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Sunflower - Autumn Beauty
This is a sunflower that will turn heads. The Sunflower Autumn Beauty is adaptable over a wide range of growing conditions and are very easy to grow. The flowers are shades of brown, red and purple bicolors with a brown center. It also makes a great cut flower. After the initial spring planting, plant another crop in month. Autumn Beautys bloom over an extended period of time. Plant in the spring after the last average frost date. They are drought tolerant, but they will take considerable moisture for full flowering. The Sunflower Autumn Beauty, 'Helianthus annuus, is a multi-branched plant that produces many beautiful 5 to 8 inch flowers in a wide range of "autumnal" colors. This will ensure a continual supply of flowers until late fall. ... more info
Pea - Edible Pod - Oregon Sugar Pod The Pea Snow Oregon Sugar Pod ll, 'Pisum sativum', is a flat podded type pea that has great disease resistance and is tasty and stringless. The Oregon Sugar Pod ll produces a huge number of 4 inch tasty pods which are harvested and eaten when the pods are flat, before the seed forms. The short 28 inch plants are easy to manage and they are excellent for the freezer. Peas prefer well drained soil. Keep the plants moist but do get them over watered and soggy. Snow peas should be harvested before the seeds start to form. |
