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New Varieties 2020-2021 New Varieties 2020-2021 Agrostis nebulosa, Cloud Grass Gazania krebsiana, Tanager y 7 Ajuga genevensis, Upright Bugle y 4 Geranium, Night Alyssum saxatile, Gold Rush y 3 Geum chiloense, Sunrise y 4 Amaranthus cruentus, Burgundy Glow Geum coccineum, Orange Queen y 5 Angelica sylvestris, Vicar's Mead y 4 Helianthus annuus, Equinox Antirrhinum Greenhouse Forcing, Costa Summer Helianthus annuus, Firebrand Aquilegia caerulea, Earlybird y 3 Helianthus annuus, Orange Globe Arabis blepharophylla, Barranca y 4 Helianthus annuus, Orangeade Aster, Jowi Mix Helianthus annuus, Star Gold Basil, Purple Ball Helleborus x hybrida, Orientalis Double Ladies Mix y 3 Begonia boliviensis, Groovy Heuchera sanguinea, Coral Petite y 3 Bidens ferulifolia y 8 Iberis sempervirens, Snow Cushion y 3 Bigelowia nuttallii y 4 Lathyrus odoratus, Heirloom Mix Bulbine frutescens, Avera Sunset Orange y 9 Lavandula multifida, Torch Minty Ice y 7 Bupleurum longifolium, Bronze Beauty y 3 Lewisia tweedyi, Lovedream y 4 Calamintha nepeta, Marvelette y Liatris spicata, Floristan White y 3 Calendula, Fruit Burst Lilium formosanum var. pricei y 5 Calendula, Goldcrest Lisianthus , Allemande Light Pink Calendula, Playtime Mix Lisianthus , Can Can Purple Calendula, Sherbet Fizz Lisianthus , Chaconne White Campanula medium, Champion II y Lisianthus , Diamond Peach 3 Imp Celosia, Arrabona Red Lisianthus , Flare Celosia cristata, Act Lisianthus , Gavotte Yellow Celosia cristata, Bar Lisianthus , Jasny Lavender Celosia cristata, Bombay Lisianthus , Minuet White Celosia cristata, Brainiac Lisianthus , Oletha Celosia cristata, Cristi Purple Lisianthus , Ophira Celosia cristata, Sol Lobelia speciosa, Starship y 6 Centaurea cyanus, Purple Haze Lupinus polyphyllus, Gallery y Centaurea cyanus, Velvet Dawn Marigold American, Mayan Orange Chrysanthemum parthenium , Baya y 5 Marigold American, Nosento Limegreen Chrysanthemum parthenium , Campagne y 5 Marigold French, Happy Cosmos bipinnatus, Double Dutch Rose Meconopsis paniculata y Cosmos bipinnatus, Tip Top Picotee Nasturtium, Baby Orange Delosperma Luckhoffi Hyb, Desert Jewels y 6 Nepeta nervosa, Nevita White y Delphinium chinensis , Cheer Blue y 4 Nicotiana langsdorfii, Bronze Queen y Delphinium chinensis , Jenny's Pearl Blue y Ophiopogon japonicus y 7 Delphinium chinensis , Jenny's Pearl Pink y Origanum libanoticum y 6 Dianthus barbatus , Barbienne y 5 Panicum capillare, Frosted Explosion Dianthus barbatus , Etournelle Extra Mixed y Panicum virgatum, Emerald Chief y 5 Dianthus x barbatus, Rockin' Rose y Panicum virgatum, Fontaine y 5 Echinacea paradoxa y Papaver orientale, Prince of Orange y 2 Echinacea tennesseensis y 5 Pentas lanceolata, Glitterati Red Star Echinacea x hybrida, Artisan y 4 Petunia multiflora, Dot Star Dark Violet Echinacea x hybrida, Paradiso Tall Yellow y Petunia multiflora, Dot Star Deep Pink Flowering Cabbage, Condor Red Petunia Spreading, FotoFinish Flowering Cabbage, Elf Carmine Petunia Spreading milliflora, FlashForward Flowering Kale, Empire Primula elatior, Crescendo y Gaillardia aristata, Fire Wheels y 3 Primula x pubescens, Kaleidoscope y 4 Gaillardia pulchella, Globe Red y 3 Rudbeckia hirta, Amarillo Gold y 4 New Varieties 2020-2021 Rudbeckia hirta, Cheyenne Gold y 4 Salvia canariensis, Lancelot Salvia nemerosa, Salvatore Blue y Sempervivum, Hippie Chicks y 3 Stipa ichu, Peruvian Feather Grass y 7 Stock Matthiola, Anytime Mix Stock Matthiola, Centum Stock Matthiola, Vintage Brown Talinum paniculatum, Jewels of Opar y Thalictrum rochebrunianum, var. grandisepalum y 5 Trachelium caeruleum, Corine y Ursinia anethoides, Valencia Verbena bonariensis, Purple Haze y 7 Verbena rigida, Dazzling Nights y 8 Verbena speciosa, Imagination y Vinca, Virtuosa Viola, Tiger Eye Viola cornuta, Network y Viola cornuta, Quicktime Blue y Viola cornuta, Quicktime Yellow Blotch y Viola sororia, Sorority Sisters y 3 Zinnia peruviana, Peruvian Zinnia.
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