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Strawflower - Sundaze ® Flame
The Strawflower Sundaze ® Flame Strawflower, 'Bracteantha bracteata', a Proven Winners plant, is an upright, ever blooming plant that produces red/orange flowers all season long. They are very heat tolerant, and are a standout in combinations. Strawflower has thin, lance shaped, grayish green leaves that may reach a length of 5 inches. The flowers are held on sandpapery, hollow, branching stems. Use strawflower in annual beds, borders and as cut flowers. Strawflower is the everlasting flower of choice for dried floral arrangements. The papery bracts dry beautifully without losing their color or shape, and they last indefinitely. Strawflower are also commonly called everlasting daisy or golden everlasting. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial. ... additional info
Eggplant - Black Beauty The Eggplant Black Beauty, 'Solanum melongena', produces broad, egg-shaped fruit with dark purple skin on 24" to 28" plants. Black Beauty grows well in most areas. Eggplant is a very international vegetable. The unique and tasty dishes cooked in japan, China, Italy, Russia and other countries make eggplant a useful and tasty vegetable for your garden. Try eggplant dipped in flour and sauteed in olive oil, stir fried with bean sprouts, peppers, and tomatoes, or roasted and combined with olive oil, chopped onions and tomatoes Plant in the spring, 3 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. Warmer ground temperature promotes faster growth. Eggplant prefers rich, deep, loose soils with large amounts of organic material. Provide 1 inch of water a week if it does not rain. |
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