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What plant is this?
I think this plant first appeared in my yard after I planted a mix of Texas wildflowers or they might have been in some compost. These have thrived and I love them but I don't know what they are. They are about 2' tall at most and have smooth stems with no thorns. They don't start growing until it is hot and they start blooming about August here in ( Read more... ) -
Tracking the Bloom - Turk's Cap Edition
While I was keeping my eye on the established pink turk's cap, the newly planted red turk's cap was hiding blooms beneath its leaves. Here is one finally peeking out on June 16th...
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Tracking the Bloom - Sunflowers and Horsemint
The Sunflower bloom is open! Only the plants in full sun are budding at this point.
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My Country Yard - Junque Edition
In the last couple of years I have been trying to slowly declutter the house. Probably too slowly to keep ahead of the acquisition of more stuff, but I try. On the other hand, I didn't really want to throw some of the stuff away. Some was so junky it wasn't worth giving away. So it was getting piled in an old plastic bathtub we had had to replace a ( Read more... )
