As plant breeders, we are able to offer seed of Sweet Peas, Clivia, Amaryllis and Dahlias not readily available elsewhere. Quantities will be limited and some items like Amaryllis belladonna, only within a brief window of opportunity.
Dr K.R.W. Hammett is a private professional plant breeder based in Auckland New Zealand.
He has developed the grounds of his 4 ha property as an arboretum and the site of numerous plant breeding programmes.
Sweet Pea Seed Production Overview. Powerpoint presentation prepared by Dr Keith Hammett and Dharini Marinkovich. We pr..
Dr K.R.W. Hammett is a private professional plant breeder based in Auckland New Zealand.
He has developed the grounds of his 4 ha property as an arboretum and the site of numerous plant breeding programmes (including Amaryllis, Arthropodium, carnations, Chrysanthemum, Clivia, Cosmos, dahlias, Dianthus, Helianthus, Lathyrus, Mimulus, Nemesia, Petunia, Polyanthus, Sandersonia, and Zantedeschia).
To date more than 300 fully commercial cultivars have been produced. Many of these have been exhibited and marketed overseas. He has close working relationships with the Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, the University of Auckland, Unitec Institute of Technology, and other Research Institutes. Keith has written numerous articles for horticultural publications worldwide, authored books and produced scientific papers.
Our sweet peas are all grown on supports as opposed to let grow along the ground. By growing on supports any 'off types' can be removed and not allowed to set seed, allowing for only premium blooms.
Over the last 25 years, we have developed wonderful sweet pea cultivars that combine the weather tolerance and fragrant perfume of old-fashioned types with Spencers larger blossom size and beautiful ruffled form.
By buying direct from the breeder you are buying mother seed, carefully harvested by hand. In addition you have the opportunity to obtain new cultivars well before they become more widely available.
