Texas Gardening: Epsom Salts, 1 by pbtxlady

pbtxlady wrote:
I don't have a closeup, but here's a photo I took last year when it was really coming into bloom. As I recall it blooms for about six weeks. In this photo my Georgia Blue speedwell is just starting to bloom, but when it really gets going, that blue and yellow are very pretty together. Don't know why I don't have a picture of that!

There's another clump of the sedum up next to the house, which gets more shade. As you can see, in shade it's greener and doesn't bloom. Still grows like crazy, though. In fact, that clump next to the house formed after I THOUGHT I pulled it up from that location.

Oh... forgot to mention. I know this isn't the thread where we discussed our scutellarias. But for those who were reading both threads, my Texas pink skullcap is just to the right of this picture. The sedum blooms yellow first, then the Georgia blue chimes in, and just before it finishes, the pink skullcap starts up and stays till frost. It's fun to watch my little pond area change from April to June.

Also for those who are getting water hyssop at the swap, that's it growing in the pond on the right. It comes out in April, but it doesn't bloom until about June. By midsummer you can barely see its "container."

Note to self: take more pictures in mid-summer. :)

Just to stay on topic--all of this stuff gets Epsom salts every year!

This message was edited Oct 18, 2007 11:32 PM