Texas Gardening: North Central Texas RU April 28, 2012 (Trade Thread) #2, 1 by steadycam3

steadycam3 wrote:
Sybram, the cowpen daisies I got at the RU last year were just awesome for me. One tiny plant made this huge "bush" that is still blooming today. It's supposed to be an annual but we did not have a winter this year so mine just kept going. I did not get re-seeding probably because they need stratification and it did not get cold enough here to get them to germinate. I think Cheryl has lots of seedlings so you might ask her. Here's a photo. I think ironweed would look great behind them. I dont have ironweed but probably someone you know, does. I would be using mexican petunia behind them but everyone seems afraid to use those because they re-seed heavily. If you are going to mow around them, the seedlings would not be a problem. They dont have the fluff so they only fall about 5 feet away from the mother plant. If it's on a hill, the rain will wash the seeds down the hill, however. Mine are surrounded by concrete and my beds are heavily mulched so I only get seedlings between my flagstones. Mine are really pretty and they are indestructible. I have pink ones and purple ones. There are white ones too but I dont have any of those. Happy to share and no one has asked for the ones Im offering. The frostweed blooms white and would look great behind the yellow daisies as well. I'll bet Josephine has good ideas to share on this subject.

Syb, I have ageratum or flossflower which is bluish purple. They would also look good with the cowpen daisies.

This message was edited Mar 27, 2012 6:48 PM