February 2010

New Vegetable Varieties for 2010

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Gardeners love new varieties. They add excitement to your garden while “growing” your gardening experience. It’s fun to have something new.

Look for these new flowers online at e-commerce seed sales websites, in mail order seed catalogs, as seed packets in retail stores, or as bedding plants at garden centers.



Basil F1 ‘Aristotle’
Basil F1 ‘Aristotle’
Ocimum basilicum minimum

Delightfully compact Greek Basil with a very neat rounded habit that requires no pinching to maintain its shape. Enjoy classic basil aroma and taste. The basketball size mounded plants reaching 12 to 14 inches tall make a wonderful edible addition to patio pots and baskets or to a kitchen garden. Begin harvesting the small; highly fragrant leaves 60 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Vegetalis



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Bean, Pole ‘Trionfo Violetto’

Phaseolus vulgaris

Grow this highly productive Italian heirloom for its thin, crisp, tender and stringless purple pods that are a gourmet delicacy. The highly ornamental 6 to 8 foot vines have abundant lavender flowers, purple veined leaves, and purple stems. (Beans turn green when cooked.) Harvest sweet, nutty flavored 7 to 10 inch long beans 62 days after sowing seed. Staking is required.

Distribution Type: Retail

Company: Botanical Interests, Inc.


Eggplant F1 ‘Ivory’

Eggplant F1 ‘Ivory’
Solanum melongena

‘Ivory’ is a compact determinate eggplant with a multi branching habit producing large numbers of white oval shaped fruit about the size of a baseball. Staking is required for this determinate type eggplant that grows 18 to 24 inches tall in your garden or containers. You can begin to harvest 5 to 7 ounce delicious tasting small white 3 to 5 inch eggplants about 126 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Vegetalis



Gourd ‘Bule Blister’

Gourd ‘Bule Blister’

Lagenaria siceraria

Unique gourd for drying. Shape resembles a large apple. The hard shell is covered with small warts or tooth-like bumps. Mature gourds will be 6 to 8 inches tall and 5 to 6 inches in diameter and will weigh from 1 to 3 pounds. You will want to grow this unusual tan colored ornamental for fall decorations. Save plenty of room in the garden. These vigorous vines spread 15 to 35 feet. Harvest in 100 to 120 days.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Seeds By Design, Inc.



Lettuce ‘Skyphos’

Lettuce ‘Skyphos’

Lactuca sativa

‘Skyphos’ is a very vibrant dark red butterhead lettuce. It has good heat tolerance, especially for a butterhead. Excellent, sweet, tender leaves make wonderfully delicious and colorful additions to your gourmet salad or sandwich. The attractive large round lettuce heads are 6 to 8 inches in diameter. ‘Skyphos’ can be grown for spring, summer or fall crops. Harvest in 47 days.

Distribution Type: Retail

Company: Johnny's Selected Seeds





Pepper F1 Burning Bush ‘Chichen Itza’

Pepper F1 Burning Bush ‘Chichen Itza’
Capsicum chinense

This early maturing ‘Chichen Itza’ hybrid habanero matures 85 days from transplant which is 15-25 days earlier than open pollinated habaneros. The plants are sturdy and productive. The elongated lantern shaped fruit weighing about 2 ounces, measure 3 by 1.5 inches. The fruits are orange when mature. Burning Bush ‘Chichen Itza’ is milder than the open polinated habaneros at 15,000 to 18,000 scoville units.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Seminis



Pepper F1 ‘Chablis’

Pepper F1 ‘Chablis’
Capsicum annuum

Sweet flavored, early maturing and widely adaptable bell pepper. The attractive fruit color of this blocky bell pepper is white to orange to scarlet red. The peppers are about 4 inches long and 3 inches wide. They have an excellent shape with thick walls. The 1.5 foot tall hybrid plants are resistant to Tobacco Mosaic virus and Bacterial Spot virus. You can begin to harvest this tasty pepper in 60 days.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Seeds By Design, Inc.




Pepper F1 ‘Classic’

Pepper F1 ‘Classic’
Capsicum annuum

‘Classic’ is a thick-walled green to red bell pepper. This variety produces near greenhouse quality fruit on garden grown plants. With smooth, flat shoulders and even lobes, ‘Classic’ ripens to an outstanding deep, dark red. Plants are 3 feet tall. Disease resistance to Bacterial Leaf Spot 1, 2 & 3 will increase the bounty of these good flavored dark red peppers. Harvest large to extra large peppers 80 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Sakata Seed America, Inc.



Pepper F1 ‘Key West’

Pepper F1 ‘Key West’
Capsicum annuum

‘Key West’ hybrid sweet Cubanelle pepper is perfect for chopping, pickling, or stuffing. The 3 lobed, 6 to 8 ounce elongated 6 to 7 inch long peppers mature from green to red. ‘Key West’ has a mild sweet flavor and crunchy texture. The 18 to 24 inch tall plants have great disease resistance to Bacterial Spot 1-3. The plants are very prolific. Expect a bountiful harvest about 82 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Seminis



Pepper ‘Naga Jolokia’ (aka Bhut jolokia)

Pepper ‘Naga Jolokia’ (aka Bhut jolokia)

Capsicum chinense

Officially recognized as the world’s hottest chili pepper by the Guinness Book of Records, ‘Naga Jolokia’ measured at just over one million Scoville Heat Units, so handle and taste with care. Pale lime green fruits ripen to orangey red. The elongated peppers are 2 to 2.5 inches long. Staking is required for these plants 24 inches tall that spread 12 inches. Harvest this extremely hot pepper 150 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Retail

Company: Thompson & Morgan Seedsmen, Inc.



Pepper F1 ‘Pinot Noir’

Pepper F1 ‘Pinot Noir’
Capsicum annuum

This pale purple, almost lilac colored hybrid bell pepper is a must for home gardens. Not only is it attractive – it is also sweet flavored. Peppers blush from light green when young to red and to purple. The tasty fruits mature to 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. These are thick walled peppers with 3 to 4 lobes. Enjoy firm and crisp peppers in about 68 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Seeds By Design, Inc.



Pepper F1 'Tiny Bells Orange, Red, Yellow'

Pepper F1 'Tiny Bells Orange, Red, Yellow'
Capsicum annuum

Exceptionally sweet cone shaped pepper. These tasty peppers are available in red, orange or yellow. This is a dual-purpose ornamental edible that looks good and produces delicious peppers. The compact plant is suitable for growing in containers on the patio. Fruits weighing about 5 ounces can be harvested 140 days from sowing. High vigor plants are resistant to TMV1.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Hishtil Nurseries



Squash F1 ‘Quantum’

Squash F1 ‘Quantum’
Cucurbita moschata

‘Quantum’ has exceptional uniformity of size and shape. It has a thick neck and a small seed cavity. ‘Quantum’ is a great tasting butternut squash. It has an attractive smooth tan colored exterior and a bright orange interior. Squash will weigh 3 to 5 pounds when mature. Strong vigorous vine produces a high number of fruits per plant. Begin your harvest 100 to 110 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Sakata Seed America, Inc.




Tomato F1 ‘Marmara’
Tomato F1 ‘Marmara’
Lycopersicum esculentum

‘Marmara’ is a Marmande type hybrid with smooth ridged green shoulders, sweet flavor, and good texture. They are firm enough for salads and pasta dishes and slice nicely for sandwiches. The oblate shaped 3 to 4 inch red tomatoes weigh 5 to 6 ounces. Disease tolerance to ToMV, V race 1, and F race 1. You will want to stake this 36-inch indeterminate plant. Matures in 75 to 80 days.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Seminis




Tomato F1 ‘Sweet ‘n’ Neat Cherry Red’

Tomato F1 ‘Sweet ‘n’ Neat Cherry Red’
Lycopersicum esculentum

A dwarf determinate multi branching tomato suitable for use on a windowsill or in a patio container. ‘Sweet ‘n’ Neat’ produces masses of sweet fruit through the season. The tasty round shaped cherry red fruits weigh less than an ounce. The one inch size is just right for popping in your mouth. Staking is required for the vines reaching 12 to 14 inches. Harvest about 60 days.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Vegetalis



Tomato F1 ‘Sweet Treats’

Tomato F1 ‘Sweet Treats’
Lycopersicum esculentum

Unique new large fruited pink cherry tomato with a delicious flavor experience. Fruits have a beautiful deep pink tone, great texture and good cracking tolerance. Strong, vigorous indeterminate 6-foot plant requires staking. Resistance to ToMV strains 0&1, Fusarium 1&2, leaf mold and tolerant to gray leaf spot and crown rot and root rot. Harvest superb flavored cherry tomatoes 105-120 days from sowing seed.

Distribution Type: Wholesale

Company: Sakata Seed America, Inc.



The South Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association has many experts who can assist you with choosing the right plant for the right spot. A list of these individuals who reside nearest to you can be found in the membership section on this web site. You may also view past articles here.