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Chocolate Flower
The Chocolate Flower, 'Berlandiera lyrata', has it all. The colorful, fragrant plant attracts butterflies and is drought tolerant and the aroma may either satisfy or intensify your craving for chocolate. This plant is also called chocolate daisy, greeneyes, lyre-leaf greeneyes, and brooch flower. Chocolate Flowers have 1 1/2 inch composite flowers with yellow center rays and a maroon center disk array. The flowers bloom at night, making their chocolate fragrance most noticeable in the morning. Chocolate Flowers prefer well drained, average, dry soils. Place them in full sun and do not fertilize. Deadhead regularly to extend the bloom season. Plant this flower in groups along a walkway or patio for maximum effect. ... additional info
Pepper - Chile - Scotch Bonnet Once you get over the initial blistering heat, the intense citrus-like flavor will win you over. Words such as hellish, blistering, and incendiary are used to describe the heat. The Red Scotch Bonnet is sweeter and a little less hot than a Habanero. Scotch Bonnet will produce a crop in climates not quite hot enough for Habanero. The question is, "Are you man or woman enough to grow and eat this variety?" 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. 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. Harvest when 1 inch long or longer. |
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