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Solanaceae
Nightshade
Family
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Solanum mammosum
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| An odd member of the Nightshade |
| Family often cultivated
in tropical |
| Mexico and throughout Central
America. |
| Though used medicinally
by some, |
| all of its parts are poisonous. |
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Brugmansia arborea - Angel's
Trumpet - Perennial
Brugmansia aurea - Angel's
Trumpet - Perennial
Brugmansia suaveolens - Angel's
Trumpet - Perennial
| Brugmansia
suaveolens 'Frosty Pink' - 'Frosty Pink' Angel's Trumpet - Perennial
Unlike Brugmansia X candida
'Shredded White Fantasy'
(below), this selection
is not a hybrid. Though this species is native to high elevations
in northern South America, it adapts well to our climate. Here, it does
best with shade after 2:00 PM and needs a deep watering every week during
a dry summer (or as often as it wilts). Can grow to 12' high and is a root-hardy
perennial if well mulched. All Brugmansia selections require frequent
feedings, I use several Agriform 21-gram, 2-year fertilizer tablets annually.
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Brugmansia versicolor - Angel's
Trumpet - Perennial
Brugmansia X candida = Brugmansia
aurea X Brugmansia versicolor
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Angel's Trumpet - Perennial
Brugmansia X candida 'Shredded
White Fantasy' - Also known as: 'Fantasma'
Brugmansia, 'Shredded
White' Brugmansia - Brugmansia X candida is a hybrid,
Brugmansia
aurea X Brugmansia versicolor-
Perennial
Surely, such an extraordinary
plant deserves a more lyrical cultivar name than 'Shredded White Fantasy'!
This floral fantasy was discovered about 20 years ago in the Mexican state
of Veracruz, high along the east slope of the Sierra Madre Oriental. Though
native to a "perpetual spring" zone in the tropics, it is a root-hardy
perennial in San Antonio. Individual flowers can last up to 5 days in cloudy
weather and age from pale golden yellow to ivory to snow white. The bloom
at lower right is 8 inches from top to bottom and 7 inches wide. Grows
to 8' to 12' high in strong dappled light to half-day (morning, not afternoon)
sun locations. Looks best if given a deep watering every week during a
dry summer, but can survive (not thrive) with less. These plants require
frequent feedings, I use Agriform21-gram, 2-year fertilizer tablets.
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From left to right, bud, partially opened flower and fully expanded flower
of 'Shredded White Fantasy'. The exquisite fragrance, similar to that of
Butterfly Ginger, is released from sunset
to dawn.
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Brugmansia X insignis = Brugmansia
suaveolens X Brugmansia versicolor
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Angel's Trumpet - Perennial
Brunfelsia - Yesterday, Today
& Tomorrow - Perennial
Capsicum annuum X 'Capistrano'
- 'Capistrano' Hybrid Bell Pepper - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual
- Matures in 70 days, produces very large fruits which ripen red.
Capsicum annuum X 'Grande'
Jalapeno - 'Grande' Hybrid Jalapeno - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual
- Matures in 70 days, produces very large fruits.
Capsicum annuum X 'Sweet
Banana' - 'Sweet Banana' Hungarian Pepper - Edible Perennial, grown as
an annual - Matures in 75 days, produces large numbers of long fruits which
first turn yellow, become orange and finally ripen red.
Capsicum annuum 'T.A.M. Mild'
Jalapeno - 'T.A.M. Mild' Jalapeno - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual
- Matures in 80 days, produces "mildly-hot" fruits.
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum
- Also known as: Capsicum annuum var. aviculare or Capsicum
annuum var. minus - Bird Pepper, Chile Petin, Chile Piquin, Chiltecpin,
Chiltepin, Piquin, Tepin - Edible Perennial
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum
(variegated) - Also known as: Capsicum annuum var. aviculare
(variegated) or Capsicum annuum var. minus (variegated) - Variegated
Bird Pepper, or, Chile Petin, Chile Piquin, Chiltecpin, Chiltepin, Piquin,
Tepin - Ornamental & Edible Perennial
Capsicum chinense 'Habanero'
- 'Habanero' Pepper - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual - Matures in
95 days, produces high yields of extremely hot fruits.
Capsicum chinense 'Red Habanero'
- ' Red Habanero' Pepper - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual - Matures
in 100 days, produces high yields of very, very, extremely hot fruits.
Cestrum (Night-Blooming Jessamine)
Datura spp. & hybrids
- Jimson Weed - Perennial
Lycium - Wolfberry - Shrub
Read How
to Grow Tomatoes
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Not all of these cultivars
are readily available.
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Lycopersicon esculentum X
'Bingo' - 'Bingo' Hybrid Tomato - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual
- Matures in 75 days, determinate, resistant to V, F, T, A &
G, produces firm, large, globular fruits with smooth, thick walls.
Lycopersicon esculentum X
'Carnival' - 'Carnival' Hybrid Tomato - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual
- Matures in 70 days, semi-determinate, resistant to V, F2, N, T &
A, produces high yields of fruits averaging 7 oz.
Lycopersicon esculentum X
'Heat Wave' - 'Heat Wave' Hybrid Tomato - Edible Perennial, grown as an
annual - Matures in 70 days, determinate, resistant to V, F2 & A, produces
high yields of fruits averaging 8 oz.
Lycopersicon esculentum X
'Jackpot' - 'Jackpot' Hybrid Tomato - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual
- Matures in 60 - 65 days, determinate, resistant to V, F2 & N, produces
tasty fruits averaging 6 oz.
Lycopersicon esculentum 'Roma'
- 'Roma' Tomato - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual - Matures in 75
days, determinate, resistant to V & F, produces high yields of red,
plum-shaped fruits averaging 2 oz.
Lycopersicon esculentum X
'Small Fry' - 'Small Fry' Hybrid Tomato - Edible Perennial, grown as an
annual - Matures in 60 days, indeterminate, resistant to V, F & N,
produces high yields of 1" diameter fruits.
Lycopersicon esculentum X
'Sunmaster' - 'Sunmaster' Hybrid Tomato - Edible Perennial, grown as an
annual - Matures in 72 days, produces fruits averaging 7 - 8 oz.
Lycopersicon esculentum X
'Surefire' - 'Surefire' Hybrid Tomato - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual
- Matures in 70 days, produces fruits averaging 6 - 8 oz.
Lycopersicon esculentum X
'Whirlaway' - 'Whirlaway' Hybrid Tomato - Edible Perennial, grown as an
annual - Matures in 70 - 80 days, determinate, resistant to V, F2, A &
G, produces high yields of large, crack-resistant, very firm red fruits.
Key to Tomato Resistance
Acronyms: A = Anthracnose,
F = Fusarium Wilt 1, F2
= Fusarium Wilt 2, G = Gray Leaf Spot, N = Nematode, T = Tobacco Mosaic
Virus and V = Verticillium
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Methysticodendron amesianum
- The name first given to a monstrose form of Brugmansia discovered in
Colombia. Now known as Brugmansia aurea 'Culebra' - Perennial
Nicotiana glauca - Tree Tobacco
- Perennial
Nierembergia - Cupflower
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Petunia axillaris - Wild
Petunia - Self-Sowing Annual - A Brazilian plant with fragrant flowers
(white or lavender/purple) for sunny locations. Cut it back when it stops
blooming and fertilize with 15-5-10 about 3 to 4 times during the growing
season. Allow a few fruits to mature to produce seed for next years
crop!
Petunia integrifolia - Chilean Petunia -
Perennial
Physalis - Tomatillo - Edible
Annual -
Solanum spp. - Naranjilla,
Potato, Potato Vine -
Solanum mammosum - Nipple
Fruit - Tender Perennial
Solanum melongena var. esculentum
'Ichiban' - 'Ichiban' Eggplant - Edible Perennial, grown as an annual -
Matures in 60 days, produces large crops of long, thin, purple-black fruits.
Withania somnifera - Ashwagandha
- Medicinal Perennial
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