Spring sprung late ...

roselee z8b S.W. Texas

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Is it just me or are things getting going a little late this year?

Right now I'm appreciating "Brakelights" red yucca. Here it's flanked by Mexican feather grass ...

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It blooms early, stays late, multiplies fast and in late summer it produces little plantlets along the bloom stem to give you more ...

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The big daddy red yucca is showing off this year with eleven long lasting bloom stalks. The new cultivars have brighter red flowers than the older coral colored ones.

Thanks to Mizan and Mike for keeping me well supplied with blue bottles ...

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Here's the older variety with coral flowers. Being in the front yard if I don't spray it with stinky stuff it's deer candy! ...

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White wine cups start early too. Larkspurs make a nice contrast ...

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Brazos penstemon gives color early in the year. Back lit here it combines well with yellow columbines and sunbeams ...

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I'm still getting all kinds of unusual colors from a one time cross of the yellow Hinkley's columbine and the dark purple 'Little Winky' columbine over ten years ago ...

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This self seeded clump of Blackfoot daisies blooms early and has lasted four or five years, which is longer than most do.

It's Alfie's favorite flower -- to eat!

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Pink indigo bush (thank you Omar) not only blooms early, but flowers all summer ...

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Did I show y'all this already?

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Linda M. gave me the rooster plaque and turquoise pot. It goes well with the blue bottle tail, green bottle wing rooster, don't cha' think?

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8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Beautiful, just beautiful! I’d love to take an actual walk through your gardens. :)

I have a complaint, though — I don’t see any Alfie pictures!

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Vulture61
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Yeah. Many plants are blooming ,even leafing out later than usual. My winecups have not bloomed yet. Let alone the white ones. Many of my lantanas have not come back yet. I wonder if I lost them to the the winter.

The rooster seems to be looking at his self portrait.

Everything looks great, as usual.

Omar
roselee z8b S.W. Texas thanked Vulture61
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southofsa
8 years ago
Beautiful Ragna- I like those red flowers on the yucca, but I'm a sucker for anything red.

Just curious- what do you mix up to keep deer away? A friend just built about an hour north of San Antonio and they're having a heck of a time with deer as they've started landscaping. She was asking me if I had any tips, but I've never had deer issues (I think there's enough dogs in the area they steer clear). So short of caging, I didn't really have any advice. Would love to know what tips you or anyone else has.

Lisa
needmoremulch
8 years ago
Love the Brazos penstemon. I need to transplant some of mine next to the gold columbine, that's a gorgeous combination!
PKponder TX Z7B
8 years ago
Your beautiful garden is much farther along than mine is right now! I am amazed at how many plants are in your garden, it must be huge! It's very artfully arranged and I always love your garden decor.
bossyvossy
8 years ago
Blackfoot Daisiy. Alfie has exquisite taste

yesterday we had a cold front in my area and we had hail, hell yes, hail! You should have seen all cars scrambling to get under cover. Hail was peanut sized.
ruthz
8 years ago
Spring is hiding around here. Today's temps are in the 40's and feels like is in the 30's.
buttoni_8b
8 years ago
Oh, Roselee, such beautiful photos, as always. I can't wait for my red yucca to get established at the cabin in Gause. Yours truly is "showing off" this year. And I love, love, LOVE your bottle rooster! I want one of those at the cabin! I made a little bottle tree on a dead, young tree out there. A strutting "rooster" would look nice beside it. :)