Seed Guide 2007 pgs 01/41 - McKenzie Seeds

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Sunflower Paquito 130113
A totally new type of dwarf Sunflower
outdoors. Grow in rows or in groups of 3
or 4 plants.
producing numerous flowers forming a
— SWEET PEA —
compact, ball shape plant. A sunny
Annual
blend of golden yellow, lemon, red and
botanical: Lathyrus odoratus
bicolour flowers.
Ultimate Fragrance!
Plant Sweet Peas in a sunny location. Keep
Sunflower Starburst Blaze
F1 Hybrid 128600
well watered. Soil must be deep, fertile,
and well drained. A pH of about 7 is best.
Starburst Blaze is a Pollen Free variety Sweet Peas are easy to grow. Their grace
with crested red blooms with a slight and pleasing fragrance are unsurpassed
lemon tinge measuring 12-15 cm (4-5") among annuals. There is a wide variety of
across. An early to flower variety with the flower colors.Sweet Pea is a legume, a
blooms borne on well-branched plants. nitrogen fixer. It is good for your soil.Of
An excellent cut flower or try as a
course, the Sweat Pea is a climber. Many
background item in beds.
people grow Sweet Peas for the fragrance
spilled from a bud vase of blooms on the
Sunflower Sunspot 100304 kitchen table. It is unmatched.
An early flowering, bushy, dwarf
sunflower that grows to a height of
Sweet Pea Knee Hi 100685
about 45 cm (18"). Each stem produces a Delightful blooms in lovely, soft colours
single giant bloom with bright yellow on dwarf vines make this a perfect flower
petals surrounding a deep golden centre. for foundation planting or beside a low
A great container variety. If grown in fence. Plants are early blooming, heat
containers, plant 3 or 4 seeds, and when resistant and require no staking.
they reach a few inches in height, thin to Use in borders, window boxes and other
all but one of the plants. If planting in containers. Soak seed for 24 hours prior
the garden, arrange in rows or in groups
of 3 or 4 plants.
to planting directly outdoors.
Sweet Pea Little Sweethear t 100679
Sunflower Taiyo 100310 Bushy and attractive knee-hi plants are
Taiyo produces large yellow flowers with sturdy requiring no support. They are
a black centre reaching 25-30 cm (10-12") smothered with brilliantly coloured,
in diameter. Easy to grow. Excellent for highly fragrant flowers, ideal for a very
cutting. When planting, grow in rows or showy, easy to grow garden. Very
in groups of 3 plants.
Fragrant. Use as a cut flower, for mass
Sunflower Teddy Bear Dwarf 100294
A dwarf variety bearing golden-yellow
blooms. Teddy Bear blooms for about 6
beddings and as a winter crop in a cool
greenhouse. Soak seed for 24 hours prior
to planting directly outdoors.
weeks in late summer. Excellent container
variety. Ideal for small gardens. If sowing
directly to your garden, plant in a row or
in groups of 3. In containers, sow 3 or 4
seeds, and when they are a few inches
tall, thin to all but one plant.
Sunflower Velvet Queen 100305
Sweet Pea Royal Family 100691
A favorite mix of bi-color Sweet Peas that
is appreciated for the larger sized blooms
in white, pink, taupe, coral, red and
purple. It will grow tall. Soak seed for 24
hours prior to planting directly outdoors.
Velvet Queen is an early flowering
Sweet Pea Spencer
variety, producing dark velvet crimson
Giant Mixture 100696
blooms, accented with traces of gold and
yellow around its black centre. Easy to
grow. An ideal variety for a windbreak.
These sunflowers can be planted directly
Medium height plants. Oversized blooms
for the height of the plant create a
colorful show from a distance. Full color
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