First I have really been wanting a Firespike - Odontonema cuspidatum.
Long-lasting southern blooms.
Blooms early summer to fall. Scarlet-red terminal spikes atop shiny, dark green foliage. Makes an excellent specimen plant. Hummingbirds and butterflies love it.
Grows to 6'
Prefers well-drained soil.
Plant sun or shade. The newspaper just had an article about the Firespike, it will grow beautifully in the shade with minimum flowers. Needs sun to fully bloom.
Milkweed - Silky Gold - Asclepias. Brilliant non-stop blooms all summer till frost. Erect bushy plants.
Full Sun
Height 3'
It has a few buds on it.
Butterfly gardens, wildflower and naturalized settings. Easy to grow in moist or dry soil.Demands good drainage.
Mexican Bush Sage - Salvia Cruz.
Mexican Bush Sage - Salvia Cruz.
Sun to part shade.
Height 15 - 18" (I think this one is bigger than that)
Soil evenly moist.
Soil evenly moist.Butterflies are supposed to like it as well.
I also purchased 16 more pansies and over 70 bulbs, Narcissus- you know, Daffodils. Some are February Bloomers some are early spring. I hope to have a month or two of show from them. I also purchased some Leucojum and Ipheion which all of these are supposed to naturalize, if so, money well spent. So, I need to get busy!
I also purchased 16 more pansies and over 70 bulbs, Narcissus- you know, Daffodils. Some are February Bloomers some are early spring. I hope to have a month or two of show from them. I also purchased some Leucojum and Ipheion which all of these are supposed to naturalize, if so, money well spent. So, I need to get busy! To join this meme click on the Bloomin' Tuesday Banner on the right of my page!
11 comments:
Wow fantastic finds Darla! I think every garden needs a milkweed for the monarchs! Happy Birthday (belated?)!
This is my first try with the milkweed. We'll see how it goes.
What a great gift! You have gotten yourself a lot of work planting all those bulbs or is planting part of the gift? lol! Can't wait for spring at your place! Jean
You really made some good selections. Your husband is soooooo thoughtful. I give my daughters gift certificates to our favorite green house for Easter. I have bulbs to plant also. I ordered some from my grandson's class in school and they arrived yesterday.
Darla: Oh what fun, a shopping spree for the garden of flowers.
Congrats on the anniversary.
Anniversary? I would have guessed you won the garden lottery. Happy Anniversary to you both. You see I got Frank back on the comment.
Patsy
I didn't know it got cold enough in your area for the daffodils. It is so hard to pick, but daffodils are one of my favorites. Probably because I got them from my Granny.
Such nice plants. I'm looking forward to doing some work in my yard. I've been neglect. :-(
You're going to love that Firespike! And the Mexican Sage. Oh, and the milkweed. Ok, everything you bought! :-) Happy Anniversary!
What a great gift to get. I love to get gifts like that so I can choose what I would like. You picked some really neat plants.
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