Ruellia brittoniana --Mexican petunia-3to 4 ft. tall
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When to plant Ruellia Brittoniana (Mexican Petunia)
Comments (5)aztreelvr that's exactly what i'm hoping for :) I have a 4ft x 160ft section sitting outside of my cedar privacy fence. i had planned to have alot of shrubs planted there last year, but that didn't work out. just as well, thinking about it now it's probably more maintenance than I'd want to keep up with for a section of my property that only the neighbors get to enjoy. I figure I'll plant a few shrubs like hopseed, bougainvillea, and GC sage for interest but basically let the ruellia have the rest. the area is boxed in between my fence and the sidewalk. it might creep into my neighbor's section down the street but he doesn't care, he said he'll just mow it with the rest of his grass. it might creep into the other side of my fence as well, but i don't mind. if it gets out of hand i'll hoe sections of it out every couple weeks when i'm cleaning up the rest of the gardens. i probably will wait until fall to plant them though, i don't even have a drip line set up out there yet and it's getting hot pretty fast this year :( maybe we'll have an early autumn......See Moreextra tall perennials
Comments (7)sunchokes..my goodness no matter how many I dig out it seems I've missed some and every year I get 8-10 foot tall helianthus grove because I was thoughtless in dumping these on the compost pile. In full sun, they aren't quite as tall. Mine are shaded until they hit at least 6'. Hibiscus are great but don't they want a bit of shade? I love Joe Pye weed but it tends to flop over so plan on staking or surrounding them or they'll cover their neighbors....See MoreGround Cover Suggestions for Gardening Wannabe in Ardmore
Comments (4)Hi Michiele, Landscaping around a pool that is in full sun, or at least in lots and lots of sun, can be very challenging. Often the heat that reflects from the pool and the pool deck are very hard on plants. When you are landscaping near a pool area, I think grass is always best because it can take the most abuse, from being walked on, having beach balls bounce through it, etc. To keep weeds to a minimum, put down a good quality woven landscape fabric, plant your grasses and add some mulch. When choosing a mulch, it is often better to use some sort of stone like river rock or lava rock because bark mulches tend to blow into the pool. Interplanting a taller ground cover like ornamental grass with a shorter ground cover can be difficult. Creeping ground covers like Asian Jasmine or Boston Ivy may tend to 'climb' up the clumps of grass. If you have a taller ornamental grass, then a shorter ground cover may get too shaded by the taller grasses and not fill in as well as you would like. You might try ice plant or creeping sedum. They also are creepers more than vining climbers so they would be easier to maintain. Both are very tough and can handle the reflected heat from the pool's concrete or stone surround. If you are going to have a taller form of ornamental grass, you could use ornamental blue fescue, fiber optic grass or blue-eyed grass as the shorter plant to fill in around the larger ones. It can be hard to combine ornamental grasses with shorter ground covers underneath them because the shorter plants can be overwhelmed by the larger grasses. A mixed planting of ornamental grasses, creeping groundcovers and dwarf shrubs can be used quite effectively if the plants are in scale with one another. You might go to the website for High Country Gardens (I think it is www.highcountrygardens.com) and look at their ground covers. They have a lot of uncommon plants that are suited to tough conditions. Good luck, Dawn...See MoreHAVE: Ft Worth Spring Swap April 12!
Comments (150)cut down a tree yesterday & am paying for it today: can't move parts of my body I didn't even know I had! so I'm updating my list (any excuse is a good excuse, right?) Here's what I have: ..................Has.....................Wants Deb: name tag...................crinum (I think the Vick's plant has returned to the earth, but if it shows any green, I'll bring it.) Donna.....................................crinum Rebecca......dog treats...........no entry-Did I miss something? Dorothy..... no real entry, but I have seeds from May's house for her cockscomb, don't know if it's dwarf or not, it's about 16" tall? Lin.....variegated aspidistra,................shade plants ........tall pink Mexican petunia ........aloe Alley......cannas.........................Turk's cap, blue mistflower, Louisiana irises April.....shea butter balms..........many mints, drought-tolerant perennials (I know I'll have Brazilian rock rose, lamb's ears, white yarrow, maybe yarrow Papriks, which is red). Tina.....lemon mint (lots) & cannas......pots! Tessa...tomato seedlings, loquat..............ginger Weldon.....pink or white kolanchoes........aucuba (just cut & stuck them this morning!) Danna....evergreens?....................tough roses Julie...yellow ice plant, pink mum.........lamb's ear, crinums, Bridal Wreath cuttings if they root, ginger if I can find, bulbs depending on what I can find Carrie......ice plant, tall cannas............mauve crinum If I've omitted anything, please let me know. off to take an aspirin... (Does anybody know a way to get columns to show up on the posts?)...See MoreLynne_nefla
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