This is another scullcap ~ S. baicalensis ~ Siberian Magic
Spring Blooms Part 5 - What do you see?
I love the cheery blooms of Lysimachia procumbens
Another Salvia ~ I am liking these guys this spring.
No fragrance with this one. 8 (
A different Brunfelsia
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
Lantana & verbena...
A winning combination for fragrance! Confederate jasmine and NOID daylilies ~ both smell wonderful!
Hey, pod! The black lillies came up today. Yay!! Just the seedlings but we all know that means a full size plant pretty soon.
Wow! I am glad you had success with the blackberry lilies. What did it take?
I got some seed for purple candy lilies but no sprouts yet. The directions here were to prechill 2-4 weeks. Try, try again ~ sigh!
My usual, throw out like feeding chickens. They are right under a huge brug that RJ brought so they get water everyday. I am assuming that is what is coming up.
Looks like extreme mini iris just poking out of the ground. Haven't seeded anything else there. In fact, fighting the 4 o'clocks in the same area. It is worse than any weed I have ever had. Will let you know as they get large enough to id.
Small Iris does sound like the start of them. How fun!
I have so many coneflower that I have shared the seedlings with two other friends.
Same planting method. Throw on the ground. So many, I am moving some of them today.
Our Gardenias are just exploding. Smells great!
Here are some Black-Eyed Susan's that LindaTX8's friend Sheila gave my big bunny at the College Station RU last spring. ^_^
This is Rock Rose.. I also got this at that RU. I think it was from silverfluter.
My Texas Sage is blooming, too. It has a few dead branches, so I need to do some pruning. I hope the rest of it is/stays healthy! I love this shrub/tree!!
Marylyn...or anyone else here...do you know how long it takes for a texas sage to recover from being moved? I had two in the front bed that were taking over so we moved them in front of the kitchen windows. My neighbor's is still looking quite dead except for a couple pieces in the back, and mine is looking like it might be waking up but it is still taking forever. I moved them back in March. Any thoughts?
Thanks for the photo of the rock rose! I was given a couple early in spring by Placenciarita. I have been watching buds forever. Now I know what to expect. I will be standing on my head if that "watched" bloom ever opens! 8 )
Blue_eyes, I had trouble with TX sage. I moved it from spot to pot and it struggled for me. Perhaps we see too much moisture here. A little villanous dog that I took in finally took it out for me. They are a lovely plant but I suspect the time of year you moved them was the setback. This would have probably endured the move better in Fall/Winter. Best wishes with it... they are pretty!
I've never moved ours, Kim, so I don't have an answer for you. I hope someone else does!
Kim, I got 2 Texas Sage from Mitch back in March and one died back to the ground and is coming back now, while the other still has a few leaves on it. Only time will tell, I guess.
This is from my window where my computer desk sits.
Christi
Christi,
I see many tropical looking plants in your yard that I would love to grow here in Austin. Is your yard sheltered? Are some of those in full shade?
We moved here from California and I still miss my palm trees. Are those Queens you have growing? I had no idea that Queens would survive Texas heat let alone the winters.
How do you do it?????
Pam
Wow, Christi -- look at the beautiful greens and blues and pinks and yellows!!! How can you break your eyes away from that long enough to type anything?? :-)
Carla
From my vantage point here this is what I see, in no particular order.
giant Larkspur, pink & purple
yellow coreopsis
wood fern
colocasia
banana trees
2 crepe myrtle
japanese red maple
heuchera
yellow shrimp plant
datura, lavender and white
Hanging basket of million bells
Hanging basket of portulaca
Madonna lillies just about to bloom
gardenia, every end has 3 buds
two hibiscus
3 varieties of ginger
powe castle artemesia
bird bath
And lots, lots more.
Most everything I have is root hardy. First year scared me to death because I thought everything was dead. Only started this obsession in Spring 2005. Everything I have named will die to the ground at the first frost. Our ground never freezes so the roots are safe as long as they are healthy to begin with and have lots of hardwood mulch. Oh, forgot to mention, right in the middle of the picture is a plant stand with 6 pots, all with herbs spilling out the tops. I did loose a huge tropical hibiscus this last winter because I put it in the ground and covered it. Just too tender. RJ, from Houston has shared at least 50 more tropicals that I will have to do some special care this next winter. Recently installed a really, really small greenhouse 6x8 that we got on a special from Costco. Will probably being stacking things all on top of each other next fall. I have some dozen hibiscus in another bed and every single one is covered in buds and some blooms. They also die to the ground and come back. Just take care of the soil. Have been organic for 2 years and am totally amazed at the difference.
Got lots more than you asked for.....
Christi
That should have been dozen hydrangea.
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It would take twenty pictures to move around the yard and show all the blooms.
Bought dirt from Living Earth Technology. It is all organic. The Dallas mix includes a dirt they have concocted from garbage as they are owned by Waste Management. To that they add Texas green sand, Lava sand, and local hardwood mulch. Everything has reacted like Jack in the Beanstalk. Cut the English Ivy off the back of the house as we do every 5 years. The leaves of the new growth are as large as my hand. Spooky. Mitch, RJ, and Braveheartsmom (Tropical Zone Gardening) have all shared brugamansia cuttings. Actually the ones RJ brought from Houston were already 12+ feet tall. When theses guys bloom, I am having a tour. Angel trumpet is the common name. Rarely do I know any other name.
Christi
As amazing as the pics are, they still don't come close to doing it justice! Christi's backyard is like a true tropical oasis, but with a whole lot of natives mixed in. The things she has growing absolutely blew my mind! She has magic in her dirt!
The little pond is flourishing as well. Have 6 koi about the size of my hand that were minnows last year. They hide so I don't get to see them very often.
Trying a veggie garden for the first time in 30 years. Don't spend much time on housework these days. Have already done that for the first 2/3's of my life. This is much more rewarding....and helps keep my sanity, what's left of it.
Christi
But you are all the inspiration. I study each and every picture, every post, from forum to forum, constantly learning and enjoying your company, even if you don't know I am there. hahahaha
morganc, check out the tropical plants forum. Lots of knowledgable people there that are hooked on tropicals. It is new to me but I am head over heals. I also spend a lot of time in Tropical Zone Gardening. Everyone is so helpful.
Christi
Beautiful plants and gardens everyone.
Oleander and Betty Prior roses
lily
Salvia blue angel
ditch lily
sage, black and blue salvia
another day lily
shrimp plant
honeysuckle plant
Wow, Placenciarita, you have some gorgeous plants! Do you know the name of that daylily? All your lillies are really gorgeous.
Christi, I'm jealous of your water lilies! I have one, but it hasn't bloomed in a while. They're so unreal looking when they bloom.
This Black Pearl had some freeze damage but it's come back with vigor. Last winter a mockingbird picked one of the peppers thinking it was a tasty berry. He dropped it so fast!
My Four O'Clocks are blooming in the morning!
When I came home last x-mas and there had been a bad freeze while I was gone, I was sure that this begonia was dead. But no! It's back and blooming nicely.
Such beautiful blooms everywhere. Last year the pond was mostly shaded. Have rearranged some things and the water lillies are really enjoying the sun. Might try more sun.