EconSeeds BV Hi Lights 2011 Elbaweg 15A 1607 MN HEM (Holland) Abbreviations P1 = first year flowering perennial Tel (+31) 228 544066 cutting/border/rock etc. = predominant use of the Fax (+31) 228 542914 so-flo = time from sowing to flowering ds=directseeding E-mail [email protected] 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 . 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 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 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 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 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 annual border 1250 s/gr so-flo 12 weeks ds

The colourful strawberry-red 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 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 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 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 bright red, FSQ 2580.2208 dark pink, FSN 2580.2508 orange, FSN 2580.2908 white, crispy white, warm red eye 2580.2408 yellow shades 2580.9058 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 chocolate- centered 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 border 13-15 s/gr so-flo 16 weeks ds/tp

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 border 2250 of 6000 s/gr so-flo 12 weeks ds/tp z5

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 reddish- green 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 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