September 21 , 2022
Hot Color for First Day of Fall
Welp , here we go again with soaring temps after September ’s distinctive spill weather tease . But that abbreviated heat falling out prompted Salvia ‘ Indigo Spires ’ to pop a few lilac - blue flowers , cheered on by rain - refreshed native turk ’s jacket in this part shade maculation . Bees and butterflies have n’t bustled over as await , so here ’s hop that the crowds are just wait in the wings . Thanks to the rain , too , red spider lily ( Lycoris radiata ) shot up overnight in this layer . I ’ve wait year — I’m not kidding — to get a movie of them with the turk ’s caps . One or the other failed to show up for photo day . Long ago , someone plant a few in my yard . I ’ve divided them , add to other beds , shared with neighbors , and even replenished with purchased ones . They ’ve almost vanish where the Tree now cast too much refinement . This little spot next to the patio , under a rain trough , is where they thrive now . A garden wise man once told me , “ They want their feet in the shade and their heads in the sun . ” This post get a glance of morn sun ( when I took these pictures ) . Then it ’s shady until afternoon ’s sunlight blast , terribly wilting the turk ’s hood until evening . filter afternoon sun or morning sun and afternoon shade are ideal . Just beyond is the sharpness of a seam where I struggled with success . It ’s only a few feet aside , but in deeper shade with enough sun to scare off off true umbrageous grapheme . So , one day I just threw in some cut of ever - agreeable imperial heart ( Tradescantia pallida ) and cobweb spiderwort ( Tradescantia sillamontana ) . aboriginal coralberry rambled over from the fencing bed . Beyond is Mexican honeysuckle ; its vasiform orange flowers count striking against the purple heart . To the right is the companion ‘ Indigo Spires ’ and beyond , a pass - a - long hollyhock , a aboriginal shrubby thoroughwort ( Ageratina havanensis ) presently to blossom in cloud of clean , and a pinkish Turk ’s cap . Last summer , I be active that planter from a too - colored spot and topped it with the stare ball that had rested awkwardly on the ground . CTG ’s director gifted me the dish for my birthday . And bingo , a relaxing scenario came to be . Top viewer question this hebdomad from gardener across Central Texas : What ’s that sticky stuff rain on us , the sidewalk , the cars ? Aphids and other little insect suckers . Typically , spring is when they march in , so what ’s the passel ? That bit of rain prompted new , succulent leaves and they could n’t resist an encore visit . All you’re able to do is endeavor to pillory them off with your water hosepipe , which I know is n’t practical with large trees . It ’s not hardheaded or even safe in this hotness to use an fossil oil - free-base product like Neem , and we certainly do n’t want to be spray pesticides around during migration season!Coming up October 8 : Get your fender on for the 7th one-year Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival . This year ’s fellowship favorable event is in San Antonio ’s Brackenridge Park from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. atomic number 27 - establish by Monika Maekle of The Texas Butterfly Ranch , it celebrate and wassail science , community , art , and pedagogy . There will be Danaus plexippus - tagging opportunities , native plant and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree adoptions , trafficker and much more . Monika also wrote a wonderful article about the history ofMonarch tagging and a well-chosen thirtieth birthday to Monarch Watch .
Thanks for stopping by and I desire you ’ll unite us next workweek for the premiere of raw Central Texas Gardener programs!Linda
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