Zinnia - Canary Bird

$1.59

Canary Bird Zinnias are great for cut and dried flowers and are also excellent in large pots and containers. Plant in late spring, about two week after average last frost. The Zinnia plant is very easy to grow. For best results mix a high phosphorus, low nitrogen fertilizer in with the soil. The Canary Bird Zinnia, 'Zinnia elegans', produces large 4 to 5 inch brilliant yellow flowers on 3 foot tall plants. Zinnia elegans prefer rich, deep and well drained soil. For long hot summers, nothing beats zinnias for brilliant bloom color and long bloom period. The Canary Bird Zinnia is an annual plant that produces the best flowers in full sun. ... more information

Pepper - Ornamental Varingata The Pepper Ornamental, 'Caosicum annuum', is a stunning variegated foliaged pepper with deep purple flowers. Start the pepper seed inside 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting outside. The Ornamental Pepper has white, light/medium/dark green variegated foliage with purple veins. Why grow a pepper as an ornamental? Because ornamental peppers, particularly this one, may be the most beautiful plant in your flower garden. It also displays deep purple flowers and dark purple peppers turning to red. Transplant the pepper in the spring, 3 to 4 weeks after the last frost and when soil temperatures are above 65 degrees. This pepper prefers average garden soil with good organic matter. Ornamental Peppers can be grown in the garden or grown in a pot to be brought inside when the temperatures begin to drop in the fall.