Texas Gardening: What's Blooming in Your Garden Now?, 1 by dmj1218

dmj1218 wrote:
RJ--I'd get an "F" in garden design--I'm just a plant collector and grower and most of them are not tropical. But I do have one seriously huge rangoon creeper and 37 varieties of Louisiana Iris' which are real nice late March. And a few others... ;)

One new plant I like alot this year is this one:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/59740/index.html

Got it down at Joshuas for all of one dollar. There are better pics of it at top tropicals and a red version I'd love to have. These like full shade, lots of moisture, and blooms nonstop. Sorta look like a poinsetta with the color leaf bract. Small subshrub. This one's a worker in the garden--but maybe my clero incisum will look nice soon--for a short while--its covered in blooms. I'm thinking of putting it out front in the ground--it likes it dry and I need the pot. I'm sure it will look great right next to a beautyberry....

Do need some americrinums? I'm going to be dividing and moving these after they finish blooming. They have a much longer blooming period than regular crinums; have been blooming nonstop since May 25th and show no signs of stopping anytime soon either on about 3 hours a day dappled sun. They are huge bulbs too--much larger than tennis balls but smaller than volleyballs--lol