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It’s fun to see what all of the horticultural pundits write about after the plant trials run their course across the country. I can tell you that Medusa was, and still is, the talk of the town. I know you are already wondering “Medusa who, and does she have snakes coming out of her head?” The answer is NO, and she is Sweet Caroline Medusa Green ornamental sweet potato.
Obviously The Garden Guy is one of these pundits, and the most shocking thing to me is that Proven Winners could come up with a new sweet potato that has us all writing about it. After all, they have 17 varieties in every shape of leaf and color. I always will be completely sold on their Illusion group because of their tight structure, but hold your hat, Medusa’s habit is even tighter.
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On Gardening: Sweet Caroline Medusa Green taking the garden world by storm
Sweet Caroline Medusa Green ornamental sweet potato makes its debut this spring with the most exotic texture and compact habit in the industry. (Chris Brown Photography)
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It’s fun to see what all of the horticultural pundits write about after the plant trials run their course across the country. I can tell you that Medusa was, and still is, the talk of the town. I know you are already wondering Medusa who, and does she have snakes coming out of her head? The answer is
The best new annual flowers of 2021
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
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A showy new sweet potato vine, two heavy-blooming new begonias, and arguably the best yellow petunia yet top the list of interesting new annual flowers debuting in 2021.
Growers, local garden centers, and other plant experts picked those and more for our four-part, best-new-plants series that we compile each January – a good month for gardeners to plan what to plant in the coming season.
The article on best new edibles of 2021 appeared Jan. 7. The best new perennial flowers of 2021 will post on Jan. 21, and the best new trees and shrubs of 2021 is scheduled for Jan. 28.