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Coleus - Ruffles
Coleus plants are durable and easy to grow. Frost will cause them to die immediately. The brilliant colors explode in sunny locations. These plants will do best in temperatures above 55 degrees. Flower buds should be pinched off as soon as they develop. Plants suffering from "wet feet" will be stunted, leaves will turn a muddy brown, and leaf margins will be scorched. The coleus plants are a tender perennials. Coleus plants are so colorful that many people keep them and use them as a house plant. For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial. The Coleus Ruffles, 'Coleus hybrid', has extremely frilly dark red foliage with green margins. If a coleus plant is allowed to seed, it has completed its life cycle and will die. These new, bigger, sun loving varieties have revolutionized contanier gardening. Coleus must have good soil drainage. Poorly drained soils and excessive watering will damage coleus. ... additional information
Sweet Bell Peppers - Blushing Beauty Note: To get a jump on the season transplant outside, use a walls-of-water or some black plastic to maintain and increase temperatures. Transplant outside in the spring 3 to 4 weeks after last frost date. The Sweet Bell Pepper Blushing Beauty,'Capsicum annuum', displays unusual colors of the four-lobed 4 x 4 inch fruitthat make this bell pepper an ornamental as well as a useful pepper plant. Blossom pruning will improve fruit size. Pinch off early flowers to encourage plant growth. Plant in average garden soil with sufficient organic matter. The Blushing Beauty bell peppers are thick walled and sweet tasting and they are tolerant to some bacterial leaf spot and tobacco mosaic. Peppers use quite a bit of water but prefer to be watered deeply and not too often. The fruit colors change from ivory to blush to red, then to orange-red and finally, a darker red as they mature. |
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