With 137 species and 350 cultivars of perennials Benary continues the history of leadership in perennial breeding and production. Modern cultivation is making new and more complex demands on perennials:

• Cultivars must tolerate very different climatic conditions and flower reliably.
• Flowering time must be prolonged for increased value to the final customer
• The crop must be easy to grow and successful without excessive use of technical devices.
• Crop time must be shorter and more controllable.

Benary has met these demands with new perennial selections. Over the past 7 years, we have been working on a targeted selections to offer growers quick, programmable production without losing garden performance. This result of this selection work led to the introduction of the FastraX perennial program. The FastraX program offers 90 varieties that flower the first year from seed without vernalization. Active breeding in "classic" perennial lines continue as well.