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Sweet Potato Vine - Tricolor
The Sweet Potato Vine Tricolor, 'Ipomoea batatas', a Proven Winners selection, has a trailing habit and fan shaped leaves with gray/green, white, and pink variegation. This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant. They are grown for their distinctive foliage and vigorous growth habit. 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
Grass - Purple Majesty Millet The Purple Majesty Millet, 'Pennisetum glaucum', is a beautiful cornlike plant with deep purple foliage, stems and flower plumes. This plant grows 4 to 5 feet tall with cattail-like flower plumes that are 12-14 inchs in length. This is an outstanding ornamental well worth growing even if it is an annual. It will be the conversation piece of your late season garden. The Purple Majesty plant is very tolerant of heat and low moisture, but performs better with adequate moisture. Place in a well-drained, sunny site. Sunlight strengthens the purple color. Birds love the seed too! The young plants are green and the stem and mid-rib of the foliage first turn purple after about the 8 leaf stage. |
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