Arnold Selects

Arnold Selects, the Arboretum’s newly created Plant Introduction program, has launched on the eve of our sesquicentennial. This program blends the art and science of horticulture to bring exceptional plants from our living collections to gardeners around the world. Throughout the Arboretum’s 150 years of exploration, introduction, and stewardship, staff have developed and retained stories about the origins and quirks of individual plants. Our model is to provide this unique material to nursery partners for propagation, along with cultural information and backstories, so that a new audience can feel a personal connection to what is growing in their gardens.

Commencing in 2021 and continuing annually, we will offer our partners extraordinary, reliable, and valued up-and-coming selections, as well as already registered, historical Arboretum varieties that are not widely available in commercial nurseries. Arnold Selects will transform gardens by forging a link to our rich tales of global expeditions, legendary plantspeople, and horticulture research with our outstanding varieties available through the trade in the present day.