57 days, Hybrid, Indeterminate
Candy on a vine! Plentiful, plump, tangerine-colored, 3/4″ fruit, very sweet and juicy. The earliest and most famous cherry tomato, usually winning 1st place at our Taste of Tomato event, and a customer favorite. Fully ripened fruit have best flavor but are very prone to cracking. Vines can grow very large and are extremely productive until frost.
Plants
SUNRISE SAUCE
57 days, Hybrid, Determinate
Sunrise Sauce produces early, high yields of 3-6 oz. squat, bright orange Roma-shaped fruits within a concentrated period, which makes it perfect for saucing. Not to mention it has exceptional fruit quality and flavor, much sweeter than others in its class, peels easily, and cooks down quickly. This low-maintenance paste tomato is highly resistant to fusarium wilt race 1 and verticillium wilt and makes a great small-space or patio container tomato.
SUPER SIOUX / SUPER LAKOTAH
71 days, Heirloom, Semi-determinate
This versatile tomato has old-fashioned flavor, combining complex, earthy flavors and sweetness with a pronounced tartness. The 4 oz. round, bright red fruits are meaty and thick-walled, crack-free, and are great for sandwiches & burgers, canning and sauce. Very dependable and highly productive, continuing to set fruit even in extended hot, dry spells as well as cool weather. ‘Super Sioux’ was developed by D. V. Burrell Seed Growers of Colorado and is an improved version of the old variety ‘Sioux’ which had been bred at the Nebraska Experimental Station and introduced in 1944.
SUPER SWEET 100
65 days, Hybrid, Indeterminate
With the same great flavor that made its predecessor Sweet 100 a garden standard for many years, Super Sweet 100 has extra sweetness and better disease resistance (Verticillium and Fusarium wilts) and reportedly offers the highest Vitamin C content of any tomato. Bright red, 1″ globes are amazingly sweet and ripen prolifically on long pendulous clusters right up to frost.
TAXI
68 days, Open-Pollinated, Determinate
A very popular bright yellow tomato for short season gardeners. This compact, bushy, heirloom, determinate variety grows to about 2’ tall x 2’ wide. Expect heavy yields of 4-6 oz. meaty, sweet, mild, non-acid tomatoes for 3-4 weeks. Great for salads, sandwich slices and salsas.
THESSALONIKI
75 days, Greek Heirloom, Indeterminate
Beautiful, smooth, round, red, baseball-sized (5 to 8 oz.) tomatoes with outstanding, rich, balanced, classic flavor. Resists cracking, blemish, sun scald and rot. Great for slicing, salads, canning and keeps well. Plants are very productive and very dependable, and Eve always includes Thessaloniki in her tomato patch. If you have room for just one indeterminate tomato variety, this may be the one!
TIDY TREATS
50-60 days, Hybrid, Dwarf Indeterminate
Bred specifically for container growing, this dwarf vining tomato is quite early, high-yielding and, best of all – the 1” fruits are sweet and tasty. Johnny’s Seeds considers it the best cherry tomato for patio containers. Dwarf plants stay a manageable size, to 3-4’ tall, with healthy green foliage, and are easily tamed with a tomato cage or trellis.
Narcissus ‘Ice King’
Narcissus ‘Ice King’
This award-winning double form of the famous ‘Ice Follies’ daffodil is a ruffled beauty with an ivory-white perianth and a fully double, sulphur-yellow cup adorned with creamy white highlights. The blossoms are wonderful in bouquets, too. Blooms in April/May. Hardy in Zones 3-8. Height: 14″ to 16″.
Narcissus ‘Altruist’ (Short-cup)
While ‘Altruist’ Narcissus has the classic daffodil look, the colors are anything but ordinary! This striking award-winner has a 3″ coppery golden-orange perianth that pales as it matures, the perfect background for the shallow, bowl-shaped crimson-orange cup. Altruist is long-lived and floriferous, and its unusual and gorgeous coloring make it a stand-out in the garden and as a cut flower. Pest-proof!
14-18” tall, Hardy to Zone 3, blooms mid-spring (April-May).
Narcissus ‘Geranium’
This very floriferous 1930 Heirloom tazetta hybrid should be planted where you’ll notice and enjoy its strong and heavenly perfume. The late-midseason blooms have a dainty orange-red cups surrounded by large pure white petals and the bulbs produce many out-facing flowers on each 14”-16” stem and increase well, making a striking display and provide wonderful fragrant cut flowers.
Zone 4-5. Deer and rodent-proof. Plant 6-8″ deep, 6-8″ apart.
Narcissus ‘Cornish King’ (large-cupped)
Cornish King Daffodil
Bulb. Z4. 14-16” tall. Blooms early-mid spring. Compost-improved soil.
Pure white petals surround a bright yellow, ruffled trumpet cup. Terrific naturalizer with a long, reliable blooming season. Plant in mass for a dazzling display of cheer in your garden in the early spring. Grows well in containers. Superb cut flower. Plant under deciduous trees, especially fruiting trees to attract pollinators. Deer and rabbit resistant. Interplant with hostas, daylilies and ferns to hide the curing foliage after bloom.
Narcissus ‘Mount Hood’
Breathtaking pure white flowers. Grows to 14” tall. Plant 6” deep and 6” apart in full sun to light shade. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Hardy to zone 3.
Garlic – Chesnok Red (organic, hard-neck)
Regularly wins acclaim and awards as one of the best tasting baking/roasting garlics!
Collected in 1985 in the Rep. of Georgia, this highly productive, easy-to-grow ‘Purple-Striped’ garlic makes beautiful, large deep-purple bulbs. Eaten raw, its intense heat quickly dissipates, but cooking and baking truly bring out its earthy, rich garlic complexities, very aromatic with a rich, smooth sweetness and just a touch of heat.
The cloves are more numerous (~8-20) and elongated than most hard-neck types and are initially hard to peel, allowing Chesnok Red to store much longer than other hard-necks – up to a year! But cloves become easier to peel the longer they store. Like other hard-neck varieties, it also produces curling, edible ‘scapes’ in June. Garlic is a heavy feeder, so feed your soil well!
Plants are vigorous and upright, can handle a little neglect, an are great multipliers, growing large bulbs from even medium-sized cloves.
Garlic – German Porcelain (organic, hard-neck)
One of the best hard-neck garlics for flavor and keeping, this robust and extra-hardy heirloom variety in the Porcelain group offers large, impressive 2.5 to 3” bulbs with 4-6 easy-to-peel jumbo cloves for easy kitchen use. Beautiful well-formed bulbs are wrapped in thick white luxuriant parchment-like skins with inner layers splashed red-purple, almost too beautiful to eat. Cloves are usually striped with purple.
Flavor is rich, garlicky, and medium hot. Grows well in any climate. Stores at least 6 months, up to 8 to 9 months when stored properly (in a cool dark place).
Garlic – Musik (organic, hard-neck)
Musik garlic from Starling Farm, Boulder
We are thrilled to offer one of our favorite hardneck garlic varieties from the farm of one of our favorite local musicians, Gregory Alan Isakov! Starling Farm, located in Boulder County, Colorado, is a six-acre farm focused on small-scale, bio-intensive market gardening. They produce a wide variety of vegetables, seeds and flowers—all grown with organic practices and high integrity. This year, 2022, marks their eighth growing season.
Musik is one of the most popular hard-neck varieties, a “Garlic Lovers” garlic, prized for being incredibly flavorful, well-developed, complex and spicy, without any bitterness. Flavor ranges from spicy when raw to a hot and aromatic, true gourmet garlic flavor when cooked; one clove can add a lot of flavor to any recipe! A porcelain type, it is exceptionally cold-hardy, productive and robust; plants can reach 3-4’ tall with dark green leaves stabilized by long roots. White-skinned with a blush of pink, bulbs are 2” diameter or larger, with 4-5 easy-to-peel jumbo cloves. Musik is easy to grow and keeps well until April or May when stored properly, up to 9 months to a year.
Musik has a notably high content of allicin, a powerful antioxidant and cold & flu fighter.
Harvest when lower 4-5 leaves have dried. Dry and hang out of direct light in a warm area with good air circulation. After they have dried for 2-3 weeks, cut off the stem, 1″ from the bulb and trim roots.
Fruit Available 2021
APPLE
- Freedom
- Haralred
- Haralson
- Hazen
- Honey Gold
- Liberty
- Norland
- Rhuby
- Snow Sweet
- Sweet Sixteen
- Zestar
- Dolgo (edible crab apple)
APRICOT
- Debbie’s Gold
- Pioneer
CHERRY (shrub)
- Crimson Passion
- Orient
CHERRY (tree)
- Juliet
- Montmorency
- North Star
- Romeo
CHOKECHERRY
- A. melanocarpa – ‘Iroquois Beuaty’
CURRANTS
- Alagan (R. nigrum)
- Blanca (R. sativum)
- Clove Currant (R. odoratum)
- Crandall (R. odoratum)
- Golden Currant (R. aureum)
- Gwen’s Buffalo (R. aureum)
- Red Lake (R. sativum)
- Titania
ELDERBERRY
- S. canadensis ‘Adam’s’
- S. canadensis ‘Nova’
- S. canadensis ‘York’
- S. canadensis ‘John’s’
- S. nigra ‘Madonna’
- S. nigra ‘Marge’
- S. nigra ‘Mikl’s’
- S. nigra ‘Samdal’
- S. nigra ‘Scott’
- S. nigra ‘Thundercloud’
GOJI BERRY
- Phoenix Tears
GOOSEBERRY
- Captivator
- Hinnomaki Red
- Invicta
- Jostaberry
- Orus#8
- Red Jacket (Comanche)
- Tastiberry
MULBERRY
- M. alba ‘Morden’
- M. alba ‘Tatarica’
PEACH
- Peach – ‘Reliance’
PEARS
- Ayers
- Loma
- Nova
- Parker
- Patten
- Southworth
- Summer Crisp (Asian)
PLUM
- Alderman
- Damson
- La Crescent
- Mount Royal
- Northern Blue
- Stanley
- Superior
- Toka
- Vermont
SERVICEBERRY
- Autumn Brilliance
- Princess Diana
- Prince William
- Regent
STRAWBERRY
- Alexandria’s
- Earliglow
- Eversweet
- Ogallala
- Ozark Beauty
- Quinalt
- Wild (Fragaria virginiana)
Fruit Varieties Available in June/July 2021
APPLE
- Cortland
- Fameuse
- Honeycrisp
- Red Baron
BLACKBERRY
- Triple Crown (Thornless)
CURRANTS
- Black Velvet (Gooseberry)
- Champagne Pink
- Hinnomaki (Gooseberry)
- Imperial White
- Rovada Red
- Triple Crown
ELDERBERRY
- Adam’s (S. canadensis)
- John’s (S. canadensis)
- Cheyenne (S. nigra)
- Laciniata (S. nigra)
- Mikl’s (S. nigra)
GRAPE
- Concord
- Concord Seedless
- St. Croix
- Swenson’s Red
HOPS
- Cascade
- Willamette
PEACH
- Contender
- Red Haven
PEAR
- Frederika
- Hudar
- Loving
- Manning-Miller
- Savignac
- Tyson
PLUM
- Green Gage
- Yellow egg
- Italian
RASPBERRY
- Royalty Purple
- Caroline Red
- Heritage Red
- Anne Yellow
- Polana
OTHER
- Asparagus – Jersey Knight
- Asparagus – Purple Passion
- Goji Berry (Phoenix Tears)
- Horseradish
- Hazelbert
- Rhubarb – Crimson Red
- Strawberry – ‘Earliglow’
Herbs We Carry
- Anise Hyssop
- Arnica
- Basil
- Cinnamon
- Nufar Genovese
- Italiano Classico
- Finissimo Verde a Palla
- Holy Basil-Tulsi
- Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil
- Thai
- Sweet
- Borage
- Calendula
- Catnip
- Celery, Cutting
- Chamomile, Roman
- Chervil
- Chives
- Cilantro
- Clary Sage
- Comfrey
- Dill
- Fennel
- Bronze
- Green
- Feverfew
- Garlic Chives
- Heart’s Ease / Johnny Jump-ups
- Hops
- Hyssop
- Ladies Mantle
- Lamb’s Ears
- Lavender
- Provence
- Grosso
- Hidcote
- Munstead
- Dwarf
- Krajova
- Twickle
- Lemon Balm
- Lemon Grass
- Lemon Verbena
- Lovage
- Marjoram, Sweet
- Marshmallow
- Meadowsweet
- Mint
- Chocolate Peppermint
- Kentucky Peppermint
- Spearmint
- Motherwort
- Mugwort
- Nasturtium
- Nepitella
- Oregano
- Dwf. Greek
- Greek
- Norton’s Gold
- Parsley
- Pennyroyal
- Pyrethrum
- Red Clover
- Rosemary
- Arp
- Madeline Hill
- Irene
- Tuscan Blue
- Gorizia
- Rue
Sage (culinary)- Berggarten
- Tricolor
- Golden Variegated
- Purple
- Santolina
- Gray
- Green
- Self-Heal
- Skullcap
- Stevia
- Stinging Nettles
- Summer Savory
- Sweet Woodruff
- Tarragon, French
- Thyme
- French
- Caraway
- Lemon
- Silver
- Valerian
- Vietnamese Coriander
- Viola
- Corsican
- Arkwright Ruby
- Etain
- tricolor
- Winter Savory
Xersicape: Non-Native Plants
Acantholimon glumaceum
Acantholimon hohenackeri
Acantholimon litwanovii
Achillea ‘Moonshine’
Achillea ageratifolia (Greek Yarrow)[Read More]
Narcissus pseudonarcissus ‘Lobularis’
Lobularis Lent Lily Daffodil
Bulb. Z5. 8-12” tall. Blooms early spring. Most soil types. Heirloom.
Also known as a wild daffodil native to Britain, the trumpet-shaped cup of this nodding flower is a vivid yellow color surrounded by very pale yellow petals. Great naturalizer. Considered an exceptional heirloom daffodil. Makes a long-lasting cut flower. Deer and rabbit resistant. Attractive to bees. Lovely paired with anemone and snow drops.
Narcissus, forcing ‘Ziva’ (high scent) Paperwhites
Potted Paperwhites bring intoxicating fragrance to your home in winter, and make wonderful holiday gifts. Bears trusses of heavily-scented, pure white flowers on up to three stems per bulb. They may be planted in all kinds of decorative pots, vases and trays, either in soil or pebbles, September through February. Rodent-proof.
Place the bulbs about 1” apart and cover 2/3 of the bulb with stones, marbles or pebbles, or completely cover the bulbs with potting soil. Water, then place them in a light, cool place in indirect sunlight until the foliage stands 3” to 4” high. Move to a sunny location at room temperature and keep them well watered. They will bloom in four to six weeks from planting. If not potting immediately, store bulbs in a dry, dark spot at 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Available as individual bulbs and in our decorative gold-boxed holiday sets, which include the bulb, a white plastic growing pot, soil disc, and planting instructions.
Nectaroscordum bulgaricum (Sicilian Honey Lilly)
Sicilian Honey Garlic or Mediterranean Bells
Bulb. Z3. 30-36” tall. Blooms late spring / early summer. Compost-improved soil.
Unusual, stunning bell flowers are highly attractive to native and European honey bees. One of my favorite bulbs in the garden! It is grown both as a long-blooming ornamental and as a culinary herb throughout the Mediterranean. Fragrant blooms. Naturalizes easily. Grows well in containers. Very hardy. Adds interest to cut flower arrangements. Great in rock gardens and containers. Deer and rabbit resistant. Gorgeous paired with lupine, columbine, tall verbena, and lady’s mantle.
Tritelia (Brodiaea) laxa ‘Rudy’
Tritelia (Brodiaea) laxa ‘Rudy’
This gorgeous California native, 12 to 18” tall, features starry, milky-blue flowers contrasted with vivid indigo mid-veins accompanied by 14” tall, grassy foliage. Umbels of 2” elongated flowers pop up in late Spring and last well into mid-Summer. ‘Rudy’ will naturalize readily in most soils and a bit of regular moisture during the growing season will bring you a fuller display each year They will grow in any fertile, reasonably well-drained soil with winter and spring moisture and summer dryness. Plant in masses or among bright perennials like Gaillardia, in full sun to light shade (insufficient sunlight will result in lax, horizontal stems). Bloom time in horticultural zone 5 is May/June. Plant 4″ deep and 3″ to 4″ apart. Also makes a fabulous cut flower! Hardy to Zone 5a.
Narcissus ‘Tete a Tete’
One of the best heirloom award-winning Cyclamineus daffodils, we have grown this miniature variety in our Xeriscape Rock Garden for many years. The graceful, floriferous early-bloomer has a reflexed, buttercup-yellow perianth surrounding a trumpet-like, darker yellow cup. For naturalizing, rock gardens, border plantings, and forcing. Hardy to Zone 4, 6” – 7” tall, Deer and rodent-proof! Plant 6” deep, 3-6″ apart.
Narcissus ‘Thalia’
Lovely, snow-white, fragrant, award-winning Triandrus Narcissus ‘Thalia’ is a gracious, natural beauty that has been a perennial favorite since its introduction in 1916. Thalia bears two to three, pendant, star-shaped flowers per stem, poised above slender, deep green foliage. Also known as the ‘Orchid Narcissus’, this demure heirloom has graceful, spreading, slightly recurved flower petals encircling a long, slightly ribbed, cup-shaped crown. Unlike most ‘white’ narcissi, Thalia opens white and remains white. As long-lived Thalia naturalizes and matures over the years, it may bear up to five flowering stems per bulb in mid-spring.
Plant in full sun or part shade, in fertile, well-drained soil. Lends itself to virtually any garden style, from ‘wild woodland’ to formal parterre. 6-20” tall. Plant 6-8” deep, 6” apart. Deer and rodent-proof. Hardy to Zone 4.
Scilla Bluebells
Photo and description coming soon!
Triteleia (Brodeia) ‘Queen Fabiola’
A wonderful Western US native wildflower bulb valued for its clusters of violet-blue, upward-facing flowers. ‘Queen Fabiola’ is lovely companion for relatively short perennials that bloom in May and June, like ‘Coral Canyon’ Twinspur or ‘Elfin Pink’ Beardtongue. It also makes a long lasting and graceful cut flower. The dark green foliage is slender and grass-like. ‘Queen Fabiola’ is easy to grow in full sun or morning sun and well-drained soil.
Late Spring, Early Summer bloom. Hardy to Zone 5A. 6-12” tall.
Tulip ‘Spring Fever Blend’
Tulip ‘Spring Fever Blend’
This artistic and playful combo is made up of large, ruffled pink and red ‘Viridiflora’ parrot tulips, each with unique bold green flares and markings on their outer petals. They bloom in May, and make exquisite cut flowers. Hardy to Zone 4.
Narcissus ‘Pacific Rim’
Pacific Rim Daffodil
Bulb. Z3. 12-16” tall. Blooms mid-spring. Compost-improved soil.
Reddish-orange edges line the center cup of this festive large-flowered yellow daffodil. This is a hardy daffodil excellent for cut flowers, or for forcing indoors. Grows well in containers. Easily naturalizes in your garden. Long-lived, dependable bulb with a showy floral display. Deer and rabbit resistant. Combine with orange tulips and orange Mrs. Bradshaw’s geum.
Tulipa ‘Blueberry Ripple’ Triumph Tulip
Blueberry Ripple Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 14-16” tall. Blooms mid-spring. Compost-improved soil.
A Triumph of a Tulip indeed! Very unusual flower with dark purple flames rippling up white petals. Grows well in containers. Makes a stunning cut flower and has a lovely fragrance. Toxic to dogs and cats. Wash hands after handling. Plant with other white or purple blooms such as candytuft, snow-in-summer, grape hyacinths and snowdrops to enhance their dramatic effect in your garden.
Tulip ‘Purple Elegance’
Tulip ‘Purple Elegance’
In May, each bulb of this striking new multi-flowering (bouquet-flowering) variety bears 4 or 5 classically cup-shaped, rich amethyst-purple blooms with lilac-feathered white petal edges on strong, 12-18” stems. The soft green foliage forms tidy clumps. Bouquet-flowering tulips make their own perfect instant arrangements in a vase. Hardy in Zones 3-8.
Tulipa ‘Blushing Impression’
Blushing Impression Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 20-24” tall. Blooms mid-spring. Compost-improved soil.
These peach-yellow-orange-raspberry flushed petals elicit “ooo’s and “ahs” when they are blooming in mid-Spring. Yummy as ice cream and twice more satisfying! As one of the Giant Darwin Hybrid Tulips, these delicious colors grace giant, long-lasting flowers. Grows well in containers. Outstanding as cut flowers. Eye-turning interplanted with vinca and forget-me-nots.
Tulip ‘’Blushing Apeldoorn’
Tulip ‘Blushing Apeldoorn’
Bulb. Z3. 18-20” tall. Blooms mid-spring. Compost-improved soil.
This Darwin hybrid has rich yellow petals with soft red edging and a splash of tangerine. Has extra large flowers. Makes for a stunning display. Sturdy stems withstand spring snows and winds. Excellent cut flower. Stunning when combined with single-hued yellow and red tulips or other flowers such as basket-of-gold that also bloom in mid-spring.
Tulipa ‘Daydream’
Daydream Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 22-24” tall. Blooms mid-spring. Compost-improved soil.
A Giant Darwin hybrid, this tall tulip has hues of yellow, apricot, rose and warm orange trimmed with a variable thin crimson edge. Delightfully fragrant, large flowers. Among the most weather tolerant of all garden tulips. Magnificent cut flower. Gorgeous coupled with basket of gold and candytuft.
Tulip ‘Red Madonna’
Tulip ‘Red Madonna’
This stunning new parrot tulip has large, fiery red petals with blue-black feathering and lots of twists and curls. Parrot tulips are especially breathtaking in a vase, where their dramatic markings and sculptural qualities can be appreciated up close. Red Madonna blooms late in the tulip season on 18-20″ stems. Plant bulbs 6” deep, 5” apart.
Tulipa Orange Emperor
Orange Emperor Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 14-16” tall. Blooms early-mid spring. Compost-improved soil.
A feast for winter-weary eyes, the petals of Orange Emperor are a blend of tangerine, orange, pale yellow and apricot. This tulip brightens up your spirit along with your rock garden or perennial bed! Huge bowl-shaped blooms create a stunning display if planted in mass. Marvelous cut flower. Grows well in containers. Gorgeous planted under quince or forsythia shrubs.
Tulip ‘Lasting Love’
Tulip ‘Lasting Love’
Extend the tulip season with this elegant beauty. Lasting Love’s dramatic deep burgundy petals are edged with softer red tones. The slightly recurved petals give it a very sophisticated look. Blooming in late spring (May) atop 18-20″ sturdy stems, it’s a beautiful cut-flower, too. The foliage on this variety is also notable, in an attractive blue-green hue. Lasting Love is a perennial tulip that returns year after year. Tulips perform best when planted in well-drained soil and in full sun to partial shade. Hardy in Zones 3-8.
Tulipa fosteriana ‘Red Emperor’
Tulip ‘Red Emperor’
Bulb. Z3. 14-18” tall. Blooms early spring. Compost-improved soil. Heirloom.
A fosteriana tulip that is always one of the first to bloom each spring. An all-time world-wide favorite. Lightly fragrant. Definitely the emperor of the garden, these flowers are very large with crown-like bright red petals. Sturdy stemmed with long-lasting blooms. Excellent cut flower. Grows well in containers. Also known as the “Madame Lefeber” Tulip. Naturalizes well throughout your garden. Plant with snowdrops or white crocuses.
Tulipa ‘Hemisphere’
Hemisphere Triumph Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 16-18” tall. Blooms mid-late spring. Compost-improved soil.
This Triumph Tulip has a strong stem excellent for withstanding spring weather events and for providing support to all the elements within a cut flower arrangement. The elegant and superb Hemisphere tulip has multiple tones of creamy white, raspberry pink and soft red mixed and blended in a manner unique to each blossom. Attractive to bees. Grows well in containers. Looks lovely with candytuft, white hyacinth, white allium and late-blooming white daffodils.
Tulip ‘Spryng Break’
Spryng Break Triumph Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 14-18” tall. Blooms mid-spring. Compost-improved soil
Party in the garden! Spryng Break blossoms deliver with bright red/pink and cream stippled, striped and speckled glory. Huge blooms are wonderful in cut flower arrangements. Combine with candytuft and place this in a prominent spot for a fun spring garden.
Garlic – Spanish Roja (hard-neck)
This vigorous, easy-to-grow heirloom variety arrived in the US over 100 years ago. It is famous for its classic rich, complex ‘true garlic’ flavor and is one of the most popular with restaurants/chefs. The large, purple streaked bulbs often reach three inches in diameter and typically have seven to twelve large tan cloves. Spanish Roja peels easily and keeps for up to 4-6 months when properly stored (the outer bulb wrappers are thin and flake off easily so be careful to keep them intact to prolong storage). Like all hard-neck garlic, Spanish Roja will produce curly ‘scapes’ (flowering stems), which can be snipped off and used for another culinary treat in late spring. This variety grows well in cold winter areas, and is cold-hardy to Zone 3.
Garlic – Svea Red (hard-neck)
A late-season Porcelain-type, Svea is the ‘chunky tuna’ of Porcelains, producing large, flattened bulbs with 5 to 8 fat, easy-to-peel cloves. The colorful bulbs show red and purple stripes on their skins and clove wrappers. Blessed with strong, spicy-hot flavor when raw, the flavor mellows to a tasty nuttiness when roasted or baked.
Tulipa ‘Little Beauty’ Species Tulip
These adorable Species Tulips have reddish-pink petals with glowing, blue-eyed centers.
Plant 3” deep in full to part sun. Lightly fragrant. Grows 4-6” tall. Zone 3.
Tulipa ‘Muvota’ Triumph
Muvota Triumph Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 16-18” tall. Blooms mid-spring. Compost-improved soil.
A show-stopper! The striking contrasting petals of dark red/maroon petals with dusty orange/rose edges will give your garden plenty of second glances. Plant in masses and close to walkways to maximize visibility. Stunning cut flower. Plant with large solid swatches of forget me nots, candytuft or basket of gold.
Tulipa ‘Merci’ Triumph – NEW!
Merci Triumph Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 16-18” tall. Blooms in mid-spring. Compost-improved soil
Mercy me, this is one beautiful flower! Elegant Triumph Tulips have sturdy stems which survive the toughest spring weather, and make excellent cut flowers. Grows well in containers. Soft pink, yellow and cream pastel colors grace this elegant blossom bringing peace and tranquility to your garden. Terrific as a forced indoor bulb as well. Plant with candytuft or with basket-of-gold.
Tulipa Mystic Fantasy Blend
Mystic Fantasy Tulip Blend
Bulb. Z3. 20-24” tall. Blooms late spring. Compost-improved soil.
Unbelievably evocative combination of maroon, wine, mahogany, yellow, red and white petals on tall, graceful tulips. A gorgeous blend lovely against early green foliage emerging on shrubs and trees. Makes nice bouquets of cut flowers. Attractive interplanted with candytuft, garden thyme, and white alliums.
Tulip ‘Norah’
Norah Dwarf Tulip
Bulb. Z4. 3-6” tall. Blooms mid-spring. Compost-improved soil.
Dwarf hot-pink tulip with gracefully pointed upward petals and blue-white centers with dark stamens. Fragrant blossom spice up rock gardens and work well in containers. Place near pathways, in front of borders and around patios to increase visibility. Plant with candytuft or snow-in-summer.
Tulip (Triumph) ‘Princess Irene’
Prinses Irene Triumph Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 14-16” tall. Blooms mid-late spring. Compost-improved soil.
Bold orange and purple flowers on very sturdy stems successfully brave the worst weather spring can throw at them. Grow well in containers or outside in perennial beds. Great for forcing indoors. Gorgeous in bouquets of cut flowers. Combine with grape hyacinths for a stunning effect. Fragrant.
Tulipa ‘Purple Pride’
Purple Pride Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 20-24” tall. Blooms mid-late spring. Compost-improved soil.
A Darwin hybrid with multiple lilac-purple petals that have a pink sheen. Has huge 5” blooms. Plant in mass for eye-catching color in your spring garden. Sturdy stems withstand snow and wind. Lovely cut flower. Grows well in containers. Gorgeous when planted with coral-colored tulips
Tulipa ‘Avignon Parrot’
Avignon Parrot Tulip
Bulb. Z3. 20-24” tall. Blooms late spring. Compost-improved soil
Make your garden sing! Brilliant colors adorn this tall Parrot Tulip with bright salmon, orange, rose, yellow and green-streaked individual combinations. Green buds produce flamboyant petals that are fringed and even…feathery. Petals are edible. Grows well in containers. Makes a magnificent cut flower. Fragrant and fun tulip will zing your garden with interest. Plant with alliums, lilies and under deciduous trees.
Tulipa humilis Persian Pearl
Persian Pearl Wildflower Tulip is uniquely colored with showy purple-red petals and a bright yellow center. Like most of the wildflower tulips, Tulipa h. ‘Persian Pearl’ multiplies itself readily. Fragrant. Said to be deer-resistant!
Early to mid-spring bloom. Full sun to part shade. Thrives in moderate to low-water gardens.