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Are
you always wanting something new in your garden?
Be the first to have these sensational, “just released” perennials!
We are among the very first garden centers in the world to have these new
Heuchera (Coral Bells) and Echinacea (Coneflower)!
We
have all five of the following plants available for sale now.
However, because we just received the baby plants a few weeks ago, the
plants are still small. They are so
cool, though, that we wanted to share the news!
Echinacea
‘Coral Reef’- ‘Coral Reef’ is
characterized by amazing two-toned double anemone-like 4” wide flowers with
dark orange to coral rays combined with a coral-red cone!
A full-sized Echinacea that is excellent as a cutflower as well!
A real show stopper. Its
coral tones are great in combination with Agastache or dark foliaged plants.
Heuchera
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Heuchera
‘Electra’- Shocking, blood-red veins
electrify the golden leaves of this startling new Heuchera!
The red venation stays while the leaf changes from shades of yellow in
spring, to chartreuse in summer and fall, and tan in winter.
Short, dense cones of white flowers.
This vigorous clumping H. villosa hybrid delivers what ‘Tiramisu’
promised!
Heuchera
‘Fire Chief’- Mid-sized leaves of
glowing wine red making a gorgeous medium sized mound.
These are topped with bicolored pink and white flowers on dark
red stems. The foliage turns
a little darker in the winter, but otherwise holds it wine red color!
Blooms continuously in spring, summer, and fall, like H. ‘Paris’!
Heucherella
‘Sweet Tea’- Huge cinnamon stars are
surrounded by the loveliest orange tea colored borders.
A new, instant classic for containers and gardens.
Undeniably the most intensely colored Heucherella ever.
The big palmately cut leaves darken in the summer and lighten up again in
the fall. Its Heuchera villosa
breeding gives it a big bold habit and heat and humidity tolerance.
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3,200
Varieties of Plants- Your source for all the plants you could ever want!
Arnold's Greenhouse,
located in the country just west of LeRoy, Kansas has been acclaimed 'A
Gardener's Paradise'! Whether you are looking
for a way to relax or a hard-to-find plant, you can find both at Arnold's.
We offer over 3,200 varieties of neat, new, and unusual Perennials, Annuals,
Herbs, Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and
Aquatic Plants! To complement the beautiful plants in your garden, we
also offer an array of garden art, decorative pots, and garden furniture.
Kansas-tested
Heat & Humidity Tolerant Annual Flowers
There are flowers, and then there are
flowers that are excellent for our hot, humid summers!
Here are some of our favorite flowers for bloom all summer long!
FOR SUN
Angelonia
Euphorbia
‘Diamond Frost’ or ‘Silver Fog’
Cuphea
‘Allyson’ (Mexican Heather)
Helenium ‘Dakota
Gold’- one of my very favorites!
Lantana
Nicotiana
sylvestris
Pentas- especially
‘Ruby Glow’
Petunia ‘Happy
Dreams’
Plumbago
Salvia ‘Black
& Blue’
Sanvitalia
‘Sunbini’
Verbena bonariensis
Vinca
Zinnia
‘Profusion’ series and ‘Solcito’
FOR SHADE
Begonias- try the
new ‘Big’ series
Begonia ‘Dragon
Wing’
Impatiens
‘Fanfare’ series
Torenia- ‘Summer
Wave’ and ‘Moon’ series
Are you ready for a vine-ripened tomato?
A
Better Tasting Tomato
From
K-State’s Horticulture Newsletter:
Tomato
tests often show heirloom tomato varieties to be better tasting than our modern,
disease resistant, semi-determinate types. However, a discovery made in 1999 by
a USDA scientist may be changing that. Tomato taste is related to a balance of
10 major volatile compounds within the fruit. Up to 1999, a compound known as
furaneol (fur ANN ee ul) was known to be present but was considered a minor
player due to smaller concentrations with little variation among varieties. A
change in extraction technique revealed that furaneol was actually present in
larger concentrations that previously thought and was higher in tomatoes that
were considered better tasting. The gene that controlled the level of furaneol
was identified and incorporated into breeding programs. We are now seeing the
fruit of that research (pun intended) with the release of a number of named
varieties that not only contain the flavor-enhancing gene but also have high
disease resistance, compact growth and high production. The varieties released
thus far include Red Defender, Scarlet Red, SecuriTY 28, and Mountain Glory.
There may be others that I am not familiar with. Seed for these varieties is
available for commercial growers but I haven't seen any trickle down to home
gardeners yet. A variety that was not a part of this breeding program that
naturally has higher levels of furaneol is sold under the name of 'Fabulous.'
Though this is a modern variety, it has been around long enough that seed may be
available to home gardeners. For the other varieties listed, check with your
local garden centers and greenhouses for transplants. (WU)
‘Fabulous’,
‘Mountain Glory’, ‘Red Defender’, ‘Scarlet Red’, and ‘SecuriTY
28’!
The
World’s First Seedless Tomato! ‘Sweet Seedless’
The
world’s first seedless tomato! Beyond
the lack of seeds to digest, this tomato is first rate for taste.
Infact, precisely because there are no seeds to store the sugars for
later use, all the sweetness is immediately available for you to enjoy in every
rich slice. The 10 to 12 ounce red
tomatoes are perfect for sandwiches and salads.
This is a totally new tomato on every level- the perfect balance of
flavor and sweetness, meat and gel, solid firmness and juiciness; and to top it
off, the indeterminate plants have a full package of disease resistance to
ensure plenty of healty yields. The
indeterminate vines will need a growth support, such as a tomato cage.
Resistant
to Verticillium Wilt, Fusarium Wilt (race 1), Nematodes, Tobacco Mosaic Virus,
Alternaria (Early Blight), Stemphylium (Gray Leaf Spot), Fusarium crown rot, and
Cladosporium race 5.
68
days to maturity. Plant your
tomatoes with MYKE mycorrhizae for fast growing, drought tolerant plants!
Fertilize your
tomatoes with Daniels Plant Food!
Tomato
‘HoneyBunch’
Super
yielding, vigorous vines produce long trusses of ¼" to ½"
"currant-type" fruits early and throughout the summer.
A Burpee Seeds staff member proclaims, “The first time we bit into one
of these miniature bright red beauties, we couldn’t believe the aftertaste.
It was as if we had drizzled the tiny pearl fruit with honey.
We had to keep testing to make sure we weren’t imagining it.”
The perfect all natural snack food! 60
days to maturity. Plant in moist,
well-drained soil in a sunny site. The
indeterminate vines will need a growth support, such as a tomato cage.
Plant your tomatoes with MYKE mycorrhizae for fast growing, drought
tolerant plants! Fertilize your
tomatoes with Daniels Plant Food!
Scrumptious
Sweet Peppers!
Sweet
Pepper ‘Yummy’
‘Yummy’ snack
pepper is translated from a Czech word that children use meaning “yum yum”!
You’ll see why when you taste them!
These bright orange mini bells are as sweet as apples!
Large, sturdy plants continuously set loads of petite, 2½” long by 1¼”
wide fruits that change from light green to orange at maturity.
These tender-crisp, super sweet, nearly seedless yummy delights are
perfect for veggie trays, served with dips, stuffed with cheese, grilled on
skewers along with shrimp, or just for eating out of hand!
Great when prepared as pickled peppers, too.
The fresh peppers keep well for a long time without refrigeration.
73 days to maturity. Plant in
moist, well-drained soil in a sunny site. Plant
your peppers with MYKE mycorrhizae for fast growing, drought tolerant plants!
Fertilize your peppers with Daniels Plant Food!
Rudbeckia
fulgida ‘Early Bird Gold’
This isn’t “just another Black Eyed Susan”!
‘Early Bird Gold’ was discovered growing in a field of Rudbeckia
‘Goldsturm’ at DuPont Nursery in
Create
a Haven for Hummers!
The
Hummingbirds have arrived here at the Greenhouse!
Attract
Hummingbirds to your garden by planting some of the following plants:
Salvia elegans (Pineapple Sage)- annual herb
Salvia guaranitica ‘Black & Blue’- annual flower
Ipomoea quamoclit (Cypress Vine)- annual vine
Justica brandegeana (Shrimp Plant)- annual flower
Lantana camara- annual flower
Cuphea ignea (Cigar Plant)- annual flower
Phygelius (
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)- biennial flower
Buddleia davidii
(Butterfly Bush)- technically a shrub, but we have it with the perennial
flowers, since it must be harshly pruned back in early spring in our climate.
Hibiscus syriacus
(Rose of Sharon)- shrub
Albizia julibrissia
(Mimosa Tree)- tree
Campsis radicans
(Trumpet Vine or Trumpet Creeper)- perennial vine
Monarda didyma
(Oswego Tea or Beebalm)- perennial flower
Lonicera
sempervirens (Honeysuckle)- perennial vine
Lobelia cardinalis
(Cardinal Flower)- perennial flower
Aesculus
Rhododendron catawbiense (Rosebay or Catawba Rhododendron)- shrub
Hang a hummingbird feeder to attract even more hummingbirds!
As
a bonus to you, the nectar of many of these plants also attracts butterflies!
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