Texas Gardening: Gardening with Texas Native Plants & Wildflowers, part 11., 1 by hill5422

hill5422 wrote:
konkreteblond--I see beebalm described as both an annual and a perennial. Guess that is dependent upon on your zone. I am thrilled with my success with it. I had no idea it would be so easy to start and transplant and it responds so well to fertilizing. I will be keeping it in my garden for years to come.

Good Jackie, I am glad we are on the same page again.

Debbie...maybe ALL the Monarda you mentioned is native? Regardless, I know the M. citriodora exists in the wild in Texas, native or not and I LIKE it. ;-))

In other news, the Gaillardia I started from seed this winter is almost ready to bloom. Here is a little teaser for you...