Very pretty! Mine have slowed a bit lately.
Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( Pink )
Speaking of all the rain triggering...I found this little bloom in my back yard. It looks like a type of verbena. Anyone have an ID while it is still in bloom?
:-Deb
Deb, it is hard to tell which leaves belong to it, but the little cluster looks more like the flowers of Bladderpod except yours are pink;
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LEDE2
I am not sure. Check it out and see what you think.
I have a plant that has come up beside the marker for Agalinis.. When I looked at the edwardsiana the septals are different from my plant.... the tenufolia has purple flowers and darker foliage... So many Agalinises!! LOL. Some didn't even show the pics or the pics did not reveal the septals...
So I need some help before I enter this one in the files. I want to make sure it's 100% correct
debnes
Pic 1>
pic 2
By the way, I planted these seeds last fall. I noticed the slender plant coming up but with no blooms, I waited until I had blooms to post.
I am so thrilled to see this little sweetie. :-S
debnes
Here is a pic of the foliage last week.. 9-14-07 (pics above taken today)
I believe what you have is Agalinis tenuifolia, Slender Gerardi mine is blooming too.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2001
Josephine.
Okay Josephine wonderful!!
So they were the seeds you gave me!! The ones from Native didn't make it.
Double thank you!! I sowed those in spring then, not last fall... (duh, lol)
They have lots of little buds ready to bloom more.. This was just the first blooms.
Aren't they beautiful?
debnes
Yes they are, too bad they are not perennials, but I guess we can't have everything.
Josephine, I have several thousands of this type plant, and I think at least 3 of the several Agalinis types. My problem is collecting seeds.
Can you show some seeds and the pods they are in?
I would like to gather quite a few to take to the swaps and RUs. So far, the seed pods and bloom pods seem to look the same, or I am completely off.
Thanks, trois
Hello Trois, the way I gathered mine was after the plant started to turn yellow and dry out I pulled the plant out of the ground very carefully and put it upside down in a paper sack and shook the the seeds out. They are very fine and hard to handle otherwise. The seed pods and the bloom buds look almost the same, but the seedpods are a little smaller and light brown when mature.
Good luck with your seed gathering.
Josephine.
Thank you. I will give it a try.
trois
Josephine, this is the type growing nearest the house. Some of these are about 4 feet tall and covered with blooms. Can you determine the type of this one? The leaves shown are typical for the whole plant.
Thanks, trois
http://www.missouriplants.com/Pinkopp/Agalinis_tenuifolia_page.html
I think it is Tenuifolia
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/agalinispurp.html
Tis one says the leaves have purple tinge
http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/ASP/CPC_ProfileImage.asp?FN=6601a
This one has roundish leaves.
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/images/pics/oro/agalinis_heterophylla.htm
Heterophyla is similar
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/images/pics/oro/agalinis_edwardsiana.htm
Edwardsiana is another choice
http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/gerardia.html
Agalinis aspera is another choice.
There are so many, I counted 21 that are Texas native on our search engine, and I haven't seen them or been able to compare them, so take your pick Kid.
Josephine.
Thanks, Josephine. My guess on this one is none of the above, based on the two yellow stripes inside the flower. I do have the Purple Gerardia and some others. I guess I need to print out pictures of everything and take them outside and do a lot of comparing
trois.
Please let us know if you are able to find out what it is.
Josephine.
Will do. Nothing very close yet, except the ones you linked. It might be a sport of the several growing in close proximity.
trois
Hi Trois~ & Josephine
Look at the septals in pic of Post #4003411 , They are longer than any I have seen in any of the "edu" pictures.
When you take pics of yours, could you get a profile so the septals show?
The closest thing I have seen to mine, are yours Josephine's in the PF http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/131075/
That would figure since you i give me the seeds.
debnes
Here is what I am referring to>
sepal: a member of the (usually green) outer whorl of non-fertile parts surrounding the fertile organs of a flower,
Deb, I will take a picture of mine, and also look in Flora of North Central Texas book
they have sketches and sometimes that helps with that sort of detail.
I took a couple this morning. Let me know if these help.
trois
Another.
Are those two from different plants?
Yes, a few feet apart. A ways on down there are mostly Purple Gerardia.
Are the seeds about the size of finely ground black pepper?
Are they dark brown?
If so, I have a few million seeds.
Yes, they are very small and brown.
Thanks, Josephine.
I found this one Agalinis tnuifolia var. tenuifolia and the sepals look like the ones we have, I looked at mine and they are like Trois and Debs, so it looks like Tenuifolia.
Josephine.
This one is listed as having the yellow stripes in the flower.
Agalinis fasciculata
trois
Is this the one you mean Trois?
http://www.missouriplants.com/Pinkopp/Agalinis_fasciculata_page.html
it could be that is the one you have.
Josephine.
That is the one I was relating to but the leaves and stems are different.
I think mine have been hybridizing since there are several types near each other, and the bees are working them without checking their ID.
I have been trying to unravel these for about 3 years and have found conflicts everywhere I look, except for the Purple Gerardias.
trois
Oh well, let us just be happy thankful that God sent them our way.
Josephine.
I have certainly enjoyed the flowers as of about 5 years ago their were few. Selective mowing and stopping late season mowing has caused a massive spreading of these little beauties. And it looks like I will have a lot of seeds to share, if anyone wants some.
trois
me me trois!
Put me down for some please. :-S
ty
OK, will do. Maybe you can figure out what they are.
trois
I'll be happy to try, lol~
ty again!
If you're going to the Arlington swap,(:-S) I will get them then. If not let me know I will send you an envelope.
debnes
We will try to go, health permitting.
The A. edwardsiana grow here normally. They're just trying to come back now after the drought almost wiped them out. In San Antonio, A heterophylla is seen in some locations. Also I've seen what I believe was A. densiflora in just one location in San Antonio. I'd love to have some of your Agalinis, if you don't mind, trois. I plan to collect some seed from the A. heterophylla when it's ready and could trade you that if you want it. I doubt if there will be enough A. edwardsiana to even try to collect any seed this year.
Let me collect a couple of more million seeds and I will send you some. Most of these grew up very wet, some in standing water. I will send a mixture.
Tobacco, Cultivated Tobacco, Smoking Tobacco, Herbe a La Reine
(Nicotiana tabacum), Solanaceae Family, naturalized, annual/perennial, blooms midsummer through first hard freeze
Distribution: Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Common tobacco
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/vpt_map_name?reg=1&name=%3Ci%3ENicotiana+tabacum%3C/i%3E+L.
"Three important species of tobacco grew wild in Texas, one of which, Nicotiana tabacum, is the species to which most modern commercial tobaccos belong. The consumption of tobacco, by means of cigarette and pipe smoking, was a universal custom among the Indians of Texas before the arrival of the Spaniards. The Indians gathered and cured the wild tobacco and also cultivated it in small patches." (Copyright © Texas State Historical Association, From the website: The Handbook of Texas Online) Tobacco was first found and cultivated in the Americas, perhaps as early as 6000 B.C. After the discovery and colonization of North and South America, Nicotiana tabacum was exported widely to continental Europe and the rest of the civilized world.
For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/112106/
Tobacco, Cultivated Tobacco, Smoking Tobacco, Herbe a La Reine
(Nicotiana tabacum) 'Rose 36' - Although may be considered a cultivar, it is the "rosey" form of the plant. I am listing it here so that people are aware of how beautiful tobacco plant blooms are and to serve as an identification reference. I grew 'Rose 36' (Nicotiana tabacum) from seed as a cultivated ornamental plant in a container this past year. It provided blooms until the first hard freeze. Its container was placed under an evergreen tree which provided some protection. This winter, the plant has withstood many freezing nights and still remains alive with new growth occurring as the temperatures begin to warm. It has been a carefree plant and has only required occassional extra water when temperatures soared. The bloom clusters are very appealing. The sweet scent of the blooms is usually released in the evening. The plant attracts butterflies and moths. Spent flowerheads should be removed to keep the plant blooming. If this is not done, the plant can become weedy and eventually die. Seed need to be surface sown.
Caution:
All parts of this plant are highly poisonous. Not recomended for planting where young children are able to access the plant. Especially when the leaves are eaten, death can occur.
For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/166322/
Bloom as seen in very bright afternoon sunlight ...
Tobacco, Cultivated Tobacco, Smoking Tobacco, Herbe a La Reine
(Nicotiana tabacum)
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) flower ... Photo courtesy of Forest and Kim Starr
