Welcome: New Varieties & Product Concepts

Welcome: New Varieties & Product Concepts 2022 Beauty inside Profit from Benary’s Branding — Increase your Bottom Line

Breeder • Benary provides many worldwide renowned brands to you such as Nonstop® Begonias, BIG Begonias, ® Seed Broker / Distributor Graffiti Pentas — just to name a few • Utilize those brands for your own competitive advantages Young Plant Producer • Benary brands have built recognition, consistency, and loyalty over the years

Finished Plant Producer • Strong brands help to communicate quality through the entire supply chain: from the breeder -> to the young plant

Retail producer -> to the grower -> to retail -> to the end consumer • Profit from Benary’s branding and Consumer marketing worldwide Profit from Benary’s Branding — Increase your Bottom Line

• Benary does not accept renaming and cherry picking of the following brands:

• BIG Begonia x benariensis • BIG DeluXXe Begonia x benariensis • Groovy Begonia boliviensis • Funky® Begonia x hybrida • Nonstop® & Nonstop® Mocca Begonia tuberhybrida • Nonstop® Joy Begonia tuberhybrida • Brainiac Celosia cristata • PollyNation Echinacea purpurea • Merry Berry Gaultheria procumbens • Graffiti® 20/20 Pentas lanceolata • Pop Star Platycodon grandiflorus • Joey® Ptilotus exaltatus • Cats® Viola wittrockiana • BellaDaisy Bellis perennis Begonia Nonstop® Nonstop® — THE Industry Leader in Tuberous Begonias Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® Series

• A full color range in green foliage • Nonstop® is best for premium quality production • Ideally suited for 12-13 cm / 6” pots, baskets and the landscape • Great alternative for shade • Consumer recognized brand name • Choice of 13 great Nonstop® colors and 1 mix!

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14-15 wks 25 cm / 10” Partial shade Raw & – Shade Pelleted Nonstop®s in the breeding stage Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® Rose Picotee

• Unique and exciting bicolor with New distinguished petal edges • Replaces Nonstop® Rose Petticoat • Rose Picotee shows much more intense color and better plant habit • Provides enhanced uniformity • Perfect flower presentation above foliage • Early flowering: integrates perfectly into the Nonstop® series

C 7425 / P Rose Petticoat vs. Rose Picotee Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® Salmon

• Unique true Salmon color New • Perfect flower presentation above green foliage • Early flowering integrates perfectly into the Nonstop® series

C 7470 / P Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® – All Colors at a Glance

Appleblossom Deep Rose Deep Salmon Fire Orange Pink

Red Rose Picotee Salmon Sunset White Yellow NEW NEW

Yellow Red Mix Back Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® – Flowering Window

Timing Europe: Hann. Münden, Germany 130

125

120 sowing

115 from

110 Days Days

105

Red

Fire

Pink

White

Yellow

Sunset

Orange

Deep Rose Deep

Salmon NEW Salmon

Deep Salmon Deep

Appleblossom

Yellow Red Back Red Yellow Rose Picotee NEW Picotee Rose 50% Flowering Begonia Nonstop® Joy Joy — The compact semi-trailing Nonstop® Begonia Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® Joy

• Finally a full series in 5 colors! • Nonstop Joy — The only semi-trailing tuberous begonia from seed • A true multi-purpose begonia suited for premium patio pots and baskets • Extra large double flowers • Easy to produce and easy to ship due to half trailing character • Blooms all summer long

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16-18 wks 20-25 cm / Partial shade Pelleted 8-10” – Shade Nonstop® Joy Yellow Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® Joy Orange

• New color with high end look for New premium baskets • Well-branched, mounded habit • Striking large, bright orange double flowers • Quick timing from first flower to full bloom

C 8050P Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® Joy Red

• Bright and outstanding new color New addition to the Nonstop® Joy series • Intense rich, red color • Free flowering • Excellent branching and mounded habit

C 8210P Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® Joy Rose Picotee

• Unique bicolor New • Compact, mounded habit – well suited for shipping • Dark green foliage creates stunning contrast to bicolor • Its early flowering integrates perfectly into the series

C 8221P Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® Joy – All Colors at a Glance

Mocca White Orange Red NEW NEW

Rose Picotee Yellow Mix NEW NEW C 8300P Tagetes Super Hero The next Generation of Heroes! Super Hero! Tagetes patula Super Hero Series

• Most uniform series in packs and pots • Earlier to flower • Compact plant habit • Clean; stable flower pattern • Looks gorgeous in mixed containers or as stand alone • Profit from 9 colors and 1 mix

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7-8 wks 15-20 cm / Sun Raw & Detailed 8-10” & Film-coated AAS Winner Super Hero Spry Tagetes patula Super Hero Deep Orange

• Great garden performance New • Bright orange color • Huge, well formed flowers • Very uniform in packs and on the bench

Super Hero Deep Orange – W 1995 / C / D Tagetes patula Super Hero Deep Yellow

• Replacement for yellow New • Richer yellow blooms • Works well alone or in combinations • Outstanding performance in packs and in the garden

Super Hero Deep Yellow – W 2055 / C / D Tagetes patula Super Hero Gold

• New outstanding, rich gold color New • Fits in well with the Super Hero series for timing and habit • Outstanding garden performance • Extremely uniform in the pack

Super Hero GoldDeep –YellowW 1945 / C / D Tagetes patula Super Hero — All Colors at a Glance

Deep Orange Deep Yellow Gold Harmony Orange Orange Bee NEW NEW NEW

Orange Flame Spry Yellow Bee Maxi Mix Tagetes patula Super Hero — Flowering Window

Timing North America: Watsonville, CA 45

35 sowing

from Days Days 25

20 Harmony Orange Bee Deep Orange Orange Orange Spry Yellow Bee Gold NEW Deep Yellow NEW Flame NEW

50% Flowering Portulaca Sundial Sundial Reloaded Portulaca grandiflora F1 Sundial Series Reloaded

• Choose between 16 colors and 2 mixes • Easy to grow • Large 3-5 cm / 1.5-2” blooms • Well branched, mounded plants show more color at retail • Outstanding garden performance • Well suited to hot and dry climates

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8-10 wks 10-15 cm / Sun Raw & Platzhalter-Bild 4-6” Multi-pelleted Portulaca grandiflora F1 Sundial Coral

• Unique & attractive color New New • Beautiful semi-double flowers • Great for colorful packs and pots • Drought tolerant

Sundial Coral – U 1645 / U Portulaca grandiflora F1 Sundial Deep Red

• Unique attractive color New New • Beautiful semi-double flowers • Great for colorful packs and pots • Drought tolerant

Sundial Deep Red – U 1660 / U Portulaca grandiflora F1 Sundial Light Pink

New • Replacement for Princess Pink • Better branched and mounded plants • Produces larger – up to 5 cm / 2” – blooms than Princess Pink • Very well suited to hot and dry climates

Sundial Light Pink – U 1615 / U Portulaca grandiflora F1 Sundial Scarlet

• Rich scarlet color pairs well with New Imp. yellow, white and blue • Well suited to hot and dry climates • Great color for long distant effect • Better branching, more flowers

Sundial Scarlet – U 1655 / U Portulaca grandiflora F1 Sundial White

• Clean and bright white New Imp. • Huge, well formed flowers • More vigorous, uniform habit within the series • Mounded habit – blooms consistently in the center

Sundial White – U 1675 / U Portulaca grandiflora F1 Sundial– All Colors at a Glance

Chiffon Cream Coral NEW Deep Red Fuchsia Gold NEW

Light Pink Mango Orange Peach Peppermint Pink NEW

Sundial Mix – Scarlet Tangerine White Yellow Caliente Mix Includes all colors IMPROVED IMPROVED Celosia Brainiac New and exciting Look — Brainiac Celosia cristata Brainiac Series – New and exciting Look

• Easy control of sowing • Early flowering with a compact and uniform habit • Attractive large flower heads in bright colors • Coral shaped flower heads attract consumers • Heat tolerant • Good for sunny locations in moderate climates

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10-11 wks 15 cm / 6” Sun Raw

Brainiac Mix Celosia cristata Robo Red

• Dense crested heads in vibrant New red hot color • Early flowering with a compact and uniform habit • Recommended for commercial bench run in pots or packs • Heat lover • Very well suited for use in landscape settings • Loves full sun and hot summer conditions in moderate climates

H 4181 Celosia cristata Brainiac – All Colors at a Glance

Lightning Yellow Mad Magenta Raven Red

Robo Red NEW Think Pink Mix – Includes Lightning Yellow, Mad Magenta, Robo Red, Think Pink & Orange Pentas Graffiti® 20/20 Butterflies & Pollinators love Graffiti® 20/20 Pentas lanceolata F1 Graffiti® 20/20 Series

• Extremely uniform across the series in height and flower timing • White is more vigorous than current — fits better into the series • Flirty Pink — first bicolor in seed Pentas • Dense, tight flower clusters ensure maximum color at retail • Better branching = more flowers • Good outdoor performance • Choice of 9 exciting colors and 1 mix

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13-14 wks 25-35 cm / Sun Pelleted 10-14” Graffiti® 20/20 Flirty Pink – first seed bicolor Pentas lanceolata F1 Graffiti® 20/20 Cranberry

• Dense, tight flower clusters for New maximum color at retail and in the garden • Excellent outdoor performance • Very uniform across the series • Sun and heat lover

Graffiti® 20/20 Cranberry– S 9815P Pentas lanceolata Graffiti® 20/20 — All Colors at a Glance

Cranberry Flirty Pink Fuchsia Lavender Pink Lazer Lipstick NEW (formerly Lazer Pink)

Ruby True Pink Ultra Violet White Mix Pentas lanceolata Graffiti® 20/20 — Flowering Window

Timing North America: Watsonville, CA 95

85 sowing

80 from

Days Days 75

70 Lazer Lipstick Ruby Cranberry Flirty Pink Fuchsia Lavender White True Pink Ultra Violet NEW Pink

50% Flowering Ptilotus Joey® Increase your Sales with Joey® Ptilotus exaltatus Joey®

ApeX • Breeding breakthrough Imp • More compact and branching plant habit – full of flower spikes • Sun loving beauty – thrives in hot and dry climates • A consumer favorite – The perfect impulse buy • Looks fantastic in combination planters with Pentas Graffiti® 20/20 and Pentas Northern Lights®, grasses and Eucalyptus - all love it sunny and dry • Perfect pot and bedding plant item • Short crop times of 12-16 weeks allow quick return on this truely unique crop

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12-16 wks 35 cm / 14” Sun ApeX

Joey® - U 7252T Bellis BellaDaisy Spring Beauties Bellis perennis BellaDaisy — Early Beauties of Spring

• Early multiflora Bellis • Compact habit, very healthy foliage • True bright red color • Uniform throughout the colors • Easy to grow, no cold required

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Spring: 20 wks 10–15 cm / Sun-Partial Pelleted Fall: 10-14 wks 4-6” Shade BellaDaisy Mix Bellis perennis BellaDaisy Red — True bright Red Color

BellaDaisy Red BellaDaisy Red (left) in comparison to Speedstar Plus Red (right) Bellis perennis BellaDaisy – All Colors at a Glance

Pink Red Rose D 2310P D 2320P D 2340P

White Mix D 2330P D 2350P Viola Inspire® DeluXXe Indulge your Customers in Luxury Viola wittrockiana F1 Inspire® DeluXXe Series

• Chemical and microplastics free primed, speeds up germination and increases uniformity — for greener production • Best XL-Series on the market • Unmatched uniformity for habit & timing • Fills the pot easily • Perfect for late summer and early fall production • Superior outdoor performance • Now choice of 15 vibrant colors and 6 mixes!

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Fall: 15-20 cm / 6-8” Sun Raw, 10-11 wks BeGreen Primed Viola wittrockiana F1 Inspire® DeluXXe Orange

• Huge, bright orange flowers New • Makes a great choice for mixes • “Beefy” foliage covers the pot • Plant fills in the pot quickly for full and healthy look • Integrates very well into the series regarding habit and flowering window

Inspire® DeluXXe Orange – X 1921 / E Viola wittrockiana F1 Inspire® DeluXXe – All Colors at a Glance

Deep Blue Deep Rose Light Rose Blue Surprise Denim Ocean Blotch Blotch Blotch

Pink Surprise Orange – NEW Red Blotch Rose Velour White White Blotch Blotch

White Violet Yellow Yellow Blotch Wing Viola wittrockiana F1 Inspire® DeluXXe – Great Mixes

Blue Moon Mix Blotch Mix Fall Daze Mix

Old Glory Mix Wine & Roses Mix Maxi Mix Viola wittrockiana F1 Inspire® DeluXXe – Flowering Window

Timing Fall Europe: Venhuizen, Netherlands 60

55 sowing

from 50 Days Days

White

Ocean

Denim

Yellow

RedBlotch

RoseVelour

WhiteBlotch

YellowBlotch

OrangeNEW

BlueSurprise

Deep Blue Blotch Blue Deep

LightBlotch Rose

Deep RoseBlotch

WhiteVioletWing PinkSurprise Blotch

50% Flowering Gaultheria Merry Berry Merry Berry — Let the Holiday Season begin! Gaultheria procumbens Merry Berry – Season’s Greetings

• Merry Berry is a brand new Gaultheria series from Benary – starting off with 2 varieties for intro 2022 • Round-shaped plants with many attractive red berries both standard size and large berries • Perfect under indoor and outdoor conditions • Great gift item for the best time of the year! • Disinfected & pelleted seed for healthy plants

Crop Height Exposure Seed Heat Hardiness Time form Zone Zone 43 wks 20-30 Sun-Partial Pelleted 9 - 1 4 -9 Gaultheria Merry Berry from Seed cm Shade Gaultheria procumbens Merry Berry Red

• Shiny red berries New • Slightly more vigorous than Merry Berry Big Red and higher amount of berries • Round-shaped plants with many attractive red berries • Perfect for indoor and outdoor decoration • Best suitable for 12-13 cm / 5’’ pot • Great gift item for the best time of the year! • Treated by Benary Seed Technology

Merry Berry Red – M 1010P Gaultheria procumbens Merry Berry Big Red

• Xtra-large red berries New • Slightly more compact than Merry Berry Red • Round-shaped plants with many attractive red berries • Perfect for indoor and outdoor decorations • Best suitable for 10,5–11 cm / 4’’ pots • Great gift item for the best time of the year! • Treated by Benary Seed Technology

Merry Berry Big Red – M 1020P Echinacea PollyNation — Perfect for Pollinators Echinacea purpurea PollyNation Mix

ApeX FastraX New • First year flowering Echinacea New from seed New • Very early flowering • Large flowers with striking colors • Well branching plant habit • Perfect patio and garden plant with excellent heat and drought tolerance • Suitable for 13-19 cm / 5-8’’ pot production • Attractive to bees and a wide range of insects • BeGreen ApeX – ensures increased germination rates

Crop Height Exposure Seed Heat Hardiness Time form Zone Zone 12-16 60–70 Full Sun BeGreen 9-1 4-9 wks cm / ApeX L 7610T 24-28” Achillea ptarmica Marshmallow Achillea ptarmica Marshmallow

FastraX

• FastraX perennial: flowers first year New without vernalization • Floriferous with highly double flowers • Compact plants with masses of flowers • Suited for outdoor production of finished plants: Saves energy costs • Short crop time; uniform flowering time; quick bench run • Blooming plant sales from late spring through late summer • Hardy outdoor perennial • Versatile uses • BeGreen Pellet

Crop Height Exposure Seed Heat Hardiness Time form Zone Zone 11-13 30 cm / Sun BeGreen 9-2 3-9 wks 12” Pellet Marshmallow – A 0425P Arabis caucasica Catwalk White Arabis caucasica Catwalk White

FastraX

New • Uniform compact, globe shaped habit • Easy to grow, easy to sell • No vernalization required • Great addition to spring programs, production along with pansies and Bellis • Versatile uses in containers, stone gardens, window boxes • Good garden performance • High consumer satisfaction • BeGreen Pellet – chemical and microplastics free pellet

Crop Height Exposure Seed Heat Hardiness Time form Zone Zone 5 mo 15 cm / Sun-partial BeGreen 8-1 3-7 B 4135P 6” shade Pellet Iberis sempervirens Snow Flurries Iberis sempervirens Snow Flurries

• Perfectly suited for rock gardens, New spring beddings, window boxes and mixed containers • Large flowers • Spring perennial: vernalization recommended • 4 seeds per plug bring best performance • Likes sunny locations • Best flower performance from March to May • BeGreen Coating – chemical and microplastics free

Crop Height Exposure Seed Heat Hardiness Time form Zone Zone 8-10 mo 30 cm / Sun BeGreen 9-1 3-9 N 5735C 12” Coating Dianthus gratianopolitanus RoseQuartz Dianthus gratianopolitanus RoseQuartz

FastraX

New • FastraX perennial: first year flowering, without vernalization • Easy to produce • RoseQuartz presents most flowers with deep rose ring • Sweet scent • Makes a perfect show in pots, in rock gardens or as a border planting • Long flowering period; Summer long garden appeal • BeGreen Coating

Crop Height Exposure Seed Heat Hardiness Time form Zone Zone 11-13 wks 30 cm / Sun-partial BeGreen 9-1 4-9 RoseQuartz – L 3315C 12” shade Coating Gazania Zany BeGreen Coating — Seed Technolgy for easy Sowing Gazania rigens F1 Zany Series — BeGreen Coated Seed

• From April 1st only as coated seed available, for easy sowing • Better sowability and visibility of seed • BeGreen coated seed is free of chemicals and microplastics

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12-15 wks 8” / 20 cm Sun BeGreen Coating Zany Orange Gazania rigens F1 Zany Series — All Colors at a Glance

Orange Flame Orange Pink M 4240C M 4220C M 4260C

White Yellow Mix M 4290C M 4320C M 4370C Gaillardia Arizona BeGreen Coating — Seed Technolgy for easy Sowing Gaillardia x grandiflora Arizona Series — BeGreen Coated Seed

FastraX • From April 1st only as coated seed available, for easy sowing • No vernalization needed – first year flowering perennial • First Gaillardia series from seed • Well-branched and uniform habit • Long flowering period • Thrives under a wide variety of climatic conditions • BeGreen coated for better sowability; chemical and microplastics free

Crop Height Exposure Seed Heat Hardiness Time form Zone Zone 17-22 wks 30 cm / Sun BeGreen 12-1 2-10 12” Coating Arizona Apricot Gaillardia x grandiflora Arizona – All Colors at a Glance

Apricot Arizona Sun Red Shades M 3510C M 3520C M 3570C Introductions 2021 Wait a Moment – These great varieties were just introduced this year!

BIG White Groovy series Funky® Red Nonstop® Fire Nonstop® Sunset

Super Cool series Amarillo Gold Brainiac Hippie Chicks Begonia x benariensis F1 BIG White Green Leaf – Wow!

• BIG White Green Leaf is # 8 in the BIG series – your lucky number  • Extremely well branching plant with short internodes • Little “lazy” flowering at early stage • Perfectly round mounded habit later in the season • Earlier flower set than other BIG colors • Slightly different growing habit: at the early stage a bit flatter and more branching than other BIGs • Full bloom later in the season • Extremely heat tolerant Utility Patent Pending Begonia boliviensis F1 Groovy — Semi-trailing Begonia Series incl. 5 Colors

• Based on the same breeding concept as Funky® and Nonstop® Joy: multi-purpose Begonia, semi-trailing habit, easy cultivation and transport • Very uniform series across colors • Clear vivid colors; distinct nuances between colors • Bigger flowers and petals • Round mounded, semi-trailing habit which eases shipping/transport • Shorter flower stems • Beautiful flower presentation • High germination rate and plug performance

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14-16 wks Sun - Shade 30-40 cm / Pelleted Groovy Mix 12-16” Begonia boliviensis F1 Groovy Series – Distinct, clear & vivid Colors

White Rose Red Orange Mellow Yellow Begonia x hybrida F1 Funky® Red — Makes an even greater Series

• Rich red color • Lots of double flowers • Leader of the series in flowering • Integrates perfect into the series regarding habit and timing • Take advantage of 6 colors and 1 Mix

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15-18 wks 20 – 30 cm / Partial shade – Pelleted 8-12” Shade Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® Fire — The extravagant Color

• Unique flamy flower color with playful shades • Well branched plant habit • Perfect flower presentation • Early flowering; integrates perfectly into the Nonstop® series Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Nonstop® Sunset — As beautiful and unique as can be

• Glowing Sunset color • Bright Orange with yellow center • Well branched plant habit • Charming flower presentation • Early flowering; integrates perfectly into the Nonstop® series Begonia semperflorens F1 Super Cool Series — The cool grown Begonia

• New series with 4 colors & 1 mix • Super Cool – Your all-round Begonia • Habit between Sprint Plus and Super Olympia® • Earliness close to Sprint • Well branched, extremely large flowers, very floriferous • Creates sufficient vigor if grown cooler • Works in pots, packs and the landscape

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10-12 wks 25-30 cm / Sun - Shade Pelleted 10-12” Begonia semperflorens F1 Super Cool — All Colors at a Glance

Blush Pink Red

White Mix Rudbeckia hirta Amarillo Gold — Symbol of the Summer

• Large flowers • Similar look to Prairie Sun but more compact and shorter stems • Very well suited for pots, beddings and summer bouquets • 2020 is the dedicated “Year of the Rudbeckia”

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13-15 wks 30-35 cm / Sun Coated 12-14” Sempervivum Hippie Chicks — Very cool!

• ApeX Pellet: Profit from easy sowing, increased young plant yield, and chemical free treated pellets • Mixture of a variety of colors • Succulent leaf rosettes • Non-branching flower spikes • Evergreen, winter-hardy • Attractive structural plant for rock gardens, mixed containers, green roofs • Use also as indoor plant • Very popular succulent; not only for millennials 

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8 -10 months 5-8 cm / 2-3” Sun ApeX Raw, ApeX Pellet Begonia tuberhybrida F1 Illumination® Scarlet

• Fully double flowers at each node Imp • Spectacular display in hanging baskets and large containers that lighten shady locations • Shorter flower stems • Beautiful flower presentation • High germination rate and plug performance

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18 - 20 wks Sun – Partial 20 cm / 8” Pelleted Sun Straight forward ecological solutions with sustainability Benary’s BeGreen Initiative Straight forward ecological solutions with sustainability BeGreen Initiative — The sustainable Concept by Benary

• “Being green” — This task requests many facets of entrepreneurial responsibility such as: - Sustainable production - Preserving our resources - Acting socially minded • BeGreen is a sustainable concept by Benary • BeGreen regarding our seed means: Chemical and microplastics free seed treatments - for healthier plants - for happier customers - for being a true green thinking and acting company in our industry • We from Benary care about you, your customers and the environment BeGreen Easy and sustainable growing Seed Technology by Benary

• ApeX – individual (variety related) seed enhancement. Ensures optimum germination and excellent seed quality.

• BeGreen – chemical and microplastics free seed treatment

• Coating – ensures better seed placement and sowability • FastraX – no vernalization needed for perennials. First year flowering. • Pelleting – for easy sowing and controlling the number of seeds per cell

• Multipelleting – pellet contains several seeds

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