2010 Twil70-88:05_Twil_62-84 10/28/09 11:08 AM Page 72 Coreopsis Early Sunrise PVP Dianthus Corona Cherry Magic Delphinium Magic Fountains Annual Cosmos Cosmic Orange Cosmos Delphinium Perennial Approx. 4,000 seeds/oz. Sow 5-7 weeks before spring sales. Seeds germ in 5- 10 days at 7080 F. Excellent for beds, mass plantings in sun; fine for cutting. Space 12 or more apart. 6878 Cosmic Orange (C. sulphureus) AAS Earlier, more compact, more uniform and easier to bloom in packs. Easy from seed. 2 double to semi-double golden orange blooms cover 12 plants all season long. Heat and drought tolerant. Pot or bedding. 100 sds $1.50; 500 sds $5.30; 1000 sds $8.40; 5,000 sds $7.15/M 6883 Early Sensation Mix Colors (C. bipinnatus) White, pink, rose shades. Ht. 31 2-4 ft. 100 sds $1.45; 500 sds $2.25; 1000 sds $3.55; 5,000 sds $3.45/M 6888 Lady Bird Mixed Colors (C. sulphureus) Improved, early-blooming with dwarf, compact habit. Glowing bright blooms are semi-double, hold color well. Mix includes scarlet, orange and yellow. Excellent garden subject; fine for cutting. Sell in 4 pots or green packs. Ht. 16 . 100 sds $1.45; 500 sds $5.20; 1000 sds $8.25; 5,000 sds $6.95/M 6999 Giant Pacific Color (Approx.13,000 sds/oz.) Exceptional, immense spikes of large florets (95% are double). Somewhat resistant to mildew. Mix includes jewel-like pinks, roses, purples and many shades of blue; dark and light bees. Ht. 5 ft. 100 sds $1.50; 500 sds $5.00; 1000 sds $8.00; 5,000 sds $6.70/M 7004 Magic Fountains Mixed Colors (Approx. 18,000 seeds/oz.) Dwarf Pacific type good for small gdns, windy areas. Colors including lilacpink, sky blue, white and dark blue; dark and white bees. Ht. 21 2-3 ft. 100 sds $1.60; 500 sds $6.00; 1000 sds $9.55; 5,000 sds $8.00/M (Dianthus chinensis x barbatus) Dianthus Annual Approx. 25,000 seeds/oz. Sow seeds 6-8 weeks before sale of blooming packs. Seeds germ in 714 days at 70-75 F. Attractive, spreading, carpetlike plants excellent for beds, borders, containers, in sun. Space 6-12 apart. Ht. 6 . Cosmos Sonata Mixed Colors Cosmos Sonata Series Annual (C. bipinnatus) Large graceful blooms 3-4 across from June to late Sept. Semi-dwarf, erect plants, free-flowering habit. Showy for borders, tubs; excellent for cutting. Pack sales. Ht. 2 ft. 6907 Carmine 6908 Mix (5 colors) 25 sds $1.45; 100 sds $3.75; 500 sds $14.90; 1,000 sds $25.15; 5,000 sds $22.00/M 7028 Corona Cherry Magic AAS 8 Largest flower of its type on the market with up to 3 blooms. A unique mix of solid cherry, lavender with cherry centers, tie dyed lavender and cherry. 50 sds $2.95; 100 sds $4.00; 500 sds $17.00; 1,000 sds $29.25 7101 Snowfire Hybrid AAS. Uniform, dense mounds covered with blooms of cherryred with white margins. Silvery-blue foliage. 100 sds $2.85; 500 sds $10.50; 1000 sds $16.65; 10 Msd $14.00/M 7057 Melody Pink AAS Everblooming. Clustered sprays of 1 single pink flowers, good for cutflower or gdn. Blooms in 80 days from sowing at 12 tall and continues til hard frost, reaching 2 ft. in the bed by season s end. Base branching and erect, will rebloom continually if cut. 50 sds $3.70; 100 sds $5.60; 500 sds $22.40; 1,000 sds $37.60; 10 Msd $33.00/M Versailles Series (C. bipinnatus) 6924 Mix produces large flowers with strong stems. white, blush pink, carmine, pink and pink eye. 1 16 oz $1.45; 1 4 oz $1.65; oz $5.25 (D. pinnata) Annual Approx. 2,900 seeds/oz. Sow seeds 4-6 weeks before sale in green packs. Seeds germ in 7-14 days at 65-70 F. Bedding, cutting in full sun. Bloom summer-frost. Space 12-15 apart. Dahlia Parfait Series Both Fleuroselect Winners. Excellent varieties in dessert-delicious colors with contrasting darker eye. Flowers average 2 across. Outstanding in packs. Early, compact, branching plants. 7072 Strawberry 7071 Raspberry 50 sds $2.80; 100 sds $4.25; 500 sds $16.95; 1,000 sds $28.50; 5,000 sds $25.00/M 7096 Rainbow Loveliness Mixture (D x hybrid) Perennial Branching upright habit flowering the first year from seed. The flowers are above attractive foliage on upright branched stems. Exhales a strong but delightful perfume which on a calm summer s evening will scent a large garden. Deeply cut petals giving an airy and attractive appearance. Ht. 18 . 100 sds $1.75; 500 sds $6.50; 1000 sds $10.20; 10 Msd $8.65/M Dahlia Bloody Mary Mix Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora) Perennial 6955 Bloody Mary Mix 15". Dwarf bronze leaved strain, extra compact, double & semidouble flowers. 100 sds $1.45; 500 sds $2.25; 1000 sds $3.55; 5,000 sds $4.75/M 6989 Harlequin Single Dahlia blooms with two-tone solid colors and bicolors. Ht. 12 . 100 sds $4.45; 500 sds $16.50; 1000 sds $26.20; 5,000 sds $22.00/M Approx. 11,000 seeds/oz. Sow seeds 6-8 weeks before sale in packs/pots. Seeds germ in 14-20 days at 70 F. Excellent for beds, borders and cutting in sun, poor/dry soil Daisy-like flowers Junefrost. Space 1-2 ft. apart. Ht. 18 . Figaro Series Early blooming for commercial production. Dwarf plants; single/semi-double blooms. Ht. 1 ft. (coated seed) 6975 Yellow Shades 6973 Mix 50 sds $2.25; 100 sds $3.35; 250 sds $6.70; 500 sds $11.25; 1,000 sds $19.75 6868 Early SunrisePVP 1989 All-America Gold Medal Selection. The Gold medal award is reserved for new varieties considered by horticultural experts to be breeding breakthroughs . Outstanding for early, prolific bloom over a long period Coreopsis Early Sunrise has golden-yellow, 2 semi-double blooms first year from seed in 90-100 days from sowing. 100 sds $1.50; 500 sds $4.65; 1000 sds $7.35; 5,000 sds $6.20/M Delphinium (Delphinium spp.) Perennial Sow seeds 8-10 weeks before sale as green pack plants; or sow midsummer for blooming pot plants following spring. Seeds germ in about 18 days at 70-75 F. Excellent for backgrounds, bedding, cutting in full sun/partial shade. Hardy in zones 4-8. Space 24-36 apart. Telstar Series Early flowering dwarf variety which continues to bloom until frost; heat resistant. Excellent for pot, pack and bedding. Ht. 10 . 7116 Crimson 7117 Mix 50 sds $2.25; 100 sds $3.40; 500 sds $13.55; 1,000 sds $22.80; 5,000 sds $20.00/M 72