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Category Archives: Texas Natives (plants)
A look outside – what is growing out there
Spring, in term of nice Spring temperatures, seem to be a thing of the past in my area. We hit 100F a few days ago. UGH! Spring, in terms of things blooming and growing , is still happening. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Blooming Right Now, Flowers, Herbs, Texas Natives (plants)
Tagged Herbs, mullein, native herbs, NDIN, Not Dabbling in Normal
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Getting ready for a plant sale
Friday morning while the driveway was still shaded and it is the coolest part of the day, I slowly started to load my truck with plants from my little “nursery” in the back yard to get ready for the Jubilee … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Herbs, Little things, Local, Miscellaneous, Texas Natives (plants)
Tagged aloe, begonia, bromeliad, garden club, jubilee, plant raffle, plant sale, raffle, rain tree, rose scented geranium, senseveria
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Blooming right now: Flame acanthus (anisacanthus quadrifidus))
Flame acanthus (anisacanthus quadrifidus var. Wrightii) is one of the Texas natives that thrives and blooms throughout our hot summer months. It is also called Butterfly Bush.It just keeps blooming and blooming, and producing lots of seeds. Some of the … Continue reading
Photos: In other gardens (and mine)
Just wanted to share some neat photos from other peoples gardens. A little surprise in my garden. A friend gave me a plant this spring. she couldn’t remember what it was but kept telling me it was a salvia. It … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Garden, Texas Natives (plants)
Tagged American Beautyberry, bougainvillia, Cactus, ruellia
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Sunday Photos: White
Our Sunday Photos over at Not Dabbling in Normal are white today. I found a few more to post over here. Enjoy Sincerely, Emily
Posted in Flowers, Miscellaneous, Texas Natives (plants)
Tagged rabbit, Sunday Photos, white, White Prickly Poppy
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New plants
I spent some time at the neighbors thinning out the agave and potting up some baby Jerusalem Sage plants. We had potted up some lambsquarter earlier in April that I will take to a plant swap in a few weeks. … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Garden, Miscellaneous, Texas Natives (plants)
Tagged agave, crown of thorns, Esperanza, friendship plant, lambsquarter
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Blooming right now: Texas Bluebonnets (lupinus texensis)
The Texas Bluebonnets (lupinus texensis) are in bloom right now. This beautiful , hardy winter annual is native to Texas and has been adopted as the state flower of Texas. We have had some nice winter rains and so many … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Garden, Texas Natives (plants)
Tagged Blooming right now, Blue Bonnets, lupinus texensis, Texas Bluebonnets, wildflowers
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Blooming right now: Stemless Evening Primrose (oenothera triloba)
I had quite a time finding the name of this Evening Primrose. The wildflower book I use for my area has a very poor example and I think the foliage is misrepresented or I would have identified it sooner. I … Continue reading
Blooming right now: Esperanza or Yellow Bells (tecoma stans)
The Esperanza puts on a spectacular show when they bloom. Esperanza blooms from spring to fall here in South Texas. You will mostly see them with yellow blooms, but there is also a beautiful orange/peach shade also. You can find … Continue reading
Blooming right now: Texas Sage or Cenizo (leucophyllum frutescens)
Since we had a splash of rain a few weeks ago, there are some beautiful things blooming out there. It is so amazing what a little rain will do and how happy the plants are. This young Texas Sage self-started … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Texas Natives (plants)
Tagged Blooming right now, Cenizo, leucophyllum frutescens, Texas Sage
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