Variety Info

Chat Room — June 2020

This month, we asked readers about the California Spring Trials and houseplants. Click on the PDF below to read what they had to say. more »

Let’s Talk Pandemic & Horticulture

As I sit here and write this, I am now into day 73 of my Safer at Home crusade. It is not because I had/have the virus, but because I had five levels of my... more »

Our world has been progressing indoors. We’ve gone from ancestors who’ve farmed, living in small huts and communicating with a person no further than three miles away, to the present work of desk jobs, never-ending... more »

Viburnum ‘Kilimandjaro Sunrise’ Awarded Plant of the Decade

Concept Plants has announced the selection of Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Kilimandjaro Sunrise' as the People's Choice winner for the RHS Chelsea Plant of the Decade. Known for its multi-stemmed, upright, compact, slow growing habit,... more »

Terra Nova Nurseries Releases Video Series

Terra Nova Nurseries has released three brand-new videos as part of its 2020 Terra Nova Varieties View series. This installment in the ongoing series showcases three of the company's... more »

Star Roses and Plants Wins Four Awards

Star Roses and Plants, a leading genetics company involved in breeding roses, edibles, perennials and woody plants, has announced it recently won four award from The American Rose Trials for Sustainability (A.R.T.S.) A.R.T.S. identifies the... more »

Precocious Annual Introductions for 2021

The 2020 trial season begins at Costa Farms in Miami, Florida, and I visited in late January to evaluate the 2021 annual introductions. The beds were planted week 50, and I chose the adjective “precocious”... more »

Culture Report: Coleus ‘Main Street Beale Street’

Coleus ‘Main Street Beale Street’ is the first coleus ever to win the All-America Selections award. The results of four years of breeding, selection and testing, Beale Street is a significant improvement on a classic,... more »