Texas Gardening: September Blooms, 1 by LindaTX8

LindaTX8 wrote:
Josephine, I'm afraid that's not a native at all. Which is probably why I rarely see any insects attracted to it. When I was taking a propagation class once, we were allowed to take cuttings from plants in the back part of the nursery to practice on. I saw the blooms on that plant and took cuttings, not even knowing at the time exactly what it was...I've had this one ever since.
I've really revved up this large Turk's Cap plant lately. It seems that a mean old armadillo keeps getting in the yard and digging nearby where I have fairly new plants. When I fill the holes next to those plants back up, I water, trying to save those plants and while I'm watering there, the Turk's Cap gets some extra water also. I can't get the whole plant into a photo...too big. Oh, and there's a Pokeweed there also.
As for Mr. Armadillo, I've been trying to trap him, but he must be leery of the trap. So...I've thought of something I think might work as bait. Oh yes, let's see if he can resist a whole pot full of fishing worms! I'll try anything at this point!

This message was edited Sep 6, 2009 12:26 PM