I was thinking since it's RU time that it would be nice to see some pics of plants you've received in RUs past.
Some plants don't make it for whatever reasons but those that have it would be great to see them in all their glory.
I got this from an RU last year. Zebrina Hollyhock, it was a small start of a plant and boy it didn't take long to grow up. It's now flowering for me and I love it!!!
Plants of RUs past
Oops forgot the pic LOL
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I know that I am always curious as to how the plants I give away have done. I'll take some pictures of the plants I got from past RUs when things are a bit nicer outside.
I'm particularly curious about how the wahoos I gave away a few RUs back are doing. I have had the unfortunately luck of getting mine mowed down both last year and this year, so it is pretty much starting over again! I'm marking it very carefully now to hopefully prevent that from happening again.
Almost all of my plants are RU plants! LOL
These are wood violets from Dennis. In the upper right corner is a Cedar Sage that I got last spring from Cheryl, I think.
This is the original pink skullcap I got at my very first RU. It's been trimmed back several times.
Wow that is beautiful Stephanie, thank you for sharing some of it with me. I'll be sure to post a pic when it grows up :)
Nice Stephanie...hope my skullcap do as well.
Here is my Wahoo tree (taken about a month ago) that I got from you Dennis. It isn't a really fast grower, but doing great.
Like Stephanie said my whole yard is from DG friends with a few purchased plants here and there.
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Here is a Kinko tree Debnes share about 4 years ago, talk about slow growing! LOL!
A Desert Willow tree that was from Josephine years ago, over 9 foot and blooming.
Here is a good shot of Frostweed from Frostweed of course. Some I have cut back during as it grew in eary summer, and a bit I didn't just to show how tall it gets. It is a larval host to two small butterflies and the migrating Monarchs among others enjoy it when it blooms in the fall. It is also a good light shade plant. This stand only gets morning sun.
I am not sure who shared this one with me or even which area RU I got it from, but it really put out a show early spring. It is kerria japonica.
Bannana18 gifted me the John Farnick Phlox, very hardy stand!
This is Jerusalem Sage that I received from Mitch years ago...miss him since he moved to Oklahoma.
Very nice pictures, I will have to check and show mine too.
Dennis your little Wahoo is doing great, it is still small, but it is blooming, the flowers are very tiny and hide under the leaves.
I need to check mine for blooms when it quits raining.
I have gotten so much more from Josephine and Mitch over the years, but I was trying to spread the glory so to speak. And not to fill up the thread! LOL!
The Saxifraga stolonifera that I got from bananna18 compliment's of her friend Anita is doing wonderful in my medicinal/herb right side. Of course right now it is covered in water and have a swim but it's wee flowers are still high above the water.
The Frostweed that frostweed gave me is trying to live. Not sure it likes my limestone dirt in my yard.
The Garlic Chives I got from Cheryl are great. I collected seed from them last fall and have them planted all over. My wife loves them.
In the back you can see several Red Perilla Plant's which are from the 1 Plant from frostweed.
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The Rootbeer Plant (kenboy) is starting to emerge but the freebie flower dropped it's seed and is bigger this year than last. Not sure what it is but it came with the Rootbeer plant so I saved it.
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The freebie that came w/Rootbeer
The little bluestem grass (patrob) has made a nice home in it's new spot. It is coming out nicely!
Also from patrob torch aloe, apple mint, Ghost plant they are all doing very well. I have 3 Torch Aloes now and one I will be taking to the ETXRU.
The Cholla Cactus from Cheryl
The cute Hairy Toad from pbtxlady.
You do have a standing water problem!! Looks like a good place for a raised bed. Your freebie looks like a keeper for sure.
We get the run off from our 3 house gutter downspouts on that side as well as the runoff from our neighbors 3 down spouts. I was thinking of planting rice. I am actually going to be paving a stone path in that area and direct the water elsewhere so the Saxifraga stolonifera will be moved once more and then placed in it's permanent home.
" I was thinking of planting rice" LOL!
I understand all too well. I have a huge neighborhood drainage intake just a few foot from my fence at the back and get flooding there quite frequently. Also our lot slopes that direction and we have areas that I have dug out lined with pond plastic and filled with cobbles too carry the water away from my beds.
Oh, one plant that the Wildscape uses in water flooded areas in inland sea oats, native too.
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My little Medusa Head from Catz. Isn't it just the cutest lil thing?
Phlox Pilosa I got from Josephine, I think.
Poppies grown from seeds Sheila gave me.
Red shrimp plant from Smock.
Brazos Penstemon from Josephine.
Cool steph your picture just identified a flower I moved from Richardson to our new home in Frisco. I was unable to find it until I saw your pic of the Penstemon which is exactly what I have. The flowers are ever so slightly sweet smelling and look like mini foxglove flowers.
The purple plants in this planter, I got from someone at my very first round up. I can't remember the name of the plant or the person, but both start with an A. LOL The little green viney plant I think I got from Josephine at last spring's RU. Don't remember the name of it either.
West Texas Mistflower from Sheila and Dennis.
My little Blackfoot Daisy from Anna.
This mealy blue sage I got from TJ as a tagalong plant when I traded for frogfruit. I've since pulled out the frogfruit, but left the MB Sage! LOL
That picture with the purple and jew looking plant....not sure about the purple, but the other is Turtle Vine. Not winter hardy, but makes a great dirt cover to shade pot roots. You just bring a handfull in and then when the weather is warm...it takes off.
Alternanthera is the name of the purple stuff. I just remembered! Mark can't stand to see things die, so he drags these pots into the sunroom during the winter and places them where they get lots of bright light. This is year 3 with the alternantheras.
I had some of that once in a deck planter but left it out during the winter. Good that Mark does move it in.
Now that I know how easy it is to root that viney stuff, I can do that during the winter.
Moonshine Yarrow from Anna.
