2016  Seed Selections

Color Strains and Mixes

There are daily surprises and delights when the blooms begin. This listing is based on last year’s harvest but we have new plants coming into bloom every year.  If you have a special request  please let us know. 

MINIMUM  OF 20 SEEDS PER SELECTION

1

BALLARD MIX – Open pollinated seeds from a mixed planting grown from seed from Gisela Schmieman, who took over the  work of renown hybridizer Helen Ballard.  These plants represent the entire spectrum of color, from bright green to

black and include picotees and anemone flowered blooms.  The doubles are a bee’s flight away so anything is possible.             MINIMUM 20 SEEDS

2

Green - variable spotting, generally lower and later than others                         MINIMUM 20 SEEDS

3

Bright White - no spotting, some green flush in young blooms                             MINIMUM 20 SEEDS

4

Spotted White - variable spotting and veining                                                       MINIMUM 20 SEEDS                                                                                  

5

Yellow - variable spotting, pale buttery yellow to clear yellow                          MINIMUM 20 SEEDS             

6

Pink – ranging from pale pink flush to deep rose, variable spotting and veining            MINIMUM 20 SEEDS

7

Red/Purple/Wine - I’ve combined these most difficult to describe.  A  young bloom may start out a deep true red then age to a dusty purple.  Enormous variety of spotting, veining, frosting and density of color                 MINIMUM 20 SEEDS

8

Blue/Black – ranging from deep blue to slatey blue-gray to black                              MINIMUM 20 SEEDS

9

Picotees – variations in edge color and veining, often with red nectarines             MINIMUM 20 SEEDS

10

Anemone, Semi-Double and Doubles - mixed colors and spotting   See photos on following page                  MINIMUM 10 SEEDS