This trailing Pentas is new to the industry

Our new Falling Star Pentas series is the first and only trailing Pentas on the market. This is a true breakthrough in Pentas breeding. It means that now we have another trailing, heat loving plant to swap into combinations and baskets to withstand the summer months here in Cincinnati.

‘Falling Star Rose’ is another color of trailing Pentas

Agapanthus ‘Stevie's Wonder’—loosely held balls of blue perched high

Isn’t it lovely? ‘Stevie’s Wonder’ is ready to party if you need to make a splash for Independence Day festivities. These big violet-blue blooms look like a fireworks display, perched up high on tall, 3-foot stems. They’d be great in an oversized planter around the pool for a dramatic summer spectacle.

Each cluster is a tight set of small, lily-like flowers

Tithonia—a rare specimen in our neck of the woods

It’s rare to come across a Tithonia plant in Cincinnati—you’re more likely to find one in the desert Southwest or some place else that’s hot and dry. Suppliers like Baker’s Rare Seeds and Johnny’s Seeds carry this Mexican Sunflower, as it is commonly known, so you know it’s a plant you don’t see very often. In addition to being a great heat-lover for landscaping, home gardeners find it a great variety for cutting.

Big, bold blooms are great for cutting

Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ had everyone talking in Europe

Last year Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ made its big debut in the European market and got the industry buzzing. It’s an unusual plant because there’s nothing else quite like it: a monochromatic display of silver-gray leaves the size of shovel heads, lightly coated with a fuzzy texture and held up by chunky stems. To us this is a display plant, capable of holding the spotlight on its own. But stand back a moment—why does it succeed so well in its job? What’s going on here?

Ghostly oversized leaves morph into many poses