Arugula - Wild
The Arugula Wild Rocket Salad, Roquette, 'Eruca vesicaaria sativa', is one of the most popular new greens. The interesting flavor of arugula will add spunk to any boring salad. Descriptions such as hot with a hint of nut flavor, tart, and spicy are used to describe Arugula. Nothing adds such an exciting, interesting flavor and texture to salads as this green. It is most often eaten raw in salads but it is also steamed or added to many other dishes like pizza. The Wild Arugula is also a good container plant. Arugula, when mature, grow to 2 to 3 feet tall, but the leaves are tastiest and less bitter when harvested 2 to 6 inches long. The flowers are also edible. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the last average frost date and plant successive plantings thereafter every 3 weeks until first fall frost approaches. Wild Rocket Salad Arugula prefers light, fertile, moist, and well drained soil. In warmer climates, delay planting during the heat of the summer. ... more information
Zinnia - White Star The Zinnia White Star, 'Zinnia angustifolia', is unlike the Zinnia elegans. This is an exciting and unusual Zinnia and it is easy to grow. The Zinnia White Star is heat and drought tolerant. The White star Zinnia will begin to bloom 6 weeks after planting and continue blooming into fall. Mix a high phosphorous, low nitrogen fertilizer into the soil. The Zinnia White Star is a low maintenance plant that should be deadheaded regularly.
