Frostweed, Rock Rose, Zinnia, Milkweed, Lyreleaf Sage, Lantana, Shasta Daisy, Mexican Bush Sage, any Salvia, .....and on and on....better stop now.
But I must edit to say Cosmos, poppies, Larkspur....
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If you had to pick 5 plants to grow in Texas what would you?
cindylove, did you grow the babybreath from seed?
I am Canadian too. What city?
I love all the annual reseeders. I am going to let my basil reseed instead of yanking it up.Will I regret it?
I have the purple ruffle leaf basil and let it reseed every year. It adds a nice color and doesn't spread that bad. Easily pulled up if it gets to agressive.
Good to know. I will let the basil go. It is very pretty.
Don't forget the Datura Wrightii. (Must have). and gotta have a huge number of cannas, garden phlox (David) and hibiscus and # 5 Red Hot Poker.
I like the sounds of everything listed
Banana I let my thai basil go and have starts all over where my herbs are ...LOL
Cannas do fine in East Texas hot or not I have them in several places out back not near water and they are doin great some are still bloomin yet along with the roses and cone flowers
even my inpatients are still bloomin
to pick just 5 not sure I can I am still learning Texas gardening.
I keep passing a beautiful plant on my walk. Happily, it has it's ID, marked Euphorbia" Diamond Frost" It gets great reviews in "Proven Winners" Only downside is that it is an annual. Has anyone had it?
I've had Diamond Frost in my yard and it came back for me from last year. It is in a pretty protected place somewhat near the house, but I didn't do anything special last winter because I wasn't sure if it would come back or not.It looked so nice this summer that i got three more and have them scattered to see which will come back for me. if not I'll get some more next year because I really enjoyed the airy yet lovely blooms all summer long.
I liked the delicate look too. I will be looking out for it and hope it can survive 8a. Do you remember where you bought it?
I got the first Diamond frost last year at Arbor Gate in Tomball, but later in the season this year I saw some at Lowe's
A staple in my yard is Dusty Miller. This plant grows all year long without any water or attention. When it snowed here a couple of years ago, it was gorgeous and fluffy looking, while everything else turned brown. Also, the deer won't touch it.
My dad grew some here in Grapevine last year, and it was pretty late in the spring, but it did come back. I think he just left a layer of leaves over it during the winter.
Dennis
Lets see, 100 tomato plants, 10 watermelon plants, 20 blackberry bushes, hmm, does that count as 3 or 130? :)
Turk's cap, Lantana, Frostweed, blackfoot daisy, butterfly bush
Passiflora, Echinacea's , Pavonia lasiopetala , Hibiscus, Brugs and EE's!
OOOPPP'S one to many ..LOL but got to have them all on the short list.. Then there are Banana's and.. and...
Kylie
#1 Bat Face would not trade that baby for the world!! Such a splash of vibrant color!
#2 Lipstick Salvia
#3 Duranta
#4 Plumbago, miles and miles of it
#5 Esperanza
Zone 8b, Sam Rayburn Lake, deep East, TX
1. Confederate Rose hibiscus
2. Candle Bush
3. Day Lily
4. Mums
5. Azalea/Camelia
Have a comfortable winter
dfwdennis...I am in Lewisville & I love the bluebonnets..Grapevine is always beautiful with them..I try to grow them in my garden but am not always successful..have you tried??
Cindy
Hi Cindy,
No, I haven't tried growing them myself. I have a very limited amount of full sun beds. I have just enjoyed them by the roadside... Do they require a lot of space? Do they reseed?
Dennis
I have only a few in my garden but they only came up once the foloowing year, so last year I got another one hoping it will come up this year..they do reseed & I got the main plant from Calloways as that's the only way they will grow...I tried my own seed from a packet but no success. They can also come in a burgundy color which i thought was nice but it didn't survive. I have them in full sun so hopefully I will be sucessful..my neighbor had them for years until she changed her garden plan. You should try them in a container & see if that works.Can you plcae the container in the sun?
Esperanza
Hibiscus
Bottlebrush
Crepe Myrtle
Plumbago
Budellia
Confederate Rose
White Shrimp
Cestrum Nocturnum
Copperleaf plant
I know that periwinkle is a bit overused, but I suppose that is because it gives so much. Bedding plants started early spring will bloom through early fall. They do well in partial shade and love full sun and are heat and drought tolerant. They come in a variety of colors. They are ever-blooming. They do not need dead heading or feeding. They are not picky about soil. They self-seed, but it takes the new seedlings too long to bloom--far better to buy the bedding plants each spring. They are great in beds and in containers. I buy several flats every spring and tuck them around everywhere.