The whole shrub, it was pretty good size.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants & Wildflowers, part 15.
that is just beautiful. now if they would just sell it in the stores
if they sold more natives in the stores we would all be better off... but oh well it makes the hunts so much more fun!
Josephine - that is one stunning plant - being at the wildscape does it take a lot of shade?
It was right at the edge of the woods so I guess it can take some shade.
I will try to get some seeds if they don't mow it down before it is ready.
mow it down? heaven forbid! Some people just don't do things the right way
Very nice - the number of natives over there always gets me... I wish I had a place over this way with that many natives to observe.
Yes Nada, it is in an area where they play( frisby golf ) so I hope they don't try to clear it.
That is then is they dont stomp it to death...
That one usually makes plenty seeds and can sometimes have mature seed and still be blooming if things are favorable for it. It's an annual and even native nurseries seldom sell annuals. I had one but I think the heat and drought may have discouraged it.
Is it a annual that reseeds itself? I have loads of those and I consider them perienial.
Hey Guys, look at what has been blooming lately, I started it from seed from the wildscape, Hibiscus lasiocarpus, Crimson eyed Mallow.
And a close up, isin't it pretty? it has a tinge of pink in it.
Stunning - and that is a native? Wow.. I have tried to grow mallows but not with much luck in the heat these last few years - guess this would ahve been a good year!
I will try to have some seeds to share, it is a perennial.
For two years I didn't have very many Partridge Peas. But oh boy, did they take off this year! Dormant seeds germinated...even outside my beds, in pathways, etc. And now they're blooming their sweet little heads off. Partidge Pea prefers sandy soil, but it's not picky...it'll grow in most soils.
And then there's the Skeleon Plant. I don't usually collect seed from those, but it's been such a good year that I'll have some seeds to share if anyone wants some.
Very lovely Linda, I could use the Skeleton plant myself.
Sooo pretty, Linda......hang onto a few seeds for me, if ya could... :)
Melanie
Okay. I'll probably have lots of Partridge Pea later also if anybody wants some.
Hello Everybody, I had a neat thing happen this week, my Texas Star hibiscus had three blooms on one stem all on the same day, which is very unusual.
Here it is;
And a picture from the back so you can see there was only one stem.
that is pretty... I managed to let all my hibiscus die from cold... I'm still figuring out which ones need more water... less water... more sun... less sun... no cold... etc...
There are cold-hardy hibiscus you could use...at least winter cold wouldn't be a problem then. But I suspect my hibiscus that hasn't bloomed yet is affected by the unusual weather this year...probably needs the heat and sunshine we're a tad lacking this year.
beautiful!
It's time...the Snow-on-the-Mountain is blooming again. Love it!
I love it too Linda, but i haven't seen any yet.
This is a new one for me this year;
Halberd Leaved Swamp Mallow, Hibiscus militaris I started it from seed last winter. Isin't it pretty?
Wow, that's special. And growing something from seed makes it even better! You know something? The Flameleaf Sumac is blooming and I've been waiting to catch the bees on it (for some reason, I really enjoy watching them. Now I don't go out by the street (where it is) a lot, but every time I do go down there, there's no honeybees at all! It's spooky...I wonder if that CCD has killed all the honeybees around here.
There are a lot of Bees missing all over the US.. it is scarry.
I love sumacs but they dont always love me... I still love them and grow them every chance I get.
Yes, unfortunately between the varroa mite and CCD, the European honeybees are definitely declining real fast. I heard something recently about a microscopic bee parasite called nosema ceranae that has been identified in Europe and several other places. A Spanish scientist believes it's responsible for CCD. Not yet found in the U.S., but it's very early yet. Like a lot of our problems, both the mite and the parasite are from Asia.
Not to change the subject but looky what I had fluttering about this evening. It's over at the butterfly / hummer section.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/761765/
Kipp, those are beautiful, I get a lot of them on my four o'clocks too.
The hydrangea you gave me is in a pot and getting quite big, but no blooms yet.
Thank you for the pictures and the plant.
Josephine.
Things are settling down after the flooding Thursday. Some guys came around and pulled the trees and debris out of the big drainage pipes where the road crosses the creek at the corner of our property. I need to get out there and dig out an elderberry tree which is buried underneath the debris to see if it's been uprooted or not, but haven't felt up to that yet. Drought or flooding, is there no moderation left in nature anymore? Oh, I did finally see a few honeybees on the Flameleaf Sumac a couple of times. Just a pitiful few...it's usually covered with bees...I remember hearing tons of them buzzing away years ago. The bumblebees are picking up the slack on the Partridge Peas, which came up by the hundreds this year. The Cloudless Sulfur used them as host plants this summer.
This is Eryngo, Erygium leavenworthii. It will turn more purple later on. Kind of nice but it's one of those prickly stay-away plants.
I love those Linda, It always neat to see them blooming along fence rows here in the fall.
Hello dear Friends, please check this out;
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/89/
Josephine.
Saw it, Josephine. Wonderful article!
Oh man! I can't believe I've been missing out on this thread! I have pics of 3 natives that bloom this year. Josephine, I think I can bring you some Bluets seeds if you'd like. I call them Baby's Breath. Is Gaillardia Aristata a Texas native?
Here's my False Dayflowers:
This is one of my Mulleins:
And this is the Purple Bindweed, I may regret this come next year but this year it was easily controlled and gorgeous.
Sorry, Gaillardia aristata is not native to Texas, but it is native to other states.
The picture of the Dayflowers is beautiful. Yes, I would like some seeds of Bluets, thank you.
Welcome to this thread.
Josephine.