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Sweet Bell Peppers - Blushing Beauty
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. The fruit colors change from ivory to blush to red, then to orange-red and finally, a darker red as they mature. The Blushing Beauty bell peppers are thick walled and sweet tasting and they are tolerant to some bacterial leaf spot and tobacco mosaic. Transplant outside in the spring 3 to 4 weeks after last frost date. Note: To get a jump on the season transplant outside, use a walls-of-water or some black plastic to maintain and increase temperatures. Pinch off early flowers to encourage plant growth. Plant in average garden soil with sufficient organic matter. Peppers use quite a bit of water but prefer to be watered deeply and not too often. Blossom pruning will improve fruit size. ... more
Petunia - Supertunia ® Mini Pastel Pink The Petunia Supertunia ® Mini Pastel Pink, 'Petunia hybrids', are wonderfully fragrant and have masses of small flowers and a vigorous trailing habit that turn hanging baskets and decorative urns into garden masterpieces. The Mini Pastel Pink Petunia has beautiful pastel pink flowers. Supertunias are a vigorously trailing species of an everblooming, long-living petunia from Australia. They will provide long-term color in full sun areas throughout the season, and can grow nearly an inch a day. They are ideal for baskets, beds, balconies and combination plantings. Supertunias are very heat and drought tolerant once established in the ground or pot. They do not need to have their dead flower heads removed to continue flowering and they are not leggy. Supertunias grow fast and therefore need ample moisture and fertilzer. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial. |
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