![]() So vote early and often! Thanks for your support! (And thank you to Pamela Price for the vote graphic.) Click to VOTE.Īll material © 2006-2012 by Pam Penick for Digging. You can vote once a day (it’s on a 24-hour cycle) until March 21. Why is this spring, following a year of drought (in fact, we’re not out of it yet, despite recent rains), shaping up to be so spectacular? Perhaps our plants are responding with gratitude to the reprieve, as are we gardeners.īy the way, my blog Digging is a finalist for Best Gardening Blog in the Readers’ Choice Awards at . The Gayfeather or Blazing Star has fluffy vertical spikes that are purple or white and are well-loved by butterflies, bees and. The soft, lacy foliage makes a great backdrop for the showy flower spikes. This one, in an office complex near my house, has been catching my eye as I drive past every day.Ĭascades of purple blossoms contrast with the dark-green, shiny leaves, and from several feet away you can smell the grape Kool-Aid scent.īees hum busily as they climb in and out of the dangling flowers. Colors range from various shades of blue or purple-blue to pink and white. These gentle clusters of pleasant, purple flowers are widespread across the state of Texas. Look-even as a parking-lot tree surrounded by cars it’s stunning. Wildflowers of Texas - Texas is home to over 1000 varieties of wildflowers And above is a field primarily of Purple prairie verbena, Prairie verbena. In my 18 years in Austin, I cannot remember the Texas mountain laurels blooming as beautifully as they are doing this spring. ![]()
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