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Sassy Salad Mesclun
Mescluns are often harvested young for "baby greens" and sold already pre-mixed at farmers markets and grocery stores. Mesclun is the French name for a mixture of salad greens. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March. Leaf lettuces, romaine lettuce, arugula, endive, spinach, mustard and more, enough variety to please even the choosiest gourmet. For continuous harvest, cut rather than pull the greens and sow successive plantings every 3 weeks. Sassy Salad Mesclun is prized by gourmet chefs and down-home cooks alike for the wide range of flavors, textures and colors that add fresh appeal to even the simplest salad. The Sassy Salad Mesclun is a custom mix of greens that will fill your salad bowl with many flavors. In cool climates plant in the spring, 3 to 6 weeks before the last average frost date. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the plants for water and sun. ... more information
Oxypetalum - Heavenly Blue Even the buds are unique with their pale lavender color. Heavenly Blue produces very decorative seed pods and they can be overwintered as a houseplant. The intense glacier blue 1 inch flowers are unlike anything you've ever seen. Deadheading the spent flowers before fruit set will prolong the bloom time. The Southern Star also attracts hummingbirds. They also are great in patio containers or hanging baskets. The Oxypetalu Southern Star Heavenly Blue,'Oxpetalum caeruleum', displays a color rarely seen in flowers. The Southern Star provides a most unusual cut flower. Plant after all danger of frost has passed. |
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