How can this be called a hibiscus, I wondered, looking at pictures of the Sunset Hibiscus after someone gave me some seeds for it; it looks more like an oversized okra flower! Nevertheless, I was game to try growing this … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2011
Sweet potato plants take up a ridiculous amount of space. I indulged my curiosity about growing them and concluded that I wasn’t willing to spare the real estate for them. So, in February, I started removing one of the two … Continue reading
To me, the Bachelor’s Button flower is a round, multi-petaled purple flower. I have since learned that the name also refers to other flowers that don’t look like the one I know – and that other names for the flower … Continue reading