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Name: Linda Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)              LindaTX8 Oct 15, 2011 11:25 AM CST |
I meant to say "showy plants" in the title. Now that we've had some rain...why don't we show what's looking good? Not the best pic and I can't remember exactly what this is called.. And this is Maximilian Daisies. Beautiful this time of year, but doesn't belong in the flower beds because of invasive potential.  I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a)       canadanna Oct 15, 2011 10:33 PM CST |
| How tall are they? Salvia Greggii started blooming as soon as the the 100 degree days stopped  This is my favorite greeting in the driveway...3 different colors  Insiration clematis near black dalea(which doesn't photograph well, but is the same color as the clem)  blackfoot daisy: a real Texas trooper  |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening          |
Mascagnia macroptera--Butterfly vine |
Name: Linda Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a) LindaTX8 Oct 16, 2011 11:20 AM CST |
| Anna, were you asking about the height on the orange flower plant? That one is about 5 1/2 foot tall...and can get even taller. I seem to remember there are shorter varieties of those and taller ones, but can't think of a name. All your plants are SO pretty, you two! I just love fall, especially after a hard summer like we had. Forecast here has lows as low as 44 for mid-week, so naturally the highs are going to be very nice again! Texas Milkweed, the only one of those kind that survived the beetle attacks here well enough to be blooming now!  And here's my clematis that started blooming again after the heat lifted, the native Clematis pitcheri.  I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening |
| Love your photos. Everything looks so colorful! We drove to Wimberley for lunch, and I thought I'd take a few wildflower photos along the way. There was nothing blooming except cenezias in the restaurant parking lot! The trees looked scorched, even the cedar stands were half dead. |
Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a) canadanna Oct 17, 2011 9:24 PM CST |
| Wow! That is a tall orange flower! Sandy , the butterfly vine is beautiful. Linda, you just made my heart skip a beat...is that the elusive Texensis? I just love bells! I definitely agree on the fall being the best bloom time. I think garden tours should be this time of year.  Reliable Nelly Moser |
Name: Linda Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a) LindaTX8 Oct 17, 2011 10:11 PM CST |
| Yes, that is Asclepias texensis...not elusive locally, because they grow in the area! I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening |
Passiflora morifolia, blooms are less than 2" wide (maybe size of a quarter), with purple fruit. |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening |
| Miss Emily Mackenzie, MEM, Brugmansia, bloom is 17" long. Almost lost this one to the drought. Hope it'll look better next spring. |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening |
Datura |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening |
Brugmansia Snow White  |
Dayton, TX (Zone 8b)  txbabybloomer Oct 18, 2011 12:32 PM CST |
My pink Queen's Wreath vine is blooming it's head off.  |
Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a) canadanna Oct 18, 2011 6:13 PM CST |
| Now those blooms are SHOWY! Linda, Is that the same as Clematis texensis Buckl.,Scarlet clematis, Scarlet leatherflower, Texas clematis? http://www.wildflower.org/plan... Sandy, is that cute little passi native? |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening |
| I got it from friend in MS. I keep it in a pot and take it in to greenhouse every winter. |
Name: Linda Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a) LindaTX8 Oct 18, 2011 8:53 PM CST |
| Anna, that's a different one. This one is more purple and the vines grow taller. I try to prevent the vines from climbing too far into the trees, because if it gets too far up, I won't be able to see the flowers much. I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a) canadanna Oct 18, 2011 9:14 PM CST |
| Ahh yes, now I see that it is more purple...good idea on keeping it short. Adorable blooms! Maybe you can submit it to the clematis database. |
Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a) canadanna Oct 18, 2011 9:30 PM CST |
What is fall without Mexican Bush Sage? |
Name: Stephanie Gonzales Texas (Zone 8a)       StephGTx Oct 19, 2011 9:28 PM CST |
From my afternoon at the FWBG yesterday.......      Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening |
| Beautiful photos! Love the close-ups |
Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a) canadanna Oct 19, 2011 10:07 PM CST |
| very nice photos. Did they smell as nice as they look? |
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