Celosia - Fresh Look Red

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Celosia - Fresh Look Red

Like all Celosia plumosa, the flowers can be cut and dried for long lasting homemade bouquets. It is an All-American selection Gold Medal Winner and a Fleuroselect Gold Medal Winner. Fresh Look Red decorates a garden or patio container with rosy red plumes and it covers up old plumes by producing new foliage and plumes. The Celosia Fresh Look Red, 'Celosia plumosa', also known as Cockscomb, is one of the most colorful foliage plants for beds, borders, pots, planters and window boxes and they provide a fresh floral look all summer long. The plant always looks fresh, needing no grooming. This plant is vigorouis and is an excellent performer. The Fresh Look Red thrives in the summer heat and humidity, with drought, or rainy weather conditions. It won the Gold Medal for its consistent performance with minimal maintenance and pest-free growth. The central plume can be 8 to 10 inches tall and 5 inches wide. When grown in the full sun, 'Fresh Look Red' plants mature at 12 to 18 inches tall and spreads 12 to 20 inches. ... details

 

Eggplant - Little Fingers If left to grow longer, the flavor and thier sweet, mild taste are unaffected. 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. Provide 1 inch of water a week if it does not rain.

Celosia - Fresh Look Red
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