EconSeeds BV Hi Lights 2011

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Hi
Lights 2011
Abbreviations
P1 = first year flowering perennial
cutting/border/rock etc. = predominant use of the plant
so-flo = time from sowing to flowering
ds=directseeding
tp=pre-sow and plant out
z= hardiness zone
Achillea millefolium Cassis
0060.2650 perennial P1 cutting, border
6000 s/gr so-flo 22-24 weeks tp z3
Exceptional modern variety of Yarrow, producing many
stems with warm cherry-red flower heads. Awarded a
Fleuroselect Qualtiy Mark for fully first year flowering and
a true perennial indeed. Thrives in all soils and climates.
Excellent on the border and a good pot plant, too, 60 cm
Achillea ptarmica The Pearl Superior
0060.5990 perennial P1 bedding, border, cutting
3300 s/gr so-flo 12 weeks tp z4
A much improved ptarmica with sprays of fully
double white flowers on compact plants. Equally
good as bedding plant annual (height 25 cm) or
as a hardy perennial in the border. Height in the
second season is 70 cm
Agastache mexicana Liquorice blue
0146.2000 perennial P1 border, cutting
2400 s/gr so-flo 10-12 weeks tp z7
Flowering in only 10-12 weeks from seed
but a true perennial, it produces long spikes
of blue flowers in whorls. Attractive
border plant, 70 cm
Alyssum saxatile compactum sulphureum
0340.7800 perennial P1 border, rock, groundcover
1100 s/gr so-flo 18 weeks ds/tp z4/5
Popular spring-flowering rock garden
plant in a new moonshine yellow colour. Easily
cultivated and growing to only 20 cm.
Fully perennial and wintergreen.
Anagallis arvensis coerulea
0380.3300 annual border, bedding
1400 s/gr so-flo 14-16 weeks ds/tp
Enchanting annual with flowers of an intense
gentian blue colour, produced in great profusion. For
edging, border, in pots and hanging baskets, 20 cm
Anthemis arabica Criss Cross
0460.0300 (Cladanthus) annual border, bedding
4000 s/gr so-flo 10 weeks ds/tp
When directseeded mid spring Anthemis arabica
will show a 10 cm high flowering plant in 6 weeks time.
Criss Cross from around the first flower
4 or 5 new stems will appear with new blooms
out of which.. etc. slowly forming a mound of
orange yellow flowers. Attractive in (patio) pots
for late winter and spring display. Pleasantly
scented if bruised or brushed against, 40 cm
Asclepias incarnata Milkmaid
0720. 2000 perennial P1 border, cutting
235 s/gr so-flo 20-22 weeks ds/tp z3
Indispensable border plant with white umbels
on a sturdy plant, flowering late summer and
autumn. Sow late winter for first year flowering.
Long lasting and thriving in moist to dry soils.
The rose-pink flowered companion Soulmate is
also available.
Asperula orientalis Blue Surprise
0740.0460 annual border
900 s/gr so-flo 10 weeks ds/tp
Easily grown and attractive annual with
small delicately fragrant lavender-blue flowers.
For moist shady spots in the garden, 25 cm
Asphodeline lutea Yellow Candle
0760.4900 perennial border, landscaping
55 s/gr so-flo 2nd season z7/8
Handsome perennial with numerous stems
and fragrant yellow flowers in long,
dense spikes, 90 cm
Briza media Doddering Dillies
1040.5100 perennial border, landscaping
1500 s/gr so-gro 12 weeks flo 22-24 weeks ds/tp z5
A most attractive perennial ornamental
grass with delicate panicles of small heart-shaped spikelets.
Very nice for edging and rockeries,
40 cm. Machine packaging of the seeds is possible.
In case you wonder... Doddering Dillies
is the common name.
Calamintha nepeta
1160.4500 perennial P1 border, rock, herb
3300 s/gr so-flo 12 weeks ds/tp z5
Longflowering border plant and herb with small
thyme-like lilac flowers and mint-scented leaves when
brushed, 50 cm. Flowers the same year from seed.
Needs a dry or well-drained spot in the garden where
it will attract lots of bees. Cut back when necessary,
and use as culinary herb with meat.
Calandrinia umbellata Ruby Tuesday
1170.5000 Hhp/annual bedding, border
7000 s/gr so-flo 13-15 weeks ds/tp z7
Summer bedding plant for hot and sunny climates, with
clusters of intense violet rose portulaca-like blooms. Good
variety for both the professional and the home gardener,
15 cm
Centaurea americana Aloha (Rose) and
Aloha Blanca
1520.7150 and 7170 annual border, cutting
55 and 70 s/gr so-flo 16 weeks ds
Robust and tall growing annuals with
superb rose or white fluffy flowers of 15 cm across.
Lovely in the border and as cut flower, both fresh
and dried, 150 cm
Chenopodium Strawberry Sticks
1700.1000 Chenopodium foliosum
1250 s/gr so-flo 12 weeks ds
annual border
The colourful strawberry-red fruits all along the stems
make this plant most attractive in the border. The leaves
are eaten raw or cooked as spinach. The fruits, although
edible, are only nice to view, 40 cm
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
1740.8200 perennial P1 border
600 s/gr so-flo 10-12 weeks ds/tp z6
Silvery-grey foliage with spicy fragrance,
used, like Senecio/Dusty Miller, for
contrast in the border. The flowers are
daisy-like and white, 30-40 cm
Cleome serrulata Solo
1830.1000 annual border
300 s/gr so-flo 12 weeks ds
Easily grown plant with pink to white
flowers with long crimson stamens on
light green plants. The decorative
seed pods are a bonus, 40 cm
Coix lacryma-jobi
1930.4708 annual border
5 s/gr so-flo 14-16 weeks ds/tp
Erect, leafy gras with sprays of drooping
pearly-white seeds. Border plant of yesteryear, and the new
trend now! Effective in flower arranging,
too, 40-60 cm
Commelina coelestis Sleeping Beauty
1985.0200 halfhardy perennial, grow as annual
250 s/gr so-flo 20 weeks tp z7
Produces vivid blue flowers in Tradescantia fashion from
early summer till late fall. Commelina will grow practically
anywhere, in full sun and in the shade, in dry and in wet soils.
An easy to grow plant for the border and in pots with 4 or 5
together, 35-50 cm. Needs winter protection (or lift the
tubers) or start from seed again in then next season.
Cosmos bipinnnatus Pied Piper Red and
Pied Piper Blush White
2090.6000 and 6010 annual border
175 s/gr so-flo 8-10 weeks ds
Both colours are award-winning very lovely Cosmos
varieties of the Sea Shell type, with fluted petals
grouped around a yellow eye. The one in warm
crimson red and the other in white with a hint of rose.
For the home gardener who is in for something
extravagant, 80 cm
Crepis rubra
2140.6500 annual border
900 s/gr (semi-rubbed seeds) so-flo 12 weeks ds
Easily grown border plant with showy pink flowers,
35 cm. Attractive in natural plantings, and best when
directseeded. Available as semi-rubbed seeds,
enabling machine filling and mixing.
Dianthus deltoides F2 Canta Libre mix
2420.9300 perennial P1 bedding, border, parks
5700 s/gr so-flo 12 weeks ds/tp z4
Kieft/Econ’s new generation in Dianthus deltoides.
High value hardy perennial mixture, abundantly
flowering three months after sowing.Canta Libre is
an outstanding series awarded a Fleuroselect
Quality Mark. It is a charming mixture with pink, white
and cherry-red flowers on bronze and green foliage.
A mat forming true perennial, attractive in beds, borders
and parks, 15 cm
Dianthus knappii Yellow Harmony
2420.5355 perennial P1 border, landscaping
950 s/gr so-flo 22-25 weeks ds/tp z6
With its neatly untidy appearance it has
more of a wild flower than most border pinks.The
flowers are of a unique light yellow colour and
blend in well with other plants. Easily grown and happily
surviving many years in the garden, 50 cm
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis Gelato
annual bedding
3200 s/gr so-flo 11 weeks tp
First series of separate colours Dorotheanthus, awarded
by Fleuroselect and widely recognised. Strong, compact
and richflowering plants smothered in blazing colours.
Especially good in dry and sunny climates (with irrigation
bans), 10 cm. Tip: when produced in packs: extreme
dry culture results in abundant flowering.
Cultural details are available.
2580.2308
2580.2208
2580.2508
2580.2908
2580.2408
2580.9058
bright red, FSQ
dark pink, FSN
orange, FSN
white, crispy white, warm red eye
yellow shades
formula mixture
Eccremocarpus scaber Tresco mix
2650.9100 Hhp/annual climber
2600 s/gr so-flo 16 weeks ds/tp z9
Easily grown free-flowering climber with spikes of
tubular flowers in trendy colours. When sown early,
it will flower ihe same year in yellow, carmine and orange
shades, 300 cm
Eragrostis elegans
2720.2200 annual cutting, border
2500 s/gr so-flo 12-14 weeks ds/tp
Ornamental grass with sprays of white
spikelets. For fresh and dried cut, 50 cm.
Machine packaging of the seeds is possible.
Gaillardia pulchella dwarf Red Plume
and Yellow Plume
3060.5000 and 7000 annual bedding border
600 s/gr so-flo 16-18 weeks ds/tp
Dwarf and free-flowering annuals for packs and
pots, profusely flowering with double red or buff yellow
powderpuff blooms. Drought and heat
tolerant, 25 cm
Geum chiloense Mrs Bradshaw and
Lady Stratheden
3190.1160 and 1150 perennial P1 border
650 and 350 s/gr so-flo 22-24 weeks tp
Superior varieties for the border with wintergreen foliage
and pleasing semi-double to double flowers. Generally
very healthy. Available in scarlet (Mrs. Bradshaw) and
clear yellow (Lady Stratheden), 60 cm
Gomphrena globosa QIS® series
3290.9550 annual cutting, border
400 s/gr clean seeds so-flo 14 weeks tp
Globular flowers in a mix: purple, dark rose, soft
pink and white. For professional cutting and
border. Thrives in warm and hot weather,
50-70 cm
Helenium hoopesii
3400.3500
perennial border cutting landscaping
500 s/gr so-flo 2nd season ds/tp 5 gr for 1000 plants
Excellent border plant with large orange yellow flowers on
long stalks, useful for large (casual) groups, blooming from
early summer till late fall, 70 cm. Very easily grown.
Helianthus annuus Moonwalker
3420.1300
annual border
25 s/gr so-flo 12-14 weeks ds/tp
Soft yellow flowers with dark center on
very tall branching plants trying to reach
the moon. Height is 300 cm or more.
Helianthus annuus Earthwalker
3420.1450
annual border
50 s/gr so-flo 12-14 weeks ds/tp
Orange brown and terra-coloured flowers with
dark center, for a dramatic display in the back
of the border, 200-300 cm
Helianthus debilis Pan and Vanilla Ice
3420.7200 and 7500 annual border cutting
195 and 160 s/gr so-flo 14-16 weeks ds/tp
This genus is named Beach sunflower. Good name for this
happy go lucky variety. Pan has distinct flowers with broad
petals and a dark disc on freely branching plants.
Vanilla Ice has creamy yellow flowers with more
pointed petals. Merry in the back of the border,150 cm
Helichrysum cassianum Rose Beauty
430.4610 annual border cutting
320 s/gr so-flo 16 weeks ds
Charming annual with tiny rose flowers in clusters,
blooming over a longer period.Prefers warm conditions for
good germination and thrives in hot weather.
Sow on a sunny spot late spring, 50 cm
Hibiscus trionum Simply Love
3540.2950 annual border
250 s/gr so-flo 14 weeks ds/tp
Dainty but remarkably notable border plant with chocolatecentered silvery yellow flowers and attractive seed pods,
50 cm. Easy to grow plant that flowers all summer long.
Leonotis leonurus Staircase
4088.4000
annual border patio pot
830 s/gr so-flo 13-16 weeks ds/tp
Large whorls of vivid orange flowers for
late season delight in the garden. Spectacular!
For borders and deep patio pots, 180 cm
Lobelia siphilitica
4290.3700
perennial border
20.000 s/gr so-flo 20 weeks tp z5
Great blue lobelia is the common name of this
genus, a distinct perennial with many-flowered racemes of
flowers of a truly heavenly clear blue colour. Sow early for
first year flowering, 60-80 cm
Mina lobata Exotic Love
4560.4700 annual climber
35 s/gr so-flo 13-15 weeks tp
Elegant climbing plant with slender spikes
of flowers starting red and gradually changing to orange
and yellow in maturity, 200 cm
Mirabilis jalapa Tea Time series
4660.9050 Hhp, grown as annual
13-15 s/gr so-flo 16 weeks ds/tp
border
Large-flowered and very uniform selection with
trumpet-like flowers that open at tea time (i.e. late
afternoon) and on cloudy days. The flowers emit
a delicious fragrance, so plant them near your terrace.
Available as a mixture and in separate colours.
Bushy habit, 50 cm
Nolana humifusa Little Bells
4900.3500
Hhp, grown as annual border, pot
80 s/gr so-flo 14 weeks ds/tp
Delicate light blue flowers in profusion, all with dark purple
veins at the heart. Good variety for pots or hanging baskets
(blending well with a dark Petunia or Verbena), and also
well suited as ground cover, thriving in poor soil and a
sunny location, 10-15 cm in height, spreading 35 cm
Oenothera speciosa Evening pink
4910.6000
biennial/perennial, grow as annual
2250 of 6000 s/gr so-flo 12 weeks ds/tp z5
border
Lovely loosely branched garden plant with soft pink flowers
that open during the day and are scented
at night. To be planted close to your terrace as
well, 30-40 cm
Osteospermum ecklonis mix
5015.7600
annual bedding border pot
90 s/gr so-flo 14-16 weeks ds/tp
Compact branched plants in a mixture of white,
rose and purple daisy flowers. Long flowering bedding
variety of excellent quality, 20 cm
Papaver somniferum Danish Flag
5060.4730
annual border
2200 s/gr so-flo 16 weeks ds
A favourite poppy with charmingly fringed scarlet flowers
and large white blotch, giving a spectacular display in the
border, 75 cm
Papaver paeoniflorum White Cloud
5060.4800 annual border
2500 s/gr so-flo 14 weeks
ds
Beautiful strain with extra large, pure white double flowers.
For flower beds and borders.
Best when directseeded, 100 cm
x Pardancanda norrisii Kiba Giants
5075.3000 perennial P1 border, pot
35 s/gr so-flo 30 weeks tp z9
Exotic and exciting mottled and spottled flowers in yellow,
red, violet and purple are the result of a bigeneric cross
between Belamcanda and Pardanthus, both from the Iris
family. Kiba Giants are easily grown from seed, flowering
in the same year when sown late winter, and good for
cutting, too, 60-80 cm
Penstemon barbatus Cambridge mix
5180.9440 Hhp, best grown as annual bedding, border, rock
1100 s/gr so-flo 16-20 weeks ds/tp z5/6
Cambridge is a smashing mixture with
flower spikes in distinct shades of rose,
pink, blue and purple, blooming almost forever.
It is a genetically compact Penstemon selection,
flowering in as little as 16-20 weeks from seed
and outstanding for commercial plant production.
Very nice with many together in beds, borders
or pots, 30 cm
Phlox drummondii Petticoat® mix
5310.9070 annual bedding, border
600 s/gr so-flo 10-11 weeks ds/tp
Quality mixture of dwarf star-shaped single flowers
of violet, lavender, white and shades of scarlet,
pink and salmon, including many bicolored.
Bred by Tony Pettifor. Very rich- and longflowering
bedding plant and genetically compact.
Fleuroselect Novelty. Best grown in large plugs and/or
9 cm pots without growth regulators. For the home
gardener, top results when directseeded, 15 cm
Potentilla nepalensis Miss Wilmott
5600.5300 perennial border
3100 s/gr so-flo 2nd season ds/tp z5
Fine garden plant for informal plantings,
with long panicles of an unusual carmine-rose
colour. Mingles well with other plants in the border, and
tolerates a wide range of garden conditions,
40 cm
Potentilla recta
5600.6300
perennial border pot landscaping
2700 s/gr so-flo 16-18 weeks ds/tp z4
Upright growing clump forming perennial, first year
flowering with sulphur yellow flowers, 25 cm in
the first year, later to 50 cm
Setaria italica Max
6310.6000 annual cutting
360 s/gr so-flo 12-16 weeks ds
Eye-catching annual cut/dried grass with robust bronze
seed heads, 140 cm. Machine packaging is possible.
Setaria viridis
6310.7500
annual (HhP) cutting
1250 s/gr so-flo 12-16 weeks ds
Ornamental grass with slender upright reddishgreen spikes, for garden or cut arrangements, perennial in
zone 9 and higher, annual in lower zones, 50 cm. Machine
packaging is possible.
Sisirynchium bellum
6365.0900 perennial rock, (patio) pot
590 s/gr so-flo 2nd season ds-tp z3
Blue with yellow starry flowers with yellow throat
on low spiky evergreen foliage, 20 cm. This variety
could be a nice addition to the trend of the huge square
patio pots with grasses. Slightly more demanding in the
sowing stage; when the seeds do not germinate after 2-3
weeks, they need a lower temperature of 2-4ºC for
4-6 weeks or until germination starts. Keep cool once
germinated.
Tunica saxifraga
7070.6800
(Petroraghia s.) perennial P1 border, rock
5500 s/gr so-flo 16-18 weeks tp z6
A neat plant for the rock garden and fringes of
borders and thrives between the stones in a rough stone
wall. Tunica forms a loose mound covered with elegant
little rosy flowers suggestive of a miniature Gypsophila,
20 cm. Flowers first year when sown in spring.
Verbascum olympicum
7170.5600
biennial/perennial border landscaping
9100 s/gr so/flo 2nd season ds/tp z7
A most dramatic plant with an enormous candelabra of
golden yellow flowering spikes above a basal grey-felted
green leaf rosette. Long bloom season, not fussy,
drought-tolerant, reseeding, 150 cm
Viola cornuta Painted Black
7250.1000
annual/perennial border
800 of 1000 s/gr so-flo see below ds/tp
Miniature summer pansy showing masses
of tiny black flowers all summer long when sown
early spring. Sow in autumn for spring flowering. Awarded a
Fleuroselect Quality Mark, 12 cm
Wangenheimia lima Vulcan
7300.1008
annual border cutting
445 s/gr so-flo 12-14 weeks ds
Ornamental grass flowering all summer long with
quite extraordinary green fishbone-like racemes.
Very ornamental and of value for their interesting texture
in the garden and equally for dried or fresh flower
arrangements, 60 cm