Thanks Josephine! I was hoping it was some sort of Agalinis. My computer has been playing up on me lately. (In case you wondered why I haven't been online much.) I thought I had it fixed, but it wasn't.
Do you happen to have a pic of Slender Agalinis? I wasn't able to get any of the seeds I had for either Agalinis to grow for me this year. :-.
Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( Blue )
Deb, here is my picture from the plant files, now that you mention it, the leaves look similar, but are your flowers blue? or is it just the light.
As a matter of fact, I don't have any growing either, maybe I still have some seeds from last year, I will look.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/131074/
I have thousands of those growing wild all over our place. Real beauties.
trois
You are a lucky guy Trois!!!!
Yep, but I have helped by selective mowing for several years. 9 years ago there were only few plants.
Troi,
That's nice to have thousands of those! I do a bit of selective mowing myself! Tried sowing some in spring, but none of them came up, :- Do you get Buckeye butterflies?
I get a lot of butterflies that move too fast for pictures. I will try to find out.
There is another large patch up now, hopefully blooming soon.
debnes_dfw_tx, we have a lot of those later in the year. I hadto look them up.
debnes_dfw_tx, we have a lot of those later in the year. I had to look them up.
I have seen quite a few of the Buckeyes this year, so I know there must be a larval host somewhere nearby. I'm surprised you have any trouble getting pics of them.. The males will just sit and bask when they find a comfortable spot. One of these years maybe get some Agalinis to grow and a chance to host them.
Keep an eye out for chewed plants in your patch.
:-D
Few butterflies stay put here, except in winter.
Deb, all these plants are larval hosts for the Buckeye, I bet you have some of them.
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia):
ACANTHACEAE: Snake-herb (Dyschoriste linearis), Violet Ruellia (Ruellia nudiflora), PLANTAGINACEAE: English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata), Pale-Seed Plantain (P. virginica), Buck-Horn Plantain (P. coronopus), Dooryard Plantain (P. major), Common Plantain (P. rugelii), Cedar Plantain (P. helleri), Tallow-Weed (P. hookeriana); SCROPHULARIACEAE: Beach Gerardia (Agalinis fasciculata), Flat-Flower Gerardia (Agalinis homalantha), Slender Gerardia (Agalinis tenuifolia), False Foxglove (Aureolaria grandifloria), American Bluehearts (Buchnera americana), Texas Paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa), Prairie Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja purpurea), Butter and Eggs (Linaria vulgaris); Snapdragon Vine (Maurandya antirrhiniflora), Toad-Flax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), VERBENACEAE: Common Frogfruit (Lippia nodiflora), Lance-Leaf Frogfruit (Lippia lanceolata), Brazilian Verbena (Verbena bonariensis).
Yes I have a couple of those Josephine, but I have never seen any cats on them. Maybe they will sneak upand surprise me soon.
Thanks for the list!
:-D
I discovered this along the fence-line this morning. I don't know what the name is, but it is a native that just "showed up".
Sorry, I think this one is purple and I put it in the wrong place.
Charlene
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Charlene....
It is under the purple section. Here is a link. She has two other pics on there also.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=1994857
Charlene, that plant is adorable but it is not native, it is called Henbit, and it is an introduced plant;
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LAAM
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53157
Thank you for checking it out.
Josephine.
There is nothing like Texas Bluebonnets in the spring!
Sweet!
Very pretty Jessareel
Prairie Larkspur ( Delphinium carolinianum ) Dee & I found these growing between Jacksonville & Palestine
the afternoon of the ETRU '09. Brilliant blue flowers stood out even as we passed by at 60mph
Oh dear I just realized I should have posted this on the purple thread! I'm sorry, I'll repost it there :(
This lovely liatris is growing wild across from my house and up a good length of the street where there are no houses. I'm going to collect some seed heads when they're ready and scatter them everywhere, I want more!
This message was edited Sep 24, 2009 9:31 PM
Swordleaf Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium chilense), Iridaceae Family, native, perennial, blooms in March through May
I dug a clu,p up in the wild and planted it in a flower bed that receives the most sun and heat. It comes back each year and the clump is spreading. It bloomed thrpogh June. Due to the heat, it has now died back.
Swordleaf Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium chilense), Iridaceae Family, native, perennial, blooms in March through May
Blooms and very small seed capsules which turn a dark tan color when ripe ...
(For closeup of bloom and more information, see previous posting)
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Thank you Hazel, they are beautiful.
Josephine.
You're welcome. I ws pl;eased that these survived in my yard after saving them from destruction. They are carefree plants and so cute.
Here is Eryngium hookeri, or Hookers eryngo. growing on my land in Freestone County, Texas. I will have lots of seed.
Excellent! thank you for posting, we could use some of that here too.
All native plants to Texas - all in blues and violets. Any one can add what grows well in the fall to winter months. Please....
Just plants that are native to Texas and have the blue color.
The Eryngium hookeri is a great prairie plant postoak. I wanted to post my photo of it also.
Slender agalinas? Is that what this is? Too tiny to pic properly without better ewuipment, blue, yes
I am sorry, but I can't tell what it is.
They were hard to see with the naked eye, doesnt surprise me. Strange curled blooms
Sorry, but I'm confused. I have what I thought was called Black & Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea). And it might be. But it seems like a lot of the sages/salvias are either named incorrectly or???
Whatever I have, it's been blooming like crazy since April. Will try to get a picture.
Also have one of the Duelbergs. Don't think it's Henry but rather his wife Augusta. Growing very tall. Flower is either a very faded blue or a faded white. Again, will try for a picture. Ok. I've got Augusta Duelberg. She needs to be in the White Flowers section. Link on DG: Mealy Cup Sage, Duelberg Sage Salvia farinacea 'Augusta Duelberg'
Read more: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/172482/#ixzz3cETmKdxY
You can see why the names are confusing me! I'm just happy that I got some plants in my perennial bed before the early snow in November. Have ignored them since but need to feed.
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