Impatien – Infinity? Blushing Lilac
Impatien – Infinity Blushing Lilac
The Impatiens Infinity Blushing Lilac, ‘New Guinea Impatien displays beautiful violet pink flowers with blushes of red. This Proven Winner plant comes from the renowned breeder Ludwig Kientzler. Shade plants are hard to find and New Guenea Impatiens fill that niche with vibrant beauty. The Infinity series has been bred to be grower friendly with well matched vigorous habits and finishing times. They feature what growers demand: Large flowers, dark green to purple foliage, and beautiful colors. They are great for baskets or even gallon pots and landscapes. Impateins are a low maintainence flower but do require frequent waterings. Place in moist but not wet, well-drained soil. Fertilize twice a month in beds, every week in containers. For zone 11, this plant can also be a perennial.
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Squash – Winter Delicata
The Squash Winter Delicate Honey Boat, ‘Cucurbita pepo is as sweet as honey. This small Delicata is a gourmets delight and it is full of nutrition. Honey Boat is a small, very sweet, Delicata-type squash that weights 3/4 to 11/2 pounds and is a perfect size for one or two servings. The rich, dark orange flesh has a delectably sweet, nutty flavor. Being a winter squash, it will store well for several months. Winter squash is rich in calcium, potassium, vitamin C, A, and folic acid. . Plant in the spring, 2 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. Squash prefers well drained, rich soil with lots of organic matter. Harvest after first or second light frost. Delicata squash is ready to harvest when the stem and skin hardens and the orange spot on the darkens. Winter squash cannot be overripe, but they can be under ripe.
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Begonia – Red Lace
The Begonia Red Lace, Begonia picotee ‘Red Lace, is one of the Amerihybrid Begonias. This variety has been hybridized specifically to achieve improved performance: larger flowers, more flowers, stronger stems and foliage and extended blooming periods. The Begonia Red Lace is resistance to disease and has a magnificant red flower with white edges.
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Bellflower – Birch Hybrid
The Bellflower Birch’s Hybrid, Campanula ‘Birch’s Hybrid has a wonderful lavender-blue fluted bell-shaped flowers with bright evergreen foilage. This ground cover is best used in rock gardens, as an edging or in tubs and pots. Birch’s Hybrid blooms from late spring to late summer if deadheaded regularly. Birch’s Hybrid’ should be planted in full sun or partial shade and requires moist, well-drained soil.
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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.
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