(Eggplant, Striped Eggplant, Zebra eggplant)

Excellent garden performance, pretty variegated fruits and late-season production should earn ‘Zebra’ a place in any garden. Each upright, bushy plant produces lots of elongated, teardrop-shaped eggplants that are tender and mild. The fruits reach eight to ten inches (20 to 25 cm) long when mature. Their thin skin is purple with white streaks. Fruits are generally ready to harvest in 65 to 70 days after planting seedlings, or 105 to 115 after sowing seeds.

Eggplant is an easy, warm season...

(Celeriac)

Little known in the United States, celeriac is grown for its homely edible rootstock. The cultivar 'Brilliant' has relatively smooth, medium to large, buff-colored bulbs with firm, white flesh. Thought to have originated in northern Europe, celeriac is a variety of celery (Apium graveolens), a widely cultivated biennial native to Europe, Southwest Asia, and North Africa. This vegetable is also known as celery root or knob celery.

Protruding from the soil like a knobby, partially...

(Downy Thornapple, Pricklyburr)

Large, double yellow flowers are borne on the pretty downy thornapple, 'Cherub.' This large, bushy, herbaceous perennial (or annual) looks best in early morning when its flowers stand open to the dawn sky. Datura inoxia is naturally found in dry washes, rocky hillsides and waste places from sea level to middle elevations in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, though it has become naturalized in other parts of the country.

This heat-lover relies on a deep tap root to reach...

(Downy Thornapple, Pricklyburr)

The large, double, yellow blooms of 'Double Golden Queen' are elegant and fragrant. Downy thornapple is a large, bushy, herbaceous perennial (or annual) that looks best in early morning when its flowers stand open to the dawn sky. It is naturally found in dry washes, rocky hillsides and waste places from sea level to middle elevations in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, though it has become naturalized in other parts of the country.

This heat-lover relies on a deep tap root...

(Downy Thornapple, Pricklyburr)

Extra large, fully double, white flowers bedeck the elegant ‘Double Purity.’ This large, bushy, herbaceous perennial (or annual) looks best in early morning when its flowers stand open to the dawn sky. Datura inoxia is naturally found in dry washes, rocky hillsides and waste places from sea level to middle elevations in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, though it has become naturalized in other parts of the country.

This heat-lover relies on a deep tap root to reach...

(Orchid, Zygopetalum)

This ground-dwelling tropical orchid is grown for its fall and winter display of fragrant, colorful, strikingly patterned flowers. It is native to mild upland rainforests of Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.

Clusters of pleated, lance-shaped, bright green leaves arise from the cone-shaped "pseudobulbs" of this evergreen perennial. In fall or winter, mature pseudobulbs produce long stalks, each crowned with clusters of four or five waxy, hyacinth-scented blooms. Each flower has a fan of five lance-shaped,...

(Orchid, Zygopetalum)

This ground-dwelling tropical orchid is grown for its fall and winter display of fragrant, colorful, strikingly patterned flowers. It is native to mild upland rainforests of Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.

Clusters of pleated, lance-shaped, bright green leaves arise from the cone-shaped "pseudobulbs" of this evergreen perennial. In fall or winter, mature pseudobulbs produce long stalks, each crowned with clusters of four or five waxy, hyacinth-scented blooms. Each flower has a fan of five lance-shaped,...

(Fama Pansy, Pansy)

The compact pansies in the Fama Series have large, colorful flowers with short flower stems. These vigorous plants have dense, uniform habits and bloom well in winter, where winter conditions are mild. There are lots of colors to choose from including neon violet, red, white, yellow, purple and blue.

Pansies are one of the most beloved of all garden flowers. Their beautiful, expressive flowers offer some of the most interesting diverse color combinations. Though typically grown as annuals,...

(Fama Pansy, Pansy)

The compact pansies in the Fama Series have large, colorful flowers with short flower stems. These vigorous plants have dense, uniform habits and bloom well in winter, where winter conditions are mild. There are lots of colors to choose from including neon violet, red, white, yellow, purple and blue.

Pansies are one of the most beloved of all garden flowers. Their beautiful, expressive flowers offer some of the most interesting diverse color combinations. Though typically grown as annuals,...

(Inspire Pansy, Pansy)

Bred to withstand heat and cold winters, the pansies in the Inspire Series are about as tough as they come. These Ernst Benary introductions have large flowers with short stems and the plants are compact. They come in all the favorite pansy colors and color combinations.

Pansies are one of the most beloved of all garden flowers. Their beautiful, expressive flowers offer some of the most interesting diverse color combinations. Though typically grown as annuals, these are actually short-lived,...