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Geranium - Stardom Pink and White
Pinching of the shoots will promote bushiness Remove spent flowers to enhance flowering. Stardom geraniums, also known as floribundas, have double flowers which emerge early, and they produce many more flowers than zonal geraniums on spreading branches. Fertilize lightly every 2 weeks. Stardom geraniums are self-branching, requiring no pinching or growth regulators. The Geranium Stardom Pink and White, 'Pelargonium x hybrids', exhibits beautiful pink and white flowers. Plant in ordinary well-drained soil. Geraniums are one of your best choices for use in hanging baskets. Over fertilization results in excessive foliage and few flowers. One of the best kept secrets about Stardom geraniums is their garden performance as a groundcover in the landscape setting. ... additional information
Herb - Common Chives The Common Chives, 'Allium schoenoprasum', has beautiful edible flowers and delicate onion flavored foliage. The Common Chives are at home anywhere. Not many plants do as many things as this plant does and are as easy to grow, maintain, and they come back every year. The Chives plant is 12 inches tall and has narrow, hollow leaves. They produce round pinkish-purple flowers in late spring and early summer. Cives are a type of onion grown for the foliage and not the bulb. The edible flowers make a tasty chive vinegar. Chives foliage is used as garnish to compliment onions, potatoes, aspargas, cauliflower, corn, tomatoes, peas, carrots, spinach, poultry, fish, shell fish, creamy sauces, cheese and eggs. It is very famous for use on baked potatoes with butter and sour cream and chopped chives on top. Plant in the early spring as soon as the soil can be worked or 2 months before first fall frost. Chives prefer rich, well drained soil. |
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