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Fragrant - with large azure flowers changing color to rose. Darker beams radiate from a white throat.

Extremely hot! One of the hottest peppers in the world. It registers around 1,067,286 units on the Scoville scale.

700-1,000 Scoville Units. The Coronado Pepper grows to 4” long and 2” wide with thin, waxy skin and turns a bright red when ripe. It can be eaten fresh, added to dishes, or dried and ground into powder.

Beautiful Streptocarpus with large violet flowers with darker veining; throat is white, as is the back side of the petals. Frilly edge.

This is a vigorous annual herb up to 3 ft. high. Unusual and beautiful. It should be planted where it can be seen. Looks good planted with the red/purple amaranths.

Good one for cutting and for preserving. Once it gets established, it's very drought-tolerant. Likes lots of sunshine.

This is a double red peony that blooms early-season. It produces huge, deep red blooms. Beautiful!

Starting rhubarb from seed is not difficult but you will not get a harvest until the third year. It's best to wait until the second year before harvesting stalks.

This cockscomb has grown for me in a deck railing planter that got broiling Southern summer sun. No disease or insect problems. Humidity tolerant, drought tolerant and easy to collect and save the seed for the following year. The young leaves, shoots and young flowers can be cooked and eaten. It does need moderate moisture to thrive. I like this one a lot.

This grows wild all along the dark edge of our back woods and really stands out in the late summer and fall. The fluffy white tails are scattered by the wind and the plant reseeds quite prolifically.

Stores well here. Nice full head.

One of my favorite Agastaches, it grows to a medium height and does well all summer long here.

This plant is invaluable for growing on a bank that's too steep to mow or cultivate well. Tolerates full sun, drought and humidity.

I have (and enjoy) this growing up the back fence. Good climber and the white blooms stand out.

A lily-flowered tulip with good longevity.

After 5 years with this beautiful Russian Sage, I am still happy with its color, its long blooming time, and its love of sun and heat. Virtually pest-free here.

Thrives in my container garden.

Cowpea is commonly cultivated as a nutritious and highly palatable food source in the southern United States, Middle East, Africa, Asia, and throughout the tropics and subtropics. Cowpea is an introduced species in the United States. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions. It can grow both wild and cultivated.

These have a medium flower size. Orange or yellow petunias usually aren't the strongest flowers.

A golf ball-sized pepper reported to be among the hottest in the world. Heat tops more than 1.2 million units on the Scoville heat scale; fruits from some individual plants reached 2 million heat units.