Glorious May Blooms

i'll have seeds of it very soon. every bloom turns into a seed pod with 3-5 seeds. let me know if you want some.
they grow wild here. I've seen quite a few in the woods in bloom. I love it!

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I have anoles but low humidity. What are the little tan lizards with spots? This is the first year I've seen them here.

I would definately try some seed. Josephine gave me one plant last year but alas it died.
Are you talking about leapord geckos? They are everywhere here and I know they aren't native. I do not know what lizards are found here so its just a guess.
C

It is a Gecko. I did a google search it looked like the Med. gecko, kind of. I've never seen them here before but the 2 I've found were in the feedroom. One was stuck in a trash can full of feed, I put it out side, and the other one was hanging on the wall right below the rat snake.

Cheryl, I am sorry your Coral Bean died, even my larger one that is at least 10 years old seems to be declining, it only made three blooms this year, and no seed.
If you can get seed it would be good to give it a try, but it is very difficult to germinate, the shell is very hard, I usually give it the boiling water treatment and that helps to start them soaking water.
It usually takes 5 years to bloom from seed, not a plant for the impatient.

cajun, i would like afew coralbean seeds when you get some, please.

Does it naturally grow in our area? I nerd to check on its needs first.

Yes it is supposed to, but more toward, http://wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ERHE4

When we found the first one in the woods by our house in bloom, we gathered seeds and started them. They came up the first year. I don't honestly think it was more than two years before it bloomed.

I've since found several growing here and there around the property that I've managed to protect. i absolutely delight seeing them all in bloom! that coral popping up in multiple locations. i love nature!!

one thing: beware of thorns. they hide under leaves....

Well I guess different zones and different soil equals different results, I am glad it works faster for your area.

Delphinium carolinianum, Hymenopappus artemisiifolius, Mediolobivia Coloratus

Beautiful flowers Perko! I love that red cactus bloom.

Lovely flowers Michael, glad to see you posting.

Thanks and glad to be here.

Josephine, i'm wondering if there really IS something about the soil and conditions here.
Maybe it's because i was able to duplicate the conditions it grows in naturally? by that i mean, our soil is poor and sandy.
basically, i just didn't amend the soil where i planted those seeds--and got lucky ;-)

for some reason, we were also able to grown a BUNCH of cannas from seeds we collected here. my MIL started with ONE gallon pot and now we have hundreds. we were goofing around and dropped seeds about every 10' and the next spring about 40 or more came up!
and you know how hard canna seeds are. i think even harder than the coral bean.

either way, i'm definitely no expert (far from it) ~ again, probably just lucky.

So pretty, Michael! Glad to see you posting again.

Gardenia augusta, My Miniature Rose that smells wonderful,





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@Marty: you bet.
Cheryl, Josephine... do you want any of these seeds?

Michael, your flowers are beautiful. Great shots, too.

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Is the last one tickseed or cosmos? Thinking....

I could probably use some of those seeds Carole, but no rush about it.

My morning glory tree and lantana are the usual dependables this spring. Nothing much seems to affect them.

The plumeria are blooming non stop for the first time this year.

I've had it around here cosmos has very sparse foliage. When I see it here I always get it confused. Do you know where it came from?

By the buds, I think it's a tickseed.

My coreopsis.

Tickseed are coreopsis. I grow a few of the native annual tyoes but none match your flowers. The leaves are like Coreopsis tinctoria.

Those are just gorgeous Cheryl.

They are pretty, native and super easy from seed. They dont last all summer and tend to get tall and floppy in my rich, watered beds but I do love them. Those are all tinctoria. The variation from seed is amazing. Still I think the basilis are the prettiest. Next year I am ordering some dwarf seed for shorter plants. Some of these get 3 feet tall.
C

Tickseed are sunflowers, I didn't know that.

The balloon flowers are popping like crazy! I think they've appreciated all the recent rains.

Volunteer Black-Eyed Susans

Pink & white skullcap

Big Red Mountain Sage

My little anole with a short tail. :)

That sage is a nice color. I am not familiar with that one, is it a native? What species is it?

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Cheryl, it's this one: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/64090/

It's pretty, I remember someone giving some at an RU last year. I wonder if its really hardy only to zone 8?

It has come back for the past couple of years for me.

I noticed that the pH requirement is on the alkaline side. kinda unusual. I dont have that anywhere in my garden.

Marty, you could amend a spot for it. Use wood ash or lime and then periodically top dress with some to keep it that way. When I was in Crosby I made little acid places for my blueberries and they did well. Alas, we drove by last year and they were all gone as well as my 30 year old antique roses. So sad.

Crinum
Cardoon will bloom soon
Gladiolus
Monarda

This year the garden is so nice ...

I think we decided they are Tickseed. Which is a Native. I don't remember such a long season for natives. The rain and cooler weather has given me blooms I haven't seen for along time and they are lasting. I think many seeds wait until the time is right. I got my tickseed from a mix/blend. You just can't beat the natives.

When you reseed do it in the fall or winter, for spring blooms.