Found it! Thanks!
Necia
The Lovely Fragrant White Mistflower.
oh wow do i ever like that cooper canyon daisy that is so beautiful. with that fence and pole in your photo it looks just like part of my yard isnt that strange? is the blue stand for a gazing ball or something i love the color. still no flowers in michigan boohoo. i can not wait to be outside again... have a head cold now but who doesnt? Ronna
ronna's right, earthtiller. that is a striking arrangement. what a cool pot that is.
and josephine i just had a feeling those seeds were not going to germinate very well. it is a prolific plant but i think my blue is that way so much because of the underground runners and not from seeds germinating.
Ronna and Mamajack, The blue stand is the base of my very favorite birdbath. DH bought it for me about 5 years ago. Our big, old cat was getting a drink, jumped down and threw the top off balance. It crashed into 3 big pieces. We have glued it back together with Marine glue but it still didn't hold water very well. It broke apart during our move back in April. I have been trying to get DH to help me glue it back together ever since! I want to try planting some trailing succulants in it. If that doesn't work, the gazing ball sounds like a great idea!
I am going to get a SASBE off to Josephine today for the Mist flower. I will winter sow them and will report back on how they do!
If any of you would like some of the Copper Canyon Daisy seeds, just send me a SASBE (I added my address into the Address exchange) with a little note reminding me of what to put into the envelope!
Necia
oh im so sorry about the bird bath. i had one i really liked to but it got broken also. ill have to find another on too. my husband bought me a bird bath defroster and i havent been able to use it for a couple of years now. we do not have a bird bath thats big enough for it. the birds really enjoyed it though. its pretty funny to watch them go up to the water in the winter and splash around. are the copper canyon daisy for zone 5? or are they a annual? well i guess they would be in michigan huh? but they probably need full sun. oh well thats it something we do not have. have a great rest of the weekend. we got more snow this afternoon. oh well we knew it wouldnt last. Ronna
Necia~ My regular old concrete birdbath is actually 2 pieces.. I think most of them are. The top will come right off, but it is so heavy it stays on .. It would stay on even if a cat jumped on it... I could even sit on it, LOL!
You could check with places that sell birdbaths and see of you can buy just the replacement bowl for the top. You could use the glue to mount it so it would always stay in place too.
:-)
Thanks Debnes! I have another birdbath that (after the other incident) we have glued the 2 pieces together. I didn't want another mishap! I searched and searched for a replacement bowl after it happened. I think that if I can ever get DH to piece it back together (again!) that it will make a nice planter. I am imagining a bright green succulant against the colbalt blue!!!!!!!!!
Necia
Oh I love the cobalt blue color, it should be gorgeous!
Necia and Gene, the Mistflower seeds are on their way to you.
Josephine.
Thanks so much, Josephine! I can't wait to try wintersowing them!
Gene, I got the copper canyon daisy seeds out in today's mail! Let me know if you don't receive 'em!
Necia
P.S. Josephine, do you get called 'Jo' alot? That is what I always want to type!
Well, sometimes, but since there are many others named Jo, calling me Josephine leaves no room for confusion.
Ok! But, I think that I may still call you 'Jo' or 'Jose' in my mind! LOL
=)Necia
Josephine,
I rec'd the mistflower seeds yesterday!!! Thank you so much!!! I will get them wintersown this week and let you guys know how it goes.
Necia
You re welcome Necia, I will be looking forward to see the results.
Josephine.
oh tose misty flowers are so beautiful!!!! it says they are fragrant.. what do they smell like??? is it a scent like the jasamine? we love that scent here in our house. they are absolutley beautiful kinda of a small flower with a big impact huh? still nothing growing here in the great state of michigan... on the snow piles its been very cold. the furnace has been running non stop. ;( yes thats a tear!!!! oh well i hope you all are enjoying the nice weather there in texas enjoy some warmth for me okay? Ronna
Hello Rona, sorry you are having such cold weather, we are not warm here
either,although not as cold as your area.
The scent of the mist flower is very subtle and delicate, nothing like jasmine, I really don't know what to compare it to, but it is very nice.
If you send me a SASE I will send you some seed, but in your climate you will have to keep it potted and bring it in for the winter
Josephine.
thank you very much josepine but im not reaaly good a nt taking things in for the winter i will admire it from my computer screen. if i had to bring everything in it would fill up my house for the winter and i have a hard time with clutter. and the full sun issue i dont have that in my yard.. but thanks for the offer... really appreciate that Ronna
I know what you mean, I have a garage full of plants right now, and it is a real problem, I have to learn to control my potting urges during the summer.
Josephine--
How much sun do you think this shrub can handle?
=)
Josephine,
Since I fenced my yard in and the deer can't eat everything, I have these little plants popping up all over the place that have white blooms that smell wonderful. I have attached a picture of what they look like today. Is this a mistflower? Thanks,
Annie
We have ours in mostly sun facing west, but it can take some shade.
Here is a link;
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/eupatoriumhaven.htm
It sure looks like it, Congratulations you are one lucky lady.
Ours is not green at this time since we have colder weather.
Thanks for that link Josephine--the PlantFiles led me to believe (or at least how I interpreted it) that they needed more shade.
Here's a brief description of why I'm looking at shrubs so closely these4 days--cut and pasted from a discussion with Mitch:
There actually are some plants I'm looking for. This is kind of a long story but I'll try to make it brief. I live in a subdivision and in back of me is a road (not terribly busy but connects 3 small subdivisions--mine included). In other words, I have no neighbors over the 6' privacy--the wood kind. For some reason unknown to me, or anyone around us, the subdivision has decided that they want to replace that fence with a new one (taller we hope but we have no details) soon. But no definite date. Right now I have a lot of vines, bulbs, etc that will have to be removed to allow them to complete this task. I have decided that I'm not making that planting mistake again in case they decide to repeat this again in 10 years. The bulbs are all out--So I'm looking for shrubs (or small ones that will grow)--preferably native and low care. It's a 60' foot bed 8' wide. I can still do bulbs under the deciduous shrubs--and its a high and dry part of the property. I'm sure you have a few that might survive our frequent droughts and deluges.
Josephine, do you have any of these rooting? I will load you up in trade with some Texas native bulbs at the Waxahatchie RU for a couple. =)
I wish I had some right now, but I took some cuttings this fall and they are not doing well, I think when the new growth starts in spring the cuttings will work better.
As soon as they start to grow again I will take cuttings and hopefully they will be ready by April 19th. How many do you need?
one or two would be fine! =)
Any other suggestions for full sun, well-drained soil, that might actually be able to withstand the Aug humidity down here? I may be asking for native "shrubus miraculus"
Flame Acanthus would be a very good one
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/anisacanthusquadrifid.htm
And Yellow Bells would be excellent too.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/tecomastans.htm
Flame Acanthus is a great one - I sent my big plant up North aleady or I would get you some cuttings - love that plant.
Josephine would Bee Brush be good for this spot?
What about sumac?
There is pampas grass - I know it would work not native but still very nice... and purple leaved crepe myrtles - LMK if you would like some of them.
Yes, I think so, as a matter of fact I think it would be excellent.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/aloysiagratis.htm
great. .. now to find some more plants I have babies of that would work to help fill this space.
I can give Debbie some Flame acanthus if she wants it.
The flame acanthus seems like a good choice too--I like esperanza, and actually have one out back (not in the same area). That gives me the idea to move it all the way to this back fence area when they get done; it is in an area now that will get less sun from a growing cypress tree in the future. There are some jonquils near its base, so fall seems like a better time; that way I could disturb them as little as possible.
My thoughts on the bee brush is it might be too wet down here for them.
There's some turk's cap that have been back there for about 6 years in the northwest corner--I'm thinking they are so well established that if I just cut them back to ground level, they will survive the experience, but may take a few years to recover. I'm hoping they work from OUTSIDE the property along the entire back. I have my rangoon creeper 4' in from the fence--that's the main plant I'm worried about saving.
Oh hope you can - that is a stunning plant...
Do you ever see evergreen sumac down there? http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55052/ I have a rather large one that needs a new home.
That one looks like it might be an excellent candidate Mitch--I need something evergreen around here too. Seems like all the shrubs I have are deciduous. The birds would probably love the change from the typical neighborhood privets and red-tipped photenia's too. ;)
Looks like a good trade for Sprekelia to me!
Josephine, a flame acanthus would be nice. Reserve me one please!
=)
Great - it is about 5 foot tall right now - will get it in a pot soon for you.
Gosh Mitch--feel free to trim that down as you pot it up. Its almost as big as me! =)
It is just 5 years old and a slow grower - well 6 years old... so about a foot a year.
O.k. flame acanthus will be reserved.
Thanks Josephine and Mitch. =)
If ya'll think of anything else good, let me know. Looks like I will be able to keep that part of the yard rather low maintence and native too. I'm sure the birds and butterflies will enjoy that area!
Well, it's turning cold and wet outside now--today was nice while it lasted!
Not nice here, 35 degrees out there right now, cooold.