Seed Spring Highlights Catalogue 2015

Australia

flower and vegetable seed

SPRING

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Alyssum - Clear Crystal Antirrhinum - Snapshot

spring seed highlightsAngelonia - Serenita Antirrhinum -

Candy Showers

Alyssum - Easter Bonnet Antirrhinum - Sonnet

White

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Botanical: Lobularia maritimaBlooms: Spring, summer, autumnPlant Habit: Upright compactHeight: 15-25cmSpread: 30-35cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

Botanical: Antirrhinum majusBlooms: Autumn\spring\summerPlant Habit: UprightHeight: 15-25cmSpread: 25-30cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

Botanical: Angelonia angustifoliaBlooms: Late spring, summerPlant Habit: Upright compactHeight: 30-35cmSpread: 30-35cmExposure: Full sun

Botanical: Antirrhinum majusBlooms: Autumn\spring\summerPlant Habit: TrailingHeight: 20-25cmSpread: 30-35cmExposure: Full sun\semi shade

Botanical: Lobularia maritimaBlooms: Spring, summer, autumnPlant Habit: Upright compactHeight: 10-25cmSpread: 25-30cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

Botanical: Antirrhinum majusBlooms: Autumn\spring\summerPlant Habit: UprightHeight: 25-30cmSpread: 20-25cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

The Clear Crystal series are tetraploids and have large flowers and strong performance in pots, large containers and garden beds. Good vigour, fragrance and little need for PGR’s.Sold as multi seeded pellets.

Bushy compact plants with a balance of earliness and good pack performance. Uniform flowering across the colours, closely spaced full flower spikes.

Available in a full colour range, Easter Bonnet combines uniformity in habit and colour with earliness to flower. The compact plants are covered with fragrant dainty blooms. Plants stay neat and compact throughout the season.

Fragrant garden height variety well suited to larger pot production or smaller pots and packs. Strong root system and sturdy side branching gives excellent garden performance.

Colours Available: • Lavender Shades• Purple Shades• White • Mix

Colours Available: • Burgundy • Orange• Pink • Plumblossom• Rose • Purple• Red Bicolour • Red• White • Yellow• Merlot Mix • Mix

Colours Available: • Deep Pink• Deep Rose• Lavender• Violet• White • Pastel Mix • Mix Colour Available:

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Colours Available: • Lavender Pink• Pink • Purple• Raspberry• White• Mix

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Serenita is a sister line to Serena and is a more compact variety. It is a water wise variety that loves the heat and humidity. Glossy green leaves and loads of flower through summer, Serenita will remain compact in the pot and on the retail shelf, and no PGR’s required. Good range of colours available.

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.

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White

Colours Available: • Deep Purple • Orange• Red• Rose• White NEW• Yellow• Mix NEW

Begonia - Baby Wing

spring seed highlightsBegonia - Gryphon Begonia - Bossa Nova

Begonia Tuberous - Non Stop

Begonia - Dragon Wing

Pink

Begonia Gryphon

Red

Non Stop Mix

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Botanical: Begonia x hybridaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: UprightHeight: 30-40cmSpread: 25-30cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

Botanical: Begonia x hybridaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: UprightHeight: 35-40cmSpread: 40-45cmExposure: Part shade\shade

Botanical: Begonia x boliviensisBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: TrailingHeight: 30-40cmSpread: 40-50cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

Botanical: Begonia x tuberhybridaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 25-30cmSpread: 20-25cmExposure: Part shade

Botanical: Begonia x hybridaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: UprightHeight: 30-40cmSpread: 35-45cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

Maintenance free plants feature early flowering, continuous colour with small dragon wing foliage and long season performance. Heat and stress tolerant, great landscape and large container performance.

Unique and beautiful arching, pendulous habit is spectacular in baskets, large containers and landscape plantings. Large glossy green leaves show off the large flowers, with a long blooming window and vigorous growth. Great heat and cold tolerance.

Colours Available: • Pink• White

Colours Available: • Pink• Red

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Showy foliage makes a great statement in mixed containers or as a specimen by itself. Easy to care for and with low water requirements, this strong and durable plant is versatile, can be used indoors or outdoors.

The Bossa Nova series is a strong alternative to vegetative begonias, with great vigour and strong branching. A long flowering season from spring through to the first frosts, they are easy to care for and self cleaning. Bright and showy, this variety is an excellent choice for baskets, containers and combinations.

Large, 10cm free flowering double and semi double blooms in a wide range of colours. Ideal for indoor or patio colour. Mocca foliage contrasts well against the blooms.


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RedColours Available: • Orange• Red • Rose• White• Mix NEW

Colours Available: • Non Stop Mix - Green foliage• Non Stop Mocca Mix - Chocolate foliage

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Non Stop Mocca Mix

Begonia - Ambassador & Senator

Canna - Cannova

spring seed highlightsCapsicum - Chenzo

Capsicum - Sangria

Capsicum - Chilly Chilli

Capsicum - Conga

Capsicum - MedusaCanna - Cannova

Ambassador - Mix

Red Shades Rose Yellow

Scarlet Bronze

Lemon

Botanical: Begonia semperflorensBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 15-20cmSpread: 20-25cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

Botanical: Capsicum annuumHeight: 25-30cmSpread: 35-40cm





Botanical: Canna x generalisBlooms: Spring, summer, autumnPlant Habit: UprightHeight: 75-120cmSpread: 35-50cmExposure: Sun

Two compact, free flowing series of bedding begonias with excellent uniformity and great garden performance. Ideal for landscape, flowering packs and pots. Both series match well together.

Cannova is the first F1 hybrid canna from seed. Versatile and easy to grow, it can be used in landscapes, containers and can be grown as a water plant. F1 vigour and disease resistant, Cannova will flower through spring and summer into autumn. An attractive plant even when not in flower.

Colours Available: • Red Shades NEW• Bronze Scarlet NEW• Lemon NEW• Rose NEW• Yellow NEW

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Compact plants covered in small black fruits which change to red on maturity. Fruit is hot.

Strong, spreading habit with loads of upright facing purple and red non pungent fruit.

Non pungent, 5 to 5.5cm long fruit starting out greenish yellow and maturing to orange and dark red.

Dark purple foliage is topped by attractive pointed purple fruit which matures to deep orange.

Colourful, twisted 5 to 5.5cm long non pungent fruit on a compact well branched plant. Fruit colour is ivory, yellow, orange and bright red as it matures.

ornamental capsicum

Senator - White

Colours Available: Ambassador- Green Leaf• Pink • Scarlet• Rose • White • Mix

Senator- Bronze Leaf• Bicolour • Pink • Rose• Scarlet • White • Mix

o r n a m e n t a l c h i l l iCelosia - Ice Cream

Digitalis - Dalmation

Celosia - KimonoChilli - Calico

Chilli - Black Pearl Chilli - Tango




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Variegated purple, green and white foliage on a compact rounded plant with small glossy black fruit which matures to red. Fruit is very hot.

A new series of compact celosia, early flowering, compact and well branched. Large tight flower heads in strong colours. Well suited to packs and small container planting.

Dwarf series suitable for high density small pot and pack production.Great uniformity across the colours and a fast finishing crop.

The fastest digitalis on the market, first year flowering, in striking colours. Dalmation is uniform in height and early flowering across the series. It is well branched with a compact habit and strong colours on good quality stems. Brilliant for large containers, makes a striking effect at retail.

Bushy upright, well branched habit with deep green/black leaves and shiny black fruit maturing to red.Fruit is very hot.

Tango is a vigorous compact series with medium sized fruit 4.5 x 2 cm, centred in the middle of the plant.

Colours Available: • Deep Orange• Red • Yellow

Red

Yellow

DeepOrange

Botanical: Celosia plumosaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: UprightHeight: 30cmSpread: 25cmExposure: Full sun

Botanical: Digitalis purpureaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: Upright compactHeight: 40-50cmSpread: 30-35cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

Botanical: Celosia plumosaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: UprightHeight: 15-20cmSpread: 10-15cmExposure: Full sun

Colours Available: • Banana• Cherry• Peach• Mango• Orange• Strawberry• Mix

Colours Available: • Cherry Red• Orange• Red• Rose• Scarlet• Yellow• Bright Mix• Mix

Colours Available: • Crème• Purple• Rose • White• Mix

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Crème Rose Purple


New Guinea Impatiens - Divine

Impatiens - Athena

spring seed highlightsGeranium Horizon -

Picotee Mix

Geranium - Apache Hypoestes - Splash

Formula Mix

Mystic Mix

Pink

Blue Pearl

Mix

Orange

Red Flash

Mix

Picotee Mix

Apache Mix

Picotee Mix

Mega Mix

Botanical: Impatiens hawkeriBlooms: Spring, summer, autumnPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 25-35cmSpread: 25-30cmExposure: Part shade

Botanical: Impatiens wallerianaBlooms: Spring, summer, autumnPlant Habit: Compact spreadingHeight: 25-30cmSpread: 35-40cmExposure: Part shade

Botanical: Pelargonium x hortorumBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 30cmSpread: 35-40cmExposure: Full sun

Botanical: Pelargonium x hortorumBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 15-20cmSpread: 25-30cmExposure: Full sun

Botanical: Pelargonium x hortorumBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 24-45cmSpread: 30-35cmExposure: Semi shade

Botanical: Gerbera jamesoniiBlooms: Spring, summer, autumnPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 30-40cmSpread: 20cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

Can be grown year ROUND Festival offer a complete colour range with uniformity in flowering time and habit, and come in a variety of flower types. Can be grown year round and offer a high bud count at time of sale.

A fantastic NGI series from seed, Divine offers a great colour range, fast crop time, large flowers, superior performance and mildew resistance. The flowering window across the colours is 7 to 10 days, allowing good options and ability to program.

The only semi double seed Impatiens on the market, Athena has a spreading habit and a strong colour range that makes it stand out at retail and in the landscape.

Mega Revolution produces vigorous, bushy plants with very large flowers, making it ideal for 140mm and larger containers. Good range of bright colours.

Colours Available: • Formula Mix• Growers Select Mix• Semi Double Mix

Colours Available: • Blue Pearl • Burgundy • Cherry Red • Lavender• Orange Green Leaf • Orange Bronze Leaf• Pink • Scarlet Bronze Leaf• Scarlet Red • Violet • White Blush • Mix • Mystic Mix • Salsa Mix

Colours Available: • Appleblossom • Bright Purple• Orange • Orange Flash• Red • Red Flash• Mix


Small neat foliage and a nice blend of pretty picotee flowers.

Apache is early flowering and basal branching. Vigorous yet compact growth in growth, and develops a profusion of large flowers. Performs well in packs and pots.

Quick crop with beautiful speckled foliage, Splash is ideal for high density 100mm pot programs. Great for a shaded spot in the garden or as a table or patio decorator item.


Colours Available: • Pink • Red• Rose • White• Mix

Colours Available: • Appleblossom• Deep Rose• Scarlet• Violet• White• Mix

Semi DoubleMix

Gerbera - Festival

Botanical: Gerbera jamesoniiBlooms: Spring, summer, autumnPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 25-30cmSpread: 15-20cmExposure: Full sun\part shade

Gerbera - Mega Revolution

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Lobelia - Regatta

Marigold - Durango Marigold - Taishan

Lobelia - Riviera Impatiens - Impreza

Impatiens - Super Elfin


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MixCherry Splash

Coral

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Seaside Mix

Rose

Botanical: Lobelia erinusBlooms: Spring, summer, autumnPlant Habit: Compact spreadingHeight: 20-25cmSpread: 25-30cmExposure: Part shade

Botanical: Tagetes patulaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 25-30cmSpread: 15-20cmExposure: Full sun

Botanical: Tagetes erectaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 25-30cmSpread: 20-25cmExposure: Full sun

Botanical: Lobelia erinusBlooms: Spring, summer, autumnPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 15cmSpread: 20cmExposure: Part shade



Early flowering trailing series, vigorous and ideal for baskets and containers.

Early blooming Durango sets the standard for anemone type marigolds.Produces large flowers on strong stems in a well matched 5 to 7 day window across all colours.

Large flowers hold their doubleness and shed water well. Better branching fills packs quickly and the full plants and season long high impact colour.

Extra early flowering compact series with a vigorous ball shaped habit, ideal for pot programs.

Grower and retail friendly series which offers a streamlined range of top selling colours. Bred to stay compact in production and on the retail bench, giving better shelf life. Easy to manage with less PGR’s required.

Uniform habit, plant vigour and timing across a wide range of colours make Super Elfin the most popular Impatiens series on the market.

Colours Available: • Lilac• Midnight• Sapphire• White• Mix

Colours Available: • Bee • Bolero• Flame • Gold• Orange • Red• Tangerine• Yellow • Mix

Colours Available: • Gold • Orange• Yellow• Mix

Colours Available: • Blue Eyes • Blue Splash• Lilac • Marine Blue• Midnight Blue • Rose• Sky Blue • White• Mix

Colours Available: • Blue Pearl • Cherry Splash• Pink • Punch• Red • Rose• Salmon • Violet• White • Mix• Pastel Mix

Colours Available: • Apricot • Blue Pearl• Bright Orange • Coral• Deep Pink • Lavender • Lilac • Lipstick• Melon • Pink• Punch • Red• Rose • Ruby• Scarlet • Violet• White • Hot Mix• Mix • Seaside Mix



Blue Splash

Orange

Lilac

Gold

Blue Eyes

Yellow

Petunia - Carpet

Petunia - Ez Rider Petunia - Espresso Grande

Petunia - Lo Rider

Portulaca - Happy Hour Portulaca - Happy Trails

Petunia - Explorer Petunia - Tango Petunia - Dreams


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Mix Peach

Wild Rose Mix

Botanical: Petunia x hybridaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 25-30cmSpread: 25-40cmExposure: Full sun



Botanical: Petunia x hybridaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: SpreadingHeight: 20cmSpread: 90cmExposure: Full sun

Botanical: Petunia x hybridaBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: SpreadingHeight: 15-20cmSpread: 25-30cmExposure: Full sun



Heat tolerant Carpet delivers incredible garden performance in high heat areas. Free flowering multiflora with excellent branching delivers a lush carpet of colour all season long.

Dreams offers grandiflora performance in all colours with a narrow 5-7 day flowering window. Excellent garden performance and botrytis tolerance.

Controlled growth petunias buy time and flexibility from grower to consumer.Grandiflora Ez Rider is a more controlled plant requiring less PGR’s.Delivers better shelf life and holdability for the grower and retailer. Tight bloom window across all colours for easy shipping and selling.

Two extra colours to complement the EZ rider range. Same controlled plant habit, same great shelf life and less requirement for PGR’s.

Colours Available: • Peach• Purple

Colours Available: • Blue• Deep Salmon• Rose• Mix

• Deep Pink• Red• White

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This is a multiflora sister line to Ez Rider. Same controlled plant habit, same great shelf life and less requirement for PGR’s.

Bred to bloom up to 2 weeks earlier than other portulaca. Tight mounded plants, easy to pack and ship. Well branched with good flowering. Large, double blooms in bright colours.

The shortest photoperiod on a trailing portulaca available, up to 2 weeks earlier than other varieties. Great colour range and creates a fantastic spread in the garden.

Brilliant landscape ground cover variety with early flowering and long season colour.

Early flowering grandiflora series on a compact, well branched plant.

Plum

Colours Available: • Blue • Blue Lace• Blue Star • Bright Red • Buttercream • Lilac• Pink • Pink Morn • Plum • Rose• Rose Star • Salmon • Sky Blue • True Blue • Velvet • White• Neptune Mix • Mix

Colours Available: • Blue • Pink• Red • White• Mix

Colours Available: • Blue • Coral• Lavender • Magenta• Pink • Purple• Red • Rose• White • Mix

Colours Available: • Banana• Deep Red• Lemon• Peppermint• Rosita

• Coconut• Fuchsia• Orange• Mix

Colours Available: • Blue Star• Burgundy Star • Red Star • Rose Star

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Botanical:Portulaca grandifloraBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 20-25cmSpread: 25-30cmExposure: Full sun

Botanical: Portulaca grandifloraBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: TrailingHeight: 15-25cmSpread: 35-45cmExposure: Full sun

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Colours Available: • Deep Red • Fuchsia• Orange • Peppermint• Pink • Primrose• Rosita • Yellow• White • Mix

Petunia - Espresso


Some extra colours to complement the Lo rider range. Same controlled plant habit, same great shelf life and less requirement for PGR’s

Colours Available: • Deep Rose • Sweet Pink• Ruby

Ruby

Deep Rose Mix

• Pink • Pink Vein• Red• Red Picotee• Rose• Rose Morn• Rose Picotee• Salmon

• Sky Blue • White• Patriot Mix• Day Dreams Mix• Waterfall Mix• Wild Rose Mix• Mix

Colours Available: • Appleblossom• Burgundy• Burgundy Picotee• Coral Morn• Fuchsia• Midnight• Neon Rose

Salvia - New Dimension

Carrot - Chantenay Royal Carrot - Little Fingers Baby

Beans - Climbing

Beans - Strike

Beans - Kentucky Wonder

Broad Beans - Aquadulce

Carrot - Purple

Salvia - Vista


Blue

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Botanical: Salvia nemerosa Blooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 20-25cmSpread:15-20cmExposure: Full sun

Botanical: Salvia splendensBlooms: Spring, summerPlant Habit: CompactHeight: 25-30cmSpread: 20cmExposure: Full sun

The deepest blue and rose salvias available from seed. These two are well matched, with compact well branched habits and strong coloured long lasting flowers. First year flowering perennial which need no vernalisation or PGR’s.

Botanical: Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanusDays to harvest: 55

This high yielding bushy plant produces dark green 12 to 15cm plump straight pods with white seeds.

Botanical: Phaseolus vulgarisDays to harvest: 70

Purple bush bean with green foliage and purple flowers and pods 15cm long.

Botanical: Daucus carotaDays to harvest: 70 to 80

French heirloom variety, suitable for heavy soils. Short, broad deep red orange roots. Sweet tasting.


Long straight stringless beans, dark green skin. Very vigorous under full sun in warm climates. Long harvest time.


Dwarf bushes grow to 30 to 55-cm. Widely adaptable with heavy yields. Pod size is 15cm and pod colour is green.

Botanical: Daucus carotaDays to harvest: 50 to 60

Baby gourmet carrot, can be pulled early. Deep orange colour, develops quickly with dimensions of approx 8 x 18cm.


Tall climbing variety with oval, thick, gently curved pods.

Botanical: Vicia fabaDays to harvest: 75

Cool weather crop, plant autumn and winter. Flowers purple and white, pods are mid green, 15 x 3cm. Plants are 90-100cm tall.

Botanical: Daucus carotaDays to harvest: 60

Deep purple, with an orange centre. Very attractive and with a good sweet carrot taste.

Dense, well packed flower spikes and dark green foliage. Keep growing and hold their colour all season long. Good heat tolerance and a tight flowering window across the colours.

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Rose

Rose

Rose

Red and White

Lavender

Colours Available: • Blue• Rose

Colours Available: • Lavender • Purple• Red • Red and White• Rose • Salmon• White • Mix

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Beans - Royal Burgundy

vegetable seed highlightsBeans - Bush

Cucumber - Bush Pickles

Cucumber - Lebanese Cucumber - Patio Snacker Cucumber - Tasty Green

Eggplant - Bonica Onion Globe - Hybrid Red Onion - Odourless Red Onion - Odourless WhiteEggplant - Fairy Tales Eggplant - Little Fingers

Eggplant - Market Supreme

Eggplant - Purple Mustard - RedKale - Kale Storm Mixture

Eggplant - Mini Lebanese Eggplant - Patio BabyCucumber - Burpless OP Cucumber - Crystal Salad

Botanical: Cucumis sativusDays to harvest: 48

Compact, straight cylindrical fruit,10-13cm long, 3cm in diameter. Monoecious will not require a pollinator plant.

Botanical: Solanum melongena Days to harvest: 110

Adaptable variety suited to all growing areas. Fruit size is 16cm x 11cm, teardrop in shape with a glossy black skin.

Botanical: Cucumis sativus Days to harvest: 55

A 13-15cm deep green fruit with good flavour.


An alternative shaped to standard eggplant. Produces smooth, slender, long purple fruit up to 50cm in length.

Botanical: Solanum melongena Days to harvest: 60 to 70

High yielding, shiny, purple fruit on a strong plant.

Botanical: Allium cepaDays to harvest: 110

Sweet variety, stores well. Good for salad, soups or stews. spring, summer, autumn.


Light green with white spines. Slight block shape 10-30cm long. Flesh is tender, ideal slicer or pickler. Good disease resistance.


Compact plants suitable for patio containers or small gardens. Good flavour and high yielding fruit.


Controlled, vigorous variety, dark greenskinned fruit. Spreads 90cm-1.5m. Short, branching vines, ideal in small gardens or large pots with a small trellis. High yielding, good flavour, crunchy texture, fruit: 4cm x 20cm.

Botanical: Brassica juncea Days to harvest: 21 to 45

Slow bolting variety, purplish red leaves. Strong mustard flavour. Leaves can be picked from a young stage. Grow all year.

Botanical: Brassica oleraceaDays to harvest: 60 to 80

FIRST multi-pelleted variety available. Producers assorted textures and colours, including purple, green and blue. Edible and ornamental.


Long lavender fruit with white stripes, produced in clusters of 3-5. Sweet fruit is best harvested at the gourmet baby stage. Ideal in patio containers and small gardens.

Botanical: Allium cepaDays to harvest: 95 to 160

Short day type with large flattened globes 8-10cm in diameter. Dark, red skin, soft white flesh with red rings. Mild and sweet flavour.


Intermediate, late, large globe, soft to fairly firm flesh. Mild flavour with light green foliage.


Rounded cream to white smooth skinned fruit which has an excellent flavour.

Botanical: Solanum melongenaDays to harvest: 60

Compact plants produce baby sized 5-7cm long x 2.5cm diameter fruits early and often. Easy grow, easy harvest. Ideal for patio planters and small gardens.

Botanical: Cucumis sativus Days to harvest: 50

Early, heavy yielding burpless type. Tolerant and resistant to downy mildew.Fruit 20cm x 6cm. Monoecious will not require a pollinator plant.


An abundance of slim, long, dark purple fruit. Grows15-20cm in three to six per cluster. Spineless plants make picking easy.

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Onion - Straightleaf Onion - Torpedo Red

Pak Choi - Green Stem Pak Choi - White Stem


Succulent summer bunching onion. Produces uniform small bulbs, mild flavour. SHORT DAY onions suited to seeding from August-mid October and again mid December-April.


Succulent, summer bunching onion. Produces uniform small bulbs, mild flavour. SHORT DAY onions suited to seeding from August-mid October and again mid December- April.


Can be grown all year. Plants start off green and white with the red pigment appearing about 6 weeks after sowing.


Vigorous standard bunching spring onion, ideal for Spring, Winter and Autumn production.

Botanical: Brassica rapa Days to harvest: 45 to 50

Plant can be harvested at an early stage. Grow all year round.

Botanical: Brassica rapa Days to harvest: 45 to 50

Plant can be harvested at an early stage. Grow all year round. Broad green leaves with a vivid white stem.


Pungent, football shaped onion with a mild, sweet flavour.

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Botanical: Pisum sativumDays to harvest: 80 to 100

Dwarf 50cm plant suited to all areas. Produces large pods containing up to 8 peas and is considered the sweetest of the shelling pea varieties.

Botanical: Zea maysDays to harvest: 60 to 80

Bicolour variety of Suoersweet corn, producing very sweet cobs, to 20cm with white and yellow kernels. Good disease resistance and plants grow to 180-200cm.

Botanical: Zea maysDays to harvest: 60 to 80

Old style sweetcorn with excellent taste. Produces 20cm kernels with great flavour and a bright golden colour.

Pea - Massey Gem Sweetcorn - Bicolour Sweetcorn - Gold

Watermelon - Firestone Watermelon - Snooker

Wasabi - Salad Watermelon - Orange Bell

Watermelon - Red Chief

Botanical: Diplotaxis erucoidesDays to harvest: from 21

Wasabi Salad is a taste sensation, with an exciting burst of wasabi flavour. Perfect as a salad addition. Very quick crop, flavour is best when leaves are young.

Botanical: Citrullus lanatusDays to harvest: 70

Large seedless round watermelon with improved colour and flesh density.


Mini orange fleshed seeded watermelon with early maturity that can be grown in cooler areas.


Elongated shaped watermelon with average size 7-9 kg. Deep red flesh, seeded but with only two rows of seed. Strong vigorous vine.


Mini red seeded watermelon with early maturity that can be grown in cooler areas.

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strawberry seed highlightsStrawberry Beltran - White Strawberry - FrescaStrawberry Elan - White Strawberry - TemptationStrawberry Roman - Pink

Strawberry Tarpan - Rose Strawberry Toscana - Rose

Botanical: Fragaria annannassa

Beltran has a cascading habit, good for basket production. Big semi double white flowers, some runners. Heavy fruiting, with high levels of vitamin C.


Day length neutral medium sized fruit on runnerless plants. Suitable for pot production.


Intense deep rose flowers, cascading habit, producing extremely aromatic sweet, large red fruit. Perfect for containers and baskets.


Compact well branched plants. Early white flowering with large deep red aromatic fruit. Few runners, will keep its compact habit in the garden.


Compact plant and early to flower. Merlan has large pink flowers, with conical mid sized fruit. Heavy bearer all summer long.


Compact plant with abundant large deep rose flowers. Few runners, this is a high yielding variety with biconical mid sized fruit.


A strong plant with several runners. Large, deep rose flowers. Flowering and fruiting begins early in the season continuing on the runners. Abundant production of conical, mid size fruits through the whole of summer. Fruits are juicy and sweet flavoured.


Great cascading habit makes this white flowered variety ideal for basket production. Fruit has high levels of sugar which give it a delicious taste. Vitamin C levels are 30 – 50% higher than other everbearing varieties.


Early and large fruited, almost entirely without runners. Good for punnets and packs.


Eye catching appleblossom pink flowers make this a standout in the garden or in patio containers. Produces runners with fruit which is medium in size and oblong in shape, with a deep red colour.


White, pink and deep rose flowers, suitable for punnets, packs and hanging baskets.

Strawberry Loran - Rose Strawberry Merlan - Pink Strawberry Tristan - Rose

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Zucchini - Goldrush Zucchini - Lebanese

Zucchini - Black Max Zucchini - Easy Pick Gold

Zucchini - Easy Pick Green

Zucchini - Blackjack

Botanical: Cucurbita pepo Days to harvest: 60 to 62

Round dark green zucchini with large flower. Prolific yielder. Tolerant to sunburning.

Botanical: Cucurbita pepo Days to harvest: 60

Slender zucchini, golden in colour with a slight green stem attachment. Prolific in fruiting. Flavour is similar to green fruiting varieties.


Open habit with very few spines. Easy, continuous harvest simply twist to pick. Produces smooth textured fruit in gold and green that can be grown together. Harvest fruit from a very small size up to 25cm.


Open habit with very few spines. Easy, continuous harvest simply twist to pick. Produces smooth textured fruit in gold and green that can be grown together. Harvest fruit from a very small size up to 25cm.

Botanical: Cucurbita pepo Days to harvest: 60 to 80

Long slender black to dark green zucchini with a high yield. Fruit can be harvested in as little as 30 days after planting in summer months.


A club shaped zucchini with a light, slightly speckled skin colour. Fruit are very uniform and semi spineless.

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CODE VARIETY FRUIT TYPE DAYS to MATURITY COLOUR SIZE

CAPBAN000 Capsicum Banana Supreme Banana 72 Light Yellow to Red 20cm x 5cm

CAPLON000 Capsicum Long Sweet Yellow Banana 70-80 Yellow to Red 15cm x 4cm

CAPBIG000 Capsicum Big Bertha Bell 72 Green to Red 18cm x 10cm

CAPCAJ000 Capsicum Cajun Belle Bell 60 Green to Red 8cm x 6cm

CAPCAL002 Capsicum California Wonder Bell 75 Green to Red 11cm x 10cm

CAPCHO000 Capsicum Chocolate Bell 70-75 Green to Brown to Red 20cm x 10cm

CAPMIN000 Capsicum Mini Bell Red Bell 80 Green to Red 5cm x 3cm

CAPMIN001 Capsicum Mini Bell Yellow Bell 80 Green to Yellow 5cm x 3cm

CAPMOH000 Capsicum Mohawk Bell 75 Green to Orange 13cm x 7cm

CAPBEA000 Capsicum Red Beauty Bell 68 Green to Red 10cm x 9cm

CAPRED000 Capsicum Redskin Bell 75 Green to Red 10cm x 6cm

CAPSUN000 Capsicum Sunbell Bell 70 Green to Yellow 10cm x 13xm

CAPYOL000 Capsicum Yolo Wonder Bell 72 - 75 Green to Red 10cm x 9.5cm

CAPSWE001 Capsicum Sweet Mix Bell/Banana 70 Yellow Wonder &Long Sweet Yellow

CAPHUN000 Capsicum Hungarian Sweet Wax Block 70 Yellow 10cm x 10cm

CAPPIN000 Capsicum Pinot Noir Block 68 Citrus to Berry to Cherry 13cm x 10cm

CAPPOM000 Capsicum Pompeii Block 65-70 Green to White to Orange 13cm x 7cm

CAPPUR000 Capsicum Purple Block 70-75 Green to Purple 13cm x 7cm

CAPSWE000 Capsicum Sweet Heat Block 56 Green to Red 10cm x 4cm

CAPTAN000 Capsicum Tangerine Block 75-80 Green to Orange 7.5cm x 10cm

CAPFOO000 Capsicum Fooled You Jalapeno 65 Green to Red 8cm x 4.5cm

CAPPIM000 Capsicum Pimento Elite Jalapeno 73 Green to Red 7cm x 9cm

CAPMAR000 Capsicum Mariachi Santa Fe 70 Green to Yellow to Red 10cm x 5cm

Capsicum Table



CODE VARIETY FRUIT TYPE DAYS to MATURITY COLOUR SIZE HEAT

CHIAPA000 Chilli Apache Santa Fe 70 Green/Red 7cm Hot

CHIBIG000 Chilli Big Chilli Anaheim 68 Green - Red 20cm - 25cm Mild

CHIBIR000 Chilli Birdseye Hot Long Flat 70 Green - Red 4.5cm x 8cm Very Hot

CHIBUL000 Chilli Bull Horn Bull Horn 80 Green - Red 10cm x 20cm Mild

CHIHAB000 Chilli Habanero Lantern Shape 90 -100 Light Green Orange 2.5cm x 5cm Very Hot

CHIHAB001 Chilli Habanero Orange Lantern Shape 90 -100 Light Green Orange 2.5cm x 5cm Very Hot

CHIHAB002 Chilli Habanero Red Lantern Shape 90 -100 Light Green - Red 3cm x 5cm Very Hot

CHIHAB003 Chilli Habanero White Bullet 90 -100 Light Green - White 2.5cm x 3cm Very Hot

CHICAY000 Chilli Hot Caysan Cayenne 70 -75 Green - Red Hot

CHIJAL000 Chilli Jalapeno Jalapeno 70 -75 Green - Red 7cm x 4cm Hot

CHIJAL002 Chilli Jalapeno Large Jalapeno 80 Green - Red 14cm Hot

CHILON000 Chilli Long Cayenne Hot Long Flat 70 -75 Green - Red 10cmx 2cm Hot Spicy

CHIMUC000 Chilli Mucho Nacho Jalapeno 75 Green - Red 10cm Very Hot

CHISUP000 Chilli Super Chilli Cone 80 Green - Red 6cm x 4cm Very Hot

Chilli Table

Chilli:Habanero Orange

Capsicum:Hungarian Sweet Wax



CODE VARIETY FRUITTYPE

DAYS to MATURITY

INDETERMINATE STAKING

DETERMINATE BUSH

DISEASETOLERANCE

TOMPAT000 Tomato Patio OP Globe 70 X Good

TOMPIN001 Tomato Pink Girl F1 Globe 76 X Good

TOMRAM000 Tomato Rambling Gold Stripe F1 Globe 75 X Excellent

TOMRAM001 Tomato Rambling Red Stripe F1 Globe 75 X Excellent

TOMGRA001 Tomato Red Grape F1 Grape 75 X Excellent

TOMGRA000 Tomato Red Grape OP Grape 76 X Excellent

TOMRED000 Tomato Red Robin F1 Cherry 70 X Good

TOMTRU000 Tomato Red Truss Trussty F1 Globe 70 X Excellent

TOMROM002 Tomato Roma F1 Roma 69 X Excellent

TOMROM000 Tomato Roma OP Roma 69 X Good

TOMROM000 Tomato Romette F1 Mini Roma 80 X Excellent

TOMROU000 Tomato Rouge De Marmande OP Flat 75 x Good

TOMSAN000 Tomato San Marzano OP Roma 70 X Good

TOMSUG000 Tomato Sugar Snack OP Cherry 62 X Good

TOMSWE000 Tomato Sweet Bite F1 Cherry 65 X Good

TOMSWE002 Tomato Sweet Bite OP Cherry 65 X Good

TOMTIN000 Tomato Tiny Tim OP Cherry 70 X Good

TOMTOM000 Tomato Tommy Toe OP Cherry 70 X Good

TOMTOT000 Tomato Totem OP Globe 70 X Good

TOMTUM000 Tomato Tumbling Tiger OP Cherry 90 X Excellent

TOMTOM001 Tomato Tumbling Tom Red OP Cherry 90 X Excellent

TOMTUM002 Tomato Tumbling Tom Yellow OP Cherry 90 X Excellent

TOMYAT000 Tomato Yates Big Beef Beefsteak 70 X Excellent

TOMYAT002 Tomato Yates Pot Roma Roma 70 X Excellent

Tomato Table

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CODE VARIETY FRUITTYPE

DAYS to MATURITY

INDETERMINATE STAKING

DETERMINATE BUSH

DISEASETOLERANCE

TOMAPO000 Tomato Apollo F1 Globe 66 X Good

TOMBEE000 Tomato Beefsteak OP Beefsteak 72 X Good

TOMBIC000 Tomato Bicolour F1 Globe 75 X Excellent

TOMBIG000 Tomato Big Beef F1 Beefsteak 73 X Excellent

TOMBLA001 Tomato Black Cherry F1 Cherry 80 X Good

TOMBLA000 Tomato Black F1 Globe 75 X Excellent

TOMKRI000 Tomato Black Krim OP Flat 69 - 90 X Good

TOMBUR000 Tomato Burnley Bounty OP Globe 75 X Average

TOMCAR000 Tomato Carmello Improved F1 Globe 70 X Excellent

TOMCHA000 Tomato Champion F1 Globe 66 X Excellent

TOMGOL000 Tomato Golden Girl F1 Globe 88 X Good

TOMHEA000 Tomato Health Kick F1 Plum 72 X Excellent

TOMHEI003 Tomato Heirloom Marriage Big Brandy Flat 75 X Excellent

TOMHEI002 Tomato Heirloom Marriage Genuwine Flat 80 X Excellent

TOM126 Tomato Heirloom Rainbow OP Assorted 80-100 X Good

TOMHUS001 Tomato Husky Cherry Gold OP Cherry 72 X Good

TOMJUL000 Tomato Juliet F1 Cherry 72 X Good

TOMKY1000 Tomato KY1 OP Globe 75 X Average

TOMLAR000 Tomato La Roma F1 Roma 69 X Good

TOMMAN00S Tomato Mande OP Flat 75 X Good

TOMMEG000 Tomato Mega Bite F1 Beefsteak 75 X Excellent

TOMMIN000 Tomato Mini San Marzano F1 Roma 80 X Good

TOMMOR000 Tomato Mortgage Lifter OP Beefsteak 80 X Good

TOMOXH000 Tomato Oxheart OP Heart 75 X Good

Tomato Heirloom Marriage - Big Brandy Tomato Heirloom Marriage - GenuwineBotanical: Solanum lycopersicum

Distincitive heirloom look and flavour with better garden performance. Provides earlier and higher yields with fewer fruit blemishes.

Botanical: Solanum lycopersicum

Distincitive heirloom look and flavour with better garden performance. Provides earlier and higher yields with fewer fruit blemishes.

Sales TeamNATIONAL SALES MNGR:Anthony CollinsPhone: 0402 155 [email protected]

NORTHERN SALES MNGR:

NSW & QLD Brett HarrisPhone: 0412 877 [email protected]

SOUTHERN SALES MNGR:Dawn BrandPhone: 0432 685 [email protected]

WESTERN SALES MNGR:SA, WA, NT & TAS.David EatonPhone: 0417 876 [email protected]

Contact Phone: (03) 9798 5355

Address:410 Greens Rd. Keysborough, Vic. 3173PO Box 4333,Dandenong Sth. Vic. 3164

Fax: (03) 9798 3733

Website: www.ballaustralia.com

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