Coral Nymph Salvia
Cool Wet September Blooms
Your Coral Nymph looks stunning Stephanie. Now I know mine needs more sun.
I absolutely love Coral Nymph! It was the first plant I grew in Texas that flourished in a pot sitting on pavement in the hot sun. Not only did it thrive, it reseeded itself. I now have them scattered throughout the garden. They are easy enough to pull up if they are unwanted, but I generally used them to fill in those little blank spaces.
Sheila, if you put it in very full sun, watch it because it'll need some supplemental watering. When we had the 100º+ days, I had to water them daily.
Thanks for the heads up Stephanie. I noticed I did have one coming up in a sunnier location and it is already bigger than my one last year. It is in the middle of a lot of other plants and is shaded at the roots.
Stephanietx, I have the same question about the bulbine. Someone told me after they bloom to pinch off the top and stick it,but I tried that it didn't work. Your coral nymph is beautiful.
Propagate bulbine by by dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets).
Stephanie, may I get a few cuttings of your coral nymph added to my other cuttings please?
Charlene
Charlene, they grow VERY easy from seeds. Do you want those? They normally die down in winter, but are prolific reseeders. I don't know how they'd do from cuttings, but I can bring some for you if you'd like.
Stephanie, how about I try a few cuttings and a little seed also if you don't mind the trouble?
Charlene
Stephanie
Is bulbine hardy here? Is it the annual I see for sale in garden centers?
Cheryl
I am looking for a variety of plants that will grow in partial shade and that do not need a lot of water, meaning they don't die in a few days during the long hot summer. Any books that might give me ideas. My garden is new and I have been experimenting.
Cheryl
Cheryl~I don't know if Bulbine is hardy, which is why I want to propagate it. I'm going to mulch it heavily and see what happens.
For your shade plants, look at the thread someone started recently for ideas for shade plants.
Stephanie, I don't think that the bulbine is hardy. I plan on putting mine in the greenhouse.
It makes little offsets that can be easily divided if it is very old at all. If not, I'd put it inside for this year.
I have posted a list of plants that I need id'ed here.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1039671/
They are all blooming now. If anyone can help with the id, I'd be pleased.
Charlene
I have been out photographing plants, and I am so happy to see that so many are thriving since all of the rain. I wasn't sure if I'd ever see pretty flowers again after the triple digits on top of a drought!
Here is one of my
I have been out photographing plants, and I am so happy to see that so many are thriving since all of the rain. I wasn't sure if I'd ever see pretty flowers again after the triple digits on top of a drought!
Here is one of my faves. A purple oxalis that I got at an RU this spring.
Here are the flowers with it.
Here is the prettiest peach colored hib.
Lady in Red, a.k.a. Salvia coccinea.
This sunflower just came up in the middle of the yard. It has bloomed continuously all season.
This Tx mist flower has really spread. It is so pretty.
Here is my Dragonfruit flower just about to bloom. It is about 8 inches long and growing everyday.
Doesnt it look like it is going to say "FEED ME!" like The Little Shop of Horrors?
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Malabar spinach is growing like a weed and flowering like crazy. I love this tasty plant.
Elephant or purple Amaranth.
Guava. It has fruited twice and is flowering again.
Jujube, you gotta tell me more about the spinach. Do you have any seeds to share? How do you prepare it for eating?
More, more, I wanna know more.
Starfuit pic is a bit fuzzy. It will be completely covered in flowers and fruit in a few weeks.
Wild passion flower. I think Incense but not sure. It is an unstoppable gorgeous weed.
Strawberry Tree. It is just about to open but looks just like a strawberry flower. The fruit tastes like cotton candy and must be picked twice a day when adult.
Calamondin.
This plant does flowers and fruits whenever the hell it wants. HA!
Smells like my grannys bathroom soaps and oranges.
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Jujube, the passionflower is incarnata or maypop as is it's common name. It makes fruit that is about the size and color of a lime. It is edible.
Charlene
Barbados Cherry with flowers and one fruit in the background. My first one of this tree. It is just turning red.
Hey Charlene.
You can get those Malabar Spinach seeds probably on Daves or Ebay for a buck or two. I just eat the leaves like a salad. They are crunchy good and the plant loves heat. They freeze in the winter so I let all the vines die around the yard and keep one in a pot inside over winter. It will keep giving flowers and seeds during the winter. You get about a thousand seeds each year so replanting is easy. The seeds also can be used as a dye I believe. They love sun and will grow up a tree or a trellis. They sprout right away but wait to establish roots for a long time and then just explode.
I have never cooked them but I hear they get slimy when heated so I always eat them fresh off the vine.
If you have problems getting seeds, I can send you some in a bit or some plants. They grow everywhere.
This passionvine is wild growing here in San Marcos. We have many of the edible ones but this one never produces fruit at my house or any other location even with multiple cross-polinators that are producing. It may have to do with when the flowers bloom on this one.
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I want to know about the dragon fruit. What does it taste like, and will it make it through the winter?
The taste is neither good or bad. Kinda in between. A bland kiwi maybe. I remember it was juicy so I ate the whole thing. My wife's friend loves them.
Here is a picture. They sure are incredible looking.
http://www.cforums.lv/tmceimages/pics/fruits/dragon_fruit.jpg
Oh yeah,
I keep the main one inside in the winter. It is hard to do cause they like to climb trees during the summer. I broke off a bunch of pieces last year and put them at the base of the house and all but one survived. It you put it at the base of the South facing part of the house zone 8b and up, you might be okay.
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I see buds on my Mexican bush sage! Unfortunately I haven't been home until after dark for almost 2 weeks now. I go out in the garden with a flash light to check on things but tomorrow I will be out bright and early to see who has flourished from the rain.
C
Jujube, here is a photo of my incense. It may be the same as yours with different lighting. Mine is a very deep color. My incarnata is the same colors as yours, but the pattern of yours is more like incense. My incense has never fruited for me. My incense is much larger than the incarnata and is very fragrant. Incarnata smells nice, but incense fragrance is much stronger. So, you are probably right about it being incense, especially if the lighting was very bright and washed out the color of the flower to make it look lighter than it is normally.
Charlene
I am trying some Edulis, Maypop, Granadilla, Blue Bouquet and a violet variety I cant recall. The Granadilla flowers and fruit are supposed to be softball sized. It doesnt like heat so I planted it next to the crawl space under my house which stays very cool. I am going to dress that sucker up in a wool cap and scarf this winter to make sure it makes it. No flowers this year but there should be some next.
Here is a link.
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/i/b/Giant-Granadilla.jpg
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I had a Granadilla, but I managed to kill it. I can kill lady Margaret also, I have had her twice. Lady lavendar, Incense, Incarnata, alba, and one more I can't think of do well for me.
I may have to take another shot at the granadilla.
Charlene
I had one that never grew more than 6 inches for over a year. They are very picky.
Yard is a disaster but the plants seem happy.
