Echinocereus viridiflorus
march blooms
Sooo pretty, Cheryl
My favorite rose CASSIE has start to bloom (this rose should qualify for the Earth-kind selection).
Crossvine is also blooming.
Martha Gonzales rose (a must have).
Arugula is bolting and it looks great.
Peonies are budding.
Also Mutabilis and Knock Out roses are in bloom in the front ... just too windy to take a good shot !
arugula is pretty enough to plant just for the flowerss!!!
First two photos are of my orchid tree which is blooming now
3rd photo is of the nasturtiums that were mistakenly planted in pots that had been fertilized. I thought they were not going to bloom at all. These plants were clones I got from rooting one vine from last years seeded crop. I just kept snipping and rooting, snipping and rooting in water. Therefore, they are aall the saame color.
The last two photos are two coleus that I managed to over winter from cutting taken last fall. Dont know the first one but the second one is Buttercreme.
I luv the coleus. Mine are all house plants. But I love the foliage.
I love them too and its true what i read about 40* being their cut off point. They just cannot tolerate the cold weather. I lost all but two of those I left outdoors.
steadycam3
a friend of mine gave me a COLEUS plant as a "friendship" gift. I must not kill it !
Where do you suggest I plant it in my garden?
Sun, or shade ... do they need a lot of water?
That coleus is pretty. I don't know why I don't plant it. Does it need alot of water?. My kale is bolting and looks nice too.
Haha drthor...we crossposted but thinking the same thoughts
Coleus do well in shade. They will die in the hot sun. I have mine in planters on my front porch.
They are not frost hardy either. In fact i've seen them refered to as Annuals, which doesn't make sense to me, bc botanically they are not annuals.
Mammilaria potsii
The very dark red, purple ones can take the most sun and anywhere else that would be full sun but in Texas, dappled sun is best. They do best in very bright light but not sun. In bright shade, the leaves get huge and in full sun the leaves get tiny and are not the true color. 40* is the lowest temp they can withstand and live. Once to 40 and they look frostbitten and more than once, they just dont make it. If you want an education on coleus, go to Rosydawngardens.com. All they sell is coleus and they have a tutorial on caring for them.
Thanks so much steadycam3.
WOW Rosydawngardens.com !!!! so many Coleus !
I have been working in the garden in the past few days ... lots is happening. I will take some pictures tomorrow is the wind is not blowing.
I spotted a lot of red wasps ... weee ... they are looking for food !
Cheryl, I could be inspired to have a cactus garden with you posting all your cacti pics! Unfortunately, I seem to kill cacti.
I think it must be so rewarding to see them bloom. (the cacti). Im starting with some succulents, and red yucca. If I dont water them to death, I may venture further.
Lots of roses are starting to bloom here.
#1 Duchess de Brabant
#2 Knock Out
Also daffodils
Self seeded Violas
Daffodils
Self seeded Toadflax
Snapdragon (free - it flew in my garden from somewhere and now it has been relocated to the front yard)
Wild Strawberry
Love the decorative cabbages in my front bed
By the way, my sprinkler system is still off ...
Lots of tall Bearded Irises will bloom soon
This is again MUTABILIS ROSE ... it is amazing that one plant can produce all different color flowers.
Finally I was able to take some good pictures of my Crossvine blooming. Today the wind is slow.
Those vines are growing around the back arbor.
I have a lot of stuffing coming up and getting ready to bloom. What an exciting time of the year!
Lots of things are waking up and looking nice.
1) 10 petal anemone from steadycam
2) pot of miscellaneous sedums plus some winter color still going strong
3) tulips, phlox, candytuft, 4 nerve daisies, chocolate daisy
4) golden groundsel and oxalis
5) fleabane
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Very nice Dennis, your plants are ahead of mine. I do have golden groundsel in bloom.
C
Must be because of all of those busy mason bees in my yard... :)
My Golden Groundsel is doing its thing as well.
I need some of that! Does it like sun, shade, partial??
Partial shade is good, it is really beautiful and it is evergreen.
Guys, thanks for posting your golden groundsel. It looks nothing like I thought it would. I will ask for some next year. I already have asked for enough stuff to keep me busy for a year! Dennis, so glad your tenpetal anemones lived and thrived. They look great. Thanks for posting. I like to see things Ive given away and how they did.
I always like to see plants I've given away doing well, too. :)
Finally have some color showing up!
Why does the first coneflower blooms always look so pathetic? LOL
May Night Salvia
Four Nerve Daisies (such a happy flower!)
Guillardia
Leftover fall & winter berries
Finally you get to see what's been growing all along. spring MUST really be here. Ive read about May night Salvia in the mags but never could tell what it looked like. the foliage is different from most Salvias, isn't it. It's very pretty.
Dennis, the lyre leaf sage (the purple ones) are looking good and healthy, when they bloom I'll post a pic. The Brazilian Rock rose I planted in too much shade and did not grow much. I have moved it to the sun this spring but it is healthy. The red columbine you gave me either did not make it or have not come back after going dormant. The yellow columbine I got about the same time is alive and well but has not bloomed yet.
I have found red columbine to be a bit more finicky than yellow columbine. I've had to replace my red columbine when it all died, but I regularly have to dig up my yellow columbine volunteers.
Good to know, Dennis. We did not have a winter so it may not be gone for good. Im hoping.
My purple Bearded Irises are starting to open up ... they are stunning against the silver color of the Cardoon behind.
#1 the first Clematis of 2013
#2 stunning Louisiana Irises
#3 rose Abraham Darby - so fragrant
#4 still some Daffodils popping around the garden
#5 Scabiosa
Crossvine - what a show !
I don't remember which DG member suggested Crossvine for my arbor after I had to remove my Rose Rosette diseased climbers ...
Thank you so much !! This vine is stunning.
It is not invasive and it is ever green and a slow grower ... fantastic !
Sheila, my white yarrow that you gave me last year finally bloomed. It gets the prize for the plant that "looks like it's about to bloom" for the longest period before it actually does? or maybe I was overanxious. Anyway, below is white yarrow, pink snapdragon, yellow zexmenia, a lonely purple pansy, one bloom on the turk's cap and down in the right corner a bloom of the fragrant salmon and yellow lantana. way in the the back are some blooms of the regular pink and yellow lantana.
