Spring 2015
Three New Ornamental Vegetables
First: Cabbage ‘January King’ is a French vegetable and an American Ornamental
We’ve brought three varieties up from the showy vegetable garden into our Ornamentals line and first we have a French Cabbage. Like most edible Cabbages—and unlike the Ornamentals—‘January King’ forms a head rather than a loose rosette. Notice its signature look: swirling violet color in the outer leaves wrapping around the head. Right off the bat we knew this was an eye-catcher so we included it in this year’s production. A touch of Savoy-style blistering gives the Cabbage a beautiful ruffled appearance.
‘January King’ has the texture of a Savoy with swirls of purple working around it
Tut Family Grasses
Cyperus ‘Prince Tut’ over an island of Calibrachoa and Heuchera
In case you missed it, we’ve added ‘Prince Tut’ to our line of Cyperus grasses. It snuck in under the radar but it’s an important piece of the Tut puzzle. When you want that fun sparkler-type look, only Tut has it and sometimes ‘King Tut’ is too big and ‘Baby Tut’ is just too small. Here are some ideas on how to use Cyperus this summer.
Cyperus ‘King Tut’ with Phlox ‘Intensia Blueberry’ around its feet
‘Autumn Colors’ for Summer
Rudbeckia ‘Autumn Colors’—a different amount of red in each bloom
‘Autumn Colors’ is such a cool plant—not in the autumn temperatures sense, but in the each-flower-is-a-little-bit-different sense. Every year we see strong sales among the hirta species of Rudbeckia because the flowers are so showy—and on ‘Autumn Colors’ they are particularly eye-catching.
Flowers are about twice the size of the typical Black-Eyed Susan
Summer Celosia Gardens
Celosia makes high design easy with colorful feathery tops
For a jolt of vibrant color to get the summer going, add Celosia to your work. Feathery heads of red, orange, and yellow fire up the landscape and take control of the texture aspect—honestly, a stand of these curious creatures is a thriller all on its own. It’s easy to see these landscapes as very, very large combo designs.
Celosia can create waves of color within a single textured look
Summer Ideas This Week
We have plenty of fresh summer plants in stock
Summer does not mean you have to run out of ideas because everyone else has run out of inventory. At Diefenbacher we grow fresh for the summer:
- (A) Crops are specifically grown to do well in the summer heat
- (B) Our material is new—not tired—so plants are raring to go into the landscape or displays
Bear in mind, this is just a small selection of ideas we have for you. Give us a call, or refer to our Availability page to see the full list of possibilies you can still bring to your work.
Let’s take a brief tour of what is shipping this week:
For the snapdragon look in summer—Angelonia