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Sweet Potato Vine - Margarita
The Sweet Potato Vine Margarita, 'Ipomoea batatas', a Proven Winners selection, has a trailing habit and traditional velvety, fan shaped leaves that are a bright chartreuse color. This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant. They are grown for their distinctive foliage and vigorous growth habit. Margarita looks nice planted with darker foliaged plants. Ornamental Sweet Potato Vines can be used as an annual groundcover or in hanging baskets and pots. They grow best when provided with a high light location and relatively warm temperatures. For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial. ... more information
Herb - Spearmint The Spearmint, 'Mentha spicata', is the classic mint. Spearmint is also known as mint, brown mint, garden mint, lamb mint, mackerel mint, Our Lady's mint, and sage of Bethlehem. Spearmint is used in teas, flavored teas, sauces, jellies, and vinegars; leaves in fruit salad, and in peas, plus many more. Spearmint marries well with lamb, and minted apple jelly and lamb are a classic twosome. The Mint leaves, chopped or whole, are great in salads. Spearmint is grown commercially for the essential oil, which is used in gum. This is the Spearmint used to flavor candies, beverages, and many other food items. The plant is easy to grow if wet soil is provided. The spike of purplish flowers is produced in the summer. |
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