Pumpkin - Sugar Pie
The Pumpkin Sugar Pie, 'Cucurbita pepo', has marvelous pumpkin flavor with sweet, fine grained texture. There is no pumpkin better for cooking. Pumpkins are under used for cooking. There is simply no pumpkin with better flavor or sweeter flesh for making great pies, soups, muffins, casseroles, and many other very nutritious dishes. Sugar Pie pumpkins store for months. Plant in the spring 2 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. In warm climates plant in February or late summer for fall harvest. Pumpkins prefer rich well drained soil that is high in organic matter. The soil should be kept evenly moist. Harvest before the first light frost or when the pumpkin foliage begins to dry out. ... find out more
Oxypetalum - Heavenly Blue The Oxypetalu Southern Star Heavenly Blue,'Oxpetalum caeruleum', displays a color rarely seen in flowers. Even the buds are unique with their pale lavender color. The Southern Star also attracts hummingbirds. Heavenly Blue produces very decorative seed pods and they can be overwintered as a houseplant. They bloom mid summer to early fall. Plant after all danger of frost has passed. The Southern Star provides a most unusual cut flower. They also are great in patio containers or hanging baskets.
