Linda--Just wanted to know if you knew which variety (I will love it nameless too!) because there are several in the plant files....no big deal. Thanks for the mint! :)
Debbie
Texas RU Aftermath... What was this plant again???
Ohhh and it is a native to boot!
Sheila, I just realized that I forgot to thank you for the White Butterfly ginger, it is now in the pot next to its brother and sister. You see, one of my pots of gonger didn't survive the winter. Thanks again.
Josephine.
Who was the lovely lady with the bluebonnet seeds? I think she was there with kippers but I could be mistaken...I need to thank her again for them and the native Columbine seeds. I just love our native Columbine!
Debbie
I think Kip ws there by himself this time. Was LindaTx? It was somebody with blond hair I think. She gave me turks cap seeds.
I can root some turk's cap for you anytime....got a huge "mound" of it. I noticed this morning its started blooming again too.
Debbie, if I can't get to Schumacher's to plant it I'll take you up on that. LindaTx or somebody gave me some seeds so I really should plant them. Or I could trade something for yours and use the ones I plant at Schumachers to trade with later.:) Sounds like a plan.!
BTW I got some magenta spreen from Bob at the RU and I thought I read somebody saying that it was very invasive. Is that because it reseeds or because it spreads underground or both? It tastes really good and I would like to grow it, but I don't want it all over the yard.
Are you talking about the mountain spinich he was giving to almost all of us? If so I looked that up in a herb book and its listed above. If not, another edible plant? I'm intrigued....
Debbie, yes that's it. I guess I missed that post or forgot I read it. Senior moment.:) But I thought I read where somebody said it was very invasive and not to plant it. Maybe they were talking about something else. I don't know. When I get this many plants all at the same time the info on all of them is so overwhelming it goes into my head and gets blended and some pretty interesting things come out.:)
Mary Lee, Bob did say that it is invasive, but from what I read it's pretty easy to pull up the volunteers if they come up where you don't want them. I'm planting mine in a pot. That won't prevent reseeds, but like my MX Milkweed, I'll just pull up the extras (probably pot up and pass along whatever I don't end up cooking.)
Yes, I'll probably put mine in a pot too. I need to find out if it goes in the greenhouse for the winter. Or just let it freeze and pot up some babies when they come up.
I hear you--I'm still trying to decide if I should nibble on the perilla magilla Ted gave me...all my research seems to say its edible..I always thought it was a coleus (the PlantFiles indicate that a lot of folks seem to think its only ornamental). But nightmares of eating mushrooms come to mind. Does it prefer sun or shade?
edited to say: he told me it shot seeds out for five feet. Thanks for clearing this up...I think I'll put mine in a pot too...with the other herbs...does it really taste good?
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I think it needs afternoon shade. I'm still protecting mine from storms so it's in the garage, but it was under a pecan tree in a pot. I assumed it was ornamental. Htop gave it to me. She should know whether its edible or not.
perilla magilla info:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/55780/index.html
The magenta spreen tastes good yes. Supposed to be rich in vit A I think.
Debbie........On that link for perilla it has:
Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested!!!
well I'm glad I was scared to try it! Thanks Sheila! I'm still scared to try the mountain spinich despite the fact Bob was munching on it...I'm just leary of 'unknown' edibles.
Deb
Hear's some info I found on the magenta spreen lambsquarters when I got back from the RU, sounds like no problem to eat it.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/12/17/HOG3IG84U71.DTL&type=printable
Great link Maggie, even more info than "Southern Herb Growing" had. Looks like some good links at the bottom I'll have to check out too. I found the perfect place for that plant today too.
Got the 5 Rudbeckias and 3 of the echinaceas from the nursery in the ground today. Also got my frostweed and fern planted from the RU...still 'mulling' over where to put the 3 chrysthamums, the amaryllis, the onions, the desert willow is going out front (I need to revamp that area this year), the magilla perilla (which I'm glad I didn't eat--scenes of MacBeth going through my head--LOL) is going in a pot on the porch, and have no idea where to put the ox-eye daisy (sun or shade in summer?).
Sure is hot and "sticky" out there today, but progress is being made.
Debbie
On the perilla magilla. We had some last year, and we grew it in both full sun and full shade. It was fine either place. I think it actually got larger in full sun. When some critter decided to use it for a bed, we took the broken stems and stuck them in the ground (make sure a node or two is covered), and soon we had some very nice sized plants from those too. It roots very quickly. Haven't tried eating it. Don't think I will. LOL
All of the plants I got from the trade have been in the ground for a few days now, and doing well. Thank you all for sharing them. It's great fun to look at them thriving, and remember whose hand dug it up and gave it to me....
CJ
Most of what I left with is in the ground now. The brugs in a pot, and I will be through before the sun goes down tonight, thanks to my DH.
Oh, my green eyes of jealousy are a flashin' ladies...............I think I just need to quit thinking about it so much and plant them. I could always move them in the fall.
I waited too long to read the names off the leaves as they dried out a lot. Can anyone correct this list. Spelling is not right. I have them planted but want to mark them correct.
Louisiana Iris List
Justa Reflection
Red Abundance
Kirk Strawn
Purple Yellow Loved Stimw
Spanish Sprit
Acadian White
Eolian
Barret Strawn
Tough Purple
Crisp Lime
Lilac
Thanks I have it now.
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Dmail Throneofyord, Bob. I am sure most of those were from him.
I had some questions about his La iris too. He hasn't been on any of the threads that I've seen. I guess he's busy plantin'?
Now his place must be a garden place to visit with all those plants....think we can twist his arm if the fall RU is up in Bryan again?
Well, it's sure worth a try. But I'd like to see it in the spring, when all of those Louisiana irises are blooming! Sounds spectacular!
I d-mailed him and gave him this thread link, maybe he will jump in when he gets it.
Yes, I'd love to see Bob's place in spring too. He said 2 1/2 acres of La iris didn't he? Sounds like a dream to me.
The Magenta Spreen Lambsquarter is a european heirloom that I have been enjoying for 35 years. The USDA listings for nutrition place lambsquarter quite high nutritionally. Lambsquarter is a Chenopodium. It is a hyperacumulator for nitrogen, so do not fertilize it if you plan to eat it. It does seem to like lime. It will die in the fall after producing a lot of seeds. The young plants will take freezes and the like. It is easy to pull up. Grasshoppers love it so I have treated some in pots with orthane and then moved the pots into other areas of the garden to eliminate grasshoppers. Orach -- Atriplex hortensis is also a Chenopodium, I grow it too. It is a hyperacumulator for salt and heavy metals, so I don't usually eat it. I use it to clean up salts from old ponds. On the rare occasion when I trust it, I do eat it, it is tasty.
Thanks Bob! I had forgotten that you said not to fertilize it.
Thanks, Bob. I have a friend that grows this too. I need to tell her all this about the fertilizer especially.
Bob coupd yuo please tell me the name of and the other stuff you told me about the tall yellow iris I brought? I was so facinated by what you told me. I have had iris for years.
I have so many more questions about things I brought home but ithey will come in time.
It is amazing how many plants one can have and still want more. I will be more prepared next time with plants.
Thanks all,
Blessings,
Sandy ^8^
Yes, Sandy, I think we are all stiving to keep as far away from a monoculture in our gardens as possible, lol. It's awful still getting plants when you know full well that you don't even have a spot for it to go!
I still want to get this bicolor iris to you. It will be so happy to finally be in the ground!
Yellow Flag Iris, Iris Pseudacorus, is recognisable by the raised line along the middle of the leaf. This is a delightful and historic plant that is also a non native invasive. Here is the Dave's Link: http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/666/index.html
This is the flower that is the French Emblem, the Fleur-de-Lis. The story is that Clovis, The first Christian king of the Franks, was retreating and needed to find a ford to cross a river to excape. When he saw the yellow flowers he knew that the water was shallow enough and that the roots of the plant made a very solid foundation. In Louisiana there is very mixed opinion of the plant. The flag has it on it, and the cultural heritage gives it an important point. The fear of it excluding native iris or altering the environment make it quite unpopular with the La Iris Societies. Several states have banned it as a noxious weed. It is a very good filter plant, often used in water treatment to remove metals from wastewater.
Cool! Very interesting, Bob, I enjoy hearing history like that.
So do I....now shamelessly begging you to give us all a garden tour Bob! On old, battered, bended gardener knees here Bob. By the way I'm starting to really watch those creole garlics closely.....
Debbie
What's a creole garlic?
an heirloom garlic of the south. I'm growing several varieties and am giving Bob cloves when they are ready to plant in fall....want some? Look under plants on my homepage...have listed several varieties.
I'll have to clean up the place or my wife will hurt me. We both got spinal issues this year so the yard is a bit eclectic. But here is the virtual tour.
This is how I raise my veggies. I find that any pot smaller than a foot tall and a foot across is likely to dry in less than a day in our peak of Texas Summer.
