‘Bell Boy’ is a thick-walled, bulbous eggplant. Eggplants want much the same soil conditions as tomatoes, but they are also a little more sensitive, being generally susceptible to wilts, and fond of near-tropical weather. Growing in pots can help alleviate […]

‘Antigua’ is an heirloom variety of eggplant which is generally ready for harvest 90 days after sowing. Plants have a bush habit, and fruits are 8 inches long and striped purple. Eggplants want much the same soil conditions as tomatoes, […]

This is an upright, vigorous, evergreen shrub, to 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide, with purplish shoots. Leaves are lanceolate to pinnate, medium green, up to 8 inches long. Flowers are deep blue, 2 inches wide, held in axillary […]

This is a semi-evergreen or evergreen climber, to 20 feet tall. Leaves are slender, ovate to lancolate, shiny, deep green, to 2 inches long. Flowers are fragrant, pure white with yellow anthers, to 1 inch wide, held in axillary and […]

Fast growing evergreen or semi-evergreen climber, with ovate, deep green leaves to 5 inches long. Grows to 20 feet tall. Flowers of ‘Glasnevin’ are fragrant, dark purplish-blue, to 1 inch wide, borne from summer through fall, and held in terminal […]

This is an open, upright to spreading, evergreen shrub or small tree. Leaves are slender, lanceolate, simple to irregularly pinnate, dark green, up to 8 inches long. Grows 6 to 11 feet tall and 5 to 8 feet wide. Flowers […]

Branching evergreen climber with elliptic leaves. Yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers with purple veins bloom in summer; purple ridges mark the insides of each flower. Grow on pergola or arch. Scale insects and spider mites may be a problem.

Branching and vigorous evergreen climber with elliptic leaves. White with violet, funnel-shaped flowers bloom in spring. Grow on pergola or arch. Scale insects and spider mites may be a problem.

A usually terrestrial orchid with leathery leaves (to 12 inches long). In summer, the flowers appear in succession, on canes. Use terrestrial orchid potting mix. Requires filtered light and humidity in summer, full light and less water in winter.

Rhizomatous perennial with hairy, deep green leaves with darker green or purplish brown veins. Red and yellow flowers with red spots on their throats bloom in summer.