( photo / image / picture from heather0315's Garden ) 1. Does anyone know what this flowering shrub is called? There are three of them in the front of our house that were here when we moved in. We, nor the homeowners, know what they are. ( photo / image / picture from heather0315's Garden ) 2. These are the plants that I am wanting to put in our front two flower beds. Does anyone have any experience with them? I am not sure what they are called but they are really pretty and I was told that they do really good here in Texas. ( photo / image / picture from heather0315's Garden ) 3. Is this a weed? It looks to me like one. It started out as a little bitty plant on the very corner of the house and now it is HUGE! ( photo / image / picture from heather0315's Garden ) 4. These green grasses are currently in the front flower beds that I am working on cleaning out and sprucing up. I *think* I want to keep them and maybe move them. Overall, I would just like to get some suggestions on what I can do with these plants and the flower beds I am working on! Being new to gardening and not knowing anyone where we currently live who knows anything about gardening and flowers isn't helping me! LOL. The flower beds are about 4 feet long by 2 feet wide. They are mostly in the shade! Thank you all and sorry this is so long!!
Heather... I've seen the plant in photo #1... but can't remember what it is. #2 appears to be Mondo Grass. #3 is Lantana NOT a "weed". #4 could be daylilies. Or Crinum. No apologies... if you think that was long you should see some my postings LOL Once you get these plants ID'd then you can start to figure out if you want to keep them or not. I'm sure others will be along to help out soon.
#1 looks like a weglia to me, cant see if it is variegated...there is a variegated one which is rather lovely. I will be interested to see a close up.
Ain't Texas interesting? Identifying our plants can be either fascinating or frustrating! I agree that the first photo looks like wigelia. If you have three, and they are that happy, leave them where they are. Photo #2 is liriope spicata and it is very hardy, slow to spread, and adapts to most soils and light conditions, just can't take full sun (in my experience.) #3 is lantana. Look under it to see if there are small starts from the mother plant. It's a very reliable perennial, and can be pruned back if it gets too big. Just don't make a meatball of it! Without seeing the flower, I don't know what #4 is, but I'd bet there's a bulb down there somewhere. If your beds are just 2' wide, you are limited in what you can plant. It looks like there is a sidewalk bordering the bed, and you don't want plants taking over the walkway. Take a look at salvia greggii, also known as Autumn Sage or Cherry Sage. It comes in several colors, is very hardy, and can be (should be) pruned back twice a year to encourage bloom. Hey, I think my response is longer than your post!
I just took all the photos yesterday, right before I posted them. I will get a close up as soon as I get back to the house!
#1 a close up of the flower will help greatly #2 Liriope muscari (Lily-Turf, Big Blue Lilyturf) a great plant for Texas shade. #3 Lantana, probably Lantana camara 'New Gold' (Lantana, New Gold Lantana) Really one of the best for Texas heat and drought so keep it in place. #4 looks like it was planted where a Mondo Grass would be planted but it could also be a lily like cheryl suggested, to be sure I would leave it alone until next spring to see if/what blooms.
Thanks y'all! We cleaned out the two front flower beds today. We couldn't find any of the Lariope to put in, so we just used the ones we already had! We got come Cyclamen (which are sooooo pretty) and some other purple plant that I cannot remember the name of right this second and put them all in! It is very basic but we think it looks good!
Here is our pallet/container garden! Most of these are plants that we've saved from around the property! Our oldest son planted a cabbage plant at school last week, so we've added it! ( photo / image / picture from heather0315's Garden ) The right side of our front garden. Now looking at it, it looks kind of bare! Hoping the plants spread out a bit! ( photo / image / picture from heather0315's Garden ) The left side of our front garden! ( photo / image / picture from heather0315's Garden )
