVANDULA<br />

Also see herb seed section<br />

Zone 3<br />

70°, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Blue Scent 6056<br />

L. hidcote. Earliest, first year, flowering strain. Deep<br />

blue blooms. Garden height 12-14”. Hardy to Zone 5.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader<br />

Fragrant Butterflies 6179<br />

L. stoeches pendunculata. Compact bracts are held on<br />

slender 40” stems. Plants have attractive aromatic<br />

gray-green foliage. Sow June or July for blooms the<br />

following summer.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader EzGro 7266<br />

L. angustifolia. Easy for the home gardener or<br />

landscaper to grow and enjoy. Full sun plant blooms<br />

from June to frost. Finish in 4” or gallon containers.<br />

Blooms first season. Fragrant foliage and lavender<br />

colored blooms. This perennial makes a beautiful<br />

specimen and, of course, can be harvested for its<br />

aroma as a sachet. 18 to 22” tall. Include these<br />

lovelies in combination containers and baskets to add<br />

beautiful foliage color and scent. Hardy in Zones 5-9.<br />

Available as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Lavance Purple 7185<br />

First year flowering with a true compact habit. Garden<br />

height 10”.<br />

Purple Ribbon 7206<br />

L. stoechas. Large deep purple flower heads with<br />

purple bracts. Strong 14” stems.<br />

LAVATERA<br />

Zone 5<br />

TREE MALLOW<br />

Lavatera trimestris<br />

75° 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 12 weeks<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader White 7760<br />

3 1/2” white daisy with wide petals. Height: 20”.<br />

Novella 7748<br />

The first Lavatera with a growth habit that is suitable<br />

for commercial pot production. Compact and early to<br />

flower. Long lasting bright rose flowers 3” in size.<br />

Plant height 8” in a 6” pot and up to 24” when<br />

grown in the garden.<br />

Ruby Regis 7756<br />

4” rose with red vein daisy; Size. Height: 24”.<br />

Silver Cup 7758<br />

4” light pink daisy; Size. Height: 24”.<br />

TWINS SERIES<br />

Cool White 7209<br />

Hot Pink 7214<br />

Award winning compact plants that flower in 14<br />

weeks. Garden height 12-20”.<br />

LEONTOPODIUM<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

EDELWEISS<br />

Leontopodium alpinum<br />

34° 21 days; L; 70°D, 40°N 14 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 9 weeks<br />

Edelweiss 7270<br />

Alpine perennial, requires dry soil. 1/4” yellow bract<br />

surrounding 1 1/2” bloom in early summer. Height: 6-<br />

12”,woolly silver foliage.<br />

LEWISIA<br />

Zones 4-7<br />

BITTER ROOT<br />

Lewisia navadensis cotyledon<br />

72°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME:POT: 10 weeks<br />

Special Mix 7279<br />

Single multipetal in many flowered panicles. Mixture<br />

includes white, yellow, pink, salmon, orange. Flowers<br />

begin in May and re-blooms until August. Star shaped<br />

evergreen rosette 4-6” tall.<br />

Sunset 7216<br />

Colors range from white through carmine. Foliage is<br />

evergreen and finds a home in rock crevasses with full<br />

sun or part shade.<br />

LIATRIS<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

BLAZING STAR, GAYFEATHER<br />

Liatris spicata<br />

75°D, 65°N; L; 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 9 weeks<br />

FLORISTAN SERIES<br />

Violet 7280<br />

White 7275<br />

L.spicata. Profusion of high quality 36” cutting spikes.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Z-Scape Liatris 7282<br />

Spicata type. Weather tolerant Liatris with red-purple<br />

14” spike on strong stems. Long-living garden<br />

perennial.<br />

Kansas Gayfeather 7278<br />

L. pyncnostachya. 6”, rosy purple receme on 18”<br />

stem. Wild form well suited for naturalizing in<br />

wildflower mixes.<br />

“ASK US”<br />

Kobold 7284<br />

L.spicata.14” purple bloom spike on 40” stem.<br />

Picador 7283<br />

L. spicata long narrow red-purple spires, 18”.<br />

LIGULARIA<br />

Zone 4-8<br />

BIG LEAF GOLDENRAY<br />

Ligularia dentata<br />

68°, D, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Dentata 7749<br />

5” nodding racemes of 2” double-disk golden yellow<br />

flowers. Height: 24” light green foliage.<br />

LIMONIUM<br />

See Statice<br />

LINDHEIMERA<br />

Zones 7-9<br />

TEXAS STAR<br />

65°, L, 11 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

Sunny Boy 6710<br />

Bright yellow flowers on 30” stems. Plants have good<br />

branching habit and are easily naturalized.<br />

LINUM<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Annual Linum, usitatissimum, see annual seed section.<br />

Zone 5-9<br />

FLAX<br />

Linum compactum<br />

65-70°, 7 to 14 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 9 weeks<br />

Blue Flax 5047<br />

L. lewisii. Wild form<br />

Diamant 7297<br />

Extra dwarf, compact selection. Masses of pure white<br />

flowers on well branched plants.<br />

Flavum Compactum 7290<br />

1”; single yellow flowers. 9” plant height with open<br />

sprawling habit.<br />

Saphyr 7299<br />

Perenne nanum. 1” sapphire blue single flowers on 9”<br />

plants.<br />

800-241-7333<br />

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<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Sky Blue 7295<br />

Light blue<br />

LISIANTHUS<br />

See Annual Seed<br />

LOBELIA<br />

(Tender) Zones 6-8<br />

CARDINAL FLOWER, INDIAN PINK<br />

Lobelia species<br />

34° 28 days; L; 70°D, 50°N 21 to 28 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 15 weeks<br />

Blue Shadow 2500<br />

L.kalmii. First year flowering. Compact glossy green<br />

foliage in tight clump. Spikes of small blue flowers<br />

reach up 8-10”.<br />

COMPLIMENT SERIES<br />

Deep Red 7302<br />

Scarlet 7307<br />

Mix 2292<br />

F-1 The best choice for commercial cutflowers by<br />

virtue of its large flower and long, stiff stems. Tubers<br />

may not survive northern winters. Height: 30” nonbranching.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER Hi Gro FAN SERIES<br />

Blue 7319<br />

Burgundy 0484<br />

Deep Rose 7300<br />

Salmon 7108<br />

Scarlet 0442<br />

Lobelia speciosa tetraploid. Very large flowers up to 1<br />

1/2 “ born in clusters. The tetraploid plants are very<br />

hardy and make an exceptional garden show and nice<br />

cut flowers. Blooms in late June from a January<br />

sowing. Garden height is 24”. Zone 6-8. Available as<br />

seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Queen Victoria 7305<br />

L.fulgens. Very hardy to Zone 4. 1” single deep scarlet<br />

blooms. Height 30”.<br />

NEW Valida Delft Blue 7604<br />

L.kalmii. Compact, sturdy and well branched plants.<br />

Green foliage with toothed edges, succulent-like.<br />

Resistant to broad weather conditions, wet as well as<br />

dry. Intense blue with white eye, self cleaning, long<br />

flowering. Finish in 16 weeks from seed. Height : 16-<br />

20". Zone 5-9<br />

LUNARIA<br />

Biennial<br />

MONEY PLANT, SILVER DOLLAR<br />

Lunaria biennis<br />

68°, 14 to 21 Days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 8 weeks<br />

HONESTY SERIES<br />

Purple 7309<br />

White 7310<br />

Honesty Mix 7315<br />

Sweetly scented flowers in late spring from a<br />

sowing the previous summer. It is the coin-like seed<br />

pods which are dried and used in arranging. Height:<br />

12-14”.<br />

140 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

LUPINE<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

LUPINE, TEXAS BLUEBONNET<br />

Lupinus polyphyllus<br />

85° D, 70° N; D; 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Popular and very hardy perennials, lupines require rich,<br />

well-drained soil, lots of moisture and plenty of sun to<br />

develop their best floral display.<br />

Gallery Mix 7338<br />

Most flower first season from seed. Full range of<br />

colors. Stem height 24”.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER POPSICLE SERIES<br />

Blue 7340<br />

Pink 7341<br />

Red 7342<br />

White 7343<br />

Yellow 7344<br />

Mix 7345<br />

Compact habit, early blooming. Can be finished in<br />

bloom in a 4” pot. Longest lived Lupines ever in our<br />

trials yet always the first cultivar to bloom from seed.<br />

The highest percentage of first year blooming comes<br />

from seedlings that are lighted to extend daylength.<br />

1/2 the height of Russell Hybrids. Much more uniform<br />

in size from plant to plant than Russell.<br />

FLOWER: Shape; Plants are sturdy upright 10” flowers<br />

on 20” spikes.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Z-Scape Lupine 7339<br />

L.texensis, self-seeding annual does extremely well in<br />

arid environment. Not a true perennial, however when<br />

it established a naturalized planting, by self-seeding,<br />

will last for years.<br />

FLOWER: Shape: open, loose spikes; Color: blue<br />

PLANT: Habit: upright; Height: 18”; Spread: 12”<br />

RUSSELL HYBRID SERIES<br />

Chandelier, yellow 7330<br />

Chatelaine, pink 7331<br />

My Castle, brick red 7332<br />

Noble Maiden, ivory white 7334<br />

The Governor, blue 7333<br />

The Pages, carmine red 7335<br />

Mix 7336<br />

The standard garden lupine. 12” flower on 30” spike<br />

in early summer.<br />

LYCHNIS<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

CATCHFLY, GERMAN CATCHFLY<br />

Lychnis species<br />

70° D, 60° N; 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 8 weeks<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW GARDEN LEADER LUMINA SERIES<br />

NEW Bronze Leaf Red 7352<br />

NEW Orange 7353<br />

NEW Salmon 7354<br />

NEW Mix 7304<br />

L. haageana. Full sun/partial shade. Plants bloom in 18<br />

weeks from sowing. Natural season is from May<br />

through August. Height 12-14”, spread 10-14”.<br />

Garden hardy, long lived plants with clear colors. Zone<br />

5-7. Available as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Maltese Cross 7360<br />

L. chalcedonica. 1”single brilliant scarlet bloom.<br />

Molten Lava 7366<br />

L. haageana. 1”, brilliant orange scarlet single bloom<br />

on 24” stem, bronze foliage.<br />

Occulata 7376<br />

Silver-like foliage, attractive both in and out of bloom.<br />

Flowers from pink to white in loose clusters on long<br />

stems. Height 38”.<br />

Vesuvius 7375<br />

Hybrid chalcedonica. Bright Scarlet blooms in<br />

profusion. Height 14” with mahogany bronze foliage.<br />

Viscaria Alpina 7373<br />

Rose-pink flowers occur in dense terminal clusters 4<br />

inches across. Recommended for rock gardens for its<br />

neat, compact appearance.<br />

Viscaria Firebird 7371<br />

Will tolerate a wide range of climates from wet to dry.<br />

Loose clusters on long stems, some double, range<br />

from red to white. Grassy clumps 18-24”.<br />

LYSIMACHIA<br />

Zone 3-8<br />

GARDEN LOOSESTRIFE<br />

Lysimachia punctata<br />

65°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Beaujolais 7217<br />

Wine red flower spikes on 26” stems. Sow in summer<br />

for flowering plants in June.<br />

Punctata 2548<br />

5 petal star in yellow whorls around stems at leaf<br />

nodes, late spring through early summer 1st year.<br />

Plant height 36”.<br />

MACLEAYA<br />

Zone 3-8<br />

PLUME POPPY, TREE CALANDINE<br />

Macleaya (Bocconia) cordata<br />

65°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Cordata 7386<br />

Poppy family, grown for decorative foliage. Best suited<br />

for warm light soil around densely-rooted woody<br />

plants. Tiny white flowers arranged in open sprays on<br />

30” stems, 2nd year from seed. Woody 32” stems<br />

produced from stolon growth with palmate lobed<br />

glaucous blue-gray leaves 8” wide.<br />

MALVA<br />

Zone 4-8<br />

MALLOW, MUSK MALLOW<br />

Malva moschata<br />

68°, L, 10 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Alba 7402<br />

White flower similar in shape to cosmos born on<br />

upper leaf axils in clusters. Height: 36” with deeply cut<br />

and lacy foliage.


GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader White Mallow 6181<br />

Compact plant grows to 16” in the garden. Long<br />

flowering period begins in the first season from<br />

sowing. Plants become covered with glistening white<br />

flowers.<br />

Mystic Merlin 7363<br />

M. sylvestris. Open 5 petal flower shades from rich<br />

purple through highly unusual and illusive color of<br />

blue on 23” stem, blooms second season from May<br />

sowing. Plant grows 68” in upright stems from basal<br />

area.<br />

Rosea 2627<br />

The rose-colored compliment to Alba.<br />

Snow White 6182<br />

Fleuroselect Quality Mark. Compact plant with<br />

attractive white flowers, well suited for 6”pots. Sow in<br />

January for June bloom.<br />

Sylvestris 3231<br />

Zebrinia. Rose with deep veined flowers. Sow in<br />

January for June bloom.<br />

MATRICARIA<br />

See Tanacetum<br />

MECONOPSIS<br />

Zone 5 -9<br />

Meconopsis betonicifolia<br />

55°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: POT: 24 weeks<br />

Grandis 3127<br />

Covered with vivid large blue flowers. Must be grown<br />

in cool locations, shade from mid-day sun, shelter<br />

from wind. Thrives in moist well drained soils. Divide<br />

every 2-3 years to maintain plant vigor. Fall and spring<br />

sowing, fall is best. Large 4-5” Poppy-like bloom, 4<br />

petaled on tall erect stems in mid summer.<br />

MICROSERIS<br />

Zones 5-8<br />

MURNONG<br />

60°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

Girandole 6183<br />

Yellow daisy-like flowers bloom all season on 12”<br />

plants.<br />

MIMOSA<br />

Zone 7-10<br />

TOUCH ME NOT<br />

Mimosa pudica<br />

70°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 8 weeks<br />

Sensitive Plant 6300<br />

Fast growing curious foliage plant. Fern-like leaflets<br />

and leaf that suddenly droop when touched. Blooms<br />

small clusters of white flowers. Grows to 18-24”,<br />

open branching habit.<br />

MIMULUS<br />

Also see Annual Seed section<br />

Zones 6-9<br />

MONKEY FLOWER<br />

65°, L, 9 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

BOUNTY SERIES<br />

Orange 3201PL<br />

Red 3211PL<br />

Rose 3215PL<br />

Yellow 3217PL<br />

Grown as an annual yet perennial in most zones.<br />

Prefers cool weather. 8” mounds are covered with<br />

bright blooms.<br />

MONARDA<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

BEE BALM WILD BERGAMONT<br />

Monarda didyma<br />

70°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 8 weeks<br />

Citrodora 7381<br />

Lemon mint. Pink or white with purple spots. Height:<br />

38”.<br />

Fistulosa 7404<br />

2” Lavender; Height: 38”.<br />

Lambada 7401<br />

Half hardy perennial, border plant, cut & dried flower.<br />

Light lavender spotted with white in whorled spikes,<br />

April till frost, first year. Height 30”.<br />

PANORAMA SERIES<br />

Red Shades 7405<br />

Mix 7403<br />

M. didyma. 2” in terminal clusters. Mix has many<br />

shades of scarlet, bright red, pink salmon, lilac and<br />

crimson. The New Red Shades is only the red and<br />

scarlet colors. Height: 3’.<br />

MYOSOTIS<br />

Zone 4-8<br />

FORGET ME NOT<br />

Myosotis alpestris<br />

70°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 8 weeks<br />

BOBO SERIES<br />

Blue 7382<br />

Rose 7383<br />

White 7384<br />

Earlier to flower than Victoria by 3 weeks. 6” plants<br />

bloom in May of second season.<br />

Mon Amie Blue 6097<br />

M. sylvatica. Blooms 3 to 6 months earlier than other<br />

Forget-Me-Nots. Garden height 6-8”. Grow and sell<br />

with Pansies. Spread 6-8”. Short lived perennial hardy<br />

to Zone 5.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Banner denotes Garden Leaders which are the<br />

top garden performers.<br />

Scissors denote Strong stemmed plant that<br />

makes good cut flower<br />

Basket denotes Trailing plant habit suitable<br />

for hanging baskets<br />

Palustris 7416<br />

True marsh Forget-Me-Not, bright blue flowers with<br />

tiny yellow centers. This perennial blooms from Spring<br />

to Autumn. Makes a nice cut flower.<br />

SYLVA SERIES<br />

Bluesylva 7532<br />

Rosesylva 7408<br />

SylvaMix 7308<br />

M. sylvatica. Flowers on a compact plant habit. Height<br />

8” and branches well. Lends itself to pot production.<br />

Fleuroselect Quality Mark 2000.<br />

VICTORIA SERIES<br />

Blue 7412<br />

Rose 7410<br />

White 7411<br />

Dwarf 8”plants, self seeding.<br />

NEPETA<br />

Also see Herb seed section<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

N. nervosa<br />

68°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 8 weeks<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Blue Carpet 7388<br />

Masses of small gray-blue aromatic foliage and an<br />

endless yield of spires of lavender-blue flowers.<br />

Blooms late first year from a winter sowing.<br />

Blue Moon 7387<br />

Similar to above yet earlier to flower by 3-4 weeks.<br />

Catmint 7415<br />

This mint relative produces silvery-gray foliage and<br />

attractive purplish-blue flowers and will naturalize<br />

readily.<br />

Felix 8529<br />

Nepeta x faassenii is well known for it’s long flowering<br />

season.<br />

Flower colour, intensity and habit are strongly<br />

improved with ‘Felix’. Stronger lilac-blue and a<br />

controlled semi-spreading habit make this variety very<br />

suitable for container production.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader EZ Gro Pink Caddy 6108<br />

N. hybrida. Numerous light pink flowers on upright<br />

stems with aromatic foliage. Grow in combination<br />

containers and use in perennial borders. Garden<br />

height 18”. Hardy to zone 5.<br />

Pink Cat 8578<br />

Large pink flower spikes on compact mounded plants.<br />

A new attractive color, outstanding in both flower<br />

power and flowering time. Pink Cat shows good<br />

winter hardiness and fine heat tolerance.<br />

Thermometer denotes Energy saving plant<br />

that can be grown in cool greenhouses<br />

Pot/Container denotes Vegetative cutting<br />

type plant from seed<br />

Foliage denotes Ornamental foliage plant<br />

AAS All America Selections Winner<br />

FLS Fleuroselect Winner<br />

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<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

NIEREMBERGIA<br />

Zone 6-9<br />

Nierembergia hippomanica<br />

70°,L,14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: Pack: 12 weeks<br />

Photoperodic, requires long days to flower<br />

Purple Robe 7474<br />

1 1/4” single violet blue star shaped flowers on 8”<br />

plants.<br />

White Robe 8581<br />

White counterpart of Blue Robe and good<br />

replacement for Mont Blanc for which seed is always<br />

in short supply. 1 1/4” single white star shaped<br />

flowers on 8” plants.<br />

OENOTHERA<br />

Zone 4-9<br />

EVENING PRIMROSE, SUNDROPS<br />

Oenothera species<br />

75°D, 65°N; L; 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Evening Primrose 7420<br />

O. missouriensis, 12” plant with 4-6” lemon yellow<br />

flowers.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Magenta 6188<br />

Rosy red flowers and shiny green foliage on plants<br />

that reach 6”. Sow seed in January for late May<br />

flowers. Great in the garden and also in combination<br />

containers.<br />

Glowing Magenta 6189<br />

An unusual dwarf OENOTHERA with deep pink<br />

flowers and deep green foliage. Blooms on 6” plants<br />

in May from a January sowing.<br />

Lemon Sunset 7419<br />

O. longifolia. Single, poppy like flower opens soft<br />

yellow then mature to a sunset red color second year<br />

from a May sowing. Plant height is 45”. Stems are a<br />

rich red color.<br />

Fruticosa Youngii 7422<br />

O. taragonia Shape: single, poppy like bloom, bright<br />

yellow. Height 20”.<br />

Speciosa 7418<br />

Light pink to white flower, 2nd year late spring.<br />

Sunset Boulevard 5073<br />

The striking orange to lemon flowers mature to<br />

shades of apricot to red. The flowers are abundantly<br />

produced in whorls on strong stems that open during<br />

the day.<br />

Sundrops 5075<br />

O. tetragonia. Bright yellow flowers from reddish<br />

buds. 26 inch plants.<br />

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES<br />

See our complete grass seed assortment in our new<br />

Ornamental Grass Section. Annual grasses are also<br />

listed in the Annual Flower Seed Section. RS following<br />

the part number denotes Advanced Vigor seed.<br />

Germination is faster and yields more transplantable<br />

seedlings than Standard seed.<br />

Zone 4-8<br />

70°, L, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: Pack: 9 weeks, varies by variety<br />

142 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Amazon Mist 3303RS<br />

Carex. Handsome “pony tail” type with thin leaves.<br />

Bright green terminating in light tan tips. Garden<br />

height 28”. Advanced Vigor seed.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Ez Gro<br />

Avena French Black 3326<br />

Easy for the home gardener or landscaper to grow and<br />

enjoy. Thrives in hot, dry conditions yet adapts well to<br />

periods of heavy rain. 6-12” plant height, 8-10”<br />

spread in compact mounds of blue-green foliage.<br />

Zone 5. Green Roof certified. Available as seeds, plugs<br />

and liners.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Ez Gro<br />

Blue Arrows Juncus 3339<br />

Easy for the home gardener or landscaper to grow and<br />

enjoy. Bog plant prefers hot and wet conditions. 12 to<br />

18” plant height, 8 to 10” spread. Zone 5. Available<br />

as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Blue Fescue 3322<br />

Festuca glauca. Neat compact habit of tight grassy<br />

mounds. Foliage color is silver blue. Height: 16”;<br />

Spread: 16”.<br />

Blue Grama 5029<br />

Bouteloua gracilis, <strong>Perennial</strong> oats in sturdy cluster.<br />

Bronzita 3233RS<br />

Carex tenuisecta, sedge. Brown leaf with garden<br />

height of 18”. Advanced Vigor seed.<br />

Bronco 3254RS<br />

Carex tenuisecta, brown leaf sedge. Garden height<br />

12”. Advanced Vigor seed.<br />

Buffalo Gold 3295RS<br />

Anemanthele. Garden height 24” – 26”. Foliage color<br />

is green towards gold-bronze; turns gold under high<br />

light. Flowers are upright and slightly pendulous.<br />

Thrives in full sun, moist but well drained soil. Use in<br />

landscape and combination containers. Crop time is<br />

14 weeks from sowing. <strong>Perennial</strong> zone 6.<br />

Coppertop 3308RS<br />

Carex. Tall upright habit with moderately broad green<br />

colored leaves with straw colored margin areas. Plant<br />

height is 27 inches. Advanced Vigor seed.<br />

Spiky Blue 6956<br />

Corynephorus canescens. Miniature blue fescue.<br />

Advanced Vigor seed.<br />

Festina 3323RS<br />

F. glauca. Bluish-green foliage with small flower<br />

panicles, 20”. Nice blue fescue that shows brighter<br />

blue foliage than the standard Festuca glauca from<br />

seed.<br />

Frosted Curls 3324<br />

Carex tenuisecta, sedge. Brown leaf with garden<br />

height of 12”<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Ez Gro HiGro<br />

Javelin Juncus 3327<br />

Easy for the home gardener or landscaper to grow and<br />

enjoy. Bog plant prefers hot and wet conditions. 20 to<br />

24” plant height, 10 to 14” spread. Zone 5. Available<br />

as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Koeleria Coolio 3316<br />

K.glauca. Short grassy blades in tight clumps. Dense<br />

panicles shoot upward from center bearing tight seed<br />

heads, 10”. For an attractive commercial installation ,<br />

plant a tree and Coolio down by the school yard.<br />

Luzuna Lucius 6410RS<br />

Hardy evergreen perennial grass with long 18” white<br />

arching panicles. Advanced Vigor seed.<br />

Luzuna Starmaker 8531<br />

More compact than Lucius listed above. Panicle are<br />

more broad and curled. Advanced Vigor seed.<br />

Aureum 6058<br />

Millium effusum. Broad, arching, chartreuse color<br />

foliage. Plant height is 12 to 14 inches and forms a 18<br />

to 24 inch wide mound. Hardy to zone 6 and requires<br />

soil temperature of 85 (F) for seed germination.<br />

PAMPAS GRASS<br />

Pink 3318<br />

White 3319<br />

Cortaderia selloana<br />

Not reliably hardy North of zone 6. Where Pampas<br />

Grass survives, it produces massive mounds of<br />

gorgeous feathery plumes. Height: 70-72”; Spread:<br />

48-60”.<br />

Panic Grass 3309<br />

Panicum violaceum, Switch Grass<br />

Fountain-like sprays of yellow 6 to 8” plumes with<br />

hints of red on 36-42 inch stems.<br />

Pony Tails 3232PL<br />

Stipa tenuissima, Angels Hair Long whispy plumes<br />

narrow and hair-like 14” to 18” on 40” stems, silvery<br />

gold August 1st year from seed. Advanced Vigor<br />

seed. In multiple seed pellets, and standard grade.<br />

Red Brome Grass 3304<br />

Bromus rubens. Attractive wisp of light pink flower<br />

stalks. Best used for container plantings as Brome<br />

grass can become invasive in desert climates. Garden<br />

height 16”<br />

Red Rooster 3251RS<br />

This Carex is an upright growing plant with narrow<br />

blades of straw colored epidermis covering the active<br />

chlorophyll underneath. The plant appears to be dried<br />

but remains actively growing. Tips curl to make a very<br />

interesting companion plant in containers. Garden<br />

height 27”. Advanced Vigor seed.<br />

Ruby Grass 4289<br />

Rhynchelitrum repens. Dramatic impact in the<br />

landscape. Features long blooming flowers that are<br />

ruby-red, fading to pink or silvery-white, and are born<br />

on spectacular 6-10” open pannicles. Upright-open<br />

habit. Foliage is medium textured, green, and tinged<br />

with purple. Height: 2-4 ft; Spread: 3 ft.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Ez Gro<br />

Screw Grass Juncus 3341<br />

Easy for the home gardener or landscaper to grow and<br />

enjoy. Warm conditions. Foliage accent, grass-like<br />

plant. 8 to 10” plant height, 24 to 36” spread; 4”<br />

pots, hanging basket and combination containers.<br />

Zone 5. Available as seeds, plugs and liners.


Sideoats Grama 5031<br />

Bouteloua curtipendula. Tall oat grass, very hardy.<br />

Starhead 3230PL<br />

Juncus ensifolius. Broad leaf perennial grass hardy<br />

zones 5 & 6. 8” leaf blades are topped with attractive<br />

inflorescence in the form of a starburst. Multiseed<br />

pallets.<br />

PAPAVER<br />

Iceland Poppy see Annual Seed Section<br />

ORIENTAL POPPY<br />

Zones 2- 7<br />

Papaver orientalis<br />

70°, L, 12 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 16 weeks<br />

Allegro 7435<br />

Our most popular Oriental poppy. Allegro forms dwarf<br />

(16”) plants that produce a profusion of scarlet<br />

blossoms with dark eyes.<br />

Beauty of Livermore 7446<br />

Dark oxblood red flowers on 3-foot vigorous plant.<br />

Brilliant Red 7450<br />

Brilliant really is! Vivid fiery red blooms to 6 inches<br />

across on robust 36-inch plants.<br />

Checkers 7423<br />

Pure silky white flowers marked inside by the deepest<br />

black cross provide the ultimate contrast. July sowing<br />

will bloom in the following season on 30” stems.<br />

Double Tangerine Gem 7400<br />

Double soft orange blooms on a truly perennial poppy.<br />

Uniform in germination, easy to grow and wonderfully<br />

attractive flowers. Sow in July for blooms the<br />

following summer.<br />

Flamenco 7430<br />

Unique mix, consisting of various vivid colors,<br />

including pastel pinks and picotee edges. Excellent<br />

outdoor variety used in beds. Blooms first year from an<br />

early sowing.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Orient Mix 1623PL<br />

Semi-dwarf plants grow to 24”. Color are red, scarlet,<br />

salmon orange, rose, pink, violet and white. Seed is<br />

pelleted for easy handling.<br />

Meadow Pastels 7434<br />

Mixture containing up to 10 different and distinct<br />

colors. Will bloom first season from seed.<br />

Moondance 7436<br />

P. miyabeanum. Dwarf, compact mound of dense<br />

foliage. Small pale yellow blooms in second season.<br />

Oriental Choice Mix 7440<br />

Standard height (3') mixture displaying a wide range<br />

of colors.<br />

Pizzicato 7357<br />

Bred by Tezier of France, semi dwarf mixture of red,<br />

orange, salmon, mauve, rose, pink and white all with<br />

black centers. Blooms are on sturdy 28” stems.<br />

Fleuroselect winner in 1995.<br />

Solar Fire Orange 7437<br />

Bright orange with large yellow eye. Early sowing will<br />

yield blooms in first season.<br />

Victoria Louise 7451<br />

Oriental, salmon flowered, full sized.<br />

PARACARYUM<br />

Zones 3- 7<br />

ALPINE FLOWER<br />

55°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 21 weeks<br />

Mediterranean 7433<br />

Many bright sky blue flowers with dark gentian blue<br />

eyes are produced on numerous sprayed stems above<br />

silvery-gray foliage. June flowering from previous seasons<br />

sowing. 27” plant height.<br />

PARADISEA<br />

Zones 3- 7<br />

ALPINE FLOWER<br />

55°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 21 weeks<br />

Liliastrum 6192<br />

Cone shaped white flowers on 15” plants.<br />

PENSTEMON<br />

Zone 5-9<br />

BEARD-TONGUE<br />

Penstemon strictus<br />

65°, L, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACKS: 10 weeks<br />

Assorted hybrid series<br />

Electric Blue 6067<br />

Strictus Violet 7460<br />

Violet Dusk 6068<br />

Dwarf Hybrids Mix 7465<br />

2” mostly tubular in terminal racemes similar to<br />

snapdragon on 1 to 3 foot stalks midsummer.<br />

Cambridge Mix 7312<br />

Genetically compact plant producing flower spikes in<br />

blue, purple, pink and rose with gray foliage. Blooms<br />

first year, 210 days from sowing.<br />

Dwarf Navigator 7313<br />

Compact 10” plants yield a mixture of straight color<br />

blooms. Awarded the Fleuroselect Quality Mark.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW GARDEN LEADER FLAG STAFF SERIES<br />

NEW Flagstaff Red 7355<br />

NEW Flagstaff Rose 7356<br />

“ASK US”<br />

P. hartwegii. Our compact version of this robust and<br />

sturdy perennial. Hardy to the northern reaches of<br />

Zone 5. Plant height is 12-14”. Use in perennial<br />

beds or in mixed containers. Available as seeds,<br />

plugs and liners.<br />

Huskers Red Superior 7012RS<br />

Soft pink flowers in nearly black stems. Garden height<br />

24” Advanced Vigor seeds for highest germination.<br />

Jingle Bell 7013RS<br />

Bright scarlet flowers hang from tall thin spikes.<br />

Garden Height 50”<br />

Miniature Bells 6193<br />

Rose shades, 12”.<br />

Petite Bouquet 7317<br />

Plants bear attractive tubular flowers. Mixture includes<br />

blue, pink, white, red and deep crimson and bicolors.<br />

Plants are 14” and bloom the first year from an early<br />

winter sowing.<br />

TUBULAR BELLS SERIES<br />

Red 7314<br />

Rose 7316<br />

Purple/White 7014<br />

P. hartwegii. Tall 20” spikes with drooping tubular<br />

flowers all around.<br />

PEROVSKIA<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Zones 5-7<br />

RUSSIAN SAGE<br />

Perovskia atriplicifolia<br />

68° covered, 15 to 20 days<br />

CROP TIME: 22-26 weeks<br />

Popular landscaper or accentuating border plant.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Blue Fog 7593<br />

P. atriplicifolia. Long lasting sky-blue flower spikes with<br />

contrasting silver foliage. Heat and drought tolerant<br />

garden plant that is well suited for large landscape<br />

planting or large containers. Garden height 28-36”.<br />

Advanced Vigor seed. Zone 5. Available as seeds,<br />

plugs and liners.<br />

Taiga 7056RS<br />

Long, deep sky-blue flower spikes over contrasting<br />

silver color. Sell in 6” or gallon containers in late<br />

spring. Garden height 16-20”.<br />

800-241-7333<br />

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<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

PETRORHAGIA<br />

Zone 5<br />

TUNIC FLOWER<br />

Petrorhagia saxifraga<br />

65°, D, 12 To 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACKS: 9 weeks<br />

Garden Leader Peace Pink 4438<br />

Similar to miniature Baby’s Breath. 3/8” pale pink to<br />

white, early summer plant covered with hundreds of<br />

flowers. Compact 8” clump with many branches of<br />

tiny and pin-like leaves. First year bloomer.<br />

Pink Starlets 6194<br />

Masses of delicately veined flowers burst through<br />

finely cut silvery-green foliage, compact and mounded<br />

shaped in habit. 12” July bloom from a January<br />

sowing.<br />

PHLOMIS<br />

Zones 5-7<br />

Lamiaceae<br />

60°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 20 weeks<br />

Samia 7830<br />

40” stems with whorls of creamy brown flowers,<br />

shaded pink inside.<br />

PHLOX<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

GARDEN PHLOX<br />

Phlox paniculata = (decussata)<br />

68°, L, 21 to 28 days<br />

Chill moistened seed at 34° for 4 weeks before<br />

sowing.<br />

CROP TIME:PACKS: 8-10 weeks<br />

New Hybrids Mix 7470<br />

Exceptional types, some of the seedlings will prove to<br />

be worthy of propagating from cuttings. New Hybrids<br />

produces large flower heads in beautiful shades on<br />

32-36” plants.<br />

PHYSALIS<br />

Tomatillo See Vegetable <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Zones 3-9<br />

CHINESE LANTERN, HUSK TOMATO<br />

Physalis franchetti<br />

60°, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACKS: 6 weeks<br />

Chinese Lantern 7475<br />

Sow in February or March for July blooms that<br />

produce scarlet lantern like seedpods on 24” plants.<br />

Miniature Chinese Lantern 7368<br />

16” plants well branched.<br />

PHYSOSTEGIA<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

FALSE DRAGONHEAD, OBEDIENT PLANT<br />

Physostegia virginiana<br />

75° D, 65°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACKS: 10 weeks<br />

A native of S.E. United States and member of the mint<br />

family. Retains decorative seed pods. Late blooming<br />

though first year from seed. Flowers into November.<br />

144 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader<br />

Crown of Snow 7406<br />

P. virginiana. First year flowering, a new breakthrough<br />

in this genus. Plants mature at 30”. Long spikes of<br />

densely packed clusters of pure white flowers. Zone<br />

2-9. Available as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Virginia Rose 7491<br />

1” single rose pink flowers on 6 to 8” spike. Height:<br />

48 to 52” invasive.<br />

Virginia White 7476<br />

1” flowers on 8” spike; Color: White. Height: 36”<br />

invasive.<br />

PLATYCODON<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

CHINESE BELLFLOWER, BALLOON FLOWER<br />

Platycodon grandiflorus<br />

65-70°, L, 21 -28 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 10 weeks<br />

A January sowing will yield blooming plants from June<br />

till frost<br />

USES: A very popular pot plant as well as an exquisite<br />

border plant. 8-10” height.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER BALLOON SERIES<br />

Blue 7488<br />

Pink 7369<br />

White 7489<br />

If you produce blooming perennial pots, the Balloon<br />

Series is for you. Large single flowers in blue or white<br />

and now pink, born on dwarf compact plants.<br />

FLORIST SERIES<br />

Blue 7561<br />

Pink 7562<br />

White 7563<br />

Large flowers on tall 24” stems ideal for cutting.<br />

Blooms second year from a June sowing.<br />

Maresii 7528<br />

Grandiflorus. Very large flowers on tall 26” stems ideal<br />

economical landscape use. Blooms second year from a<br />

June sowing.<br />

Sentimental Blue 7471<br />

F-1 hybrid uniformity and vigor on a densely compact<br />

plant. Blooms in May from a December sowing. Very<br />

floriferous even the first year. Height: 6-8”.<br />

PLUMBAGO<br />

Zones 6-9<br />

LEADWORT<br />

Plumbago capensis<br />

70°,D,28 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 8 weeks<br />

ESCAPADE SERIES<br />

Blue 4347<br />

White 4354<br />

Very heat tolerant with open habit and free flowering<br />

form. Height 14-18”. Suited for containers and<br />

combination baskets<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Z-Scape<br />

Plumbago 4340<br />

Free-flowering easily grown. Suitable for 4” pots and<br />

excellent in the garden.<br />

Flowers born in light blue clusters of 1” blooms.<br />

Height: 18-28” can grow to 36” in the South where it<br />

is also evergreen and woody.<br />

POLEMONIUM<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

GREEK VALERIAN, JACOB’S LADDER<br />

Polemonium species<br />

68°, D, 21days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Bambino Blue 7224<br />

P.viscosum. Very uniform in flower timing and plant<br />

habit. Good container presentation. 12” plant height.<br />

Needs long days to flower.<br />

Blue Pearl 7454<br />

P. caeruleum. Glossy blue in spring-early summer.<br />

Height: 18” with underground rhizomes.<br />

Blue Whirl 7499<br />

P. viscosum. Compact on 12” plants in dense rosettes.<br />

Flowers are blue and begin in the first season from<br />

seed.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Jacob Ladder 7370<br />

P. viscosum. Full sun plant blooms first season when<br />

provided at least 16 hours of daylight. Finish in 4 or 6”<br />

containers in 14 weeks. Garden height 15 to 16”.<br />

Zones 4-7. Available as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Pulcherrimum 7485<br />

North American native, easily cultivated. Light blue<br />

w/yellow throat. Height: 14”.<br />

Sulphur Trumpets 7924<br />

P. pauciflorum. Yellow with pink blush in spring-early<br />

summer, first season. Height: 20”.<br />

White Pearl 7453<br />

P. caeruleum. White flower, spring-early summer first<br />

year from February sowing. Height: 30” with<br />

underground rhizomes.<br />

POTENTILLA<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

CINQUEFOIL<br />

Potentilla napalensis<br />

65-70°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:POT: 12 weeks<br />

Aurea 7486<br />

Dwarf, 18” plants with yellow blooms.<br />

Melton Fire 7549<br />

P. nepalensis. Raspberry red flowers above silvery<br />

green foliage. Height, 20”.<br />

Miss Willmott 4345<br />

A member of the rose family scarlet flowers in second<br />

year. Very hardy and thrives across many climate<br />

zones. Flowers second season from a July sowing.


PRIMULA<br />

Florist Primula, See anuual seed<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

POLYANTHUS PRIMROSE<br />

Primula veris<br />

32,000 seeds/oz.<br />

60°,L,21 to 28 days<br />

CROP TIME: POT: 26 weeks<br />

Arctic Mix 7286<br />

P.acaulis. Though an acaulis type, this plant has shown<br />

consistent tolerance to below freezing temperatures<br />

and blooms through heavy frost. Not dependably<br />

hardy however.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

SNOW PRIMROSE SERIES<br />

Blue 6721<br />

Red 6676<br />

Rose 6677<br />

White 6718<br />

Yellow 6719<br />

Mix 6675<br />

Great companion to fall Pansy sales for over wintering<br />

spring bloom. Shade plant blooms from April through<br />

early summer. Finish in 4 inch containers. Blooms first<br />

season from a fall sowing. Our selections were made<br />

from the best of the Primula veris types. They have the<br />

terrific cold tolerance and brightest colors. Early spring<br />

flowering, sometimes pushing up through snow cover.<br />

Hardy to zone 3 in well drained soil rich in organic<br />

material.<br />

PACIFIC GIANTS SERIES<br />

Deep Blue 4613<br />

Pink 4615<br />

Mix 4620<br />

Grow cool to keep flowering stem at proper height.<br />

Large clustered globes 4” across on stalks. Height: 8-<br />

10”.<br />

PRUNELLA<br />

Zones 4-7<br />

SELF HEAL<br />

Prunella grandiflora<br />

60°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME:PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Bella Deep Rose 5105<br />

Plants grow to 8”, foliage is an attractive lacy green.<br />

Blooms first year with whorls of pink flowers.<br />

Freelander 7289<br />

1st yr flowering, compact plant mixture of violet,<br />

white and pink flowers.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Premium Blue 5107<br />

Dense 3 1/2” upright clusters, midsummer first year<br />

from seed.<br />

Pagoda Mix 2645<br />

Upright clusters, midsummer first year from seed.<br />

Colors include white, pink shades and blue shades.<br />

PULSATILLA<br />

See Anemone<br />

P. pycnanthemum<br />

Zones 3-7<br />

55°, L, 11 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

BELLS SERIES<br />

Red 6751<br />

Violet 6752<br />

Aromatic plants bloom second second season from a<br />

late winter sowing. Plant height is 28”.<br />

PYRETHRUM<br />

Zone 4<br />

PAINTED DAISY<br />

Chrysanthemum coccineum (roseum)<br />

60°, L, 14-21 Days<br />

CROP TIME: PACKS: 6-8 weeks<br />

January sowing will produce marketable plants by<br />

May when grown at 55° nights.<br />

GARDEN LEADER SERIES<br />

Pink 7537<br />

Red 7533<br />

Mix 7490<br />

High percentage of 2”double blooms which increase<br />

each season. Mixed colors. Very reliable and showy.<br />

James Kelway 7484<br />

Large vermillion red flowers on 36” stems.<br />

Robinsons Mix 7498<br />

Large single flowers with yellow centers on 24” stems.<br />

REHMANNIA<br />

Zones 3-7<br />

R. angulata<br />

65°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

Rufus 7602<br />

40” plants support flower spikes of deep rose<br />

drooping blooms.<br />

RHODANTHE<br />

See annual Helipterum seed<br />

ROSA<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

R. chinensis<br />

68°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Banner denotes Garden Leaders which are the<br />

top garden performers.<br />

Scissors denote Strong stemmed plant that<br />

makes good cut flower<br />

Basket denotes Trailing plant habit suitable<br />

for hanging baskets<br />

Angel Wings 5260<br />

Dwarf hedge rose with fully double flowers and<br />

pleasing fragrance. 18-22”.<br />

ROSCOEA<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

Zingiberaceae<br />

60°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks<br />

Ariculata 6198<br />

Hardy solitary brilliant purple flowers on 18” plants.<br />

RUDBECKIA<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Also see annual seed section<br />

BLACK EYED SUSAN, GLORIOSA DAISY<br />

RUDBECKIA, BIENNIAL<br />

RUDBECKIA HIRTA<br />

68°, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: POTS: 16 weeks<br />

Black-Eyed Susans are popular with bedding plant<br />

growers because they can be treated just like annuals.<br />

They’ll bloom readily from seed and continue to<br />

bloom in the garden all season long.<br />

Autumn Colors Mix 7380<br />

Flower color mixture from yellow to bronze. Height:<br />

14-18”<br />

BECKY SERIES<br />

Cinnamon Bicolor 7597<br />

Orange 7598<br />

Yellow 7599<br />

Mix 7507<br />

Extra dwarf for pot culture. Flower color varies from<br />

yellow to bronze all w/eye. Height: 10-12”<br />

Cherokee Sunset 7551<br />

AAS winner. 3 to 4” yellow, bronze, brown and<br />

orange double flower. Height: 22”.<br />

Cordoba 7374<br />

Color combination of a red ring on golden yellow<br />

petals. The 18 – 20” plants are well branched.<br />

Corona 7322<br />

Large flowers of golden yellow with a dark eye. The<br />

18 to 20” plants compliment the variety Sonora in<br />

habit and flower form.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader EZ Gro Gloriosa 4748<br />

Large plants for naturalizing and large beds<br />

2”; single gold with bark eye. Height: 40”.<br />

Thermometer denotes Energy saving plant<br />

that can be grown in cool greenhouses<br />

Pot/Container denotes Vegetative cutting<br />

type plant from seed<br />

Foliage denotes Ornamental foliage plant<br />

AAS All America Selections Winner<br />

FLS Fleuroselect Winner<br />

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<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader LoGro SERIES<br />

Two-Tone, yellow mahogany 7804<br />

Sunny, yellow 7807<br />

Orange 7806<br />

Mix 7805<br />

Very large flowers 4 - 6” on compact 8 - 10” plants.<br />

Stays compact to a maximum garden height of 10”<br />

without the need for growth regulators. Thrives in<br />

hot, dry summer conditions. Crop time is 100 days<br />

from seed making this an ideal plant to grow and<br />

finish for spring sales or from a second sowing to<br />

finish with fall garden mums.<br />

Indian Summer 4747<br />

AAS winner Large blooms, disease and insect<br />

resistant. 6-9” single and semi-double flower, golden<br />

yellow with dark brown “eyes”, midsummer through<br />

frost in fall. Height: 42”.<br />

Irish Eyes 7504<br />

3 1/2 – 4” golden yellow petals with green eye.<br />

Height: 36”.<br />

Prairie Sun 7542<br />

AAS winner. 5”; single light green central cone,<br />

golden petals having primrose tips. Height: 36”.<br />

Sonora 7529<br />

Fleuroselect quality mark. Extraordinary color<br />

combination with large mahogany ring on bright<br />

golden yellow petals. Plants are 18-20” tall with<br />

blooms of 6”. Great impulse item when offered full<br />

bloom in 8 to 10” pots.<br />

Spotlight 7323<br />

Compact 10” plants flower in 80 days. 3” blooms<br />

have golden yellow petals with mahogany centers and<br />

dark eyes. Sells well in 4” to 5” pots.<br />

RUDBECKIA, PERENNIAL<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

YELLOW CONEFLOWER<br />

Rudbeckia fulgida<br />

40° 30 days; 75°D, 65°N 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

The hardy true perennial Rudbeckias are a complex<br />

group encompassing some of our most popular<br />

perennials. These types make excellent and long-lived<br />

borders or accents.<br />

Goldsturm 7505RS<br />

5” single bloom golden yellow with brown eye.<br />

Height: 24”. We list our Advanced Vigor seed here<br />

because of its superior germination and higher<br />

number of transplantable seedlings. We also carry<br />

standard grade seed.<br />

Green Wizard 7503<br />

Small hidden petals surround black cones. Height:<br />

24”.<br />

Yellow Coneflower 7500<br />

Rudbeckia neumanni. 3” single bright yellow with<br />

dark cone. Height: 48”.<br />

SAGINA<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

IRISH MOSS, PEARL WORT<br />

Sagina subulata<br />

55°, 12 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

146 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Crispy 7492<br />

More compact and uniform flowering selection of Irish<br />

Moss.<br />

Irish Moss 7493<br />

White July flowering. Height: 2”creeping ground<br />

cover.<br />

NEW Garden Leader Garden Pearls 7497<br />

S. subulata. Low growing, dense green ground cover.<br />

Low moisture requirement. Small white blooms on<br />

delicate looking but sturdy stems. Plant height 2-3”,<br />

spread 8-10”. Zone 3. Green roof certified. Available<br />

as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

SALVIA<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Annual Salvia species see Annual Seed Section<br />

Zones 6-9<br />

Salvia species<br />

85° 2 days, L, 75° 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

A popular tender perennial grown in the North as an<br />

annual. Good heat tolerance in the South.<br />

Adora Blue 7409<br />

S. superba. A dense clumping habit and an early<br />

profusion of flower spikes, growers and gardeners will<br />

adore the new Adora Blue. First season blooming<br />

provides deep, violet blue flower petals that unfold on<br />

upright flower spikes. Lasting color through May and<br />

June. Garden height 12” to 14”.<br />

Blue Spires 7513<br />

S.transylvanica. “Blue Cloud” Light blue flowers on 1-<br />

1/2 to 2-foot spikes. Square stems are dark purple.<br />

Leaves are oval shaped on upright plants. Sun to<br />

partial shade.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER EZ Gro<br />

Z SCAPE SERIES<br />

Queen Blue 7509<br />

Queen Rose 7508<br />

(Z-Scape Queen Sage) Hardy Salvia species, S.<br />

nemorosa flowers first season. Formerly Z-Scape<br />

Queen Sage Series. Flower similar to Victoria. 1”<br />

blooms on 12” spikes, blooms in midsummer. Height:<br />

22”.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Purple Lyrata 4806<br />

S. lyrata. Full sun/part shade. Deep purple, ornamental<br />

foliage. Plant height 8 to 10”. Flower spikes reach 12<br />

to 14” and display small purple blooms. Use in<br />

landscapes, rock gardens and mixed containers. Zone<br />

6-8.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Rome on Fire 4807<br />

S. roemeriana. Full sun/part shade. Eye catching<br />

flowers in abundance in 12 to 14” stems. Compact<br />

and well branched plant mounds 8” in height. Long<br />

flowering season. Zone 6-8.<br />

Merleau 8439<br />

S. nemorosa. Deep blue flowers over contrasting deep<br />

green foliage. Flowers rapidly the first season under<br />

long days. Garden height is 12 to 14” and works well<br />

in gardens and combination containers.<br />

Patens 7494<br />

Bright blue 2-2-3/4” flowers on 1-1/2 to 3-foot spikes.<br />

Leaves are oval shaped on upright plants. Sun to<br />

partial shade.<br />

Prairie Fire 6200<br />

S. roemeriana. Deep scarlet flowers on semi-dwarf,<br />

ground hugging plants.<br />

Purple Volcano 4805<br />

S. lyrata. Deep purple ornamental foliage for container<br />

combinations and landscapes. Plant height 10”,<br />

flower spikes to 14”, flowers are small. The plant is<br />

grown for it’s attractive foliage.<br />

SELECT SERIES<br />

Blue 4808<br />

Rose 4810<br />

S. nemorosa. <strong>Perennial</strong> border plant flowering June-<br />

September. Flower in first year.<br />

SANTOLINA<br />

Zones 6-9<br />

LAVENDER COTTON, HOLY FLAX<br />

Santolina chamaecyparissus<br />

65°, D, 12 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks (green)<br />

Lavender Cotton 7515<br />

Strong herbal lavander scent. May not flower 1st year<br />

from seed. Button-like yellow 1” flowers on short<br />

stalks. Low-growing, mounded habit; Height: 12”<br />

silvery gray, evergreen foliage.<br />

Tomentosa 7589<br />

Silver foliage evergreen, 14” shrub with yellow<br />

flowers.<br />

SAPONARIA<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

SOAPWORT<br />

Saponaria ocymoides<br />

62°, D, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks (green)<br />

Oxymoides 7516<br />

Easy to grow groundcover. 3/4” pink flowers<br />

completely covering foliage. Creeping mound, 12”,<br />

Spread: 24”.<br />

SAXIFRAGA<br />

Zones 6-9<br />

SAXIFRAGE, ROCKFOIL<br />

Saxifraga arendsii<br />

65-75°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks (green)<br />

Flower Carpet 7518<br />

1/4 to 1/2” pink flowers on racemes. 3”creeping habit<br />

but does not intrude on other plants.<br />

Mossy Species Mixed 7522<br />

Pink, white, purple,yellow flowers, fleshy with soft<br />

runners.<br />

Purple Robe 7519<br />

Carmine red shaded petals form second year in April.


SCABIOSA<br />

Zone 4-8<br />

SWEET SCABIOUS, MORNING BRIDE<br />

Scabiosa caucasia<br />

65-70°, L, 14-21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

Pink Diamonds 7241<br />

S. japonica alba. The most uniform variety to date also<br />

the most compact in habit. 10” plants are basal<br />

branched with dense dark green foliage. Flowers are<br />

born on short sturdy stems.<br />

Beaujolais Bonnets 7324<br />

Unusual rich burgundy flowers with contrasting paler<br />

outer petals and white stamens. First year flowering<br />

from a Jan. through March sowing. Ideal for pots,<br />

containers and garden borders. Final garden height<br />

60cm / 24”<br />

NEW Compliment 7603<br />

Deep lavender-blue flowers bloom the first season<br />

from seed. Plant height 24”. Zone 3-7.<br />

Fama 7530<br />

Deep rich blue flowers born on strong 20-inch stems.<br />

Excellent long-lasting cutflower. A superior select<br />

European strain.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader HiGro Mix 5987<br />

Longer flowering and more flowers than other strains.<br />

2” crested daisy flowers, blue and lavender shades.<br />

Height: 18”.<br />

Giant Imperial Mix 4838<br />

Blue and lavender shades. Height: 24”.<br />

Isaac House’s Hybrids 7535<br />

July-August bloom of 2”crested daisy flowers in blue<br />

and lavender shades. Height: 18”.<br />

PERFECTA SERIES<br />

Alba white 7540<br />

Clear Blue 7229<br />

Dk Lavender 7235<br />

Lilac 7541<br />

Bears large 2-1/2 to 3-inch flowers on long 18 to 24inch<br />

stems. Bloom begins in July and lasts through<br />

August. Excellent cutflower selection.<br />

QIS SERIES<br />

Deep Red 7245<br />

Dark Blue 7246<br />

Salmon Pink 7249<br />

Scarlet 7250<br />

Mix 7247<br />

2-1/2 to 3-inch flowers on long 18 to 24-inch stems.<br />

Bloom begins in July and lasts through August. Very<br />

uniform in plant size and flower timing. Excellent<br />

cutflower or tall garden plants.<br />

Ritz 8584<br />

Delicate sky blue pincushion flowers abound above<br />

the glossy green leaves. Naturally compact at a<br />

maximum garden height of 8”. Full sun to part shade<br />

culture, perfect for low borders and combination<br />

plantings.<br />

SCUTELLARIA<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

Scutellaria species<br />

70°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

Oriental Blue 7524<br />

S. baicalensis. Erect stems covered with blooms in July.<br />

Bright purple with white beard. Height: 16”.<br />

SEDUM<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

STONECROP<br />

Sedum species<br />

65°, L, 14 Days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Sedums make terrific hardy rock garden specimens.<br />

The red-flowered forms are one of the best-selling<br />

perennials.<br />

Acre 7545<br />

Carpet-forming evergreen with 3” yelow flowers,<br />

blooms second season.<br />

Aizoon 7566<br />

Erect stems of 16” topped with yellow flower clusters<br />

second season.<br />

Dragon’s Blood 7550<br />

S. spurium cv. ‘Coccineum’<br />

Produces coral red flowers on spreading 4-6” plants.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Gold Carpet 7557<br />

An excellent selection of low-growing S. acre. 5”<br />

plants with evergreen foliage and clear yellow blooms.<br />

This one was a standout in perennial rock gardens for<br />

flower show and hardiness.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader EzGro<br />

Selski Gold 7569<br />

S. selkianum. Easy for the home gardener or<br />

landscaper to grow and enjoy. Full sun plant blooms<br />

from July through summer. Finish in 4” containers.<br />

Blooms first season. Trailing stems of small waxy<br />

foliage cover the ground in rock gardens and sunny<br />

borders. This is the perfect plant for garden path<br />

edging. Height 3”. Spread 10”. Blooms in late<br />

summer with bright yellow flower clusters. Zone 3.<br />

Green roof certified. Available as seeds, plugs and<br />

liners.<br />

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GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Ez Gro<br />

Splendid Purple 7548<br />

S. splendens. Easy for the home gardener or<br />

landscaper to grow and enjoy. Full sun perennial.<br />

Succulent, green shiny foliage with bright rose color<br />

flowers. 6” plant height, 12 to 14” spread; 4” pots;<br />

hanging baskets, combination containers and very<br />

hardy groundcover. Zone 3. Green roof certified.<br />

Available as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Golden Carpet 7555<br />

S. acre. Very popular perennial that produces a<br />

creeping 3” carpet of mossy leaves with small bright<br />

yellow flowers.<br />

Many Species Mix 7560<br />

By far our best value in sedum seeds, this hardy<br />

mixture produces blooms in red and yellow shades on<br />

prostrate 2-5” plants.<br />

Oracle 7487<br />

S.forsterianum. Silver-green tight whorls of succulent<br />

foliage yields bright yellow flowers in late summer.<br />

Plant height 4” to 6”. Ideal for the rock garden in arid<br />

climates. Zone 4-9.<br />

Purple Carpet 7556<br />

S. spurium splendens. Purple-rose flowers over ground<br />

cover plants with succulent foliage.<br />

Reflexum 7546<br />

Stone orpine. Yellow flowers tip trailing stems in the<br />

second season.<br />

Selise 7567<br />

S. selkiamum. Yellow flowers over waxy green<br />

succlent foliage. 4-6” height.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader EZ Gro Voodoo 7554<br />

S. spurium. The deep intense red leaf color of Voodoo<br />

creates an almost magical contrast with the bright<br />

rose colored flowers. Thrives in hot sunny locations.<br />

Long lived garden perennial.<br />

SEMPERVIVUM<br />

Zones 4-10<br />

HENS AND CHICKS<br />

Sempervivum species<br />

68°, L, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 14 weeks<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

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<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

NEW Garden Leader Ez Gro<br />

Hardy Chicks 7572<br />

S. arachnoideum+ montanum+ tectorum & others.<br />

Chicks gone wild. Easy for the home gardener or<br />

landscaper to grow and enjoy. Compact plants with<br />

foliage height of 2 to 4”. Most in the mix will flower<br />

the first season. Very heat and drought tolerant and<br />

long lived. Use in containers like strawberry jars and<br />

rock gardens. Zone 5. Green roof certified. Available<br />

as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Hardy Species Mix 7565<br />

An excellent mixture of low-growing 3-4” plants with<br />

attractive rosettes and flowers in pink, yellow, cream<br />

and red.<br />

SHAMROCK<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

IRISH SHAMROCK<br />

Trifolium procubens<br />

68°, D, 10 days<br />

CROP TIME: POT: 12 weeks<br />

Irish Shamrock 6390<br />

Yellow clover flower on compact 6” rosette of Kelly<br />

green.<br />

SHASTA DAISY<br />

See Chrysanthemum<br />

SIDALCEA<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

CHECKERBLOOM, MINIATURE HOLLYHOCK<br />

Sidalcea malviflora x ‘Listera”<br />

68°, D,14 days<br />

CROP TIME:12 weeks<br />

NEW Garden Leader Prairie Pink 7581<br />

S. malviflora. Plant height 36” with bright pink<br />

hibiscus-like flowers on long slender spikes. Use in<br />

landscape perennial combination plantings. Zone 5.<br />

Advanced Vigor seed. Available as seeds, plugs and<br />

liners.<br />

Starks Hybrids 7570<br />

Single rose, pink and light pink hollyhock on tall<br />

36”stems.<br />

SILENE<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Zones 5-6<br />

MAIDEN’S TEARS, CATCH FLY<br />

Silene vulgaris<br />

70°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks (green)<br />

Ice Cups 7559<br />

S. maritima. Small white upturned flowers on delicate<br />

stems over 8” plants.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Icy White 7582<br />

S. maritima. Compact plants with foliage height of 3<br />

to 4”. White flowers are borne 2 to 3” above the<br />

148 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

foliage mound. Very heat and drought tolerant. Use in<br />

containers and rock gardens. Zone 5. Green roof<br />

certified. Available as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Moss Champion Schafta 7574<br />

Low growing foliage in rosettes, height 6”. Blooms<br />

bright pink 3/4”.<br />

Orientalis 7573<br />

24” stems hold 3 to 4” clusters in dense forming<br />

heads of crimson rose from June through July.<br />

Shell Pink 6201<br />

Hot Pink flowers smother compact mound shaped<br />

plants. High impact variety that will brighten any dull<br />

border all summer long. Blooms first season.<br />

SISYRINCHIUM<br />

Zone 8-9<br />

S. californicum<br />

65°, L, 9 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 6 weeks<br />

Yellow Stone 7553<br />

Handsome petite Iris-like plants with yellow blooms,<br />

4”tall bloom in first season from winter sowing.<br />

SOLIDAGO<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

GOLDENROD<br />

Solidago canadensis<br />

68°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks (green)<br />

Baby Gold 7580<br />

1/4” yellow bloom on 4” upright clusters. Height:<br />

18”.<br />

SPHAERALCE<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

Malvaceae<br />

S. incana<br />

62°, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 8 weeks<br />

Orange Crush 7591<br />

A unique and stunning combination of soft orangered<br />

flowers and gray-green foliage. 24-36 inches.<br />

STACHYS<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

LAMB’S EAR, WOUNDWORT<br />

Stachys lantana=byzantina<br />

66°, L,14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 10 weeks<br />

Lamb’s Ear 7585<br />

Grown for decorative woolly foliage. Spiked raceme<br />

with small purple clustered 1/2” flower.<br />

STATICE<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

GENERAL STATICE CULTURE: Germination will occur<br />

from 10 to 21 days after sowing. Temperatures 65-<br />

70°. No special lighting is required for germination.<br />

Cool weather is important during the first 8 to 12<br />

weeks after transplanting, 50 to 55°. These<br />

temperatures initiate the most flower stalks. Some<br />

varieties take 3 full seasons to produce cutable stalks.<br />

Winters during this time must be cool, 40°. Fertilizer<br />

requirements are generally low for all varieties.<br />

German Statice 7610<br />

Limonium tatarica. German statice is probably the<br />

most widely used perennial statice. Attractive silvery<br />

white flower heads are produced in dense sprays.<br />

Habit: rosettes of broad leaves; Height: 18-20”;<br />

Spread: 12-14”.<br />

Perezii 7595<br />

Limonium perezii. Perezii produces long sprays of<br />

bright blue flowers. Germination is generally low and<br />

erratic, even with cleaned seed. Height: 36-42”;<br />

Spread: 12-15”.<br />

Sea Lavender 7590<br />

Limonium latifolia. Attractive large lavender florets<br />

born in sprays that reach 24” long. Starts to bear<br />

flowers in the second year. Height: 18-24”; Spread:<br />

15-18”.<br />

Woodcreek 5240<br />

Limonium dumosum;<br />

Bred by Mike Wallace of Woodcreek Farm. Unique<br />

flower form. Very large white mushroom-shaped<br />

flower heads 24” high, up to 36” across.<br />

SWEET PEA<br />

Also See Annual Sweet Pea Seed Section<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

Lathyrus latifolius<br />

65°, 14 to 21 days<br />

HARDY SWEET PEA<br />

Pink 7262<br />

Red 7263<br />

Mix 7265<br />

Long stalked 1-1/2”clusters. Height: 9’. A rambling<br />

trailer that clings with tendrils.<br />

TANACETUM<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

FEVERFEW, GOLDEN-FEATHER<br />

Tanacetum parthenium<br />

(Chrysanthemum parthenium)<br />

(Matricaria eximia)<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

BALL SERIES<br />

Gold 7395<br />

Snow 7396<br />

1”globe in dense sprays. Height: 22”.<br />

Santana Yellow 7359<br />

Double flowers on day-neutral plants. Compact 9”<br />

plants.<br />

Ultra White 7385<br />

Full-double flower, creamy-white, 24” cutflower type.<br />

White Star 7394<br />

Dwarf, 10”double-flowered.<br />

Fern Leaved Tansy 7615<br />

Tanacetum vulgare. Tiny yellow daisies in butter like<br />

heads, aromatic fragrance. 30” invasive.


TELEKIA<br />

Zones 5-7<br />

OXEYE DAISY<br />

60°, L, 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 18 weeks<br />

Speciosa 8049<br />

Orange flowers with narrow petals on 60” stems.<br />

Leaves have a pleasant aroma.<br />

TEUCRIUM<br />

Zones 5-6<br />

GERMANDER<br />

Teucrium chamaedrys<br />

68°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks (green)<br />

Chamaedrys 7616<br />

3/4” reddish purple bloom on 7” spike. 24” prostrate<br />

evergreen plant.<br />

THALICTRUM<br />

Zones 5-6<br />

MEADOW RUE<br />

Thalictrum species<br />

70°, 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks (green)<br />

Aquilegifolium 7620<br />

1/2” flowers in 4” rose to white clusters with bright<br />

yellow anthers resemble ageratum. 36” stalk.<br />

Dipterocorpum 7625<br />

delavayi. Graceful sprays of rosy lilac. Height: 48”.<br />

THERMOPSIS<br />

Zones 3-8<br />

FALSE LUPINE, CAROLINA LUPINE<br />

Thermopsis lanceolata<br />

68°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 11 weeks (green)<br />

Lanceolata 7627<br />

Open yellow lupine-type 9” spikes.<br />

TIARELLA<br />

Zone 6<br />

FOAM FLOWER<br />

T. wherryi<br />

65-70 F., 14-28 Days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK 12 weeks<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden LeaderWhite Dancers 7640<br />

Best for shaded areas. Plant height 12-13”. Delicate<br />

white flowers spikes on soft silky green foliage with<br />

contrasting veins. Advanced Vigor seed. Available<br />

as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

TRACHELIUM<br />

Zones 7-9<br />

UMBRELLA FLOWER<br />

Trachelium caeruleum<br />

60-70°, 14 to 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks (green)<br />

Trachelium is currently a very popular cut flower here<br />

and in Europe and Asia. Its perennial habit in the south<br />

makes it a very nice garden specimen.<br />

DEVOTION SERIES<br />

Blue 7617PL<br />

Purple 7618PL<br />

White 7619PL<br />

Uniform habit well suited for container culture. Loose<br />

6-8”umbel; Height: 24 – 30”.<br />

Purple Umbrella 7632<br />

Umbel size 6-8”. Height: 24-30” with a spread of<br />

18-20”.<br />

TRADESCANTIA<br />

Zones 4-8<br />

SPIDERWORT, WIDOW’S TEARS<br />

Tradescantia virginiana x andersoniana<br />

70°, D,14 days<br />

Presoak in water 3 days before sowing<br />

CROP TIME: 14 weeks<br />

Shimmer Mix 7628<br />

Mix of white pink, rose and purple first year from<br />

seed. 24” grass-like clumps. Best in well drained area;<br />

cut back foliage after flowering to produce a neater<br />

clump.<br />

Virginia 7629<br />

Color varies pink thru blue on grass-like clumps.<br />

TRIFOLIUM<br />

Also see Shamrock<br />

Zones 3-9<br />

ORNAMENTAL CLOVER<br />

Trifolium rubens<br />

30°, 14 to 21 days then 68° 14 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 16 weeks (green)<br />

Red Feathers 7634<br />

2”rosy pink flowers. Season: Sow in May for flowering<br />

the following May. Height: 22”.<br />

TROLLIUS<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

BUTTERCUP, GLOBE FLOWER<br />

T. europaeus<br />

68°, L,14 days<br />

CROP TIME: 18 weeks<br />

Europeaus 7641<br />

Wild form naturalizes easily around moist areas and<br />

slow moving stream banks. 18”.<br />

Golden Queen 7645RS<br />

Large flower cultivar. 20”. Now in higher germ primed<br />

seed.<br />

TUNICA<br />

Zones 4-9<br />

COAT FLOWER, TUNIC FLOWER<br />

Petrorhagia x ‘Saxifraga’<br />

68°, L,14 days<br />

CROP TIME: 18 weeks<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Banner denotes Garden Leaders which are the<br />

top garden performers.<br />

Scissors denote Strong stemmed plant that<br />

makes good cut flower<br />

Basket denotes Trailing plant habit suitable<br />

for hanging baskets<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Saxifraga 7636<br />

Tiny pink flowers cover 9” foliage.<br />

VERBASCUM<br />

Zones 6-9<br />

MULLEIN<br />

Verbascum species<br />

68°, D, 28 days<br />

Prefers well drained soil, not cold nor wet.<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 11 weeks (green)<br />

Banana Custard 7659<br />

V. hybrida. Single soft yellow flowers open in clusters<br />

along tall 14” spikes. June flowers from a January<br />

sowing. Height: 72”.<br />

Flush of White 7648<br />

V. phoeniceum. First available separate color of this<br />

species. Single white flowers open in clusters along tall<br />

spikes. Height: 20”.<br />

V. olympicum 7650<br />

Single deep yellow blooms with distinctive hairy<br />

stamens born on branching 8” spikes. Height: 48” ,<br />

woolly foliage.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

NEW Garden Leader Phoebe Mix 7583<br />

V. phoeniceum. 36” flower spikes in shades of white,<br />

pink, salmon and purple are set off by rosettes of<br />

bright silver foliage. Zone 5. Available as seeds, plugs<br />

and liners.<br />

V. phoeniceum 7655<br />

Single rose, red or violet shades blooms, having 1/2”<br />

stamens born on 6” branching spikes. Height 36”.<br />

Southern Charm 7651PL<br />

Yellow, lavender and peach. Pelleted seed.<br />

VERBENA<br />

Zones 6-10<br />

VERVAIN<br />

Verbena species<br />

34°, 7 days; 68°; D; 21 to 28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks (green)<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader EzGro<br />

Buenos Aires 7669<br />

Easy for the home gardener or landscaper to grow and<br />

enjoy. Full sun plant blooms from June through<br />

summer. Finish in 4” or gallon containers. Blooms first<br />

season. Tall branching plants to 48”. We selected this<br />

strain of the bonariensis type because of its superior<br />

germination and fast seedling development. Plants are<br />

uniform with large and early flowers. Consistently<br />

selling faster than the standard variety. Hardy through<br />

Zone 4. Available as seeds, plugs and liners.<br />

Thermometer denotes Energy saving plant<br />

that can be grown in cool greenhouses<br />

Pot/Container denotes Vegetative cutting<br />

type plant from seed<br />

Foliage denotes Ornamental foliage plant<br />

AAS All America Selections Winner<br />

FLS Fleuroselect Winner<br />

<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong> 149


<strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Rigida Venosa 7656<br />

Lilac blue, 12”<br />

VERONICA<br />

Zones 5-9<br />

SPEEDWELL, BROOKLIME<br />

Veronica species<br />

60°, L, 28 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks (green)<br />

VERONICA, CREEPING<br />

Nestor 7667<br />

V. prostrata. Pale blue flower spikes rise to 8”. Bloom<br />

in profusion first year from seed.<br />

Repens 7662<br />

Not dependably winter hardy. Small open light blue to<br />

white blooms on short 3” racemes. Blooms first<br />

season from seed<br />

VERONICA, UPRIGHT<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Light Blue 7652<br />

More hardy than other strains, more flowers too.<br />

Height 18”<br />

Blue Bouquet 5994PL<br />

Shipped as pelleted seed only. Easy to grow perennial;<br />

will flower the first year. Beautiful tapered blue spikes<br />

covered with numerous small florets, complimented<br />

by deep glossy green foliage. An excellent spicata<br />

variety.<br />

Blue Streak 7671<br />

V. genatianoides. 6 to 8” spike of lavender blue<br />

flowers with gentian blue veins. From a May sowing<br />

flowers following May. Height: 14”.<br />

Ramona 7668<br />

V. gentianoides. Nice upright spikes of clean white.<br />

Blooms first season from a winter sowing. Height: 14-<br />

16”.<br />

Sightseeing 7654<br />

V. spicata. Blue, pink, rose, white spikes 24”.<br />

SPICATA<br />

Alba, white 7663<br />

Blue Shades 7670<br />

Rosea, bright rose 7666<br />

1/2” flowers surround 24” stalk.<br />

Teucrium Royal Blue 7664<br />

Also listed as Veronica austriaca ssp. teucrium. Thrives<br />

in dry loam soil in full sun 1/2” royal blue flowers on<br />

30” stalk.<br />

VIOLA<br />

Also Annual seed section<br />

Zones 5 - 9<br />

JUMP-UPS<br />

Viola species<br />

34° 14 days; 65° 21 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks<br />

January sowing will produce blooming plants in March<br />

and April of either cornuta or tricolor types. For years<br />

a perennial staple, Violas always have a ready market.<br />

Our selections of these popular and unusual violas<br />

come from only the finest European producers. You<br />

will be pleased with the performance of these popular<br />

and unique strains.<br />

150 <strong>Perennial</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong><br />

Arkwright Ruby 7691<br />

Large flowered bright maroon with a dark eye. Good<br />

compact habit. Height 8 inches. Excellent for bedding.<br />

Chantreyland 7692<br />

Extra large flowered apricot. Well branched and free<br />

blooming.<br />

Cornetto 7801<br />

V. cornuta. Attractive paperwhite color and unique,<br />

open flower shape. Strong appearance in containers<br />

and hanging baskets. Good item for mixed perennial<br />

sales. First year flowering.<br />

Flamecheck Apricot 6207<br />

V. sororaria. Compact clump forming plants with dark<br />

green foliage smothered in masses of attractive soft<br />

apricot flowers. The first apricot color viola to come<br />

true from seed.<br />

Freckles 6027<br />

V. sororaria. 3/4” white with gentian splashes. Sow in<br />

April for flowering in spring of next season.<br />

Fuji Dawn 6208<br />

Numerous dark purple flowers first year from seed.<br />

The foliage is a fascinating transformation though the<br />

season, emerging pink then maturing to a green and<br />

white variegation until fully maturing to solid green.<br />

GARDEN LEADER<br />

Garden Leader Grimes<br />

Special Mix 7690<br />

A collection of very unique varieties, most of which are<br />

not available as separate colors.<br />

Johnny Jump Up 7715<br />

(Helen Mount) tricolor blooms.<br />

PERFECTION SERIES<br />

Blue 7694<br />

Yellow 7696<br />

Very hardy clear colors.<br />

Prince John 7725<br />

Golden yellow.<br />

Soft Lilac 6204<br />

V. jooi. Dainty soft lilac-mauve flowers with a cream<br />

center and purple veins sit just above unusual<br />

lanceolate mid-green foliage.<br />

Stylettas 6028<br />

Vigorous plant with silvery gray marbled foliage and<br />

clear mauve pink, charming viola like flowers. Height<br />

8”. Prechill seed at 32° for 3 weeks then move to 70°<br />

till germination is complete. Continue to grow at 68°.<br />

Best sown in October for spring sales.<br />

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Teesdale 6210<br />

V. rupestris. The fragrant clear rose flowers have a<br />

large white eye, over compact mound habit of rich<br />

heart shaped foliage, a unique and rare violet.<br />

VIOLA, TRAILING ALPINE TYPES<br />

Blackjack 7730<br />

Spreading habit ideal for baskets and basket fillers.<br />

Felix 7638<br />

Profusion of tiny Jump-Up flowers on spreading<br />

plants.<br />

Moonbeam 7732<br />

Blue with eye and excellent trailing habit for baskets.<br />

SPLENDID SERIES<br />

Blue & Yellow 6036<br />

White 6037<br />

Yellow 6038<br />

Fantastic creeping habit useful as a ground cover or in<br />

hanging baskets.<br />

Sunbeam 7734<br />

Bright clear yellow and excellent trailing habit for<br />

baskets.<br />

Starbeam 7741<br />

Profusion of white flowers.<br />

XEROPHYLLUM<br />

Zones 5 - 9<br />

65°, L, 11 days<br />

CROP TIME: PACK: 9 weeks<br />

Tenax 6209<br />

White and blue flowers on 48” spikes over grass-like<br />

foliage.<br />

ZANTEDESCHIA<br />

CALLA LILY<br />

Z. aethiopica<br />

68° to 76°, covered, 20 days<br />

CROP TIME: POT: 18 months to flower from seed<br />

Marshmallow Pink 6103<br />

Second season flowering, white Calla Lily from seed.<br />

Use as a container plant suitable as a cut flower. Hardy<br />

in Zone 8. Over winter young plants in a warm<br />

greenhouse in the north. Flower is a single white calyx<br />

on 18” – 24” stalk. Completes your perennial offering<br />

from A to Z<br />

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