October 25 , 2012
Px3: Perennial, Pollinators, Powerful
I absolutely descend for nightfall , when everything explodes at once ! A few blank - blooming ‘ Silverado ’ cenizo ( Texas sage ) flowers hooked up with re - crashing Iceberg rosebush and blistering conditions thryallis .
bloodless mistflower ( Ageratina havanensis ) will protrude us a few flower in spring , but it hold up for the zestfulness as the day get shorter and cooler , attract migrating and residential butterfly , moths , and hummingbirds .
Daphne makes this aboriginal perennial her pickax of the week . This wildlife favorite can grow as tall as 6 ’ but normally I ’ve seen it in the 2 - 3 ’ ft mountain chain . tardy wintertime shearing will encourage shrubby ontogeny and more flowers , since it bloom on novel wood . The ones I planted last fall are now among my favorite ! This one ’s in the front bed with Yucca ‘ Margaritaville , ’ pinkish skullcap , purplish heart , daylily , bamboo muhly and shortly to flower Copper Canyon daisy .
I include plants for pollinators in every time of year , since one of the top closed book to a healthy garden is abundant wildlife . Plus , you ’ll be “ on tour ” every day to a thankful crowd !
To show off a few , Crystal Murray from Far South Nurseryjoins Tom this week .
Far South is a wholesale nursery , so do n’t show up at their doorstep ! Instead , involve for these plant at your greenhouse , since they supply many in Texas . But , do see out theirgreat plant life lean for detailsabout some of the tried and on-key plants they grow .
A new one to me is Indian mallow ( Abutilon palmeri ) , with silvery velvety leaves on a plant that can get 5 ’ improbable . It want full sunlight and good drainage . Since it ’s only brave to 25 ° , it may be a re - seeding yearly in cold winters .
Another for sunny dry spot is native Gray prosperous - aster ( Heterotheca canescens ) that gets about 1 ’ marvellous to draw modest butterflies from July to September .
Whoa , check over this out : a pink - blossom Anisacanthus ( Anisacanthus puberulus ) .
Unlike the orange flame acanthus beloved by hummingbird in tardy summertime / decline , this one blooms in bound , with a more arching drug abuse , attracting hummingbird , butterflies and moth .
A little one I savour in spring is native aristocratical - eyed grass ( many species ) . This member of the iris family actually record up in my desert - like grand long ago . As before long as I amend the dirt , off if went . Now , I ’ve get a return every year with transplant in the cheery cat cove , where I ’ve toil in a few bags of decomposed granite , assuring good drainage .
A perennial evergreen groundcover that does n’t like much weewee and well - drained soil is groundcover creeping germander ( Teucrium cossonii ) . I implant my first ones this year to cover the ground under The Fairy roses ( set back by drought , but quickly returning ) .
This well - drained curbside bed get the west afternoon sun , reflected street heat , and minimum water .
Someday , mine are going to look like these atShoal Creek Nursery .
When I stop by Shoal Creek last week , they were starting to flower . I calculate the bee are all over them by now !
Crystal also advance Barbados cherry red ( Malpighia glabra ) . bloom and fruiting from springtime to frost , these drought - tough shrub / small trees are evergreen except in extremely cold winters .
That ’s just the quick version!Watch online for all of Crystal ’s plants and explanationsand get her inclination .
On tour in Kyle , see how Ida Bujan reduced her lawn thumbprint and turn her small garden into a native habitat .
She ’s got the most glorious Barbados cherry ever !
Crystal advocate aboriginal frogfruit ( Phyla nodiflora ) . I love how Ida replace lawn with this white - flowering , evergreen groundcover on this side slope .
See how Ida did it !
Herbs also attract many beneficial insects . Right now is prime time to found coolheaded weather yummies for us , like cilantro , Petroselinum crispum , dill weed and fennel . This workweek , Trisha shows what she ’s plantingand how to split up crowded nursery transplanting for even more to flavor your recipe .
Certainly , you ’ll desire extra of parsley , Florence fennel , and dill weed to attract swallowtail butterfly to consist their nut . A few cat eating your flora late next spring mean lots of butterfly all over the place !
It ’s also the best time to plant tree diagram , shrubs and perennials . But what ’s the dependable agency to water them?Daphne answersMary Riley’sgreat question : Do I water my shrubs to the trickle line , like for trees?Find out how .
Thanks for stop by ! See you next week , Linda
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