Flower Power: GBBD May 2013

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Established Plants

Coral Nymph Sage (Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph')

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

 Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana)

 Rattlesnake Agave (Manfreda maculosa)

 Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa)

 Texas Betony (Stachys coccinea)

 Anthony Waterer Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer')

 Nandina (Nandina domestica)

Little White Soldiers (Drimiopsis maculata)

New Plants in the Garden

Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeeana)

Annuals

Begonias (Begonia semperflorens)

 Viola cornuta 'Babyface Ruby and Gold'

Potted Plants

'White Beauty' Aloe

Aloe 'Franco'

Indoor Plants

Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)

 

 Odontocidium Wild Willie 'Pacific Bingo'

Tardies

Pale-leaf Yucca (Yucca pallida)

 Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus africanus)

 'Cherry Coke' Dyckia

More Plants In The Ground

Planted a couple of Kaleidoscope Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope') into specific spots in my garden.  The one near my pond required the removal of an Anthony Waterer Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer') which has survived but hasn't really thrived.

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After

The second was planted near my Banana Shrub (Michelia figo).

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After

The two should fill in nicely and hopefully add a little bit of color towards the back of those beds.

 I also planted up a couple of pots with Pansies (Viola tricolor) - I didn't note the varieties (grumble).

All this planting led me to transplant my two Anthony Waterer Spirea from the backyard garden or pots to the front yard border garden.  Hopefully they'll get a bit more sun in the new location and will help fill in for the drought-struggling Autumn Ferns (which I will likely move to the even shadier backyard gardens).

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After

I was also able to get my last two Pam's Pink Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii 'Pam Puryear') into the ground.  Though about the half the size of the previously planted ones, they should grow nicely next spring.

Most of these locations had some rock, but nothing prepared me for when I tried to plant my last remaining Evergreen Sumac in yet another location.  But I'll post about that still-ongoing adventure later.

Flower Power: GBBD April 2012

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Established Plants

 Rattlesnake Agave (Manfreda maculosa)

 Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa)

Amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp.)

 Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana)

 Texas Betony (Stachys coccinea)

 Pink Shamrock (Oxalis crassipes 'Rosea')

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

 Variegated Abutilons (Abutilon pictum 'Thompsonii')

  Anthony Waterer Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer')

 Gulf Coast Penstemon (Penstemon tenuis)

 Red Yucca's (Hesperaloe parviflora)

Potted Plants

Lace Aloe (Aloe aristata)

 Ground Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata)

 Star Begonia (Begonia heracleifolia)

Indoor Plants  

 Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)

Flower Wannabes

Mahonia (Mahonia aquifolium)