Spicy Puerto Rican No-Burn Pepper – Capsicum annuum Origin – South America This is probably the longest, most convoluted  name that I’ve ever included as a featured plant. But I

Japanese Striped Maize – Zea mays japonica Origin – See below The origins of this striking maize with its dramatic cream, green, and raspberry-pink striped foliage is the subject of

Alpine Strawberry – Fragaria vesca Origin – Cousin of the wild strawberry found in Europe, Western Asia,  North America, and temperate areas of Chile.   These lovely little plants fruit

  Lemon Catnip – Nepeta cataria v. citrata Origin: Variation of the heirloom catnip. Developed in Holland  These lemon-scented leaves get a big non-opposable thumbs-up from our resident catnip expert,

Dandelion – Taraxacum officinale Origin: Northern Temperate Zone No, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke, I’m serious! Although now days many folks consider this a #@%& weed, it has