Burpee announces new 2023 garden innovations

Burpee, the trusted leader and source of all things gardening for 147 years, introduces 67 brand-new trailblazing innovations for the 2023 season. Leading the pack are:

“Vivacious” Hybrid Tomato: This Burpee-bred super-fruit breakthrough is a feast for the eyes. “Vivacious” spent five years in development before its debut this year. This superstar tomato’s luscious, orange-scarlet fruits are prodigies of magical color; meaty texture; sweet, balanced flavor; and out-of-this-world nutrition. These oval-shaped fruits are power-packs of Vitamin A (beta-carotene). Each “Vivacious” tomato delivers:

• 40% of daily intake of Vitamin A in one tomato (an average Vivacious tomato [120g] contains about 360 mcg of vitamin A, which is 40% of recommended daily value). Vitamin A promotes eye health and glowing skin.

• 70 bright, beautiful fruits per plant for both fresh eating and cooking.

• Balanced sweetness and acidity.

“Crème Brûlée” Sunflower: This sunflower is bound to be the sweetest, most refined sunflower in your garden. Its elegant crowns of golden-yellow petals surround fluffy, amber-bronze centers — a floral reflection of the caramelized sugar atop the dessert classic crème brûlée. With a bushy branch habit, these mid-sized 4- to 5-foot plants yield a continuous bounty of blooms perfect for viewing, cutting and pollinating.

“Rise and Shine” Squash: Things are looking up for small-space squash lovers. Recently viral on social media, this revolutionary, vertical-growing variety gives you tasty, bright-yellow fruits. Ideally configured for small gardens and patios, the bushy 4-foot tall plants spread about 3 feet. These gorgeous 4- to 8-inch spineless fruits are saturated with a big, rich, buttery flavor.

“Two Tasty” Hybrid Tomato: This two-bite cherry tomato stands out for its virtuoso flavor. The fruits’ color matrix of sweet rich-red and savory purple-black notes impart a third bonus flavor, unlike any other large cherry tomato. It yields clusters of firm, juicy, round 1 ½- to 2-inch tomatoes and was voted besttasting tomato out of hundreds rated by Burpee interns.

“Bliss” Hybrid Tomato: These almond-shaped, lightly sweet 1 oz. tomatoes ripen to a dazzling yellow with unique green stripes. “Bliss” hybrid tomatoes are snackable fruits that are irresistible fresh off the vine. These heavily yielding plants offer a happy windfall of tomatoes from the height of summer until frost.

“Party Time” Cucumber: These sweet, seedless, fun-size 4-inch cucumbers with thin skins are perfect for party trays or as grab-and-go lunch box bites. A favorite for containers and small gardens, these easy-to-grow plants produce 30-40 cucumbers per plant. Pick basketfuls of spineless mini cukes for snacking all summer long.

“Fignomenal” Fig: Pick sweet figs from patio-sized trees. “Fignomenal” yields delicious fruits year-round, both indoors and outdoors. These dwarf plants max out around 30-inches tall and offer an abundance of rich-brown, medium-sized figs with reddish interiors and honeyed flavor. Small-space gardening just got sweeter.

Visit www.burpee.com/new/ for a complete list of new vegetables, flowers, herbs, fruit and gardening supplies. Follow Burpee on social media for the latest news and trends. ■