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re: The native plant thread
Posted on 10/1/26 at 10:23 am to cgrand
Posted on 10/1/26 at 10:23 am to cgrand
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Texas sage
I prefer Greencloud Sage which is a variety of Leucophyllum frutescens (Texas sage). It is a better looking plant than the regular Texas sage IMO. But I'm surprised Texas sage does well down there considering it likes dry, well drained soils.
Posted on 10/1/26 at 1:43 pm to Zappas Stache
I thought that as well but it sprung up this year from who knows where, probably a seed mix I threw down. I like it and so do the bees and hummingbirds.
I’ve been pulling up sprouts and spreading it around
ETA I looked back and found where i did order some seeds it’s Salvia coccinea. I just didn’t remember sowing them LOL
It’s a prolific reseeder which I like
I’ve been pulling up sprouts and spreading it around
ETA I looked back and found where i did order some seeds it’s Salvia coccinea. I just didn’t remember sowing them LOL
It’s a prolific reseeder which I like
This post was edited on 10/1/26 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 10/4/26 at 7:18 pm to cgrand
quote:
it’s Salvia coccinea
Thats not Texas Sage, its Scarlet Sage and it does like a little more moisture than Texas sage and they are prolific self seeders.
This post was edited on 10/4/26 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 10/5/26 at 10:05 am to Zappas Stache
quote:
Scarlet Sage
just planted some on friday that i got from houston arboretum
looking to do some more with Autumn Sage, rosemary and Society garlic in a bed i am building out. Probably this weekend.
got a strip of beauty berries that kind of look like shite so trying to add some stuff in the front of it
Posted on 10/5/26 at 1:43 pm to Dire Wolf
right now is an excellent time to sow and plant especially perennials. We got some decent rain and it appears the blast oven sun is in the rear view mirror until next year.
I just split about a dozen big clumps of coneflower and coreopsis and spread them around freshened up beds. Once perennials are done flowering and it cools off a bit, they go into growth mode before the winter.
Now is a good time to get seed down as well, especially those that need cold stratification.
I just split about a dozen big clumps of coneflower and coreopsis and spread them around freshened up beds. Once perennials are done flowering and it cools off a bit, they go into growth mode before the winter.
Now is a good time to get seed down as well, especially those that need cold stratification.
Posted on 10/7/26 at 1:12 pm to cgrand
my goldenrod is a gorgeous bright yellow now! butterflys and bees are all over it
Posted on 10/7/26 at 1:37 pm to trident
yes sir, same here
goldenrod, tickseed, boneset all in full bloom and absolutely covered in bees, wasps, flies and butterflies.
Tall asters won’t be far behind.
goldenrod, tickseed, boneset all in full bloom and absolutely covered in bees, wasps, flies and butterflies.
Tall asters won’t be far behind.
Posted on 10/7/26 at 1:56 pm to cgrand
I should plant some of that bullshite in my yard. Ever since my summer zinnias faded out the butterflies have disappeared.
Posted on 10/7/26 at 8:04 pm to Mung
that place is so nice. I may run over there Sunday if it’s not raining
Posted on 10/8/26 at 9:26 am to cgrand
Make sure to check out the vendor village. They have a lot of neat plants there too. I bought an Osage Orange, paw paws and several chestnuts(only 3 have survived so far). The Bois d’Arc is now 15’ high in 2 years.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 9:52 am to Mung
the native swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) is blooming everywhere roadside and ditch side right now in Baton Rouge.
It spreads prolifically by runners, so I have my single patch growing in a 3 ft diameter pot with the bottom cut out, buried so that a couple of inches stick up as a weed barrier and containment for the sunflower
when happy, it grows 10-12 feet tall. The stalks eventually fall over due to wind and rain. This year, I put 3 T-posts around the perimeter of the buried pot, and mounted a ring of 4 ft tall galvanized wire fencing to the posts, extending from 4 ft to 8 ft off the ground. This contains the many stalks but is largely invisible amongst the flowers and stalks within and poking through it.
It spreads prolifically by runners, so I have my single patch growing in a 3 ft diameter pot with the bottom cut out, buried so that a couple of inches stick up as a weed barrier and containment for the sunflower
when happy, it grows 10-12 feet tall. The stalks eventually fall over due to wind and rain. This year, I put 3 T-posts around the perimeter of the buried pot, and mounted a ring of 4 ft tall galvanized wire fencing to the posts, extending from 4 ft to 8 ft off the ground. This contains the many stalks but is largely invisible amongst the flowers and stalks within and poking through it.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 9:59 am to Mung
quote:I would love to see a picture of it. They grow kind of gnarly looking in the wild but I’ve always wanted one
Bois d’Arc
Posted on 10/8/26 at 10:00 am to luvdoc
quote:I’ve had zero luck transplanting wild plants. Did you start from seed?
swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)
Posted on 10/8/26 at 10:32 am to cgrand
also you gotta come get some of this cowpen daisy this plant is incredible. It’s been blooming like this since June
I have a bunch of sprouted star hibiscus too that needs a home
I have a bunch of sprouted star hibiscus too that needs a home
Posted on 10/8/26 at 11:00 am to luvdoc
I made the mistake of planting 3 of those last year in my bed where I have my Meyer lemon. Didn’t know they spread via rhizome. This year I’ve had 25-30 of them, many coming up through the lemon. They are 12-15’ tall and have mostly fallen over. Finally started flowering last week. Next year I will cut them off early.
Pro-tip: maypop vine spreads via rhizomes too.
Pro-tip: maypop vine spreads via rhizomes too.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 11:05 am to cgrand
It’s super skinny, but growing in that gnarly pattern you describe. Limbs akimbo. Very thorny too. I learned that they are dioecious, so no horse apples unless I plant another.
I can’t figure out how to post pics but am in MidCity BR if you want to see it.
I can’t figure out how to post pics but am in MidCity BR if you want to see it.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 11:34 am to cgrand
I dug it up from the side of the road one day on the way home from work. it grew like crazy from the get-go
Posted on 10/8/26 at 12:12 pm to Mung
quote:
I made the mistake of planting 3 of those last year in my bed where I have my Meyer lemon. Didn’t know they spread via rhizome. This year I’ve had 25-30 of them, many coming up through the lemon. They are 12-15’ tall and have mostly fallen over. Finally started flowering last week. Next year I will cut them off early.
was gifted black berry and just tossed it near a fig tree. I had not idea how wild that shite grows. Been a battle
Posted on 10/10/26 at 9:52 am to Dire Wolf
this is kinda cool, and a small amount of luck. I planted some very small seedlings of blue bottle gentian earlier this year. It’s a north American native but not to the south; grows in cold climate bogs and prairies. It grows really slowly and I didn’t have much faith but it’s going to flower
it should start growing faster once it cools off
it should start growing faster once it cools off
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