Park Seed Annual Catalog

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From Our Garden to Yours

2012 Spring Planting Book

Always Dependable • Since 1868

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Double Wave Red Petunia See page 22

More than 75 New products! Annuals | Perennials | Vegetables


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The First-ever Double Osteo! (O. ecklonis) Make those sunny annual beds and containers really pop with Osteospermum 3D™, the first double-flowered Osteo in the world! Very early-blooming yet so tolerant of heat that it will bloom all summer in cooler climates, this award-winning new series will delight you with shades of silver, pink, and purple. Each bloom looks like two flowers in one: a bottom layer of long, slender petals like a daisy, topped with a big pompon of short, frilly petals in a contrasting color! Spectacular for cutting and so lovely in a big blooming group, they reach just 10 to 14 inches high but spread up to 2 feet wide. The must-have annual of 2012, they've already collected a handful of awards!

87800-Z1P—Purple. Bright lilac outer petals topped with a deep violet pompon.

87801-Z1P—Silver. Platinum outer petals surrounding a lavender-tinged silver center.

87799-Z1P—Pink. Lavender-pink outer petals beneath a rich plummy-pink pompon.

3D Purple

Any Osteopermum 3D™ above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $14.95 | 2 six-packs for $27.00

Osteospermum 3D™ Collection 6 each of Purple, Silver, and Pink ( Value $44.85)

87798-Z1P—$39.85 Save $5.00 Osteospermum 3D™ Silver

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Verbena Estrella® Voodoo Star

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Verbena Estrella® New! Perfect for Baskets, Pots, and Garden Growth! Let these stars shine brightly in your favorite garden spots! The biggest, bushiest, largest-flowered Verbena yet, Estrella® is a semi-trailing, mounding plant with a versatile habit and nonstop color. Very tolerant of powdery mildew, it blooms heavily all summer long in any sunny to slightly shaded place, setting full, rounded flower clusters in 2 bright shades! Expect it to reach 6 inches high out of bloom, 12 inches high when the flowers appear. It will spread or trail up to 20 inches! Very easy to grow, it's absolutely irresistible! 87797-Z1P—Salmon Star. Vintage salmon with creamy-

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87796-Z1P—Voodoo Star. Flaming scarlet with creamywhite stripes.

Any Estrella® above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $14.95 | 2 six-packs for $27.00

Verbena Estrella® Salmon Star

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to Spring and Fall! Calibrachoa Superbells®

This gorgeous series is an improvement in so many ways! The flowers are larger, and they drop neatly after blooming, so you need never deadhead. More heat-tolerant and vigorous than other Mini Petunias, Superbells® bloom nonstop for months and months, trailing extravagantly from baskets, windowboxes, and tall planters. Although the heaviest flowering occurs with regular feeding and watering, they will tolerate periods of drought. And best of all, their color combinations are unique and brilliant! 87781-Z1P—Blackberry Punch New! PPAF. cv. 'USCAL68604.' Magenta-purple

blooms with a large near-black halo. 8 to 14 inches high, trailing up to 3 feet long. 87782-Z1P—Cherry Star New! PPAF. cv. 'USCAL91001.' Fuchsia-crimson petals thinly edged in creamy yellow. 6 to 10 inches high, trailing up to 4 feet long.

87644-Z1P—Coralberry Punch. PPAF. cv. 'USCAL66501.' Salmon-coral blend with a darker halo. 8 to 12 inches high, trailing up to 3 feet long.'

Any Calibrachoa Superbells® above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $24.95

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Let the Sun Shine on Your Impatiens with SunPatiens! SunPatiens® Landscape The best SunPatiens® for bedding, these rounded 2- to 3-foot plants are lush, heavy-blooming, and adaptable to a wide range of climates in any exposure from full sun to half shade. Plant SunPatiens® on 14" to 20" centers — that's almost 2 square feet of coverage per plant! 87470-Z1P—White Improved. PP19,616 ‘SAKIMP010’ 87468-Z1P—Orange. PP17,663. ‘MISATO FG2’ 87469-Z1P—Red. PP17,708. ‘MISATO FG1’ 87467-Z1P—Magenta. PP17,662. ‘MISATO FG3’ 87455-Z1P—Lavender. PP19,501 ‘SAKIMP006’

Any SunPatiens® above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $14.95 | 2 six-packs for $27.00

SunPatiens® Red

My SunPatiens were nothing short of fantastic! They were everything they were advertised to be and more. -Jonathan S., FL

SunPatiens® Orange

SunPatiens® Magenta

SunPatiens® Lavender SunPatiens®White

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The Revolutionary Heat- and Sun-Tolerant Impatiens! SunPatiens® Spreading Series Bred especially for hanging baskets, tall planters, and windowboxes, this extraordinary plant combines bright, abundant blooms with a trailing habit 20 inches wide! SunPatiens® Spreading flowers nonstop from late spring 'til frost. And 2 colors — White and Salmon — are beautifully variegated, with golden leaves edged in deep green! Best of all is the well-branched, lush habit, reaching 18 inches high in full bloom. Fill your sunny to partly shaded containers with this super-vigorous, long-blooming SunPatiens® ! 87563-Z1P—Spreading White PP21,768. ‘SAKIMP018.’ 87493-Z1P—Spreading Salmon PP19,500. ‘SAKIMP005.’ 87704-Z1P—Spreading Carmine Red PPAF. ‘SAKIMP022.’

Any SunPatiens® above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $14.95 | 2 six-packs for $27.00

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SunPatiens® Spreading Carmine Red SunPatiens® Compact

SunPatiens® Spreading Salmon

SunPatiens® Compact Series When you want the bushy fullness of SunPatiens® in less garden or container space, rely on the Compact series! Just 24 to 28 inches high, these tightly mounded plants offer masses and masses of large, bright blooms over 3 long seasons. Although the plants are smaller than the SunPatiens® Landscape varieties, the flowers are every bit as big — 2 to 3 inches wide and vibrantly colorful! If you’re looking to blanket a smaller space or fill your flowerpots, SunPatiens® Compact is the form to use! 87592-Z1P—Compact Deep Rose. PPAF. ‘SAKIMP017.’ 87628-Z1P—Compact Magenta. PPAF. ‘SAKIMP016.’ 87630-Z1P—Compact Orange. PP19,498. ‘SAKIMP011.’ 87629-Z1P—Compact White. PP19,605. ‘SAKIMP014.’

Any SunPatiens® above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $14.95 2 six-packs (mix ‘n’ match) for $27.00

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Magenta Orange

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Petunia White Russian

Petunia Supertunia® White Russian New! Petunia Black Velvet

Ready for the Black and White Ball! Absolutely showstopping color combination! These antique-white petals are lightly dusted with dark chocolate, radiating outward from their near-black eye. The flowers arise very profusely on 6- to 10-inch-high plants that trail up to 3 feet from baskets and tall planters. White Russian stands up to heat, drought, and humidity to bloom nonstop from spring through fall. The most exciting new Petunia in many years, it's certain to become a classic! 87788-Z1P—1 six-pack for $24.95

Petunia Black Velvet

Petunia Black Bloom Collection

Petunia Phantom

The First Black Petunia the World 6 each of Black Velvet, Pinstripe and Has Ever Seen! PPAF. 'Balpevac.' It Phantom ( Value $50.85) took 4 years of breeding, and was worth every day of it! The only 82104-Z1P—Only $39.95 black Petunia in the world has now arrived, and is already sweeping up awards and winning hearts. This upright, mounded plant is very compact and tight at just 8 to 12 inches high and wide, covering itself from early summer until frost with big, sweet-scented charcoal-black blooms. The perfect combination planting with white, red, yellow, and orange flowers, it is just as easy to grow and tirelessly blooming as other Petunias. You must try Black Velvet this season and admire its inky-dark color up close! 87640-Z1P—1 six-pack for $16.95

Petunia Pinstripe

Petunia Phantom The Award Winner with the "Wow" Factor! PPAF. 'Balpephan.' When this blindingly bright cream-and-black striped wonder won the 2010 Fleuroselect Award, the 28 judges agreed that its main merit was "the wow factor." We think you'll have to agree. Tightly branched plants 8 to 12 inches high and wide need no pinching to bear masses and masses of big, brilliant blooms from summer 'til frost. Great for formal plantings, it "dresses down" beautifully for informal settings, too. Try combining it with Black Velvet (above) for color that really pops! 87662-Z1P—1 six-pack for $16.95

Petunia Pinstripe

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A Subtle Star in Every Bloom! PPAF. 'Balpepin.' Each flower is just a little different on this dramatic Petunia! Some bear rich purple stars, others pink, and still others cream to white, all against a midnight-dark background. A lovely varied look unlike any other Petunia in the garden or on the patio, Pinstripe delights with compact, well-branched plants 8 to 12 inches high and wide. Best of all, the blooms continue for months! 87675-Z1P—1 six-pack for $16.95


Colors for Sun and Shade! Petunia Pretty Much Picasso

Each Bloom is a Masterpiece in its Own "Frame"! PP21,649. Just a few years ago, who could have imagined the wild beauty in store for Petunia? Each violet-magenta bloom is scored with darker veins and neatly framed in lime green, creating an utterly unique look. And the flowers keep coming over an extra-long season, appearing on stems that trail over the sides of planters, hanging baskets, and windowboxes. Just 8 to 12 inches high, it will spread 2 to 3 feet wide. Very tolerant of heat and drought, it needs no deadheading. Butterflies and hummingbirds adore it, and so will you! 87665-Z1P—1 six-pack for $24.95

Petunia Suncatcher Pink Lemonade New!

The "Go Anywhere" Petunia! PPAF. 'Balsunpade.' Unforgettable watercolorclear tones of yellow and pink grace each bloom of this exciting new Petunia! Unbelievably floriferous, it begins the season early and stays late, setting more blooms than you can imagine on full, dense plants that trail from baskets and windowboxes and mound up in the garden. They will spread to fill available space, but never invade neighboring plants. The perfect "plant it anywhere" Petunia, it reaches just 8 to 12 inches high and wide. 87787-Z1P—1 six-pack for $16.95

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Coleus Under the Sea™ New!

The Leaves Look Like Sea Creatures! (Solenostemon scutellarioides) Plants that look like crustaceans?! Anything is possible with this exciting new series developed by Canadian college students as part of a school project! Each large, beautifully colored leaf on these Coleus has secondary leaflets that stick out all over the edges, creating never-before-seen silhouettes in brilliant shades of red, pink, gold, chocolate, and green. Very compact at just 15 to 18 inches high, they are also quite sun-tolerant, thanks to thicker, more durable leaves. Best of all, they flower only lightly, so you have less trimming to do! These are far and away the most exciting new Coleus we've ever grown! You are going to love them in containers and the partly shaded garden.

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87790-Z1P—Bone Fish. Long, elegant leaves as finely divided as a fern, with shrimp-pink centers and celery-green edges. At just 10 to 12 inches wide, the most compact member of the series.

87791-Z1P—Langostino. Deep pink to brick-red leaves and leaflets with pale green edges; no two are alike! Guaranteed to stop passersby in their tracks. 12 to 16 inches wide.

87789-Z1P—Gold Anemone. Gold to chartreuse leaves with many slender leaflets edged in chocolate! At 12 to 16 inches wide, it is an arresting presence in any setting.

Any Under the Sea above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $18.95 | 2 six-packs for $34.00

Petunia Suncatcher Pink Lemonade Coleus Under the Sea™

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Coleus Under the Sea™ Langostino Coleus Under the Sea™ Gold Anemone

Coleus Under the Sea Collection 6 each of Bone Fish, Langostino and Gold Anemone ( Value $56.85)

87792-Z1P—Only $49.95

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Ultra-bright, Super-bold MiniFamous™! Calibrachoa MiniFamous™ Series Gold and Bold Collection

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Deep Yellow

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Bestselling Mini Petunia in North America! Great in any climate Tightly mounded — no "flat tops" Covered in blooms for 3 seasons Super drought-tolerant

MiniFamous™ is out to win your heart with early blooms in the most vibrant colors on ultra-vigorous plants! Just 6 to 10 inches high, this powerhouse trails up to 2 feet long, spilling over low walls and cascading from baskets. Thousands of 1- to 2-inch blooms arise over 3 seasons, never needing deadheading. MiniFamous™ is always dependable, blooming despite extreme weather. Just ask the hummingbirds!

Electric Purple

Gold and Bold Collection

Hot Tropical Colors!

6 each of Deep Yellow, Electric Purple, and Royal Blue. 18 plants in all. (A $44.85 value) 82100-Z1P— Only $32.95

Caribbean Cocktail Collection

Dark Blue

Tangerine

Scarlet

87642-Z1P—Dark Blue 87638-Z1P—Deep Yellow 87651-Z1P—Electric Purple 87660-Z1P—Peach Evolution 87671-Z1P—Perfect White 87663-Z1P—Pink 87667-Z1P—Royal Blue 87669-Z1P—Scarlet 87674-Z1P—Tangerine 87676-Z1P—Vampire

Any Calibrachoa on this page in six-packs one color: 1 six-pack for $14.95 2 six-packs for $27.00

Sturdy Crush Proof packaging see page 39

Want twice the bloom power? See MiniFamous™ Doubles, p. 10. Caribbean Cocktail Collection 6 each of Dark Blue, Scarlet, and Tangerine. 18 plants in all. (A $44.85 value) 82101-Z1P— Only $32.95

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America's Favorite Calibrachoa!

New! Candy Shop Collection 6 each of Dark Blue, Deep Yellow, and Pink. 18 plants in all. (A $44.85 value)

Candy Shop Collection

28408-Z1P— Only $32.95

Perfect White

MiniFamous™ Collection 6 each of Deep Yellow, Electric Purple, Royal Blue, Scarlet, and Tangerine. 30 plants in all. (A $74.75 value) 82102-Z1P— Only $59.95

Vampire

Pink Peach Evolution

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Twice the Petals, Twice the Color! Calibrachoa MiniFamous™ DOUBLE!

Spectacular double-flowered form of America's favorite Mini Petunia (see pp. 8-9). Low-growing with a tight, neat habit that spreads to 2 feet wide, this plant absolutely covers itself in bright blooms for months! 87635-Z1P—Double Amethyst 87647-Z1P—Double Orange 87654-Z1P—Double Lemon 87657-Z1P—Double Pink Evolution

Any MiniFamous™ above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $14.95 | 2 six pack for $27.00

Calibrachoa MiniFamous™ Double Collection 6 each of Double Amethyst, Double Orange, Double Lemon, and Double Pink Evolution (A $59.80 value)

82103-Z1P— Only $45.95

Calibrachoa MiniFamous™ Double Lemon

Calibrachoa MiniFamous™ Double Amethyst

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Lobelia Magadi White New!

6 each of Calibrachoa Double Lemon, Lobelia Magadi White, and Verbena Lascar Compact Burgundy. (A $44.85 value)

Fastest Growing and Most Heat-tolerant Lobelia! Butterfly-shaped white blooms simply cover this mounded plant all spring and summer, making a fine show for edging, bedding, groundcover, and containers. Best in partial shade, it reaches 8 to 12 inches 87795-Z1P— Only $34.95 high and not quite as wide. Butterflies flock wherever Magadi White is grown! (Pictured in combo at left). 87794-Z1P—1 six-pack for $14.95 | 2 six pack for $27.00

Verbena Lascar Compact Burgundy New!

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Super-compact and Early-blooming! The blooms are a fuchsia-infused burgundy that really holds up in hot weather. This plant mounds or semi-trails, depending on how you choose to use it, and always looks great in baskets, windowboxes, and planters. Reaching 8 to 10 inches high and 12 to 18 inches wide, it makes a fine companion to Mini Petunia and Lobelia. (Pictured in combo at left). 87793-Z1P—1 six-pack for $14.95 | 2 six pack for $27.00


Brilliant Double-Flowered Favorites! Dahlia Dahlinova New! Huge, ultra-bright flowers that grow quickly and keep coming month after month are the hallmark of this exciting new Dahlia. Well-branched and tolerant of rain, heat, and mildew, these plants are lush and healthy, setting flowers on short stems that seldom need support. Ideal for garden or container, they're simply a cut-flower lover's dream come true! 87701-Z1P—Hypnotica® Lavender 87702-Z1P—Hypnotica® Rose Bicolor 87700-Z1P—Hypnotica® Yellow

Any Dahlinova above, in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $14.95 2 six-packs for $27.00

Hypnotica® Yellow

Hypnotica® Rose Bicolor Hypnotica® Lavender

Petunia Sweet Sunshine™ Compact The first double-flowered, tri-colored trailing Petunia is also one of the most beautiful! These petal-packed, powderpuff blooms are about 2½ inches wide, blanketing the dark foliage for months. These plants mound only about a foot high, but spread several feet wide in the sunny garden or container. Selfcleaning, the blooms maintain themselves — all you add is water, food, and plenty of sunshine! Their frilly, old-fashioned form is simply irresistible! 80040-Z1P—Nostalgia

Petunia Sweet Sunshine™ Compact Lime

Petunia Sweet Sunshine™ Compact Nostalgia

Park’s Double Lisianthus Echo Mix

87451-Z1P—Lime

Any Sweet Sunshine™ above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $12.95 2 six-packs for $25.00

Park's Double Lisianthus Echo Mix

Clusters of big 3-inch blooms resembling rosebuds open to an eye-catching Tulip look and finally mature to look like bright Poppies. Echo Mix is so carefree and easy to grow, with colorful flowers that continually open in unbelievable abundance for up to 2 months. Best of all, the blooms repeat again in late summer! And did we mention how great they are for cutting? These flowers remain beautiful for a full two weeks or more in the vase! Pest-free and long-blooming in full sun, they are resistant to heat, drought and rain damage. 18 inches high, 10 inches wide. 43678-Z1P—1 six-pack for $14.95 2 six-packs for $27.00

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Lucky Lemon Glow New!

Compact, Adaptable, and So Easy! 'Balucemlow.' Eager to bounce back from rain, indifferent to heat and humidity, and able to withstand periods of drought, Lucky Lemon Glow is the most adaptable Lantana yet! It's also among the most beautiful, with dark green leaves offsetting the dainty butter-and-sugar blooms. And these flowers arise nonstop, thanks to the plant's refusal to set seed. Endlessly colorful, bushy and mounding, this plant grows just 12 to 16 inches high and 12 to 14 inches wide, making it the ideal choice for containers of all kinds as well as garden bedding. Hummingbirds and butterflies adore it, while deer keep a respectful distance! Feature it prominently in your sunny garden this season. 87786-Z1P—1 six-pack for $12.95 each 2 six-pack for $25.00

Bandana™ Lucky Lemon Glow

Boasting the largest flowers in the Lantana family, this compact, mounding, very well-branched series is renowned for its full habit and unusual colors. The blooms open yellow, then mature to distinctively bright shades on plants 20 to 26 inches high, 24 to 32 inches wide. They soak up heat and sun, flowering over many months in garden or container. 87680-Z1P—Orange Sunrise 41473-Z1P—Pink

Either Bandana™ in groups of 6 of one color 1 six-pack for $12.95 each | 2 six-pack for $25.00

Summer Popsicle A cascading plant with hundreds of blooms that change colors over time! Stays smaller than most, too, at only 1½ feet tall. Wonderfully citrus-scented, these bright red, pink, orange, and yellow blossoms tumble 1½ to 2 feet from containers and fill the garden with bold color all summer. This plant loves heat, humidity, and drought — you just can’t go wrong! 4-inch pot. 40645-Z1P—$8.95 each | 2 for $17.00

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"Plant them and stand back!" — ­ Allan M. Armitage The first spreading Petunia ever grown was Surfinia®, and it remains the best of the cutting-grown varieties, with a near monopoly on the Petunia market in Europe! Bred from wild Petunias crossed with cultivated seed varieties, the Surfinia® Petunias are sold only as plants — never as seed — to ensure the strongest, most vigorous and free-flowering growth over a long season. These plants spread up to 8 feet within a single season, creating a pillar of living color. And they’re great for warm climates where many varieties struggle, offering a late-season surge of blooms that no other Petunia can match! One plant easily fills a hanging basket, while six plants will blanket 20 square feet of garden beds.

The Unique Advantages of Surfinia® Petunias

• Big, easy-to-grow plants that take off from the very first day you transplant them • Quick-growing and so vigorous they can spread 8 feet in a single season • Super-floriferous, thanks to the shorter space between buds on every branch • Longer-blooming, with the heaviest show in late season, when many other Petunias wind down • Far more heat tolerant than other Petunias, flowering right through the hottest summer weather • Super-colorful, with rich, intense shades hard to find elsewhere

Surfinia® Deep Red

Where to Use Surfinias® in Your Landscape

These giant trailing plants create garden color on a grand scale, so use them to transform the look of your landscape and to solve garden dilemmas! • Living drapery for a balcony or second-storey deck • Lush groundcover for a sunny bed or border • Cascading color for terraced gardens 80052-Z1P—Blue Veined. PP#17,735. 'SUNsurfbv' New! 87746-Z1P—Deep Red. PP#16,803. 'Sunremi' 80057-Z1P—Purple Picotee. PP#16,805. 'SUNsurfbupa' New! 87780-Z1P—Rose Veined. PP#16,468. 'SUNrovein' 87404-Z1P—Wild Plum. PPAF. cv. 'SUNsurtpafure'.

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Surfinia® Blue Veined

Surfinia® Purple Picotee

Surfinia® Wild Plum Surfinia® Rose Veined

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SuperCal® Lush, Long-blooming The best annual we have ever seen for containers! • Stands up to rain, wind, and cloudy weather! • Semi-trailing habit works in the landscape, too! • Vigorous, lush, and long-blooming! • Hundreds of blooms — in unique colors! (Petchoa) Grow the best of both worlds with thrilling SuperCal®. These quick, easy-to-grow, very heavy- and long-blooming plants combine the best of Petunia and Calibrachoa. They flower early and continuously from late spring through fall, even on sunless days, through rain, and in extreme heat and humidity. Perfect for baskets, windowboxes, and flowerpots (as well as the garden bed), they form a giant ball of blooms 12 inches high, 24 inches wide, that cascades freely and just keeps flowering. 87604-Z1P—Blue. PPAF. 'SAKPXC006' 87595-Z1P—Cherry. PPAF. 'SAKPXC007' New! 87779-Z1P—Pink Ice. PPAF. 'SAKPXC009' 87472-Z1P—Velvet. PP18,824. ‘KAKEGAWA S88’

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Blooms All Summer ­— in Deeper, Richer Shades! PPAF. Big, velvety deep red blooms erupt on this magnificent sun-lover from late spring right through summer, no matter how hot, humid, or rainy your climate gets! A breakthrough in plant breeding, Calliope combines the best traits of both zonal and ivy-leaved Geraniums. The habit is mounded and semi-trailing, 12 to 14 inches high and up to 20 inches wide. Let these bright green stems dangle from baskets, windowboxes, and planters, tossing up blooms as they go! Very heat-tolerant, this plant continues to grow if deadheaded, so the show just gets better and better with each passing week. You've simply got to try this revolutionary new Geranium! 87805-Z1P—1 six-pack for $14.95 2 six-packs for $27.00

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Geranium Calliope Dark Red

With a wide, shady brim, this gardening hat is a comfortable and attractive accent in the garden this season! The woven straw is lightweight and breathable, offering protection from harmful UV rays as well as keeping the sun out of your eyes. Pretty enough to wear anywhere, it will become your gardening mainstay! One size fits most. 31140-Z1P—$9.95

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Angelonia Serena™ Blue

Angelonia Serena™

Angelonia Serena™

Fill your garden with extra long-lasting, compact color! Just 12 to 14 inches tall and wide, with flop-proof stems, Serena™ is great for hot, dry soils, humid climates and extra-long summers! Perfect for containers, too, for it never gets out of bounds, blooming on and on even in less-than-desirable conditions. Butterflies love it! And it's great in mixed plantings for contrast among tall, spiky plants and short, spreading varieties. 46363-Z1P—Purple New! 87758-Z1P—Blue

46362-Z1P—Lavender Pink

46364-Z1P—White

Any Angelonia Serena™ above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs for $25.00

African Daisy Zion Copper Amethyst Early to flower, very well-branched, and super longblooming, this African Daisy is ideal for garden or container alike! You'll love the long-lasting flowers in colors so unusual and neon-bright they scarcely look real! Upright plants 6 to 8 inches high (14 inches when flowering) and 12 inches wide bloom all summer in cooler climates, spring and fall in warmer areas. 87643-Z1P—1 six-pack for $14.95

Angelonia Serena™ Purple, White, and Lavender Pink

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Straw Hat with Visor New! A Charming Update of the "Tractor Hat"! If you need protection from the sun but don't like how "hooded" and confined wide-brimmed hats make you feel, our new Straw Hat with Visor is just for you! Made of woven rush straw for UV-ray blockage and breathable comfort, this handsome hat features a cushioned interior sweat band and green celluloid visor that enables you to look up without squinting or craning your neck. Useful, attractive, and so comfortable, it's great for any outside work! The 7.5" circumference fits most. 35067-Z1P—$12.95

African Daisy Zion Copper Amethyst

Straw Hat with Visor Gerbera Festival Mix

Gerbera Festival Mix Everyone’s favorite cut-flower, this super easy-togrow plant blooms steadily for 5 months or more in most climates! Huge 5-inch blooms in all shades of red, pink, orange, yellow and white top sturdy 12inch stems. Hardy only in zones 9-10, they're happy to winter indoors farther north. 80028-Z1P—1 six-pack for $14.95 2 six-packs for $27.00

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Lofos™ Creeping Gloxinia White

Creeping Gloxinia Lofos™ Lofos™ Creeping Gloxinia Wine Red Corkscrew Vine

All plants shipped at optimal planting time for your zone

Bring the beauty of the tropics to your garden or patio with this lush Mexican vine! Very easy to care for, it grows vigorously in full sun to part shade, setting large, long tubular blooms! Train it up a trellis or along a fence, or let it trail alluringly from hanging baskets and windowboxes. Within a single season it reaches 7 feet long, 1½ to 2 feet wide. And its large, richly-colored blooms arise on all parts of this well-branched plant, each measuring 3 inches long and nearly 2 inches wide. Very eye-catching, it is destined to become the signature plant of your garden! 80030-Z1P—Wine Red. PP15,532. ‘Sun-Asaro’. 87754-Z1P—White New! Any Lofos™ above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $14.95

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Boasting the sweet fragrance of Hyacinths, these silvery 1½- to 2-inch blooms are touched with primrose and lavender-pink with coiled and curved petals that look like a nautilus shell. They arise in great bunches up to a foot long, beginning in midsummer and continuing ‘til frost. This sun-lover is very fast-growing, reaching 20 to 25 feet long. Perennial only in tropical climates, it’s perfect to grow as an annual. Just let it climb a sturdy support! Loves warmth and humidity. Cannot ship to HI. 4-inch pot. 44842-Z1P—$9.95 each | 3 for $26.85


with Park's Magnificent Vines! Mandevilla Sun Parasol® Giant Crimson Famous for its huge 4- to 6-inch bloom size, Sun Parasol®

boasts greater color-fastness and an earlier bloomtime than other Mandevillas. Very vigorous and free-flowering from early summer 'til mid-fall, it is cold-hardy to 32 degrees F, reaching 6 to 8 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide in containers. Let this climber transform your garden or patio all season long! 87778-Z1P—1 six-pack for $29.95

Black-Eyed Susan Vine This popular vine is among the easiest and most beautiful for any sunny spot! From early summer to frost, masses of the 1¼- to 1½-inch blooms cover these 5- to 8-foot vines. Butterflies love them, and so will you — they are profuse and cheery over an astonishing 6-month season!   87478-Z1P—1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs for $25.00

Blue Sky Vine Hundreds of bright 2- to 3-inch azure blooms fill the garden on this carefree, fast-growing climber! All it needs is sturdy support and good garden soil to take off super-quick! Its large, leathery heart-shaped leaves form the perfect backdrop for the brilliant blooms, which add a rare source of pure blue color to the garden. This lovely plant flowers all summer long, and will return next year in zones 8-11. 87804-Z1P—1 six-pack for $24.95

Mandevilla Sun Parasol® Giant Crimson

Mexican Flame Vine

Clusters of Bold Orange Daisies All Summer (Senecio Confusus) Butterflies and bees flock to the brilliant 1-inch blooms of this evergreen tropical vine. Very fast-growing, it quickly covers any support with long-lasting, pest-free color. Use it to conceal an unsightly fence, blanket the mailbox or porch railing, or create a curtain of color from baskets and windowboxes! The blooms are followed by small dandelionlike seedpods, equally charming. Great in sun to light shade, it spreads up to 10 feet in a single season, and always attracts attention and admiration! Perennial in zones 9-10. 87670-Z1P—1 six-pack for $12.95

Passiflora Coral Glow New!

Giant 5-inch Blooms Year-round! Syn. 'Worley.' Transform your patio into a tropical paradise with this vigorous, very free-flowering new Passionflower! The 5-inch blooms combine brilliant pink with coral and red tones, an eye-catching sight in any setting. Where it is hardy, the vine reaches 10 to 15 feet long; where it is not, it can be grown somewhat smaller in containers and brought indoors for winter. By far the most heat-tolerant of the pink Passionflowers, Coral Glow also offers glossy green foliage that keeps it lush and colorful year-round. Zones 9-11. 87777-Z1P—1 six-pack for $24.95

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Your Garden is Never Out of Bloom Coleus Leaves as Bright as any Flower! Coleus provides some of the longest-lasting color in the summer garden, and many newer varieties actually do best in full sun or light shade! Their wide range of colors makes them standouts in any setting, and they thrive with little attention. Unless noted, they reach 18 to 24 inches high and wide. 41677-Z1P—Rustic Orange. Warm sunset-orange leaves, neatly edged in yellow -– gorgeous in sun to partial shade!

41678-Z1P—Trailing Plum. Low, trailing habit great for pots or ground cover in shady spots. 10 inches high and up to 2 feet long.

Coleus Rustic Orange

1 six-pack for $12.95 2 six-packs for $25.00

Dichondra Silver Falls Fast-growing and just 2 inches high, this trailing beauty tumbles over the sides of containers, offering great contrast to tall and spreading plants. Dichondra is a snap to grow, tolerates heat and drought, and looks terrific from spring through fall! Tiny ½-inch silvery leaves on elegant stems up to 6 feet long make it a great groundcover, too! 46361-Z1P­—1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs for $25.00

Purple Persian Shield

Coleus Trailing Plum

(Strobilanthes) Few foliage plants are as dramatic as Persian Shield, with its metallic sheen on purple, pink, and green leaves! The iridescent foliage gleams on 2- to 2½-foot plants that are equally at home in sun or part shade. They’ll give you trouble-free and quick coverage anywhere you need, whether in a bed or in a container. 43550-Z1P—1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs for $25.00

Joseph’s Coat Red Threads (Alternanthera) Popular in Victorian times, Joseph's Coat is currently enjoying a big revival because of all its wonderful new colors! Tolerant of full sun, it needs only ordinary soil and water to grow and look its best. Versatile, too -– use as groundcover, edging, in baskets or pots, or among other plants in your bed. 18 to 24 inches tall and 6 to 12 wide. 46348-Z1P­—1 six-pack for $14.95 2 six-packs for $27.00

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with Easy Foliage Plants in ALL Colors! Bold Dramatic Foliage 40851-Z1P—Coleus Red Ruffles. Talk about eye-catching! The leaves are a mix of dark to iridescent red with a tiny fringe of light green. 24 to 30 inches tall and 2 foot wide, it is outstanding for beds, containers or patio gardens. 40573-Z1P—Sweet Potato Blackie. The top choice for a foliage accent! Dramatic blackish-purple leaves, 4 to 7 inches long, cover cas­cading plants that mound 8 to 10 inches. 24 to 36 inches wide. Cannot ship to CA. 40582-Z1P—Sweet Potato Margarite.

One of the best companion plants! Striking chartreuse leaves up to 7 inches long glow on cascading plants 8 to 10 inches high. 24 to 36 inches wide. Cannot ship to CA.

All foliage plants above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $12.95 2 six-packs for $25.00

Bold Dramatic Collection 6 each of A, B and C. 18 plants in all. (A $38.85 value)

42889-Z1P— Only $29.95

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Sweet Potato Bright Ideas Rusty Red A Whole New Look for this Super-easy Vine! PPAF. (Ipomoea) Effortless to grow and tolerant of heat, humidity, and drought, this beautiful Sweet Potato Vine is the perfect solution for those hot, dry annual beds and containers. Each heart-shaped leaf is flushed with dusty violet, a hue like no other in the family! This mounding plant reaches 8 to 12 inches high, 2 to 3 feet wide. 87653-Z1P­—1 six-pack for $14.95

Begonia Gryphon New!

Indoors or Out, this Dramatic New Begonia Steals the Show! Definitely not your grandmother's Begonia, Gryphon adds a bold new tropical flair to this shade-loving favorite. Each long, pointed leaf is a rich green overlaid with silver, and this well-branched plant is mounded and lush, reaching 24 to 30 inches high and wide. Free of pests and diseases, it needs no pinching, growing quickly to full size and looking great no matter what the weather does. Perfect as a houseplant or in the shady garden, it's a must-have for your 2012 garden. 87752-Z1P­—1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs for $25.00

Cottage Mocha Planter New! 30 inches. Self watering, lightweight, and weatherproof with attractive wicker pattern. 34329-Z1P­—$139.95

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Index

African Daisy...................... 2, 15 Agastache................................ 26 Alternanthera........................... 18 Angelonia . ............................ 15 Angel’s Trumpet ................... 25 Begonia ........................... 19, 24 Blanket Flower . .................... 26 Blue Sky Vine ....................... 17 Brugmansia ........................... 25 Calibrachoa .................... 3, 8-10 Coleus .......................... 7, 18-19 Coneflower . .......................... 26 Corkscrew Vine . ................... 16 Creeping Gloxinia . ............... 16 Dahlia . ...................................11 Dichondra ............................. 18 Echinacea . ............................ 26

Eggplant ................................ 30 Gaillardia .............................. 26 Geranium .............................. 14 Gerbera ................................. 15 Grafted Tomatoes . ........... 28-29 Heliotrope ............................. 25 Impatiens ............................. 4-5 Ipomoea ................................ 19 Joseph’s Coat ........................ 18 Lantana ................................. 12 Lemon Grass ......................... 30 Leucanthemum . .................... 27 Lisianthus . .............................11 Lobelia .................................. 10 Lofos ..................................... 16 Lophospermum ..................... 16

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When to Expect Your Plants All six-packs from this catalog will arrive at your home in time for weekend planting, using Park’s express shipping! We will ship the items in this catalog on these dates: Week of March 12th - Hardiness zone 8 and South Week of April 2nd - zone 7 and South Week of April 23rd - zone 6 and South Week of May 15th - zone 5 and South Week of May 29th - All zones All other plants ship at the appropriate planting time for your zone and will ship separately from your six pack order. (C) 2012 JPPA,. Inc.

Mandevilla ............................ 17 Mexican Flame Vine ............. 17 MiniFamous ....................... 8-10 Mother of Thyme.................... 27 Osteospermum .................. 2, 15 Passiflora . ............................. 17 Pansy ..................................... 25 Passion Vine . ........................ 17 Pepper................................ 31-33 Persian Shield ....................... 18 Petunia . ....... FC, 6-7, 11, 13, 22-23 Rudbeckia ............................. 27 Salvia ..................................... 27 Shasta Daisy . ......................... 27 Strawberry . ........................... 30 Stevia .................................... 30 SunParasol ............................. 17

SunPatiens™ . ....................... 4-5 SuperCal® ............................. 14 Surfinia® ................................ 13 Sweet Potato .......................... 19 Thunbergia.............................. 17 Thymus................................... 27 Tomato........................29-39, BC Verbena......................... 2, 10, 27 Wave................................. 23, 25 Supplies Collapsible Wheelbarow......... 37 Garden Basket......................... 24 Hats.................................... 14-15 Planters.................................... 37 Gardener's Hollow Leg........... 37

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Park's Wave® Petunias Double Wave® NEW!

Twice the Flower Power of Any Other Wave®! The only plant in the world more colorful than a Petunia Wave® is a Double Wave®, and we've got the richest, hottest colors for 2012! These plants are both mounding and spreading, with nonstop blooms from spring through fall among lush foliage. Just 6 to 8 inches high, they spread up to 2 feet wide, with no empty centers and plenty of fresh buds arising every day. You simply can't equal the flower power of a Double Wave®! 87756-Z1P—Blue Velvet. PP#17,675. 'Kirimaji Double Blue Velvet' 87757-Z1P—Red. PP#22,441. 'Kirimaji Double Red' 87755-Z1P—Purple. PP#14,283. 'Kirimaji Double Purple'

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Tidal Wave® The Biggest, Boldest Wave®! The most versatile Petunia ever seen, with growth that can be either upright or trailing. Big 2½- to 4-inch blooms blanket the plants from late spring through summer. Expect it to reach 16 to 22 inches high and anywhere from 2½ to 5 feet wide! Use on trellises, in bedding or baskets, and even as edging! Space the plants close together for a tight screen of solid color, or farther apart for a mounding groundcover. 87591-Z1P—Hot Pink 87705-Z1P—Purple 87602-Z1P—Silver

Any Tidal Wave above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $12.95 2 six-packs for $25.00

Double Wave® Blue Velvet

Double Wave® Purple

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America's Favorite Petunia!

Shock Wave® Denim

Shock Wave® Coral Crush

Shock Wave® More Flowers than Ever! The Wave® phenomenon continues with this exciting early-flowering, weatherresistant, self-cleaning beauty. Bold 1½- to 2-inch blooms simply cover compact plants 10 inches high and up to 3 feet wide. The flowers arise from spring through fall, giving you 2 extra weeks of blooms! 87706-Z1P—Coral Crush 87735-Z1P—Coconut 87584-Z1P—Denim 87738-Z1P—Pink Shades 87736-Z1P—Purple 87707-Z1P—Red NEW! 87737-Z1P—Rose

Any Shock Wave® above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $12.95 2 six-packs for $25.00

Shock Wave® Pink Shades Shock Wave® Purple

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Begonia BIG® Series Part Angel Wing, part Fibrous Begonia, this unique series is the quickest-blooming, largest, most vigorous Begonia the world has ever seen. The brilliant oval 2½-inch flowers appear in either sun or shade, while the foliage (green or bronze!) is glossy and large. Perfect for mass landscaping, bedding, edging, or containers, these 20-inch-tall, 24-inch-wide plants are self-cleaning throughout their long, lovely summer season. Released exactly 100 years after the first-ever Begonia hybrid, BIG® is a giant leap forward! Space plants 12 to 15 inches apart for dense coverage. 87448-Z1P—Rose with Bronze Leaf 87447-Z1P—Red with Bronze Leaf 87446-Z1P—Red with Green Leaf

Any BIG® above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $14.95 2 six-packs (same color) for $27.00

Begonia BIG™ Red with Green Leaf (top), Rose with Bronze Leaf (left) and Red with Bronze® (right)

Begonia Solenia® Dark Pink An exciting sun-tolerant series with excellent resistance to powdery mildew, heat, and wind, Solenia® blooms in part shade to full sun, setting large 3-inch double blooms on well-branched plants that never topple. Perfect for bedding or containers, they reach 10 to 12 inches high and 18 to 24 inches wide, with nonstop flowers from early summer into autumn. Great houseplants, too! 80076-Z1P—1 six-pack for $14.95 2 six-packs for $27.00

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This beauty is a neat, very bushy, trailing Begonia 18 to 36 inches high and 24 to 36 inches wide in sun or part shade. Against a backdrop of olive-green foliage, hundreds of 2-inch flame-colored blooms dangle in giant clusters all summer long, then repeat in autumn. Irresistible to butterflies and hummingbirds, the blooms are so eyecatching that you’ll find yourself wishing you had more baskets and planters erupting with their lush beauty! 87542-Z1P— 1 six-pack for $16.95

Garden Metro Basket with Tools NEW! Every gardener deserves this handy

all-in-1 tote, complete with 3 tools, a sturdy aluminum frame that allows it to stand open by itself or fold flat for storage, 2 strong handles, and a water- and stain-resistant base covered with a pretty print. Lightweight and easy to carry, it's your tote-of-all-trades for garden chores from planting out seedlings to weeding, harvesting, and feeding your plants. Each of the tools — a standard trowel, potting trowel, and garden fork — includes a loop for easy hanging, or you can let them ride around in the outer pocket designed just for that purpose! You're going to wonder how you ever gardened without the Metro Basket! 31133-Z1P— $39.95 each


Angel’s Trumpet Lemon Twist

Angel’s Trumpet Cassie's Curls

Intoxicating Aroma! Angel's Trumpet Collection 1 each of all three Angel's Trumpets on this page. (A $29.85 value)

42444-Z1P— Only $19.95

Angel’s Trumpet Cherub

Park’s Amazing Angel’s Trumpets (Brugmansia) Far more floriferous and weather-tough than older varieties, this exciting new trio of Angel’s Trumpets is absolutely essential for the fragrant sunny garden! Developed right here at Park by our own Doc Alston, each of these varieties adds something entirely new to the family. Very free-flowering and ultra-fragrant, with unique colors on umbrellashaped plants that thrive in semi-tropical climates. Zones 9-11 in the garden, and anywhere in containers. Long-lived and so easy! 3-inch pot. 41444-Z1P—Lemon Twist. Merry white stripes decorate these lemon-yellow petals!

The blooms are 8 to 10 inches long and nearly as wide, appearing in stupefying numbers on plants just 3 feet high and wide. 49908-Z1P—Cassie’s Curls. The most compact Angel’s Trumpet yet, it’s just 2½ to 3 feet tall, yet covers itself with glorious apricot blooms 5 to 6 inches long, each petal tip reaching another 2 inches into a slender, elegant spidery curl! 46054-Z1P—Cherub. Astonishing 9-inch blooms of rosy-pink with peach overtones! Thick and waxy, these petals last far longer than others in humid or rainy climates. This 5-foottall, 6- to 8-foot-wide plant is a landmark in any sunny garden.

Pansy Cool Wave™ Yellow

Any Angel’s Trumpet of one color: $9.95 each | 3 for $26.85

Pansy Cool Wave™ NEW! From the folks who brought us Wave® Petunias comes this amazing trailing Pansy, which grows bigger, faster, and with better branching. It's like a Pansy on steroids, trailing more than 2 feet from baskets, with larger leaves, wider flowers, and a more bushy habit. The difference is incredible! Transform the cool-season garden with this amazing new trailer! 87759—Frost

87760—Yellow

Any Cool Wave™ in six-packs of one color: 1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs (mix ‘n’ match) for $25.00

Pansy Cool Wave™ Frost Heliotrope Iowa

Heliotrope Iowa The perfect treat for the eyes and nose, Iowa provides an incredible display of bloom clusters that transform from lavender-purple in cooler weather to royal purple in summer’s heat, filling the air with the deliciously sweet scent of vanilla! Equally at home indoors as a houseplant, or planted outdoors in containers or beds, it reaches 10 to 15 inches tall and wide. 4-inch pot. 40564-Z1P—1 for $8.95 each | 2 for $17.00

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Winner! This compact, fragrant Hummingbird Mint has received Europe's top honors! Tall spikes of deep blue blooms, redolent of mint, shoot up from this easy-to-grow plant, calling to every butterfly and bee around. Cut all you like for the vase — this deer-resistant, disease-free perennial has color to spare! Great for containers as well as the sun-soaked border! Z 6-9. 87743-Z1P—1 six-pack for $12.95 each 2 six-packs for $25.00

Echinacea PowWow Wild Berry

Echinacea PowWow Wild Berry

(E. purpurea.) 2010 AAS Flower Winner. This amazing Echinacea offers a bold flower color, extensive branching (for even more blooms than ever!), and Agastache compact size. Big, petal-packed 3 to Astello Indigo 4 inch blooms of deep rose to purple open ALL OVER this plant. They keep coming all season without deadheading, attracting butterflies and bees in summer, birds in fall. Very tolerant of heat, humidity, drought, poor soil, and cold, this native perennial is tireless, needing only well-drained soil. Unbelievable! Z 3-9. 87744-Z1P—1 six-pack for $12.95 each | 2 six-packs for $25.00

Blanket Flower Arizona Nonstop Blooms for Months! A tireless bloomer that returns year after year in any climate, the Arizona series is one of the best investments you can make in your sunny garden and containers! From early summer all the way into fall, 4-inch blooms simply cover compact plants. Hot sun and poor soil actually improve its performance! Left alone by pests and diseases, it reaches about a foot high and 10 to 14 inches wide. Z 3-10. 87751-Z1P— Apricot. Red-flecked 87636-Z1P— Red Shades. Brick-red blooms with a darker burgundy cone and occasional

flashes of bright yellow at the petal tips. 87681-Z1P— Sun. Rich orange blooms with golden-yellow tips and an amber-red cone.

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Any Arizona above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $12.95 each | 2 six-packs for $25.00

Blanket Flower Arizona Apricot


Add Permanent Beauty to the Garden! Rudbeckia Cappuccino Once a humble American wildflower, Black-Eyed Susan has stepped up in the world with this splendid mahogany-and-gold variety! The blooms are huge — 4 inches wide — and very, very profuse from late spring well into fall. And the plant is compact, giving you more flowers and less big, rangy foliage! Perfect for containers as well as the sun-soaked garden. Z 5-10. 18 to 20" high and 12-18" wide. 87593-Z1P—1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs for $25.00

Rudbeckia Cherry Brandy A fantastic new look for Rudbeckia! Huge 3- to 4-inch daisies of bright red, deep maroon, and gleaming black keep coming all summer and into autumn on award-winning 2-foot plants. Perfect for cutting. Z 5-8. 87601-Z1P—1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs for $25.00

Rudbeckia Cherry Brandy

Verbena Homestead Purple The groundcover that changed the look of American gardens! Blooming from spring through fall despite heat, humidity, and drought, it forms a carpet of rich beauty. Butterflies and bees adore these 3-inch royal purple blooms! Mildew-resistant and evergreen. Z 6-9. 40561-Z1P—1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs for $25.00

Shasta Daisy Crazy Daisy (Leucanthemum) No two blooms on this plant are just alike! Some are quilled, others frilly; all are stunning! They reach 2½ inches wide on bushy 2-foot plants, opening from late spring through summer. Z 5-9. 87580-Z1P—1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs for $25.00

Verbena Homestead Purple

Mother of Thyme (Thymus) Creeping plant, ½ to 3 inches tall and 3 feet wide, with fragrant foliage and purple flowers. Ideal to plant between flag­stones or as a groundcover. Z 4-9. 87588-Z1P —1 six-pack for $12.95 2 six-packs for $25.00

Rudbeckia Cappuccino

Park's packs are big, beefy and ready to plant!

Salvia Summer Jewel NEW! (S. coccinea.) 2011 AAS Winner. Bright blooms ½-inch wide arise by the hundred over 3 seasons on plants that bounce back from rain and wind. Z 7-10. 87749-Z1P—Pink 87750-Z1P—Red

Any Summer Jewel above in six-packs of one color 1 six-pack for $12.95 | 2 six-packs for $25.00

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Grafted Tomatoes: The Future is Here!

In the photo above, the grafted plant has been pruned to 2 main shoots, Bigger Fruit, making it easy to train up the trellis and harvest.

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Tomato Graft

Own-root Tomato

Grafted Tomato

In the photo above, the grafted plant has been pruned to 2 main shoots, making it easy to train up the trellis and harvest.

Why Park's Grafted Tomatoes are Better: • Bigger and tastier fruit, and more of it! • Better pest and disease resistance!

• Less stressed by bad weather and poor soils!

Grafted Tomatoes are simply easier to grow, more productive, and have fewer problems with pests and diseases than any others. Here's how they work: The Best of Both Worlds The top part of one plant is attached to the root system of another, more vigorous variety. As they grow, their tissues fuse, giving you the robust health of the rootstock combined with the delicious fruit of the variety you have chosen.

Reliable and Easy to Grow Feed and water your grafted tomatoes as you would any others, but prune off any shoots that grow out below the graft. This will improve air circulation and actually increase your yields! Support these vining plants as you would any other tomato!

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Healthy, Productive, and So Yummy! All varieties are indeterminate (they keep growing and bearing fruit all season long) and are sold in packs of 3. ­ mish Paste A 87775-Z1P

Bright red 8- to 12-oz. plum tomatoes from near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Juicy and meaty, with complex tomato flavor.

Beefsteak

Highly productive, this heirloom sets masses of 4- to 5-inch, lightly ribbed red fruit with a sweet, meaty flavor.

Black Cherry

Big clusters of 1-inch round, deep purple to mahogany fruits. Much tastier than most cherries, and so disease-resistant!

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Black Krim

A rare Russian heirloom with flattish mahogany to maroon beefsteaks. The flavor is salty and the plant is very compact.

Brandywine

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Cherokee Purple

Grown by the Cherokee 120+ years ago, these 16-oz. deep purple fruits have a sharp tomato tang. Heavy yields.

Cupid

The all-around best grape tomato, with huge yields of 1-inch red fruits resistant to cracking and most diseases.

Early Girl

The classic "first tomato on the block," this slicer sets 4- to 6-oz. red fruits on super-vigorous plants. So reliable!

Juliet

This award-winning red grape sets 1-oz. fruits in big clusters, with great crack resistance and luscious flavor.

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purplish-red tomatoes are deeply lobed and packed with old-time tomato flavor.

Mortgage Lifter

Developed in 1930's West Virginia, with huge, meaty, mild fruits weighing 2 1/2 to 4 lbs! Pinkish-red with very few seeds.

Pineapple

An heirloom beefsteak with 1- to 2-lb. red-striped golden fruit, highly aromatic and deliciously meaty.

San Marzano

The classic Italian plum tomato begins harvesting early. The fruits are 5 to 6 ounces each, with acidic, meaty tang.

Stupice

Terrific for northern gardens, this compact variety sets clusters of 2-inch fruit beginning early in the season. Yummy!

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Sunsugar

A golden-yellow cherry packed with rich flavor. These early-maturing 1/2-oz. fruits appear in big clusters.

Yellow Pear

Each 2-oz. fruit looks like a tiny pear on this disease-resistant, vigorous, absolutely delicious heirloom variety.

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Cupid

one pack of 3 plants (of the same variety) for $24.95

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Pick a Peck of Park's Peppers! Sweet Rainbow Blend

The home gardener's favorite for years, this mix gives you big, sweet bells of every color on vigorous, disease-resistant plants. At first they will all be green, and then, as they ripen, these blocky bells will turn bright colors! You'd pay top dollar for them in the market, but they're just as easy to grow as green bells! Jazz up your plate with Rainbow Blend! 40472-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Colossal Hybrid

The name says it all -- this delicious bell is all about size! Extra-large, thick-walled rich green bells have a delicious sweet flavor with no bitter aftertaste. The blocky fruit is at least 6 inches long and wide, and because it sets vertically on the stem, the bells keep their beautiful shape. 87596-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Pepper Sweet Rainbow Mix

Pepper Park's Early Thickset Improved Hybrid

Especially valuable for hot climates, this super disease-resistant pepper is a great choice for new gardeners. Vigorous plants set thick-walled, 5- by 4-inch-fruits close to the stem to prevent sunscald. Bright scarlet when mature, they are firm yet juicy, with a delicious spicy-sweet bite. 87649-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Pepper Orange Blaze

Crunchy-sweet bells 3 to 4 inches long and 1½ inches wide appear all over this vigorous, disease-resistant plant. Smooth, uniform, and tasty, they won a 2011 AAS Award for flavor and yield. Great in any climate! 87741-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Gemini Hybrid Colossal

Pepper Park's Early Thickset Improved

Ultra-sweet, early to mature, and heavy-bearing all season, this European Sweet Pepper (Lamuyo type) is a toothsome delight fresh or cooked. 5 inches long and 3 inches in diameter, the blocky peppers change from green to yellow. Excellent resistance to most diseases means even bigger yields on plants adaptable to containers as well as the garden. 87745-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Karma Hybrid

Our customers have made this our most popular pepper for nearly a decade! Huge harvests of absolutely delicious 6- by 4-inch peppers, with thick walls and bright red skin, arise on every plant. The yield is so heavy that you should stake these 25- to 35-inch plants just to hold them up! 87445-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Sweet Pickle

Pepper Orange Blaze

Gemini

Karma — High yields and incredible flavor!

Park's Pick 

The best for sweet pickled peppers, this charmer is also pretty enough to be an ornamental plant on the patio! 12 to 15 inches high and wide, it sets dense clus­ters of thick-walled, sweet, 2-inch tapered fruits in a kalei­ do­scope of colors — yellow, orange, red, and purple, all at once! 87673-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Mucho Nacho Hybrid

This jumbo 4-inch jalapeno is ideal for stuffing, pickling, or serving fresh. Much heavier than others, it offers an extra bite of thick-walled, spicy, juicy goodness! Scoring 4,500 Scovilles of heat, it really packs a punch! 87742-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

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Park's Heirloom Vegetables Corno di Toro

California Wonder

Pepper Corno di Toro

Tomato Pineapple

Heirloom. This delicious old-time Italian sweet frying pepper is named “bull’s horn” for its distinctive shape. Huge 8-inch fruits mature to dark red. 80037-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

The tastiest heirloom tomato our Director of Seeds has ever sampled, this American classic is a large beefsteak type, weighing up to 2 pounds. Colored a rich yellow-gold and often boasting red stripes, this colossal tomato is sweet and fruity with a tangy, meaty afterbite. Few seeds and more solids give you an extra bite or two. Dependably high-yielding plants. 87727-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Pepper California Wonder Dark, green, glossy fruits are smooth, 4-lobed and measure 4 inches tall by 4 inches wide; flesh is thick, sweet and mild. Plants grow 28 to 30 inches tall. 87585-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Tomato Cherokee Purple Rumored to have originated with the Cherokee nation in Tennessee more than 120 years ago, this scrumptious tomato is beloved not only for its history and unusual deep purple color but for its stunning flavor. Huge, ridged 16-oz. fruit offers a rich tomato tang on vigorous 8-foot plants that bear heavily all season. 87597-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Tomato Costoluto Genovese For intense tomato bite with a high acidic content, there is no better variety than this Italian heirloom, probably dating from the early 1800s. The fruit is deeply lobed and irregular, but the flavor is unbelievable — no modern hybrid can equal it! A good choice for warm climates, it thrives in summer heat and then continues setting new fruit well into the cooler fall days. 80061-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Tomato Big Rainbow This heirloom is a pleasure to watch grow, as it turns from a greenshouldered, yellow-centered, redbottomed young fruit to a mature gold-and-red sunset of color. Absolutely enormous, it reaches 2 pounds before you know it, and has a flavor as over-the-top as its size and parade of colors. Resistant to foliar diseases, it keeps producing till frost. 80059-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Park's Pick  Cherokee Purple

Tomato Heirloom Rainbow Blend A mix of 6 indeterminate varieties: Aunt Ruby’s German Green, a chartreuse 12- to 16-oz. beefsteak; Big Rainbow, a gold-and-red fruit up to 2 lbs.; Black from Tula, a flattened dark brown to purple fruit, 8 to 12 oz.; Brandywine Red, a deep red up to 2 lbs.; Cherokee Purple, a purple/ pink/brown combo on 10- to 12-oz. flattened fruits; and Dixie Golden Giant, a golden-yellow slicer up to 2½ lbs. with sweet mild flavor. Six packs contain a random combination of the above varieties, however, may not contain all of the varieties listed. 87717-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Tomato Moneymaker

This English hothouse variety is especially well suited to the warmer parts of the U.S. Expect BIG yields of deep red, 7- to 8-oz. fruit on vigorous vines. 87723-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Costoluto Genovese

Big Rainbow

Pineapple

Tomato Kellogg's Breakfast

Giant sunny orange globes weighing 1 to 2 pounds appear on this vigorous heirloom. Their sweet, tangy flavor is legendary, and a single slice is more than enough for a sandwich! Slightly flattened, the fruit has a great mix of solids and juice. 87599-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Moneymaker

Heirloom Rainbow Blend

Kellogg's Breakfast

Brandywine

Tomato Brandywine This favorite yields deeply-lobed, ultra-flavorful purplish-red fruit weighing 12 ounces or more. 80060-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

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Eggplant Gretel

Strawberry Tarpan Hybrid. New!

Eggplant Park’s Whopper

Big Rosy-pink Blooms and Months of Succulent Fruit! Grow this splendid day-neutral strawberry in hanging baskets, windowboxes, and tall planters! The huge 1- to 1½-inch flowers put others to shame in the strawberry patch, and the long, bright red fruit (small to medium by strawberry standards!) is juicy-sweet and very abundant. The blooms continue all summer, and the berries arise from midsummer 'til frost. The perfect edible ornamental, Tarpan fruits heavily even outside its hardiness range, and can be grown for years if its runners are rooted in the soil. You will love this beautiful, productive strawberry! Z 5-8. 87803-Z1P—1 six-pack for $14.95 | 2 six-packs for $27.00

Eggplant Gretel. The Quickest to Mature! 55 days. Tender and sweet, this pure white eggplant would be a treat even if it didn't finish sooner than all others. Ready when just 3 to 4 inches long, the glossy white fruit is succulent and delicious. And if you don't want to harvest it all at once, let it grow a bit longer — it won't lose a bit of its flavor or texture! Compact 3-foot plants are perfect for containers as well as the garden. 87747-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00 Eggplant Park’s Whopper Hybrid. A Park Ex­clu­sive! 62 days. These lovely, mild fruits mature nearly 3 weeks earlier than Black Beauty, and the vigorous, easy-care plants are 50% more productive! Harvest the shiny purple, teardrop-shaped fruits at 6 to 8 inches for best flavor. Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. 87650-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00 Lemon Grass Stevia

Lemon Grass. (Cymbopogon citratus) The leaves of this easy-togrow plant are very aromatic when brushed or crushed, and evergreen in warm climates. A mainstay of Asian cuisine, Lemon Grass will become a staple of your herb garden! Lovely in containers with flowering plants. Perennial zones 9-11. 87573-Z1P—1 six-pack for $14.95 | 2 six-packs for $27.00 Stevia Sweet Herb. (S. rebaudiana) The healthy alternative to processed sugar AND to chemically-derived, metallic-tasting artificial sweeteners, Stevia is 20 to 30 times sweeter than sugar cane, yet is non-caloric and does not promote tooth decay! Float the leaves in hot drinks, crush them into concentrate, or extract the oil. Stevia is easy to grow, all-natural, and delicious! 87753-Z1P—1 six-pack for $14.95 | 2 six-packs for $27.00

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Grow Your Vegetables in Pots Right on the Patio Park's Pick 

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Pepper Cayennetta

Pepper Cayennetta. New! Huge Yields of Big, Mildly Spicy, Absolutely Delicious Hot Peppers! 68 days. Even if you've never grown a pepper in your life, you'll harvest a generous crop of these scrumptious cayennes! Winner of a 2012 AAS award, this compact plant is well-branched, very heavy-yielding, and scorch-resistant. It stands up well to unseasonable heat and cold, setting masses of 3- to 4-inch peppers with a crunchy, mildly hot bite. 87748-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

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Mega Bite Hybrid. Big, Delicious Beefsteaks ­— on the Patio! 70 days. Determinate. Harvest up to 60 tomatoes on every one of these space-saving plants, ideal for containers on the patio or deck. The fruit is exceptionally large — 4 to 6 oz and 3 to 4 inches in diameter! — and delicious, with a meaty, juicy, firm bite. Great for slicing, resists splitting, and looks terrific! 87656-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00 Maskotka. 65 days. Determinate. This dwarf cherry tomato sets 1- to 1¼-

oz. fruits that refuse to crack, tumbling merrily over the side of hanging baskets on strong stems. Heavy-bearing and vigorous, it's the best patio tomato yet! 87721-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Totem Hybrid. The Perfect Patio Cherry-Early, Sweet, and Profuse!

Determinate. Just 12 to 18 inches high, this robust little bush covers itself early in the season with sweet crimson fruit in giant clusters. Never needs staking, yet bears huge yields right down to the base! If you love gourment cluster-grown tomatoes, this is the one to grow! 87664-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

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Terenzo Hybrid. New! 56 days. Determinate. A 2011 AAS

Winner, this sweet red cherry is a very heavy producer on dwarf bush-type plants suitable for hanging baskets and planters as well as the garden. These 1¼-inch diameter fruits are Tumbler types on neat, trailing plants. Crack-resistant, they reach about 3/4 ounce each, with a Brix sugars index of 6%. 87731-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Lizzano. New!

63 days. Semi-determinate. The plant stays compact while the delicious cherry tomatoes just keep coming. This patio variety reaches up to 20 inches high and 20 inches wide, fitting perfectly into planters and hanging baskets. The fruit is just 1 inch in diameter and perfect for snacking. Highly disease-resistant plants are even tolerant of late blight, the first tomato ever to demonstrate such tolerance! 87719-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

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Tomatoes Sugary Hybrid

60 days. Indeterminate. Super-high sugar content (9.5 on the Brix scale) and unique shape make this THE cherry Tomato to grow! Winner of a 2005 All-America Selection award, Sugary is exactly what its name suggests — a sweet, delectable bitesized treat that even vegetable-phobic children love! These ½-ounce fruits are dark pink and arise in incredible numbers on plants so vigorous that you may want to prune them back in mid-season just to keep them within bounds! (Of course, if you’ve got the space, let them keep climbing — you won’t believe the yields!) Arising in big bunches, these tomatoes are pointed on both ends — an unusual and fun look! 80018-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

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Mountain Magic Hybrid New!

Incredible Disease Resistance Means Huge Yields! 66 days. Indeterminate. Masses of bright red, perfectly round 2-oz. Campari tomatoes all season long! Resistant to early blight, late blight, and cracking, this ultra-vigorous plant sets sweet, meaty, juicy fruit. Must be grown (and tasted!) to be believed! 87740-Z1P­—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Chocolate Cherry 70 days. Indeterminate. If this smoky purple cherry tomato weren’t so attractive, it would be popular for its rich, tangy flavor. 1-inch fruits appear in clusters of 8 all over bushy plants 5 to 6 feet high. Harvest a few days early and ripen indoors if needed. 87456-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Tomatoberry Garden Hybrid The Tomato that Thinks it’s a Strawberry! 56 days. Indeterminate. The new sensation in cherry tomatoes is this super-sweet,

Mountain Magic

extra-juicy strawberry-sized wonder! Just about an inch high and wide, it boasts a firm texture from its broad shoulders to its tapering point. The fruit is irresistibly delicious, and really does resemble a strawberry in shape and color. What fun! 87612-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Nugget Hybrid New!

The Most Crack-Resistant Mini Plum Ever Grown! 65 days. Determinate. TF1A. With all the rich, meaty flavor of a beefsteak tomato, this plucky little mini plum sets huge quantities of bright golden-orange ¾-oz. fruits. Crack-proof and resistant to blossom-end rot, the 1- to 1¼-inch diameter fruits have the perfect balance of sugars and acids for an unforgettable bite! 87724-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

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Tomatoes, continued Sunsugar Hybrid

62 days. Indeterminate. Don’t let its name fool you — this tomato is packed with sugars, yes, but it’s also got that authentic tomato “tang” that so many other cherry types lack. Early to mature and very heavyyielding, it offers armloads of ½-ounce golden fruits with thin skins that resist cracking. Delicious! 87607-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Orange Paruche Hybrid

Brilliant Color and Incomparable Sweetness! 67 days. Semi-determinate. An orange cherry tomato like no other, glowing with super-bright color and packed with sweet juicy flavor. Measuring 9 on the Brix sweetness scale, these 1-inch diameter globes ripen all over this vigorous plant. Certain to be the best-tasting cherry in the garden! 87659-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Ildi Hybrid

Sunsugar Hybrid

53 days. Indeterminate. The earliest, highest-yielding grape tomato in our trials is also the most attractive and delicious! Globe-shaped fruits mature quickly and are borne in huge clusters. They have great staying power on the vine or after picking, lasting for weeks! 5 -to 6-foot vines, 16 to 24 inches wide, set fruit early. 87454-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Sweet Million Hybrid

A Park High Per­former®. 65 days. Indeterminate. Large clus­­ters of smooth, red, 1- to 1½-inch fruit on vig­or­ous plants. Sweet Million produces through­­out summer, to the delight of kids of all ages. 87729-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Sweet Baby Girl Hybrid The Most Crack-Resistant Mini Plum Ever Grown! 65 days. Short internodes. The sweetest, most delicious Cherry yet, with HUGE yields on plants just 3 to 5 feet high! These plants yield 2 pounds of fruit a week at the peak of the season! Attractive ½- to 1-oz. fruits. 87728-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Juliet Hybrid

Orange Paruche

Ildi

Park's Pick 

1999 AAS Winner! 60 days. Indeterminate. You’re in for a treat! Heavy yields of sweet, true red, 1-ounce fruits are pro­duced in clusters. Best of all is their crack resistance; skin remains attractive and glossy longer on the plant! 40691-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Golden Gem Hybrid 65 days. Indeterminate. Huge clusters of 20 to 70 golden fruit, round to globe-shaped and very crack-resistant, arise on this heavy-yielding plant from China. The sugar content of 10% makes this one of the sweetest cherries, yet the flavor also combines a rich, fruity bite that is unique and delicious. A strong producer all season long. 87715-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Supersweet 100 Hybrid

65 days. Indeterminate. This delicious cherry tomato replaces the old favorite, Sweet 100, with extra sweetness and improved dis­ease resistance. Same great flavor and amaz­ingly high yields of the sweetest 1-inch fruits with higher Vitamin C con­tent than any other tomato. 46407-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

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Sweet Million

Sweet Baby Girl Juliet

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Tomatoes, continued Park’s Early Challenge Hybrid.

A Park Exclusive! 63 days. Indeterminate. VF1F2NT. Tops in flavor

Early Girl

Park's Early Challenge

and dependable early fruit set! Tall, vigorous plants set fruit uniformly, with no green shoulders. The attractive globe-shaped tomatoes, 4 to 4½ ounces, hold well and become more tasty with maturity! 87725-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Early Girl Hybrid.

Agro

Golden Rave

57 days. Indeterminate. VF1F2. Our earli­est slicing tomato! Vigorous plants yield a prolific crop of 4- to 6-ounce globe-shaped fruits all summer. Rich red, smooth-skinned, and delicious, Early Girl is a reliable favorite! 40779-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Agro Hybrid.

95 days.

Indeterminate. F1TV. When it's

Margherita

Little Sun Yellow Improved

Tinkerbell

Sweet ’n‘ Neat Scarlet Improved

time to make tomato paste, what you want is plenty of ripe, delicious fruit, preferably all about the same size so they will cook down evenly. That's exactly what Agro provides. This San Marzano type is well adapted to different climates, and sets enormous numbers of firm, bright red fruit that won't burst on the vine. It is one of the best indeterminate varieties for huge yields all summer long. 87708-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Golden Rave Hybrid. 67 days. Determinate. A delectable "Romanito" type combining the meaty bite of a Roma with the super sweet flavor of a grape tomato! Just 2 inches long, these glowing gold grape-shaped fruit have twice the sugar content of a Roma — perfect for salads, sauces, and more. The plant is very adaptable and resistant to cracking, with good disease tolerance. You must try this exciting new “baby Roma”! 87716-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00 Margherita Hybrid.

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Tumbling Tom Red Cherry Sweetie

70-75 days. Determinate. The best cooking Tomato in our trials, this elongated 5- to 6-ounce saladette is delicious fresh but indescribably good when roasted. The cylindrical, thin-skinned deep red fruit ripens uniformly on 2- to 3-foot plants with dependably heavy yields. 87720-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Tinkerbell Hybrid.

Plump, Sweet Baby Plums! 60 days. Indeterminate. Very early and absolutely delicious, this heavy-fruiting baby plum is the snack- and salad-lovers' favorite! Well-filled oblong fruit weighs just over half an ounce — perfectly bite-sized! Looks as good as it tastes. 87732-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Little Sun Yellow Improved Hybrid.

62 days. Determinate. This super heavy producer sets its delicious 2-oz. fruit right up against the stem, so it needs little if any support! Very early, it is always a taste test favorite! 87718-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Sweet 'n' Neat Scarlet Improved Hybrid.

Ultra-compact Plant Keeps Bearing All Season! 60 days. Determinate. Wow! Just 10 to 12 inches high, this hardworking patio tomato sets masses of juicy-sweet ¾- to 1-oz. cherries all season long! Stake it to hold up the big bounty of fruit! 87730-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Tumbling Tom.

70 days. Indeterminate. This weeping-form Tomato trails up to 2 feet from hanging baskets, every inch studded with 1- to 2-inch fruit! A very heavy producer with good branching, it’s perfect for patio, deck, and the space-saving veggie garden! 87733-Z1P—Red 87734-Z1P—Yellow

Any Tumbling Tom Plants, above: Mix n' Match 1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Cupid Hybrid.

65 days. Indeterminate. We were blown away by the taste of this tomato! 1-inch fruits resist cracking, hold up well, and delight with a sweet (8.2 BRIX) flavor! 87714-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Cherry Sweetie.

65-70 days. Indeterminate. An open-pollinated alternative to the popular Sweet Million. This super-sweet variety sets firm, grape-like clusters of fruit with deliciously high sugar content. 87712-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00


Trio Cottage Planter NEW! • Lightweight • UV-resistant • Frost-proof

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Caring for Your Plants has Never been Easier! Grow 3 tall, healthy plants side by side in the Trio Cottage Planter! This innovative design is perfect for anything from tomatoes to Clematis, beans to Black-Eyed Susan Vines. The 39-inch-wide planter holds 3 roomy containers, each 13 inches high, which you fill individually with soil (and can easily remove). Watering your Trio Cottage Planter is a snap, thanks to the special Water Gauge in each container, which lets you know when your plants are at optimal moisture levels. There's never been an easier or more effective way to grow vining vegetables, flowering plants, or a quick privacy screen. The water reservoir in the base of the planter keeps your patio clean and dry, and Ne the Trio Cottage stands up to w frost, UV rays, strong sun, and ! other stresses. Its wicker design is durable and attractive, blending in well with any decor from casual to formal. Easy to clean, the Trio Cottage Planter will delight you for years! Highly recommended. Coordinating trellis sold separately. 34332-Z1P—Granite (shown) 34334-Z1P—Black 34331-Z1P—White 1 for $199.95

Trio Cottage Planter Coordinating Trellis

The cross-pieces on the sturdy trellis are movable, so you can adjust their height as your plants grow! 96935-Z1P—1 for $49.95

Trio Cottage Planter Coordinating Trellis

Earthbox Organic Kit NEW!

WheelEasy™ Light NEW!

Create the perfect growing environment for your veggies or flowering plants with EarthBox! This self-watering kit ensures that your plants receive the ideal amount of water and nutrients. Expect to double your harvests of container veggies and grow the most flowers of your gardening career! Great for new gardeners, it comes with easy instructions and a 1-year satisfaction guarantee. And in this kit, you get everything you need except the actual plants: the EarthBox container, an aeration screen, water fill tube, 2 reversible mulch covers, 4 casters, a 2 cubic-foot bag of potting mix, a 16-ounce bag of 7-7-7 fertilizer, and 16-ounce bag of dolomite. UV stabilized and recyclable, the EarthBox measures 11" x 29" x 13.5". 5 lbs. 31488-Z1P­—$59.95

Earthbox Organic Kit

Trio Cottage Planter (Granite)

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Carries over 150 pounds, yet only weighs 12! This collapsible wheelbarrow is ideal for everything from collecting leaves to moving gravel. Simply lay the soft-sided cart flat on the ground, and roll heavy objects or rake yard trimmings onto the canvas, eliminating awkward lifting! Its selfleveling, ergonomic design also gives better balance and more maneuverability, meaning less negative impact on the lower back and shoulders! Dimensions: 3’ W x 4’ L (from handle to wheel). 31058-Z1P­—$84.95

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The Best Tomato Plants Better Boy Hybrid

AAS Win­ner. Indeterminate. Here's the one you want for big, meaty tomatoes! With earlier maturity and superior diseasetolerance, this Beefsteak-type bears at least twice the number of 9- to 12-ounce tomatoes of other varieties. 87639-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Mater Sandwich Hybrid

The Perfect Slicer! Indeterminate. These large, 10- to 16-ounce tomatoes are slightly flattened, making them even easier to slice. Perfect for sandwiches, they hold together nicely, offering a great tangy tomato bite and dark red color. This is a giant tomato you must taste to believe! 87722-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Country Taste Hybrid

Indeterminate. Thick-walled, 5- by 4-inch-fruits arise close to the stem, protecting them from sunscald. Bright scarlet when mature, they are firm yet juicy, with a delicious spicy-sweet bite. Great for hot climates! 87713-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Better Boy

Park's Season Starter Hybrid

Determinate. Grow the first tomato in the neighborhood! These 6-ounce fruits are bright red, appearing in huge numbers on compact plants. These fruits will remain on the vine without cracking! Superb for canning or fresh eating. 87726-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Park’s Razzleberry Hybrid

Mater Sandwich

Country Taste

A Park Exclusive! Determinate. Mild and sweet, these 6- to 7-ounce fruits melt in your mouth! A favorite in taste tests, it’s also a hardworking, strong-stemmed garden performer, 4 to 5 feet high and 2 feet wide. 46506-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Big Beef Hybrid

AAS Win­ner. Indeterminate. Here's the one you want for big, meaty tomatoes! With earlier maturity and superior diseasetolerance, this Beefsteak-type bears at least twice the number of 9- to 12-ounce tomatoes of other varieties 87646-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Better Bush Improved Hybrid

A Park Exclusive. Short Internodes. Luscious 4-inch fruits with that

“real toma­to” flavor. Plants grow to about 4 feet; strong central stem needs little staking. It bears early and keeps going all season. 87711-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Park's Season Starter

Park’s Razzleberry Big Beef

Battito Hybrid

Indeterminate. Pleasingly pear-shaped and packed with rich flavor, these 10 ½- to 14-ounce tomatoes deliver tangy-sweet goodness. The fruit is evenly colored and ribbed, with substantial skin that stands up to rough weather. Very disease-resistant, Battito is a great choice for new gardeners. 87709-Z1P — 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

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Begin as Perfect Park Seedlings! Park’s Whopper CR Improved Hybrid

The Home Gardener’s Absolute Favorite Tomato! Indeterminate. An American classic! Even if you've never grown a tomato before, you will be successful with the Whopper. It's simply the most disease-resistant variety on the market. And if you like a lot of tomatoes, you'll love its huge yields and long season. But most of all, it's delicious! These big, juicy, crack-resistant tomatoes, 4 inches or more across, ripen evenly with a rich, juicy, substantial bite you'll find nowhere else. And they keep right on coming in huge quantities until frost ­— no smaller, greener end-of-season fruits here! Resistant to Verticillium Wilt, Root Knot Nematodes, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, 2 strains of Fusarium Wilt, and cracking. Set plants 2 to 2½ feet apart and stake or cage them for support. 41422-Z1P— 1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Park’s Beefy Boy Hybrid

Indeterminate. The only serious challenger the Whopper has ever had! Everything about this tomato is larger-than-life, from its succulent flavor to its generous yields! Bred specifically for maximum flavor, the taste is sweet yet meaty, with more solids and less gel, despite its walloping 12- to 16-ounce size. This is the tomato you must grow this year for fresh tomato sandwiches and salads! And although you get a huge crop, less space between each fruit means a more manageable, space-saving plant for the home garden! Superior disease protection, too — Beefy Boy is tolerant of Stemphylium and resistant to Verticillium Wilt, Fusarium Wilt races 1 and 2, and Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Gorgeous globe-shaped tomatoes boast deep red skin and smooth shoulders (thanks to uniform ripening). 41266-Z1P—1 six-pack for $9.95 | 2 six-packs for $18.00

Park's Whopper CR Improved

Celebrity Hybrid

AAS Win­ner. Indeterminate. Strong plants pro­­duce a bounty of

firm 8-ounce fruits that resist crack­­ing. A classic favorite! One slice covers a whole slice of bread. 40680-Z1P —1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Beefmaster Hybrid

Indeterminate. A mouth-water­­ing, giant red tomato! Beef­master yields unbe­lievable quantities of delicious beef­steak-type toma­toes, up to 2 pounds apiece. 87710—1 six-pack for $9.95 2 six-packs for $18.00

Thank you for such healthy and large starters! -Tess P., IL

Beefmaster

Park Plant Advantages: • Shipped via Express Delivery • Sent at proper planting time • Arrive safely in our crush proof packaging • Strong root systems and a well-branched top growth ensure success • Order Early - most of the Park Plants sell out fast!

12 to 16 ounces each!

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