I have these beautiful yellow blooming bushes/small trees growing here and there which I never purchased or planted. They seem to be a native something but what? Anybody have a clue? A shot from a distance of one such bush.
another what's-it question
a close up of the flower.
yellow buttercups, Turnera ulmifolia.
Ah shucks, I finally actually knew one and I was too slow ;-)
I still can't figure out where mine came from. No one in the area has them but here they are. I can't say I've ever even seen one in a store or nursery. I assumed they were a wild flower.
Fred
This is out of topic, but your Russelias look so beautiful! How do you care for them? I got some but they're still tiny...
Russalia? You talking to me? A quick check in plant file reveals my firecrackers. You ask about taking care of them? They take care of themselves without my intervention quite well. :-) Seriously, they grow like there's no tomorrow for them and come up in the strangest places. They even grow out of the limestone rocks I use for borders. Must be the weather. :-)
Fred
robcorreia
see how they grow everywhere?
Fred
Oh God I am humiliated now! lol! Here is mine for your viewing pleasure....haha
I don't blame them! : )
By the way, after seeing yours so happy, I think I will plant mine on the ground in full sun. Might be better than a container...
Yes, put those crackers out in the sun and watch them grow. Dutchlady says they ae native to Florida. We live and learn every day. I had my whole front overgrowing with them and threw them all out but they come back from pieces of root or seeds or something. My wife likes them therefore I let them grow but they do thend to become a nuisance.
Fred
another shot of my florida crackers :-)
Whaaat? Is that as of now? Mine still look the same as last picture!!
Yes, that is now. I took some pics yesterday as I make my morning garden visit to see what's new. :-)
fred
Fred, my last post was automatically deleted due to the "no profanity" rule! So I'll say....awesome! haha!
Rob,
political correctness has even invaded the plant world. Poor things can't even be described properly anymore.
Fred
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Russelia equisetiformis is native to Mexico. It has escaped cultivation here in Florida although it's not considered an invasive.
Robcorreia, I see that you have yours in a planter. Maybe they are getting too much water. They prefer to be on the dry side in hummus rich soil with very good drainage. They need to be fertilized every so often. They also prefer to be in full sun.
Jnana, I ended up transplanting 2 of the 4 Russelias in the ground to see what happenned...That was probably a month ago and I have seen no improvement! I don't know what else I could do...Maybe it's the dry climate?
How deep are you planting them? Sometimes plants fail to thrive if they are planted too deep, eventually they end up dying. The soil should cover the top roots, if the stem is planted to deep they suffocate.
Is your soil heavy clay? If it so you may need to ammend it with lots of organic matter and sand to make it lighter.
I don't think it's the dry climate, they originally come from the more arid part of Mexico.
They may also just not be actively growing yet--I don't know what your nighttime temps have been lately, but up here we're still getting pretty cold overnight, so a lot of things that like warm weather haven't started to grow yet. Or it could be working on getting its roots established, many plants when you first stick them in the ground will take some time to get established before they put out new growth. So as long as it looks healthy I'd be patient with it. I can't think of too many things I've planted that have been off and running a month after I put them in the ground, some have even taken until their 2nd year or so to really take off.