What do y'all think of these?

I'm about to order some plants for my place with my gift card I got for Christmas. I was thinking I'd run these by y'all and see if y'all had any tips or suggestions on any of these:
Iris pallida 'Variegata' http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/35981/
Dianthus pinifolius http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/108310/
Tradescantia sillamontana http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/31747/
Helictotrichon sempervirens http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1597/
Marrubium rotundifolium http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53565/
Dalea purpureum http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55188/
Salvia reptans http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/98692/
Kniphofia uvaria http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/818/
Gaura lindheimeri http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53436/
Nolina texana http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/112114/
Rhus aromatica http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/76815/
Sisyrinchium macrocarpum- cannot find in PlantFiles
Verbena peruviana http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53627/
and
Scrophularia macrantha http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/109119/

Any advice would be greatly appreciated(~:

Nolina texana
Gaura lindheimeri
Kniphofia uvaria
Dalea purpurea
Marrubium rotundifolia
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Tradescantia sillamontana - not this one but close...
Dianthus pinifolius - not this one but grew a lot of this family
Iris pallida

I have grown all of these and can vouch for them. They do good here and all in my back yard, so very little shade unless they lived by the fence.

Thanks Mitch! Anyonelse?

Hi TJ. I ordered the Verbena peruviana from a company in South Carolina last year, and have been quite happy with it thus far. It stays very low to the ground and has a strikingly beautiful deep red flower. It did not die back this winter (due, I suppose, to the mild winter we have had) and I expect very good things from it. I haven't grown anything else on your list, sorry.

Carla

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=DAPU5
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=NOTE
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=GALI2

T.J. of the plants you listed only three are native to Texas.
I have the Gaura, and it is very nice.

This one is really good:
Sisyrinchium macrocarpum

You can see it here:
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Sisyrinchium

Where did you find it? I would like that one myself. I personally find guara hard to weed around but it it very pretty--seems like nutgrass is always attracted to living in the bunches here.
Debbie

Carla, I think the Verbena peruviana is an evergreen in our zone as it is one of the most cold hardy Verbenas. Thanks for your info! I'm definately getting this one!

Josephine, I have lots of natives, now, and want to get more in the future, but I just really like all of the ones on the list. Thanks for those links!

Debbie, http://www.highcountrygardens.com/ has the Argentinean Blue-eyed Grass. That's where my gift card is from. Thanks for the advice on the Gaura!

i can't add much bronc. kniphofia do great here. mine remained evergreen. the only dianthus i have had great success with is caryophyllus. and those tolerated drought and extreme wetness and bloomed their little heads off with either extreme.

kniphofia can be very expensive so if you wait there might be some you could pick up in a trade. i saw them several times on daves last season.

Thanks, Mamajack! I think I will hold off on the kniphofia, even though I've wanted some for a long time. I have dianthus gratian 'Firewitch' which has done very well, and 'Rasberry Swirl' which are still hanging in there, but the best dianthus I have came in seed packet from Ferry's and was labeled "Cottage Pinks". I don't even know how I got them! But they are very healthy and I have already started some seeds I got from them. Hopefully I can offer them in the Waxahachie swap.

kniphofia - I just gave a ton of this to LouC last fall... 15 or so good roots. If you ask real nice TJ she might give you one. They dont bloom the year they get moved - just FYI.

I think she's on some tropical island right now, but when she returns I'll be sure to inquire!

That she is and I am sure it is wonderful!!

great bronc. i have some seed sown caryophyllus as well that hopefully will be ready by then.

...and I thought I was a gardener, almost all of those plants listed are unfamiliar to me. When I have more time, I'll click on the hyperlinks.

Bronc--there's nothing wrong with the guara, its just personally aggravating to me.

All the non-invasive Sisyrinchium's are great (and there are a lot of non-invasive ones). If you like them I have this one:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/144239/

I can make about 4-6 trades out of one that has to be moved for fence construction/destruction for Waxahachie day. This one is really good and has never seeded anywhere in my garden, ever!, in 5 years. Each fall you can divide and make 3 more plants. Just a joy down here the entire month of March--maybe a little later up there.

By the way folks, there's a full lunar eclipse Wed night. Don't miss it if the weather is good--next one is 2010.
Debbie

Debbie, I'm probably going to get the Gaura, so you haven't discouraged me. You just gave me a good heads-up.
I'd love to have a 'Suawanee' or two, and hopefully I'll have something you'll want.

Rhus aromatica is also native to Texas. Good plant...love it when the berries are red!

http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/species.php?id_plant=RHAR4

Ok, I think I've narrowed it down to these 8. Half of them are natives and the other 4 are not.
Iris pallida
Verbena peruviana
Gaura (white)
Gaura (pink)
Nolina texana
Rhus aromatica
Sisyrinchium macrocarpum
and
Scrophularia macrantha

Thanks for the info Linda! I didn't know it was native. I assume you have this plant. If so, can you tell me where would be best to plant it and what care I might take?

By George Linda, I missed that one, thank you for noticing it. Here is another link;
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/rhusaromatic.htm

Hey Bronc, if you want to save some of your money, I can bring a pink Gaura to Melva's Saturday.

I think if you want the fall color and maybe berries with Aromatic Sumac, it should have enough sun. I've seen some in more shady areas that don't ever seem to have berries or fall color even when they get big. If you want a thicket, give it enough room...or cut back any possible suckers if you don't. It's funny, but some don't ever seem to colonize...which is okay with me, as far as the ones I have.

Yes please, Cocoa, that would be great! You wouldn't happen to want a Red Yucca or 2, would ya?

Thanks, Linda!

Thank you for the offer, Bronc. I'll pass this time. I have a wonderful source for all the yuccas and cactus I could ever want, My SIL plants them by the dozen under my niece's windows. My niece is only 3, but my SIL insists this will deter any future boyfriends from even thinking of sneaking in. lol

Well, I wish I had somethingelse to offer you, but at this time, I don't. Thanks so much for offering the Gaura! It freed up one more spot, so I could get 'Violet Cloud' skullcap http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/88545/ , which I wanted SO bad.

I really don't need a trade, if i have something I can pass along I enjoy doing it. But ...since you offered.lol That Tradescantia sillamontana is really nice! If it does well for you over the Summer, I'd love to get a cutting of it at this October's RU.

Dang! ^ Look 8 posts up. ^ Anything on that list I could bring you in October?

Oh Doh, Sorry I totally missed the narrowed down list! Don't worry about a trade right now, If I see something you have in October I be sure to ask. Thank you, again.

bronc, are you planning an order from high country? evil laugh again. i do that a lot.

Hey Mama, I found the seed pod of that tasty hibiscus you had at the Arlington RU. What is the name of it again? Any tips on starting the seeds?

hey girl. seeds are easy. just sow 'em. roselle.....true roselle. acetosella is false roselle...inedible. and your flowers will have a pinkish bud but the flowers will be yellow. someone from the phillipines sent me pink flowering roselle. i will try to remember to bring them to broncs. and give this plant room. it gets big very quick. did you get your arugula seeds?

Actually, I just placed the order today, Mama. Why do you ask?

i say every year i am going to order from high country. i never do because of postage. postage costs always just knock the wind right out of my best plans. sometimes though it's economical if 2 people who are close together order from the same company at the same time and have the package sent to one. but i have NO money now so it wouldn't have done me any good anyway. lol.

Thanks, i'll get them sown sown, I'm looking forward to them! I did get the arugula sown, it germinated quickly but has been slow to put out true leaves. It better hurry, I'm getting hungry.lol

I had a huge order from HCG last year, I don't think anything lived. Made me sick, it wasn't their fault, I get to much rain during a normal year for their plants. Last year they just happen to drown quicker than usual. It's still one of the most stunning catalogs out there. I'll have to make do with Bronc's garden photos!

Hopefully, I'll have success with my plants and can share them in the future.

cocoa, i did that too. i got a bunch of moisture lovers the year of the drought and most of them died. so last year i concentrated on xeriscape plants. we just can't win here. lol.

Hey, I please please please HAVE to have info on "roselle", whatever it is. I'm planting a memorial garden for my little dog Rosella, and I can't believe there's something so close to her name. What is it, and does anyone have some to trade?

I'll let Mama answer, she knows far more about it than I.

I need to get a photo of this seed pod, I'm not 100 percent sure rosella is what I have. If it is I'll share with you Pbtx.

Isn't that the hibiscus that's used to make tea? If it is, it's usually used as an annual in places that aren't real warm.

If it's a tropical hibiscus, I wouldn't be able to plant it in the ground, but that's okay. I overwinter the ones I have now and they do fine.

Thanks for the offer, cocoa!