What makes a Superfruit so “Super”? Scientists don’t actually agree on what actually makes a food “Super”, but we won’t focus on the nomenclature in this article. Instead, we are going to celebrate what we think makes these fruits so “Super” to have in your own backyard. Perhaps we should...
Cowlick Rockery Allium s. ‘Glaucum’ is a charming plant for the rock or herb garden. The narrow, blue-green leaves are twisted, emerging from the base in a spiral pattern. They smell like onions when they are bruised. Soft lavender-pink, ball-shaped flowers top interesting curly blue foliage resembling a cowlick. Lovely and long blooming.
This Mexican native forms an attractive, evergreen, small shrub growing to about 5 ft. in height. Pitiona- Oaxaca Lemon Verbena is prized for its beautiful white, pink and lavender flowers and its mint and lemon scented, aromatic foliage, which is very popular for flavoring Mexican food such as mole and other sauces. Pitiona- Oaxaca Lemon Verbena likes half-day to full sun and is very drought resistant. In the Northwest and other northern regions Pitonia should be grown in containers and protected from frost.