SEED TRADE BUYERS GUIDE 
104 
LONGEVITY OF FLOWER SEEDS 
Prepared by Bodger Seeds, Ltd., El Monte, California 
Number 
of Seeds 
Lon- 
Period 
of 
Germi- 
to the 
gevity 
nation 
Flowers 
Ounce 
(Years) (Days) 
Achillea (The Pearl).... 
200,000 
5 
10-15 
Aconitum . 
10,000 
3 
180 
Acroclinium . 
9,000 
3 
12 
Age ra turn . 
225,000 
4 
5-10 
Agrostemma . 
60,000 
4 
8-18 
Alyssum . 
60,000 
4 
5-8 
Amaranthus . 
30,000 
4-5 
5-10 
Anchusa (Italica). 
1,200 
3 
30 
Anemone . 
40,100 
2 
20-60 
Antirrhinum . 
150,000 
3-4 
8-12 
Aquilegia . 
17,500 
2 
12-60 
Asparagus (Plum. & 
Spren.) . 
650 
1-2 
15-30 
Aster . 
12,000 
1-2 
5-10 
Balloon Vine. 
400 
3-4 
15 
Balsam Flower. 
3,500 
5—6 
8-10 
Balsam Apple. 
250 
4 
30 
Baptisia . 
2,500 
3-4 
30-60 
Beilis . 
200,000 
2-3 
5-10 
Blanket FI. (Gaillardia 
Gf.) . 
10,000 
4 
20 
Boltonia . 
100,000 
5 
30 
Brachycome . 
150.000 
3-4 
10 
Browallia . 
70,000 
2-3 
5-10 
Calendula . 
3,000 
4-5 
5-10 
Calliopsis . 
100,000 
2-3 
8-10 
Campanula (Medium).... 
125,000 
3 
10-15 
Canary Bird Flower. 
400 
3 
10 
Candytuft . 
10,000 
3 
5-10 
Canna . 
100 
3 
5-10 
Cardinal Climber. 
1,000 
5 
10-20 
Carnation . 
15,000 
4-5 
10-15 
Celosia. 
30,000 
4 
8-10 
Centaurea (Cyanus). 
7,000 
3 
8-10 
Chinese Wool Flower.... 
30,000 
4 
8-10 
Chrysanthemum (Single 
Annual) . 
10,000 
6-7 
8-10 
Cineraria . 
100,000 
3-4 
8-10 
Clarkia . 
100,000 
2-3 
10 
Cobea . 
400 
2 
15-20 
Coleus . 
115,000 
O 
10-15 
Convolvulus (Major). 
1,500 
4-5 
5-10 
Coreopsis . 
12,000 
2 
5-10 
Cosmos . 
5,500 
3 
8-10 
Cypress Vine. 
I 
2,200 
4-5 
10-20 
Dahlia . 
3,000 
2-3 
10-20 
Daisy, African. 
10,000 
2 
20 
Daisy (Beilis). 
200,000 
2-3 
8-10 
Datura . 
2,000 
3-4 
15-20 
Delphinium . t 
15,000 
2 
20 
Dianthus . 
28,000 
5-6 
5-10 
Dianthus Barbatus. 
27,000 
3 
8-10 
Digitalis . 
200,000 
2 
10-15 
Dolichos . 
115 
4 
10-15 
Eschscholtzia . 
15,000 
2 
5-10 
Euphorbia (Variegata)... 
2,500 
3-4 
10-12 
Gaillardia (Picta). 
15,000 
2 
10-15 
Gentiana . 
6,000 
3 
10-20 
Geum . 
15,000 
2 
15-60 
Godetia . 
100,000 
3 
6-10 
Gomphrena . 
5,800 
2-3 
10-15 
Gourds (Mixed). 
300 
5-6 
12-15 
Gypsophila (Elegans).... 
25,000 
2 
5 
Gypsophila (Paniculata). 
35,000 
4 
15 
Helenium . 
120,000 
3-4 
10-20 
Heliantheus 
(Cucurnenfolius) . 
9,000 
2-3 
5-10 
Heliantheus (Double 
Chrys.) . 
700 
2-3 
5-10 
Period 
Number of 
of Seeds Lon- Germi- 
to the gevity nation 
Flowers 
Ounce 
(Years) 
(Days) 
Helichrysum . 
40,000 
1-2 
5-10 
Heliotrope . 
55,000 
1-2 
30 
Hesperis . 
16,000 
3-4 
15 
Hibiscus . 
4,000 
3-4 
5-7 
Hollyhock . 
3,500 
3-4 
10-30 
Humulus . 
2,500 
1-2 
8-10 
Impatiens . 
60,000 
2 
15-30 
Ipomea (Grandiflora). 
100 
3-4 
10-12 
Ivochia . 
50,000 
1-2 
10 
Larkspur (Annual). 
14,000 
2-3 
20 
Lathyrus (Latifolius).... 
600 
3-4 
60 
Lavender . 
30,000 
1-2 
30 
Linum . 
9,000 
5 
10-15 
Lobelia . 
750,000 
3-4 
5-20 
Lupinus . 
1,800 
3-4 
5-10 
Lychnis . 
65,000 
2-3 
10-15 
Marigold (African). 
9,000 
2-3 
5-10 
Marigold (French). 
10,000 
2-3 
5-10 
Marvel of Peru. 
350 
2-3 
8-20 
Matricaria . 
150,000 
2-3 
10-12 
Maurandia . 
70,000 
2 
15-30 
Mesembryanthemum . 
200,000 
3-4 
5-10 
Mignonette . 
30,000 
2-4 
8-10 
Mimosa . 
4,500 
2-3 
10-15 
Mimulus . 
1,000,000 
3-4 
5-10 
Myosotis . 
55,000 
2 
10-15 
Nasturtium . 
250 
7-8 
8-10 
Nemesia . 
100,000 
2-3 
20 
Nicotiana . 
200,000 
3-4 
5-10 
Nigella . 
12,000 
1-2 
10-15 
Pansy . 
24,000 
2-3 
8-10 
Papaver . 
125,000 
3-4 
6-10 
Penstemon . 
60,000 
2 
8-15 
Petunia . 
152,000 
3-4 
8-10 
Phlox . 
15,000 
1-3 
8-10 
Platycodon . 
30,000 
2-3 
12-15 
Portulaca (Double). 
300,000 
3 
8-10 
Portulaca (Single). 
300,000 
3 
8-10 
Polyanthus . 
30,000 
2 
60 
Poppy (Oriental). 
150,000 
5 
15 
Primula (Sinensis). 
20,000 
2 
10-15 
Pueraria (Ivudzu Vine).. 
2,500 
4 
30 
Pyrethrum (Aureum).... 
200,000 
2 
10-12 
lticinus (Zanzibariensis). 
50 
2 
12-15 
ltudbeckia (Bicolor 
Superba) . 
90,000 
2 
8-10 
Saponaria (VaccariaV.... 
6,000 
2 
10 
Salpiglossis. 
125,000 
7-8 
5-10 
Salvia (Scarlet Sage) .... 
10,000 
2 
5-10 
Scabiosa . 
5,000 
2-3 
10-15 
Scarlet Flax (See Linum) 
Schizanthus . 
100,000 
4-5 
5-10 
Shasta Daisy. 
25,000 
1-2 
20 
Stocks . 
18,000 
5-6 
3-10 
Stokesia . 
3,500 
2 
10-15 
Thunbergia . 
1,200 
2 
10-15 
Verbena . 
10,000 
1-2 
10-15 
Vinca . 
22,000 
1-2 
10-12 
Viola . 
25,000 
1-2 
8-10 
Wallflower . 
15,000 
5 
5-10 
Wild Cucumber. 
125 
2 
10-20 
Xeranthemum ..-. 
20,000 
2 
7-10 
Zinnia . 
4,000 
6-7 
5-10 
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