There must be a picture limit, so continuing on.

Darlene brought me many cacti last spring.

I got these sweet penstemons from Darlene or JoAnn, this one was smaller and looks better after transplanting, but I got two.

I got this from JoAnn, but can't remember what it was. Maybe I can get an ID?

I've gotten so many nice plants from Cheryl, these are just a few.

I think this is an Ageratina, it blooms a deep purpley blue

Phlox

A bloom on Tradescantia

Lettuce and Rue from Shan, snuggled next to lemon thyme and spicy oregano

Blue Spruce sedum and a variegated liriope from Carolann

Confetti Lantana from Marti

Musa Rojo and Purple Triangularis from Kylie

Others that I bought and felt compelled to post also

Black Gamecock Iris

My Lizard Tail has never been this tall before

I almost forgot this mint, it has an especially sweet aroma, I call it Sylvia's Mint

Love this post, and the pictures! Your gardens are lovely, I envy the woodland feel of them. Everything looks so natural, my favorite style! And plants with stories are the best kind.

Cool plants! The plant from Joann you want to id looks like a Pavonia (Rock rose).

Omar

Thanks Omar, it is a tropical Pavonia, just needed that memory jog!

Thanks all for looking!

Sylvia, I didn't get a hosta, the snails are awful here and treating with SnailX just encourages the armadillo to dig holes.

I miss Remy, she was a seedling goddess!

I'm impressed that you can remember where you got everything! I have a lot of passalongs, but most I've forgotten who gave them to me.

Where is your lizard's tail planted? In dry soil or in a bog? I haven't even seen mine this year.

Could the rock rose be Brazilian rock rose? I got one of those from someone here, but my memory isn't as good as yours. ;)

Looking good, Pam..................so glad to see everything flourishing this year. I'll just bet I may have something else you would like..............(hint, hint). I told a friend just last week how wonderful it is walking through my garden and seeing plants from fellow gardeners...................always reminds me of them.

Hi Missouribound, the lizard tail is in soil but it's near the small ponds and probably gets extra moisture when winds blow water from the falls. It's also downhill from the compost bin so it gets some additional nutrients.

Yes, it is Brazilian Rock Rose, I need to get a plant marker on that one. It's going to bloom any day. Maybe yours was from abarbie4me too.

Hi Carrie, it has been a wonderful spring with all of our rain! The ferns are in their glory!

I miss seeing you and your lovely gardens. We need to coordinate a Saturday visit. I work from home all of the time now and it's quite a drive to your place from mine. I still have a passionflower vine for you, but it's been potted for so long now, it's needs fresh soil! :-)

Yes! I think it was abarbie4me. Thank you.

Pam, that sounds wonderful.................................email me and we can set a date.

Nice photos of some great plants! Ones of the Black Gamecock irises have me hoping to find a spot where ours is happy enough to bloom; been trying them in moister parts of our yard which am guessing do not get enough sun from the looks of your open spot.

Hope not to disappoint, but those huge first buds on Brazilian rock rose (Hibiscus phoeniceus/Pavonia braziliensis) are cleistogamous. I prune them this time of year to reduce the number of volunteers while controlling the awkward shapes these plants pursue when larger.

Edit - I was describing BRR first bud cleistogamy we usually see in north Texas; but does not seem to be a lot of certainty on what actually triggers this behavior. If due to temps as mentioned here, suppose they could bloom after such an early spring in DFW (or in traditionally warmer parts of the state).

How disappointing to hear that the buds are cleistogamous. My rock rose has been covered with those for over a week. I've been waiting for them to open up any day now. Thanks for the info.

Well, ok, I'm a dork.

couldn't get picture of the rose to upload from my "pictures" file on my computer, somebody said add it to my profile, Houzz seemed to say I had to put it in an ideabook.

added it to ideabook, & by golly there it stayed LOL!

Y'all can look at Remy's rose on my profile page under "photos" ideabook, but can somebody 'splain to me how to add a picture to a thread?

Thanks!

There's a "Photo" link with a camera icon at the bottom of the edit box whenever you're adding a new comment or editing an existing one in a thread. Position the cursor where you want the photo placed, then click on that "Photo" link. You should get a pop-up that allows you to search and select a photo from your PC. If not, make sure your pop-up blocker is not preventing it.

That is very interesting about the Pavonia cleistogamous budding. I sure hope that my swap buddies are wanting some this fall :-)

Sylvia, what Bostedo said :-)

The Black Gamecocks get maybe 4 hours of direct sun. They have never bloomed so prolifically, maybe the rain? I did just divide them too. They grow alongside my pondlets but aren't in a bog.

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Is this a fulvous iris?

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yes, I got it from another gardenwebber who brought it back from a vacation one year. I can bring you one at the next swap if you want.

It's pretty! I wasn't hinting :-) I got one from a lady in Mississippi. It didn't survive the first year.

Like you do Pam, I especially appreciate the plants that have been given to me from other's gardens. Thank you for posting the photos of the plants in your cottage garden and for remembering so well who gave you what. Sometimes, if plants are not marked with the giver's name, then I forget who gave it to me in the heat of the swap, but once they are in the garden I quietly say 'thank you' to whoever it was that I can't remember.

Well, I didn't think you were hinting, but even if you were, or if you weren't, you can still have one if you want it LOL!

Your garden looks great! And very well organized.

I also like passalong plants but my problem is that plants are put everywhere with no apparent design or control about it. So instead of looking like things have a place and a spot to be enjoyed at and wondered about, they just look like a messy garden that people kind of think, here's that crazy garden person.

LOL Purslanegarden! We are obviously not speaking of the same garden! The only real organization is that the water lovers are grouped together so that the soaker hoses don't need to be everywhere :-)

I cropped the heck out of those pictures. Oops I just lost my mystic didn't I?

Beautiful plants! I'm so glad you can remember who shared them with you. I can remember sometimes! LOL. Can't wait for the Fall swap.

I love pass along plants, but I am always careful what I give or receive because sometimes invasive or very aggressive plants are "passed along", lol. I have also found that plants that have been shared from seeds, cuttings, or divisions are usually more vigorous and healthy in my garden than purchased plants.

I am so glad to learn about the Rock Rose producing non-blooming buds early in the season. I had noticed that mine would be full of buds, but no blooms developed. Now I know to just prune and/or headhead those stems and wait for the next flush.

Molly

That's a Brazos penstemon. :-)