The above picture shows a group of Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea). They are a common sight in the parts of Texas where the soils are derived from … [Read more...] about Beautiful Blue Flowers By Mealycup Sage
Plants
Narrowleaf Gayfeather- A Pink Bottle Brush Seen In The Fall
Liatris mucronata blooms between August and December. It grows about two and a half feet tall in prairie or open woodlands. It will tolerate sandy or … [Read more...] about Narrowleaf Gayfeather- A Pink Bottle Brush Seen In The Fall
Oenothera suffrutescens Formerly Gaura coccinea
This member of the Primrose family (Onagraceae) is now known as Scarlet Beeblossom (Oenothera suffrutescens) but used to be called Scarlet Gaura … [Read more...] about Oenothera suffrutescens Formerly Gaura coccinea
Fringeleaf Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)
This member of the Acanthaceae family is one I have seen only three times in ten years. Ancanthaceae is large diverse family that is world-wide in … [Read more...] about Fringeleaf Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)
Erect Dayflower-Tiny Blue Flowers in the Lawn
The Erect Dayflower, Commelina erecta, is a tiny flowered member of the Commelinaceae or spiderwort family. They are easily mistaken for a grasslike … [Read more...] about Erect Dayflower-Tiny Blue Flowers in the Lawn