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Chocolate 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. Deadhead regularly to extend the bloom season. Chocolate Flowers prefer well drained, average, dry soils. Plant this flower in groups along a walkway or patio for maximum effect. Place them in full sun and do not fertilize. This plant is also called chocolate daisy, greeneyes, lyre-leaf greeneyes, and brooch flower. The colorful, fragrant plant attracts butterflies and is drought tolerant and the aroma may either satisfy or intensify your craving for chocolate. The Chocolate Flower, 'Berlandiera lyrata', has it all. ... more
Celery - Chinese - Kin-Tsai The leaves have a strong celery flavor that is essential for Chinese cuisine. In 1972, bamboo slips, used to record recipes, were excavated from the Han dynasty tombs. The leaves are generally stir-fried and incorporated into meat and fish dishes. It can be sown every 6 weeks through the summer for continual crops. The soil should be well drained and very fertile with lots of organic matter. Cut individual stems or harvest the whole plant about 1 inch above the ground. |
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