Green Hairy Ball Plant

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Green hairy ball plant.

We put the bouquet out for display and it has been an instant. This new annual from ball features green puff ball flowers that are so cute. This hardy annual or short lived perennial is a charming addition to beds and containers. Fast growing annual milkweed hardy in zones 8 10.

After frost i moved it out of the vegetable garden but we then had a hundred year cold winter and it didn t come back. It is also called balloon plant and when picked green the inflated seed pods dry well. This week deb our beloved staff member and gardener extraordinaire brought in a small bouquet featuring one of the hot new annuals the barn nursery sold this spring. So grow a pair or more or hairy balls this spring.

Hairy balls in full glory. After months of beautiful growth prolific flowering my hairy green balls plant has dropped most of it s leaves over night. By end of summer we counted five monarch caterpillars crawling all over it. This plant volunteered in my vegetable garden summer before last.

Dogs old chewed ball hairy colours round loved play fun chase run fit exsert exercise energy balls bounce tired red blue green soft real fur fluffy ball pompon balls. Swan plant milkweed balloon plant or hairy balls no matter what you call this multifeatured plant it is still gomphocarpus physocarpus unless you know it by its former name asclepias. The vivid blossoms rise on stiff erect stems clad with long glossy dark green leaves. A milkweed family member another common name is balloon plant.

It is the new green ball dianthus. About a week ago it got an infestation of yellow colored aphids. It was the mystery plant until someone from local coop ext id d it for me. Here are some facts about this amazing plant.

I sprayed this plant with dish soap 1 2 teaspoons in a quart of water. Yup they are indeed hairy balls. Across 7 cm in late spring and summer. Also the leaves that dropped turned yellow over night.

If you enjoy flower arranging you are going to lov. The spiky green hairy balls of a balloon plant gomphocarpus physocarpus growing in thailand hairy balls balloonplant. Native to south africa this plant is an invasive in tropical climates but in my zone 6 7 area winter cold keep it in check. The plant is related to milkweed and attracts bees and wasps making it a good choice for growing near the veggie garden.