Texas Gardening: Gardening with Texas Native plants @ Wildflowers. Part 3., 0 by bettydee

bettydee wrote:
Josephine,

The Herbertia lahue is endemic to Texas, but Herbertia lahue ssp. caerulea is not. It grows in Louisiana as well. The majority of the Herbertia that grow here belong to the subspecies. Those Herbertia that don't close by 3:00 PM are the species lahue.

I collected some Woolley White seeds this afternoon. Unfortunately, I also got a lot of petals and a few Lovebugs mixed in with the seed so I have to let everything dry for a few days. It was unbelievable. There were hundreds and hundreds of Lovebugs all over the Woolley White. I collected enough seed for 3 or 4 packets. Is anyone else interested in Woolley White?

On my way to the patch of Woolley White, I ran over an area covered in Lemon Beebalm, Monarda citriodora. I had to stop for a moment to enjoy that wonderful aroma. The flowers in this area are such a pale pink that they're almost white. The bracts are paler as well. Most photographs show the purple version also known as Purple Horsemint.