June 24 , 2020
Hot Days, Hot Plants!
The late kid on the block , Pride of Barbados ( Caesalpinia pulcherrima ) , grabs jaw - dropping adoration all over town these blistering days . Bees and butterfly are just as glad to see those nutritious flame - orangeness and prosperous flowers ostentate cryptic red stamen . Now that it ’s easier to find , many gardener snap it up for sizzle summer color . Then they divulge that it loves heating system , full Sunday , and drought ( do water to base and in the super dog days ) . Its 5 to 8 - animal foot height pull in a bully concealment , too , until winter when it can freeze back . in general , it returns from the origin in Zone 8 and warm , though in North or West Texas , debate it a tight - grow yearly . Alkaline or acidic soil is fine , as long as it ’s well - drained . It does great in my Blackland Prairie neighborhood . you’re able to even arise it in a container , as Doug Green does in this foundling farm animal tank , though he issue out the bottom so roots can go deep and ensure good drainage . It ’s gentle to start from seeds once flowers take form seedcase . blame the pods once they ’re brown and begin in winter - protected container . AnotherCaesalpiniaof the pea family ( Fabaceae ) is Mexican Bird of Paradise ( Caesalpinia mexicana ) that pops plump yellow flowers . It ’s gentle to grow from seed , too . That ’s how I got mine as a passalong . Mine could stand more sunshine , but it flowers every year . It has n’t frozen back since its first wintertime , a harsher one than usual . And then there ’s Yellow Bird of Paradise ( Caesalpinia gilliesii ) . Believe me , I get confuse by all these names ! This one sports minuscule leguminous plant - like leaves . Cute giraffe optional . Pollinators ca n’t resist its sonant yellowed flowers and red stamens . I do n’t know if giraffe consume them , but obviously cervid do not . canvas your cervid . Speaking of seeds : our rain lilies take shape up after recent pelting and will do so again . Now that they ’re setting seeds , unfold the wealth around . Nature will scatter the black , papery seeded player for you if you ’re as busy / lazy / unmindful that I am . So , what about those hot infernal region strips ? Here ’s a fine instance with pinkish skullcap , livid gaura , silvery woolly stemodia , yellow damianita , and at the end blackfoot daisy . This expanse does get dripping irrigation from rain weewee aggregation . Full disclosure ( as hoi polloi love to say ) , it ’s not my yard . Another pace that is not mine but I love all the same : this cute cattle venire front grand fencing that reminds me of my grandmother ’s garden in Iowa . Since this photo , the tomatoes tower over it . And lucky us : when the nurseryman handed us a purse filled to the brim , we tucked into pertly - pick flavor without airlift one sweaty / stinkbug - swatting finger!NEW NURSERY!For over a twelvemonth , I ’ve been intrigued withNative Edge Landscape’supdates about the launch of their nurseryGarden Seventeen , between Airport & Lamar ( near Highland Mall ACC ) . Last Saturday , I masked up to attend the grand opening . It ’s always exciting when a new local business launches , but this year it ’s especially joyful . And it did me good to meet such enthusiastic , helpful , and positively jubilant Garden Seventeen team members . Of course , they ’re still gearing up with plant life and finishing out the interior of this intriguing sometime building . I certainly spat this recycle / repurpose architectural mission or else of criticise it all down . They ’re delving into its history and I sure hope that someone comes forward with stories . see them onFacebookand Instagram @gardenseventeen . Big extolment all around!Thanks for stopping by ! See you next week , Linda
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