Here at Linden Hill, we specialize in rare and unusual plants for collectors and connoisseurs. This year, along with our usual cutting-edge perennials, shrubs, trees, and vines, we’re putting a special focus on veggies, herbs, and other edibles, as well as other exciting seed-grown annuals. You can find a few of our planned offerings below; we have many dozens more, too. If you’re looking for a specific plant, feel free to call us at 610-847-1300 or send an e-mail to jfritz@epix.net. If we don’t already have it on hand, we’ll do our best to get it for you.
For the Kitchen Garden
Artichoke: purple-budded ‘Violetto’
Beans: maroon yardlong ‘Red Noodle’, purple pole ‘Trionfo Violetto’; yellow romano ‘Marengo’
Cabbages: dusky purple ‘Ruby Perfection’; Portuguese Tronchuda
Chards: golden-stalked ‘Orange Fantasia’; magenta ‘Pink Lipstick’; multi-colored ‘Bright Lights’
Eggplants: pink-and-white ‘Rosa Bianca’; scarlet ‘Turkish Orange’
Ground cherry: ‘Aunt Molly’s’
Herbs: basils ‘Italiano Classico’, ‘Lime’, ‘Osmin’, ‘Red Rubin; borage ‘Bianco’; cilantro ‘Delfino’; parsley ‘Triple Curled’
Kales: blue ‘Nero di Toscana’; purple ‘Redbor’
Lettuces: chartreuse ‘Australian Yellow; deep red ‘Mascara’, ‘Merlot’, and ‘Outredgeous’; speckled ‘Flashy Butter Oak’
Melons: classic ‘Crimson Sweet’; mini-fruited ‘Golden Midget’; orange-skinned Kiwano Horned; variegated ‘Moon & Stars’
Peppers, hot: bright yellow ‘Lemon Drop’; deep purple ‘Hungarian Black’, wrinkled-skinned ‘Mustard Habanero’
Peppers, sweet: compact ‘Mohawk’ and ‘Red Skin’; multi-colored ‘Sweet Pickle’; yellow ‘Sweet Banana’
Squash, summer: yellow ‘Papaya Pear’, winged white ‘Yugoslavian Finger Fruit’
Squash, winter: blue-skinned ‘Jarradale’; black-skinned ‘Futsu Black’; multi-colored ‘Carnival’
Tomatillo: ‘Heirloom Purple’; green ‘Toma Verde’
Tomatoes, small-fruited: brownish red ‘Black Cherry’; cascading ‘Tumbling Tom Red’ and ‘Tumbling Tom Yellow’; creamy ‘White Cherry’; golden orange ‘Sungold’; red ‘Peacevine’; yellow currant ‘Gold Rush’
Tomatoes, large-fruited: classic red ‘Brandywine’; ferny-leaved ‘Silvery Fir Tree’; meaty ‘Pruden’s Purple’; near-black ‘Black Krim’; striped ‘Tigerella’; variegated-leaf ‘Variegata’
For Garden Color and Cutting
Ageratums: light blue ‘Blue Horizon’; rosy ‘Red Sea’
Amaranths: maroon ‘Hopi Red Dye’; rusty cream ‘Autumn Touch’
Celosias: chartreusey plumed ‘Sylphid’; crested ‘Bombay Purple’ and ‘Bombay Yellow’
Cosmos: fluted-petaled, pink to red ‘Sea Shells’; orange, red, or yellow ‘Bright Lights’; single to double, pink to white ‘Double Click’
Rudbeckias: green-centered, yellow ‘Prairie Sun’; maroon-and-orange ‘Chocolate Orange’; multi-colored, quilled-petaled ‘Chim Chiminee’; reddish ‘Cherry Brandy’
Safflower: bright orange ‘Zanzibar’
Spray millet: yellowish green ‘Limelight’
Sunflowers, many shapes, colors, and sizes: ‘Cherry Rose’, ‘Fantasia Mixture’, ‘Infrared Hybrid Mix’, ‘Lemon Aura’, ‘Moulin Rouge’, ‘Music Box’
Zinnias: big red ‘Scarlet King’; classic ‘State Fair Mix’; fully double ‘Dahlia-Flowered Mix’; green ‘Giant Lime’; purplish pink ‘Royal Purple’; pointy-petaled ‘Cactus-Flowered Mix’; red-and-yellow ‘Zowie Yellow Flame’; single ‘Red Spider’; striped ‘Candy Cane’
Annual Vines and Climbers
Black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata): glowing ‘Superstar Orange’; purple-eyed white ‘Alba Oculata’
Cardinal climber (Ipomoea x multifida): bright red flowers
Chilean glory flower (Eccremocarpus scaber): red, orange, or yellow blooms
Climbing snapdragon (Asarina scandens): purple ‘Joan Lorraine’
Cup-and-saucer vine (Cobaea scandens): mixed purple- blue and white; all-white ‘Key Lime’
Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit): creamy white ‘Alba’
Hyacinth bean (Dolichos lablab): purplish leaves, purple-pink flowers, and magenta pods
Love-in-a-puff (Cardiospermum halicacabum): tiny white flowers and puffy green pods
Malabar spinach (Basella rubra): red stems and glossy green leaves
Morning glories (Ipomoea): ‘Chocolate’, ‘Heavenly Blue’, ‘Misty Morning’, and ‘Tie Dye Blue’
Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus): yellow-leaved, red-flowered ‘Golden Sunshine’
Spanish flag (Mina lobata): sprays of red-to-orange-to-yellow flowers
We have many more exciting offerings coming along, too. If you’re looking for a specific plant, feel free to call us at 610-847-1300 or send an e-mail to jfritz@epix.net. If we don’t already have it on hand, we’ll do our best to get it for you!
