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Potted Plants
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi)
Flower Wannabes
Dwarf Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana')
Dwarf Chinese Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda')
Possumhaw (Ilex decidua)
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Flower Power: GBBD March 2013
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Established Plants
Purple Oxalis (Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae 'Atropurpurea')
Mexican Honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera)
Pink Shamrock (Oxalis crassipes 'Rosea')
Variegated Abutilons (Abutilon pictum 'Thompsonii')
Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa)
Texas Gold Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana)
Gopher Plant (Euphorbia rigida)
Ghost Plant (Graptopetalum paraguayense)
Annuals
Pansies (Viola tricolor)
Potted Plants
Lace Aloe (Aloe aristata)
Formosa Red Azalea (Azalea indica 'Formosa Red')
Indoor Plants
Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi)
Flower Wannabes
Possumhaw (Ilex decidua)
Mahonia (Mahonia aquifolium)
Chile Petin's (Capsicum annuum var. aviculare)
Dwarf Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana')
Flowering Kale 'Chidori Red' (Brassica oleracea 'Chidori Red')
Tardies
Star Begonia (Begonia heracleifolia)
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Flower Power: GBBD November 2012
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Established Plants
Forsythia Sage (Salvia madrensis)
Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)
Philippine Violets (Barleria cristata)
Texas Bindweed (Convolvulus equitans)
New Plants in the Garden
Pam's Pink Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii 'Pam Puryear')
Potted Plants
Indoor Plants
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi)
Flower Wannabes
Chile Petin's (Capsicum annuum var. aviculare)
Possumhaw (Ilex decidua)
Dwarf Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana')
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Tardies
Joe Pye Shrub (Eupatorium viburnoides)
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Flower Power: GBBD November 2011
On the 15th of every month, May Dream Gardens invites us to record the plants that are blooming in our gardens. After our brutal summer's heat & drought, it was nice to see some flowers return due to cooler temperatures and a single brief shower.
Established Plants
Rose Creek Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora 'Rose Creek') has produced more blooms this fall than ever before - a nice comeback after our hard summer.
Toad Lily (Tricyrtis lasiocarpa) had a rough time with the drought, but was able to produce a few blooms for the fall. Always impressed with its unique blossoms.
This is the end of the first full year for the Forsythia Sage (Salvia madrensis) in my garden. It struggled and only reached a height of less than three feet, but is still trying to put out some yellow flowers.
West Texas Mist Flower (Conoclinium greggii) continues to produce a sprawling purple coverage over its area in the garden.
Philippine Violets (Barleria cristata) is another plant that seemed to produce fewer blooms than usual this fall - less than 6 flowers have shown up on it.
Blue Anise Sage (Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue') was able to produce at least a few blooms after struggling mightily during our summer. Though vegetation is sparse, at least the few intensely-colored blooms are enjoyable.
New Plants in the Garden
Pale Pavonia (Pavonia hastata) produces nice, bright blossoms at its tips - but is quite lanky in my shade.
Indoor Plants
The usually reliable Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) did not like our intense summer heat this year - it lost over half of its foliage and thus produced very few blooms for our winter. Thinking that I may need to bring it inside next summer.
Flower Wannabes
Dwarf Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana') berries are changing from green to dull red to increasingly bright colors as the season progresses.
Chile Petin's (Capsicum annuum var. aviculare) has several bright green and red berries scattered amongst its foliage.
The Possumhaw (Ilex decidua) trees lost much of their foliage early this fall due to the drought - but was still able to produce a fair number of bright red berries that are really starting to show.
Of course, the bad-boy Nandina (Nandina domestica) shrugs off heat, drought and everything else to continue to look good and produce large numbers of berries. Know its invasive, but like any "weed" - it sure does well.
Tardies
Joe Pye Shrub (Eupatorium viburnoides) seems to have actually grown more than usual this year - apparently liking the heat. It has not yet opened its flower clusters.
A late blooming Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata) is sending up a short flower stalk that has not yet spread it's reddish-orange clusters of flowers. It's a race against the winter's first freeze to see if I'll actually get to enjoy the show.
Be sure to visit May Dream Gardens to see what other gardeners have blooming in their beds.
Established Plants
Rose Creek Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora 'Rose Creek') has produced more blooms this fall than ever before - a nice comeback after our hard summer.
Toad Lily (Tricyrtis lasiocarpa) had a rough time with the drought, but was able to produce a few blooms for the fall. Always impressed with its unique blossoms.
This is the end of the first full year for the Forsythia Sage (Salvia madrensis) in my garden. It struggled and only reached a height of less than three feet, but is still trying to put out some yellow flowers.
West Texas Mist Flower (Conoclinium greggii) continues to produce a sprawling purple coverage over its area in the garden.
Philippine Violets (Barleria cristata) is another plant that seemed to produce fewer blooms than usual this fall - less than 6 flowers have shown up on it.
Blue Anise Sage (Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue') was able to produce at least a few blooms after struggling mightily during our summer. Though vegetation is sparse, at least the few intensely-colored blooms are enjoyable.
New Plants in the Garden
Pale Pavonia (Pavonia hastata) produces nice, bright blossoms at its tips - but is quite lanky in my shade.
Indoor Plants
The usually reliable Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) did not like our intense summer heat this year - it lost over half of its foliage and thus produced very few blooms for our winter. Thinking that I may need to bring it inside next summer.
Flower Wannabes
Dwarf Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana') berries are changing from green to dull red to increasingly bright colors as the season progresses.
Chile Petin's (Capsicum annuum var. aviculare) has several bright green and red berries scattered amongst its foliage.
The Possumhaw (Ilex decidua) trees lost much of their foliage early this fall due to the drought - but was still able to produce a fair number of bright red berries that are really starting to show.
Of course, the bad-boy Nandina (Nandina domestica) shrugs off heat, drought and everything else to continue to look good and produce large numbers of berries. Know its invasive, but like any "weed" - it sure does well.
Tardies
Joe Pye Shrub (Eupatorium viburnoides) seems to have actually grown more than usual this year - apparently liking the heat. It has not yet opened its flower clusters.
A late blooming Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata) is sending up a short flower stalk that has not yet spread it's reddish-orange clusters of flowers. It's a race against the winter's first freeze to see if I'll actually get to enjoy the show.
Be sure to visit May Dream Gardens to see what other gardeners have blooming in their beds.
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