Texas Gardening: What can I put in butterfly garden here., 0 by pbtxlady

pbtxlady wrote:
Oh, my goodness. I can't believe y'all don't have coneflowers reseed. I planted two about 10 years ago. Now I have hundreds. They are the most successful plant I've ever grown. (Well, besides mint, LOL.) They've completely taken over the bed, which runs the whole length of my driveway. The only thinning I've ever done was to share a couple of dozen last October. That's because they put on just a gorgeous show in May & June. And they are covered with swallowtails.

I tried a couple of years ago to add a couple of Razzle Dazzles to the same bed. They were tiny little plugs from TNN that arrived in July. They didn't make it. Can't say if it was because they weren't as hardy. They may have just been too little, or it was too hot in July, or maybe they just got choked out by all the others. But, whatever it was, I haven't tried any more of the new hybrids.

These guys really need to be thinned, but I hate to throw away baby plants. If anyone wants some, I can share lots.

This message was edited Mar 14, 2008 6:24 PM