The red one is Hibiscus martianus, also known as Hibiscus cardiophyllus....definitely not rock rose... I have two of those...a white, Pavonia hastata... and a pink, Pavonia lasiopelata ( I think)

Linda, that's a gorgeous yellow....hadn't seen one like it...

The salvia I need id on is going to bloom again tomorrow. the grasshoppers are getting so bad, they eat the blooms as soon as they open.... I'll try to get pic in morning....

bubbles i want some of those seeds if you have them to spare. and linda how easy is the yellow one from seed?

I'll gather some more for you, mamajack. Send me your address and I'm mail 'em. And I'd love to try the purple poppies. Haven't had great success with poppies.

I tried to get a pic of my salvia that I'd like ID'd. The grasshoppers have stripped the flowers and buds over night. This is war!!!

great bubbles. on these poppies.........they are great to winter sow. in jan. when the rains start would be great to sow them where you want them. i'll cmail you.

grasshoppers have eaten my rose leaves. they have eaten iris and dl's. they are not as bad for me as they have been in years past though.

Sending the seeds this morning before I forget. Also sending some Limelight 4 o' clocks seeds. They grow fast. I was given them at a swap in Louisiana a couple of years ago. They make "bushes!" Die back in winter, but always come back bigger.

thank you for the 4:00 seeds. how do you sow them? can i sow them now? i'd like to get them started if i could? do you soak them?

Maybe someone else can give you better growing info. I just poke them into the ground, give them a little water, and they come up.... I don't soak them, but I guess you could. Try some now, I think they'll come up. If they do, they'll come back next spring. If they don't, I'll send you more seeds and you can plant them in March...

i don't know what i do to 4 oclock seeds. i ought to have them coming up everywhere but i don't. i really want the red one but can't seem to get the seeds started. will try these in pots i think.

Barb, the Velvetleaf Mallow isn't hard to start...judging by the volunteers that come up. It could be somewhat invasive in fertile soil and enough water, most likely. If you want seeds, I'll check for them.

tell me something if you know.........do you know of an abutilon something or the other that is somewhat of a weed but i still like it. has small yellow flowers and a seed pod that is hard to describe. i am wondering if your plant is like that plant. is your yellow flower very small?

Not sure what that is, Barb. I had one abutilon with reddish flowers, but I think it bit the dust last winter. The flowers on my mallow are not so small. Bees and butterflies like it. I'm wanting summer to end. Summer in Texas just seems to last too long!

just a few more weeks now and we'll be in the clear. for the last 15 years at least a few days before sept. 14 it cools for good in texas.