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Henry Rose Farm, 894 MO-A, Uniontown, MO (2026)

09/05/2026

GIVING THIS A TRY NEXT YEAR!

This past year, in addition to the hundreds of customers who came to buy flowering plants, we probably had another hundred or so people who came looking for vegetables! As this was our first year it was just a little too much of a learning curve to try to tackle that too. But this Spring we are giving it a try!

We will be limiting our vegetables in the first year to tomato plants, bell peppers, and herbs. We will have about 1,000 plants. Here are the varieties we are scheduled to have:

Tomato:
Better Boy
Burpee Big Boy
Jet Star
Beefmaster
Roma
Sugar Rush (cherry tomato).

In addition we will have red and green bell peppers as well as parsley, basil, thyme, oregano, and dill. We are excited to give this a try!!!!

08/29/2026

THIS SURPRISED ME!!!!!

One of the things I was not happy with last year was our perennials. I brought the small plugs in with our annuals in February. While that was plenty of time for the annuals, it was not enough time for the perennials to grow and root to the edge of the pots. So this year I tried something new.

I brought the plugs in a few weeks ago. The plan was to let them grow while it is still warm, keep them in an unheated greenhouse through the winter, and then put them outside in late February to make room for the tender annuals. So the plants arrived, I got them potted, and then it got HOT! Shortly after they arrived we had almost 100 degree temperatures (which means it was 120 plus in the greenhouse). I thought there was no way these tiny plants would make it. But to my surprise they have thrived!

As with our annuals, we are using an new supplier with smaller minimums. That means instead of 15 or so varieties of 75-100 each, we have over 50 varieties of 25 each. I have another shipment coming in two weeks which will take us to over 1500 perennials available this spring. Stay tuned for more updates!

08/24/2026

Purple “Roses”?

Getting a lot of comments and questions about the “Purple Roses” shown in last post. These are actually not roses, they are Lisianthus. This is an annual that gets about 10 inches tall and blooms Spring to mid Summer. Will also have a taller peach variety that gets 2-3 feet tall. Lisianthus is an excellent cut flower that will last 7-10 days in a vase!!

08/22/2026

NEW PLANTS FOR 2027!

Last week I posted that we will be carrying approximately 30-40 new varieties of annuals next Spring. Here are just a few that I’m excited about.

“Dragon’s Breath” Celosia, Alstromeria, Lisianthus, and Cuphea. The only one of these that I have grown is the Cuphea and had good luck with it. Continuous blooms all summer and stands up to the heat well. Will definitely plant this one again!!!

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08/16/2026

“ALL PETUNIAS ARE THE SAME, RIGHT?”

Was driving by someone’s yard and saw the petunias in the first pic. Sorry if these are yours, but they are not looking too hot. But, it’s nothing you did. It’s the variety you planted. The ones that aren’t performing well are what I call “Parking Lot Petunias”. In others words, plants that some store have brought in and set them out on their parking lot hoping they sell. These are typically sold in six packs and usually inexpensive. Definitely a case of getting what you pay for! The other pics show our Supertunias.

The lighter pink is “Bubblegum”. These were planted along the driveway to the greenhouse. They have not been watered or fertilized since Morher’s Day and are thriving. The yellow one is planted in front of the greenhouse in full blazing sun. Again, no water. The hot pink one is “Jazzberry”. This is in a container so it has been watered. I’m horrible at fertilizing plants and this has only been fertilized twice this year. All of these pics are ONE plant!

The petunias in the first pic are “seed petunias”, meaning they were started from seed. Any plant that is grown from seed will eventually start to set seeds. That’s what these are doing. They already sense that the summer is winding down and their internal clock is telling them to stop spending energy producing flowers and use that energy to set seed. Supertunias, however, are sterile. They can only be grown from cuttings year to year. Since they don’t set seed they will just keep on flowering. Usually even past the first frost.

08/15/2026

SOME EXCITING CHANGES ARE COMING!!!

Hope everyone has had a good summer. Here at the greenhouse things are already underway for Spring. One of the things I am most excited about is we are using a new supplier for a lot of our plants next year. While our old supplier sold their plugs in trays of 84 each, our new supplier sells them in 50 count trays. That means we will be able to order more varieties. We will almost be doubling the number of varieties from what we had last year. These include the “Whopper” begonias, new petunia varieties, and a number of Angelonia. But don’t worry, we will still be carrying the Proven Winners Supertunias that everyone is enjoying so much. In fact, we have doubled our order on the “Bubblegum” that sold out so fast last year!!!

Will be posting another update shortly on changes we are making to our perennial plants!!!!!

Stay tuned, it’s going to be an exciting Spring!!!!! And as always, if you haven’t already, please FOLLOW US!!!

07/13/2026

LOVING THIS PLANT!!!

One of the first plants to sell out this year was the “Rockin Purple Salvia”. A new variety has come out which is even better! This is the “Rockin Blue Suede Shoes” salvia. While the purple was said to attract hummingbirds, this variety claims to be a hummingbird magnet. They have not overstated that! Every time I’m out here I see a hummingbird on it. I wish I was fast enough to capture it on video. This is a definite winner that will be in the greenhouse next year!

07/06/2026

MID-SUMMER UPDATE!

Thought I would share some updates on how the plants I am trying are doing. There were a few “misses” but a lot of “hits” that will definitely be in the greenhouse in Spring.

The first pic shows a planter with three definite hits! The purple plant on the left is a Cuphia called “Vivid Violet”, the white flower to the right is an African Daisy and the blue trailing plant is an Evolvulous. These were planted in late May and other than regular watering and an initial sprinkling of slow release fertilizer I have done nothing to them. All three stand up to the heat perfectly.

The second pic shows a Supertunia that I did have in greenhouse but had personally never grown called “Jazzberry”. This and “Bubblegum” are by far the best performing of all the Supertunias. Again, nothing but regular watering and an initial application of slow release fertilizer.

Lastly, the third pic shows a Cleome called “Senorita Margarita”. Starting to see a few yellow leaves which means it’s time to fertilize. Other than that it is doing great and always full of blooms.

Will continue to update as the summer progresses. Already can’t wait to open in Soring!

06/04/2026

TWO WINNERS!

Most of you know from reading my posts that I am testing out many Proven Winners varieties that I would like to carry next year. Testing about 30. It’s still very early (some of these plants are only two weeks old). From the ones I planted in April I will be honest and say two varieties are on the chopping block. One is a “Nemesia” and the other is a “Portulaca”. Both are growing fine. They just don’t have any “wow factor”. I want people to love the plants they buy from us. That is why I am testing new varieties before I order them in. I want to be able to say that I grew this plant and this is how it performed!

On that note, I can already tell that I have two winners that will definitely be in the greenhouse next year. One is “Cleome Seniorita Rosalita”. The other is the “Virtuoso Dahlia”

The Cleome is the tall pink pink plant shown above. An excellent and airy plant to add height. It has delicate pink blooms that will go all season. Older varieties of Cleome only last a month or two and have thorns. These are thornless. So far I like everything about this plant.

The second winner is a dahlia. I have tried growing dahlias before without much success. Usually they require a lot of staking to support them and don’t bloom until late summer. This new variety is already blooming and it stays more compact so no staking needed. The one in the picture is the pink variety but I am also trying it in the yellow and a purple. Those two have buds but not blooming yet.

Stay tuned for more updates as we plan for next year!

06/02/2026

TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS!

Just received this video from one of the “Shrine Sisters”, (Bonnie, Norma, and Becky) who work so hard keeping the shrine at St. Joseph’s Church looking so good.

The Proven Winners Supertunias look amazing. By end of season they will reach the ground!

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