morganc, my cannas never bloom. I don't think they get quite enough sun where they are. It's enough sun to wilt the coleus, though. I'm having to water them every other day.
Hot August Blooms & Garden Views
Here's the borage I mentioned the other day.
Also blooming are the lantanas, and the rudbeckia hirta. That's about it.
I think Borage is so pretty!
I love the color of both the bloom and leaf of borage, haven't tried growing it here yet. I also like chineese forget me nots, does anyone grow those from seed?
Cheryl
When do you sow the seeds for borage here?
I sowed mine in June. I'm not sure when you're supposed to do it. They're in a pot that gets only a few hours of afternoon shade. I find that if you give them full sun, they just can't take it. They wilt pretty quickly as it is.
Yes, Borage it likes a lot of water, at least in this climate.
Regarding borage, I wrote: They're in a pot that gets only a few hours of afternoon shade.
Oops! I meant to say that they're in a pot that gets only a few hours of afternoon sun. If they got only a few hours shade, I'd have limp mush in that pot.
naked ladies with perilla
ever faithful summer hotties
Are those crinum lillies, now I wish I had bought those bulbs!
no they are not crimun .....they are lycoris...naked ladies, Surprise ladies or several other common names that escape me right now
summer phlox, Davida
like that combo of naked ladies with perilla. I've not seen pink ladies...I have red
Are they the same as Schoolhouse lilies or Oxblood Lilies. I have both red and pink, but haven't seen either this year yet. They usually show up sometime around Labor Day.
Orange Cosmos and Mealy Blue Sage. I planted the Cosmos on the other side of the garden 3 or 4 years ago. Haven't had to plant one since and I pull MANY seedlings in the spring!
Another hot weather bloom
Rose of sharon
four o clocks for hot evening blooms (fragrant)
I love all the pictures of flowers that are grown in Texas. Would they also grow good where I live outside of Phoenix. I would love to have lots of summer color but the heat is awful on alot of my plants. The only ones who do well are my lantanas.
firebirdaj, where I live we've been in a drought since 2006 (in the highest level of drought since last year) and this summer is the worst we've ever had as far as high heat, nothing all THAT extreme, but it's constant, which is not our normal pattern...the constant sun is the enemy of many plants even if watered these days. You probably have much worse heat there...I can't even imagine how that is. I have this list of plants I've been looking at, since I don't know for sure exactly when "normal" rainfall will return and whether our climate has some degree of more permanent change. Of course the list doesn't factor in high heat much, I'm sure. I like Mexican Firebush (I think they left it off the list...big mistake). I hadn't watered mine in years, yet it still comes back ever year and flowers. Also cenizo...next to the firebush, also not watered in a long time. Then this summer I've started watering them a couple of times already just to make sure they are okay and because I want blooms...not a lot of blooms around in the yard. I have Damianita on the property, most full sun, unwatered...hopefully they will survive this summer, although a few look kind of bad right now. We have native trees dying all over now...it's so depressing!
http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/HomeHort/F4Best/nLowWaterPlants.htm
garlic chives are blooming.
hummingbitd's buffet
Turk's Cap
garden phlox
Hey Sharon, do hummingbirds like Turk's Cap? I only have one but would plant more if the hummers like them.
Cheryl
I'm afraid to let my garlic chives start flowering. I'm afraid they'll take over the garden! LOL
Sharon, your phlox is so pretty! Is it John Fannick?
Sharon, your phlox are gorgeous.....do they need shade?
Morgan..........no they don't, but do need some additional water this time of year it wouldn't hurt to add some peat moss in the soil where they are planted
Newton.....turk's cap is a hummingbird favorite. The plants can easily be divided in the early spring or fall for more starts.
Ok, Morgan, while out taking some butterfly shots, I realized my summer phlox that does better is in an area that has some dappled shading
Steph, I don't know the Phlox names except for the white davidia.
Can't help but share. I have several hundreds of butterfly pictures from the early falls here.
I will be looking for Phlox to plant....thanks.
Butterflies are merely tiny Angels.
they are flutter bys to my grkids
Okay, that settles it! I'm breaking down next year and planting zinnias!! LOL
might want some phlox too
I saw my first hummingbird this year. I put out a feeder and have seen it there and on some sages but never near the turks cap, wonder why. I will divide it this spring it is huge and I have a shady spot for it.
Steph....gotta get some zinnia seed
I have some phlox, so I've got that covered. Sharon that pic of the hummer on the zinnia is amazing! You need to submit that in the photo contest this year!
Hi, everyone - Beautiful pics! I'm 65 miles West of Houston and I'm about to dry up and blow away along with my gardens!!! I've been trying to really focus on drought resistant
plants, but even those are having a hard time! I actually had a lantana die! I love the Phlox, but the one I planted (David?white) last year didn't do well and gave up the ghost
'cause it didn't come back this year. Of course, not only are having the hottest temps on
record but one of the coldest winters, caught me by surprise and I lost the original half of
my 7' pencil cactus that was 30 years old and started from a single stick from a nice old
lady I med in CA back in my way early years! sorry to ramble. Anyway, can anyone tell
me if I can move my mealy blue sage now or should I wait? I planted it in haste after I'd
way over-bought plants and needed to get them in the ground and it's in shade until late
afternoon, then it gets full hot sun. It's just very leggy and not blooming hardly at all. Is it
too hot to move now?
Thanks to all for letting me ramble on - I'm feeling very aggravated and hot and tired! As we all are here in "God's country"! LOL!
Deb
Deb,mealy blue sage loves sun, cut it back to maybe 3 inches from the ground, water very well, mulch and keep it watered, it will come back very happy.
Mealy blue needs to be cut bat back when it starts to make seed, or it stops blooming.
We do this at the wildscape in full sun and it works great, I hope it works for you.
Josephine.
Hi, Josephine - do you think I can move it now? I have a full sun location for it.
If you want to move it now it could be risky because you will be severing many of the roots and with this heat it might not be able to take up enough water.
But if you still want to do it, be sure to cut it back and water the plant thoroughly the day before, and again the day of the move, make the hole ahead of time and water it as well, then take as much of the root ball as possible, put it in the hole, mulch and water again. It would help if you do this on a cloudy day, or during a rain. After planting keep it moist and give it some shade for about a week, but don't cover it with a pot, that is too much shade, maybe an improvised shade cloth of some sort.
If you still want to do it after all that, good luck to you Girl !!!!
LOL!!! Well, when you put it like that, hmm...let me see - NO! I'll wait until the spring. Or should I do it during the fall? I'm so confused these days!