Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon
Scrophulariaceae
Annuals
Most of these annuals grow 1 to 3 ft. tall, and to 2 ft. wide, producing colorful spikes of flowers in spring and early summer. Among the best flowers for sunny borders and cutting, these are at their best in spring and early summer. In regions with mild winters and hot summers, will bloom in winter and spring. Available in most colors. Individual blossoms look like dragon heads; kids squeeze the jaws to make the mouths open. There are also double forms, bell-shaped flowers, and azalea-shaped flowers.
Physalis ixocarpa
From Mexico. Easy-to-grow, summer-fruiting tomato relative known botanically as Physalis ixocarpa
Onion
Botanically, the onion is Allium cepa, a species not known in the wild. More so than for other vegetab...
Nicotiana sylvestris
To 5 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide. Intensely fragrant, long, tubular white flowers are borne in tiers atop a s...
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