Spring Emergence: 2011

In keeping with the diary aspects of my blog, I decided I needed to monitor the dates when leaves finally emerged from my different plants.  This way, in the future, I can know if my worries have cause when a particular plant seems to be taking a long time to leaf out (taking into account yearly weather variations).  Will have to update the post as I discover other plants producing green (and some of the listed early dates are "best guesses" as I came up with the idea a little late - story of my life!).

2/13:
Lady Tulip (Tulipa clusiana)
Lady Tulip 'Cynthia' (Tulipa clusiana 'Cynthia')
Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica) 

2/18:
Toad Lily (Tricyrtis lasiocarpa)
Southern Wood Fern (Dryopteris normalis) 

2/21:

Anthony Waterer Spirea - from stems  (Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer')

Amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp.)

Aztec Arrowhead (Sagittaria montevidensis)

2/25:

Goldmound Spirea - from stems (Spiraea japonica 'Goldmound')

Red Dragon Knoweed (Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon')

2/27:

Possumhaw (Ilex decidua)

Crimson Queen Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen')

Chinese Indigo (Indigofera kirilowii)

Texas Betony (Stachys coccinea)

Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana)

3/2:

Marilyn's Choice Abutilon 

West Texas Mist Flower (Conoclinium greggii) 

3/5:

Foxtail Fern (Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyersii')

Mexican Petunias - from roots (Ruellia tweediana 'Colobe Pink')

Oakleaf Hydrangea 'Alice' (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice')

3/7:

Dwarf Beautyberry - from stems (Callicarpa dichotoma)

Variegated Abutilon - from roots (Abutilon pictum 'Thompsonii') 

3/8:

Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa)
Blue Anise Sage - from roots (Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue')

3/9:

American Beautyberry - from roots (Callicarpa americana)

3/10:

 Australian Sword Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata 'Kimberly Queen')

3/14:

Philippine Violet - from roots (Barleria cristata)

Forsythia Sage - from roots (Salvia madrensis)

3/15:

Hosta  'Gold Standard'

Variegated Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon jaburan 'Vitattus')

American Beautyberry - from stems (Callicarpa americana)

3/16:

Mountain Sage - from stems (Salvia regla)

Dwarf Barbados Cherry - from stems (Malphigia glabra)

 3/18:
Dwarf Mexican Firebush - from roots (Hamelia patens 'Compacta')
Chile Petin - from roots (Capsicum annuum var. aviculare)
Hosta 'Shade Fanfare'
Variegated Flax Lily (Dianella tasmanica 'Variegata')

3/21:
'Ragin Cajun' Ruellia (Ruellia elegans 'Ragin' Cajun')

3/23:
Milky Way Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra lurida 'Milky Way')