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Post by garrett on Aug 23, 2011 18:19:37 GMT -5
whatcha love.yer go to's...and experiments?
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Post by txdirtdog on Aug 23, 2011 22:25:20 GMT -5
Cosmos, zinnias and marigolds do well here for me. Although zinnias tend to be prone to powdery mildew.
Petunias did surprisingly well this spring, but did fall to the drought. I was having great success with hibiscus for about 5 years except the last 2 winters did take them out. They don't much care for mid 20'sF temps.
Climbing roses are darn near impossible to kill once established. The flowers look like they've been pressed in the drought and heat, but the plants are still putting them out.
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Post by izzy on Aug 24, 2011 12:24:45 GMT -5
The "Zahara" line of zinnias are mildew resistant. These were gorgeous this spring, but by July they bit the dust because I wasn't home to water enough. I love the way they change color as they age. These are scarlet zahara - start out brilliant red then gradually changing to orange then yellow. (gonna try posting first pic)
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Post by w8n4dave on Aug 24, 2011 21:32:45 GMT -5
Moon flower and hibiscus
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Post by garrett on Aug 25, 2011 0:53:26 GMT -5
smiles sounding good ya'll.gotta google these. ohhhhhhhhhhh niiiiiiiiiiiiice pics izzy and wendy.wanna pick em .......lol iz that a cuke top right izzy?
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Post by gardencrazy on Apr 27, 2012 19:23:55 GMT -5
The flowers are lovely everyone! What's my favorite flower? Deer resistant! HaHa! Last year and this year I'll be working on the perennial beds. My favorite all time flowers are black-eyed Susans. My Mom & Dad used to call me that sometimes.
Other favorites: well I'm on an iris, lily, daylily and Rose of Sharon kick. I also love daisies and daisy like flowers (echinacea & rudbeckia).
Annuals I love zinnias, cosmos & nasturtiums.
Hmmm...was I only suppose to list one?
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Post by marielouise on Apr 28, 2012 21:18:56 GMT -5
Nahhh ye caint have JUST one fav flower!!!!! Or IMHO--- I lost all my daisys last year to the heat and drought --- not gonna bother replanting them this year--- give this weird weather another year to get its act straight!!!
Wendy those are pretty ---- I have no luck with the moon flower--have tried it more years than I wanna admit to!
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Post by gardentoad on Apr 28, 2012 23:30:10 GMT -5
Hard to pick a favorite. I like cosmos, lupines, marigolds, and daisies. Those are my favorites this year because that's what I'm planting. lol
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Post by catgrass on Apr 30, 2012 9:18:24 GMT -5
Sunflowers! Such a happy flower. Then zinnias cause they're so easy to grow, and last a long time. Next would be gladiolas, but my very favorite is the sunflower. THe GREAT big, Mammoth ones-but I like them all.
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Post by tastyofhasty on May 6, 2012 16:26:24 GMT -5
Southernwood and irises I was photoing down their throats, lol but really, my FAVORITE flowers are hyacinths.
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Post by marielouise on May 7, 2012 0:37:17 GMT -5
Beautiful !!!!!
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2012 6:47:22 GMT -5
There were already a fair amount of paper-whites and other alliums here. Prolly the most stand-out (and new to me) were naked ladies, the local name for resurection lilli.
Planted a few echinacea, and have baby seedling quince growing. if I live long enough they may even bloom.
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Post by gardencrazy on May 7, 2012 8:00:14 GMT -5
Love the irises ToH. That first one is a real stunner! A few of mine have scapes! It's very early. They usually don't bloom until June around here.
Yesterday, I planted some lavender (Coconut Ice - didn't realize it wasn't the typical purple flowers until after I planted them. Didn't even think to look at the name) , salvia (May Nights) and some daisies. I also shuffled quite a few things yesterday an azalea and astilbes got moved to make room for some hostas and columbine. I also moved a clump of echinacea and yucca both were not getting enough light. Boy, am I sore!
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Post by catgrass on May 7, 2012 13:51:56 GMT -5
Beautiful Iris!!
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Post by garrett on May 10, 2012 13:16:02 GMT -5
mom was showing me coleus.......wowwwwwwwwwwww purdy.but an annual. i want perrinials
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 10, 2012 15:52:41 GMT -5
G, We had a large stand of Turtlehead at the beach. It took me 3 years to figure out what it was called? It's a lovely perennial. We brought some with us when we moved, even though at the time I still didn't know what it was called. Then last fall, while out for a walk, I saw a different colour up the street with a label from a grower beside it! Yeah! It's always full of bumble bees, dragonflies and butterflies. I hear that Bambi likes them too. I suppose you could use them as a trap plant, lol It blooms from about midJune until September here, which you don't get from bulbs like daffodils or irises, although I do love those too! Anyway, white is the colour in the wild, but I have this gorgeous hot pink flower here and there is also a lighter coloured foliage with a pastel pink available. www.perennials.com/plants/chelone-obliqua.htmlWhy wouldn't coleus overwinter in TX? I've had it overwinter in Zone 5 in a really mild year.... Blanketflower might be a good one for you as well? Lots of variation, but mostly yellow flowers with red in the centre. Very much like a small sunflower in looks. They are very tolerant of full sun and sandy soil. I know because that's what I had on the front lawn of the farm and they never failed me there! And speaking of sunflowers, if you get them well established, they will reseed themselves and continue to grow year after year. And on the subject of lovely flowers for hanging baskets, I treated myself to 5 hanging baskets this week (big sale). One with a variety of marigolds, mixed purple and pink verbena, mixed impatiens (pink, red and white), mixed pink, purple and white petunias and a hot pink geranium with nicotiana mixed in. Put the marigolds in the garden on a shepherds hook, the others are hanging from the roof of the deck and the front porch. Purty.
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Post by vblack on May 10, 2012 16:21:34 GMT -5
Moon flower vine for sure, 4 oclocks,mexican love vine and passion flower.
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Post by zinniagirl on May 12, 2012 10:52:46 GMT -5
I really love daylilies. There are so many varieties you just have to keep getting more. Also, astilbe, hibiscus, knock out roses.
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Post by firebringer on May 13, 2012 7:34:14 GMT -5
I like the deep pink wild roses, that are remarkably cup shaped just like the 'spensive David Austin English Roses that cost a bundle. My friend, Hassie yanked me up a bunch of slips in trade for something out of my yard that's how I got my freebee roses. We swapped a lot, now not so much. It's amazing to me that my English roses are dead, but the Wild Roses and my El Cheapo Wallyworld Queen Elizabeth rose bush are going gangbusters.
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