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The Blue Lace Flower To Purchase Blue Lace Flower Seed Click This Link Six Rare, Exquisite Plants You May Not Have Tried In this newsletter, we are going to feature some plants that most of you do not have in your gardens and plants which are largely misunderstood, but plants which are easy to grow and will grow in most of the American hardiness zones. Each year you should try to grow something in your garden that you have never grown before. Some of these experiments will pleasantly surprise you; some will be disappointments. Given the sophistication of the people who routinely read this newsletter, I am sure that some of these seed varieties have been familiar, but I suspect that at least one or two of you will not have

The Okra - A Little History and Some Growing Instructions Okra is a beautiful ornamental plant which produces flowers which resemble hollyhock or hibiscus blossoms as well as a delicious and nutritious vegetable. Okra most likely originated in northeast Africa where okra plants can be found growing wild along the banks of the White Nile River and where it has been part of the cuisine for thousands of years. The name, “okra”, comes from the West African Ashanti word, “nkruma”, and its Cajun name, “gumbo”, comes from the Bantu word, “ngombo”. Okra was brought to the United States in the 1660s by slaves. Okra grows best in warm, humid weather and requires full sun. In more temperate climates, to grow okra, the seed must be started indoors, 4-6 weeks