St. John’s Wort (Hypericum) is famous for it’s pharmaceutical properties and it’s uses as an herbal treatment for depression. There are over 300 species of Hypericum and I have no clue which one this is. I think it’s a gorgeous plant, though. It makes a mounding evergreen shrub about 3 feet tall and it will […]
OK… I said that I would make this a regular article on Fridays, but I didn’t say when on Friday. Today has been devoured by work, errands, shopping, and last minute yard work before the rains come. I think the rains have already started just a little bit. I’m so glad I got the lawn […]
Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp.) is another incredible drought tolerant plant. They are prarie wild flowers with grass-like leaves and get to be about 1 to 2 feet tall. I just got this one about a month ago from a friend. The name “spiderwort” comes from the glistening hairs on the sepals and buds. “Wort” is an […]
Esperanza is a Texas native and has been rated as a ‘Texas Superstar’ meaning that it has been highly recommended by the Texas A&M Agriculture program. Esperanza lives in the wild on rocky slopes or well drained soil in full sun. You can find it around San Antonio. It is really only hardy to zone […]
I remember when I was little going to my Great Aunt Cora’s house in Commerce, TX and eating pomegranates from her trees. She had two or three lining one of those old driveways that was just two concrete strips with a strip of grass in between. Anyway, I fell in love with pomegranates way back […]
Roses – There are still a few roses going here and there and most of the roses are working on replacement blooms after the first big flush. ‘Homestead’ trailing purple verbena – still has a few blooms on it, but it is just about done. Easter Lily – It finally showed up! ‘Gulf Coast’ Penstemon […]
Lamb’s Ear is such a cool herb! The scientific name is Stachys byzantina and it is native to Turkey, Armenia and Iran. The silvery evergreen leaves are soft and furry and almost feel like velvet. It’s grown more for the texture of the leaves, but it does also produce tiny purple flowers on tall stalks […]
Yarrow (Achillea spp.) is an upright lacy perennial with flat-topped clusters that is originally from Europe. Everything I have seen says to plant it in full sun, but I just moved mine to bright shade because it looked like it was getting a little burnt. We will see if that does it. Yarrow is very […]
Look at this rose! It does almost seem to glow doesn’t it? The “Glowing Peace” was introduced by Meilland in France in 1999. It is a hybrid tea and won the ‘All-American Rose Selection’ in 2001. This rose is very disease resistant and will grow on a tall bush to about 4 feet. Each 3-inch […]
I love daylilies! They have got to be one of the easiest flowers to grow in Texas. The daylily (Hemerocallis) is a tuberous root perennial. The leaves look sort of like grass and the flowers bloom from late spring until fall. Daylilies are incredibly disease resistant and they are drought tolerant, but they will multiply […]
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