Autumn. Highlights. f lower & vegetable seed plus vegetative lines. Australia

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1 Autumn Highlights f lower & vegetable seed plus vegetative lines

2 f lower seed Antirrhinum-Candy Showers Bellis-Bellissima f lower seed NEW Colour Orange Red Yellow Rose Deep Purple Antirrhinum majus autumn\spring\summer Trailing 30-35cm \semi shade Great, new trailing snapdragon series, in six bright colours and a mix. The trailing habit makes them ideal for beds, baskets and mixed containers. A good option for cool season colour too. Bellis perennis autumn\spring 15-20cm 15-20cm \semi shade Needs no vernalisation to flower, this is a robust, early flowering series giving strong landscape performance in cool climates. Large, fully double flowers. Antirrhinum-Snapshot Calendula-Bon Bon Calendula-Fiesta Gitana Antirrhinum majus autumn\spring\summer 15-25cm \semi shade Earliness and good pack performance combined with strong garden performance. Bushy compact plants with a 7 to 10 day flowering window across the colours. Calendula officinalis autumn\spring \semi shade Early flowering series produces large blooms on a compact plant. Fast crop time 15 weeks from sowing. Blooms in shades of bright yellow, orange, apricot and soft yellow. Calendula officinalis autumn\spring 30cm \semi shade Early flowering series produces large blooms on a compact plant. Fast crop time 15 weeks from sowing. 2 3

3 f lower seed f lower seed Cineraria-C orsage Cineraria-Masquerade Diascia-Diamonte BEDDING Variety BEDDING Variety Apricot Senecio cruentus autumn\winter\early spring 40 45cm 30-40cm \semi shade image is an indication only! Strong, upright plants with large, bright 7-8 cm blooms in a wide colour range. Excellent bedding variety. Flower colours include white, light blue, deep blue, deep pink, pale pink, purple and red. Cineraria-Satellite Senecio cruentus autumn\winter\early spring 25 30cm \semi shade More compact version of Corsage with the same full colour range. Suitable for packs and bedding. Cineraria-Star Wars image is an indication only! Diascia barbarae spring\autumn 30-35cm \semi shade Nemesia-Poetry Rose Can be grown easily and economically. No pinching required to produce a full dense plant with delicate flowers. Great choice for cool season colour. Blue POT Variety POT Variety NEW Colour Senecio cruentus autumn\winter\early spring 15cm \semi shade Grandiflora pot variety with a stunning 5cm blooms in a pure, bright colour range. Smaller leaves for high density pot production. Easy crop is 18 weeks from sowing to sale. Senecio cruentus autumn\winter\early spring \semi shade Star Wars features bicolours and shades and is a good complement to the pure colours in the Satellite series. 20 week crop time from sowing to sale. Lavender Deep Nemesia foetans spring\autumn 30-35cm Three new colours in this easy to grow series. Better seed quality supplied as single seed pellets. Sow 4 pellets per cell for uniform emergence and full trays. Fast and easy to grow from seed or plug. Well branched, without the need for pinching, they provide great cool weather colour for packs and pots. 4 5

4 f lower seed f lower seed Osteospermum-Akila Daisy Lavender Pansy- Matrix NEW Colour NEW Colour Sunrise Rose Wing ed Assortment Purple Lavender Shades Shades Blue Frost Osteospermum ecklonis spring\summer\autumn 40-50cm 40-50cm Akila is an excellent seed Osteospermum, with high germination, compact growth and short, 7 to 10 day flowering window across the colours. No pinching or vernalisation required, suitable for high density pot and pack programs. Viola x wittrockiana 20cm cm Continual improvements and new colours are to this increasingly popular large flowered series. 7 day bloom window across all of the colours. Less stretching with superior branching gives great results. Pansy-Tumbles Yellow Pansy-MG 11 Fire Blue Jeans Violet Wing Fr ost Marina Viola x wittrockiana Trailing cm cm The best spreading/trailing pansies on the market make incredible cool season baskets for autumn and early spring programs. Also make a great groundcover in the garden. Blooms hold up in rain and weather better than larger flowered types. Viola x wittrockiana 20cm Extra large flowers on a compact plant, with superior lateral branching. All of the well established MGII series have been upgraded. 6 7

5 f lower seed f lower seed Pansy-Performer Primula-Danessa EARLY Season Primula-Pageant EARLY Season Viola x wittrockiana 20cm cm Blotch Citrus Performer is a unique series of large flowered high quality, well priced pansies, ideal for green seedling sales. 19 colours available Primula acaulis 20cm One of the earliest flowering series on the market. Requires no vernalisation for flower initiation, maintains a compact habit, perfect for pot tight production. Ideal for early season sales and warmer temperature areas. Primula acaulis 10-15cm 15-20cm A favourite early flowering series, broad colour range, ideal for early season production with minimal cool growing. Good quality plants and flowering window across the series. Polyanthus-Supernova Primula-Paradise Primula-Sensation Blue EARLY Season EARLY Season Primula polyantha 20 cm Supernova provides uniform results and excellent show of colour on compact plants. Superior F1 seed quality provides high germination, vigour and results. Primula acaulis 10-15cm 15-20cm Very early flowering n bred series with a great and unusual colour range. Excellent early season series. Primula acaulis 10-15cm 15-20cm An ideal companion series to Paradise, offering an early flowering mix in a wide range of shades and bicolours, including stripes, picotees, and solid eyes. 8 9

6 f lower seed f lower seed Primula-Danova Primula-Primlet\Doubles Ranunculus-Sprinkles NEW MID Season MID Season Primula acaulis 10-20cm 15-20cm Danovas short flowering window is ideal for early to mid season production. Strong range of colours, high seed quality, uniform plant habit across the series. The Growers Select mix offers a great range of colours with the best habits and tightest flowering window to guarantee success. Primula-Touch Me Primula acaulis 10-15cm 15-20cm Primlet features clusters of scented blooms that look like bouquets of mini roses. Work well in pots and small mixed containers for late winter and early spring sales. Ranunculus asiaticus autumn\winter\spring 30-35cm cm Stock-Spell bound Sprinkles is a new F1 series bred with a compact habit and featuring abundant and continual blooms on thick flower stems. Perfect for packs, 140 and 200mm flowering pots, there are six evenly matched colours in the mix including a pink bicolour. Viola-Sorbet P hantom Burgundy NEW Colours XP Fire Primula obconica Red Touch Me is primin free so is much easier to handle. The Touch Me series makes a great pot item for cool season colour. Nice neat habit with rounded foliage makes this a very attractive plant. Blue Matthiola incana cm cm Lavender Red Spellbound is an early flowering, compact, well branched series offering a high double flower percentage. No vernalisation required to trigger the flowering window. Unique colours, all with a beautiful fragrance. XP Lemon Ice Viola cornuta cm cm XP Blotch XP Primrose Blotch Sorbets offer a uniform plant habit and a tight bloom window across the series. They remain compact in both heat and cold. Wide range of over 40 colours and mixes

7 vegetable seed vegetable seed Broccoli-Assorted Lines Romanesco Marathon Cabbage-Assorted Lines Mini Red Green Ruby Perfection Baby Bunching Winter Purple Sprouting Green C oronet Savoy Sugarloaf Brassica oleraceae Marathon - Mid to late season type, producing quality, Brassica oleraceae deep green heads. Harvest 80 to 90 days. Baby Bunching Branches can be picked repeatedly Romanesco Cross between a broccoli and a Savoy - Crinkly leaf type. Good quality head. from the same plant. Harvest 80 days. cauliflower. Interesting form to the head and an excellent taste. Harvest 85 days. Harvest 90 days. Purple Sprouting - Produces many small deep purple Winter - Large plant with fine beads and few sideshoots. Green - Tight oval leafed head up to 3kg Sweet taste. heads in late winter and early spring. Harvest 85 days. Harvest 85 days. Harvest 90 days. Brussels Sprouts-Long Island Cauliflower-Assorted Lines Green Coronet - Flattened globe to 4kg. Good holding ability. Harvest 100 to 110 days. Mini Red - Small attractive head to 1 kg. Harvest 85 days Ruby Perfection - Larger head 1.6kg. Good colour. Harvest 80 days. Sugarloaf OP - Small compact plants, pointed heads to 1kg. Early spring production. Harvest 80 days. Mini Long Island All Year Round Waikata Brassica oleraceae Long Island - is a home garden favourite. Harvest sprouts from the bottom up as heads mature. Harvest 90 days. Brassica oleraceae All Year Round - Hybrid with smooth white head. 10 to 15cm on medium sized plants. Harvest 60 days. Mini - Small headed variety. Harvest 60 days. Waikata - Cauliflower Waikata is an F1 producing an upright large plant with a smooth round snow white curd from 1.0 to 1.5kg. Harvest 85 to 100 days

8 vegetable seed Silverbeet-Assorted Lines Onion-Assorted Lines vegetable seed Spring Red Legs Salad Red Ford Hook Giant Chard Rainbow Globe Hybrid Red Salad Straightleaf Beta vulgaris Fordhook Giant Fordhook Giant- High yield through winter, dark green blistered leaves. Harvest from 10 days. Chard Rainbow - Great ornamental as well as culinary value in the garden with stem colours in bright colours. Harvest 60 days. Lettuce-Assorted Lines Iceberg Winter Red Globe - hybrid- Sweet long storing variety. Harvest 110 days. Salad Red - Bunching onion produces small bulbs with a mild flavour. Harvest 100 days. Kailaan Allium cepa Salad - Bunching onion produces small bulbs with a mild flavour. Harvest 100 days. Spring Red Legs - Plants start off green and white and start to colour 6 weeks after sowing. Harvest 60 to 100 days. Straightleaf - Vigorous bunching spring onion. Harvest 60 to 100 days. Bistro Blend C os Winter Kailaan Lactuca sativus Brassica oleraceae Bistro Blend - Most popular blend with a range of leaf shapes colours and textures. Harvest 30 days. Iceberg Winter - Heavy heads with good round shape. Disease resistance. Harvest 50 days. Cos Winter - Dark green heads with short core. Harvest 50 days. Known as Chinese broccoli. Has thick succulent stems ideal for cooking. Harvest 60 days

9 vegetative vegetative Bacopa-C olossal Lavender Diascia-P iccadilly Appleblossom Deep Orange Blue Dark Red Denim Blue Sutera cordata spring /summer/autumn Spreading cm cm /part shade Tough, well, branched, dense plant that is tolerant of sun and heat. Covered in large blooms for most of the year. Great for baskets, pots or as a ground cover. Diascia barbarae spring /summer/autumn cm cm /part shade slightly spreading plants with large bright flowers. Great cool weather colour choice. Brachyscome Brasco Violet Erysimum Fragrant Sunshine Radiant Magenta Mauve Delight Apricot Twist Bowles Mauve Brachycome angustifolia spring /summer/autumn /semi trailing Varied Varied Great range of Brachyscomes from two newer varieties, compact Brasco Violet and Radiant Magenta to the larger framed favourite Mauve Delight. Beautiful daisy like self cleaning flowers, and easy to care for. An ideal collection for varied uses. Erysimum hybridum / Erysimum linifolium spring /summer/autumn 45-60cm 45-60cm /part shade Ever popular range of Erysimums that provide fragrance and colour to beds, borders and pots

10 vegetative vegetative Lobelia-Hot Springs Nemesia- Aromatica Royal Blue Dark Blue Sky Blue Rose Lavender Scarlet Lobelia erinus spring /summer Mounded cm cm /part shade Hot Springs has a beautiful mounded ball shaped habit and loves the heat, particularly in humid areas. It is a great choice for pot tight production programs. Strong, bright colours to choose from. Nemesia caerulea spring /autumn / compact /part shade Free flowering and compact series, with a strong upright compact habit. Another excellent choice for cool season colour in mixed containers baskets and beds. Lavender- Assorted Varieties Osteospermum-3D with improved breeding Lemon Ice Violet Ice Avonview Hidcote Blue Violet Berry Purple Envy Purple AMENDMENTS Lemon Ice replaces Lemon Frenchette Munstead Violet Berry replaces Berry Purple - remains the same Violet Ice replaces Silver Lavendula dentata / Lavendula hybrid / Lavendula angustifolia spring /summer / compact Varied Varied /part shade Versatile range of lavenders from the taller Frenchette and Avonview, to the more compact Hidcote and Munstead. A varied assortment of sizes, shapes and leaf forms, all with fragrant blooms. Osteospermum ecklonis spring /early summer/autumn 45-60cm 60-70cm /part shade NEW COLOUR - Purple Envy The only double Osteospermum on the market. The new improved breeding for this series is now more compact in habit, a vigorous strong grower with a range of fantastic double flowers in varying shades. Ideal for pot production, great weather tolerance and retail appeal

11 vegetative Osteospermum-Power Packed Osteospermum-Serenity vegetative Lavender Ring Yellow Red Bronze Sunset Lemonade Blue Purple Rose Magic Magic PeachMagic Osteospermum ecklonis spring /early summer/autumn /part shade The colours in these three series offer a brilliant variety of choice for the consumer. From straights to bi-colours to tri-colours and blends, it s a superb range of easy to grow, low risk varieties. Osteospermum ecklonis spring /summer / spreading 25-35cm The colours in the Serenity series offer a brilliant variety of choice for the consumer. From straights to bi-colours to tri-colours and blends. They are a superb range of easy to grow, low risk varieties. Osteospermum-Fortunette Osteospermum-Zion Red Flare Yellow Magic Copper Amethyst PinkSand Sanvitalia Tsavo-Yellow Ice Dusky Rose Our newest series, Fortunette are a compact variety ideal for high density smaller pot programs. Unique colours, and the same timing as Serenity. Zion colours offer brilliant variety for the consumer. From straights to bi-colours, tri-colours and blends. Superb range of easy to grow, low risk varieties. Red Yellow Ice Osteospermum ecklonis spring /early summer/autumn 15-25cm 30-35cm / part shade Osteospermum ecklonis spring /early summer/autumn 30-35cm /part shade Sanvitalia procumbens spring /early summer/autumn /part shade Easy to grow and tolerant of heat and drought, Tsavo Yellow Ice has a profusion of self cleaning bright yellow flowers. Ideal groundcover and basket plant

12 vegetative vegetative Scaevola-Blue Print Scaevola-Fairy Trixis-Assorted C ombinations Blue Print Blue Lollipop Sanvitalia procumbens summer Semi trailing 35 45cm 45 60cm \part shade A trailing variety that is well branched and mounding. Blue Print stays compact, has exceptional heat tolerance and flowers all summer long. Great for baskets and containers, also in landscapes. Verbena-Be Bop AUSTRALIAN Bred Magenta Sanvitalia procumbens summer Semi trailing 30 35cm 30 35cm \part shade Outstanding summer performance with great summer colour. The hotter the better. Verbena-Lascar Big Eye AUSTRALIAN Bred Red Rose Double Delight A stunning range of single and multi species combinations. Each mix containing three different plants with contrasting flower shades. Over 20 combinations, all have been trialled and tested to ensure success. This means an explosion of colour ready to brighten up gardens, containers or hanging baskets - there s sure to be plenty of appeal. Petticoat Flip Flop Dark Purple Raspberry Big Eye Shades of Blue Verbena x hybrida spring/summer Semi upright 30 35cm 30 35cm \part shade Dark Violet Two new n bred series, both heat loving and mildew resistant, with big bold colours and interesting flower forms. Falls 22 23

13 Sales Team NATIONAL SALES MNGR: Anthony Collins Phone: Autumn Highlights NORTHERN SALES MNGR: NSW & QLD Brett Harris Phone: SOUTHERN SALES MNGR: VIC. & ACT Dawn Brand Phone: WESTERN SALES MNGR: SA, WA, NT & TAS. David Eaton Phone: Contact Phone: (03) Address: 410 Greens Rd. Keysborough, Vic PO Box 4333, Dandenong Sth. Vic Fax: (03) Website: www.