Sharon, one day mine will be as big as yours! LOL
Late May & June Blooms (pt 1)
Sorry Steph, didn't realize you had already posted the butterfly weed. As pictured, they grow wild in my fields here. Dang near impossible to transplant into my gardens as they have a huge taproot. I have tried without sucess and they take awhile to establish from seed. I don't have the patience. Another wild one is the white yarrow, I have successfully moved quite a bit of it
No problem, Sharon! I love seeing what it's going to look like when full grown. The one I posted is only in its second year after barely surviving last year. In fact, I was quite surprised when it came back from the dead. LOL I moved it to a better location and hopefully it'll do well and thrive.
well let me know if it survives. I have never moved one that made it
pictured Crinum Lily.......candy stripe, milk and wine, several other common names for the cultivar. I am not sure which one is correct
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bananna, Is that French hollyhock the same as a fig leaf hollyhock? I like it!
I don't think Zebrina French Hollyhock is the same. Look at the thread started by Charleneplants, there is more infoand a link to the plantflies.
That *is* a French Hollyhock. Mine looked like that the second year it bloomed. They can be white with purple stripes, pink with purple stripes, and shades in between.
So is that Malva Fastigiata (I'm still trying to place it in my mind)? I did grow that up north. I'd forgotten how much I liked that and I grew it from seed, too. I heard it called Musk Mallow or Musk hollyhock, but not French hollyhock. I'll research and follow the thread you mentioned. I just bought some fig leafed hollyhock but it hasn't taken off yet. Is sad to do very well in heat and humidity--and I've got a lot of that!
No, it's not Malva fastigiata, it's Malva sylvestris. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/51464/
This is Malva fastigiata: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/74504/
Ohhhhhh, now I got it! =D I'm pretty good with the latin names but get all tied up with some of the common names. Yes, I'm one of those....I do love those Malvas and am happy to know I can grow them here in TX. I keep thinking that many of the things I grew up north won't take the heat down here. Thank you so much for the clarification.
I have a only a few things blooming right now so I thought I would post. This is a good thread! I love seeing what others have blooming.....
Here is a half barrel planter. All the plant are those I bought on a whim on Mother's Day. From different places. The rose in the center is Honey Sweet from Chamblee's.
Is this plant as succeptable to PM as other holly hocks are? I like the size and color but don't want to battle and more mildew!
C
Daisies (Old Court and Crazy Daisy) and daylilies.
In a word, yes, unless you have it in a very well ventilated area. It's also susceptible to rust, which was a bigger hassle to deal with than the powdery mildew.
Pretty rose! What are those small red things cascading downward in that barrel?
Salvia May Night and Grace (an Austin rose).
stephanietx, the little red things were not labeled. I think I got those at Blue Moon or Breedlove's. I know they are around as I've asked what they are myself here on the forum. It will all have to be moved to permanent beds this fall as all will get too big, but I'm trying out the color combo in a planter first. I just saw it, knew I wanted one, and got it. Later I saw the rose and thought they might go together. Everyone at my house was traveling on business on Mother's Day. See what happens when they leave me to my own devices!
Here is a daylily I have blooming now. I don't know what it is but I got it from Oakes.
Snowgoose is really blooming away right now. And in stagnant humidity and heat! With a minimum of water!
And finally this is one of my first blooms from Perdita (another Austin). I just planted this one bareroot this spring and it seems to be taking the heat and all quite well. I hope it keeps on going as the fragrance is quite good! This is in the evening after its bath.
Those are some really pretty roses.
Pretty combination of the rose and the may night salvia. I love that salvia!
May night is pretty, I especially like the intensity of the color. Unfortunately mine did not do well, I think it was in part sun and didn't like that. Do they need complete full sun?
C
newtonsthirdlaw, mine gets shad in the afternoon. It is on the east side of the house. It is in a raised bed, though, and gets really good drainage. That may be the thing.
Could be, I might try one in my raised bed and see. It is mostly sunny there except early morning. They aren't prone to mildew are they (:
C
Not that I know of. Others many have had more experience with this variety. I've not had any problems at all with it.
Mine is in a full sun bed, but it gets dappled shade in the hot afternoon from the taller plants around it. The leaves start looking a little stressed during the hot, hot summer if they don't get periodic supplemental watering. That's pretty much the only "negative" thing I can think of.
Terri....the plant id in question is this one....
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1334/
Firecracker plant or coral plant....'Russelia equisetiformis'
On the French Hollyhocks...mine looks like the 'Zebrina' but can't be sure. I am plagued with rust on it every year also. PM on lots of other things but not it.
That's what I was thinking that plant was, Sheila, but wasn't for sure. Thanks for the positive ID.
I got some from someone at the first College Station RU but wasn't sure of the name had to search a bit.
Cool! Thanks Sheila_FW! I knew it started with an 'R', but that always sounds so silly when you say it out loud! Russelia, Russelia, Russelia! Must remember now that I have one.
Is it too late in the season to still plant some perennials? I haven't planted any this time of year before, usually sticking to early spring or fall.
Cheryl
You can still plant, but you have to be more diligent with watering until they're established.
I do, but with shade and lots of water. But I hate to keep a lot in the nursery pots. I always find that I forget to water or the dogs get them. They can't resist chewing on the pots and whatever is in the pots suffers badly. It works out better for me if I just plant and be done with it.
Have you ever just had a bad gardening year? I swear that last year my flowers were breathtaking. This year the yard is a mess and so many things look awful to me. I am resisting the temptation to start pulling things up that look bad and replace them. I know some things will go because they aren't doing well or I don't like the bloom time etc. so there will be a trip or two to find replacements...
C
I'm having a hard time too. Things were looking pretty good, but last week we had a sprinkler system put in, and now my gardens look like a war zone. :( I was able to rescue a few victims, but most aren't going to make it. They were either dug and tossed aside, or buried. Ugh. For a few days I felt like someone punched me in the stomach.
I've actually planted things in June before, but they were new transplants that did better in the ground than the pot. How does it work to dig and move things this time of year? As long as the beds are torn up and things are being replaced, I was thinking I might as well go ahead and dig/move the remaining things that need it. I don't want to wait till September to fix this mess! But it's so hot... I just don't know.
Does anyone have a Henry Duelberg (sp) that they can start a cutting from now? That's one of my victims (came from Ceejay). It was so big and pretty this year too. Oh, and then they also dug up and killed my mature blue mealy-cup sage from Phyllis. :(
I am thinking the same, go ahead and clean up and replant and see what happens. It's upsetting to have a plant die that you really like but worse when someone else kills it! One good thing about gardening, there is always next season...
C
Patty....I do move stuff around some in the summer. I trim them back and dig with roots intact, then keep watered well until they start to put out foilage again. I do loose a few but usually it is because I don't follow up with watering like I should.
terri.... The squirrels do a number on plants outside in pots here. Then this year we have gotten two new puppies. They pick my flower bed to wrestle with each other it seems. Also one is pulling up my plant markers and chewing on them. Thought I might start spraying them with pepper juice or something to break that habit.
Patty, I have a baby mealy blue sage that I winter sowed and haven't planted yet. I can pot it up and nurse it through the summer for you if you'd like it in the fall. Just let me know!
Stephanie, I'd love it if you could please save it for me. The one I had was so pretty this year... I am just ill every time I look at it.
If it does happen to come back, I'll let you know so someone else can have yours. Thanks!
Okie dokie! Gotcha covered.
Sheila, yes! My dogs want to use the plant beds for wrestling mats as well. I have quite a few roses, and when they get big enough they tend to scratch the dogs, so they go elsewhere. I started buying the small laundry baskets from the dollar stores (on sale) last spring. I put them out over any new plantings and peg them down. Looks kind of crazy but the dogs have figured out that mom doesn't want them messing with whatever is under the baskets.