tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post4028191608326003336..comments2024-03-16T22:08:36.509-05:00Comments on Rock-Oak-Deer: Wildflower Wednesday May 2014: Stachys coccineaShirley Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-35645937471838688352014-06-01T10:51:30.588-05:002014-06-01T10:51:30.588-05:00Oh Shirley how gorgeous and what a delight for the...Oh Shirley how gorgeous and what a delight for the critters too.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-33952733545379021452014-05-31T08:53:15.214-05:002014-05-31T08:53:15.214-05:00I'll look forward to your new posts and I do s...I'll look forward to your new posts and I do seem to be adding more succulents for less work with my container plantings.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-25673236653388352322014-05-31T08:51:36.206-05:002014-05-31T08:51:36.206-05:00I'd be interested to know how they do in your ...I'd be interested to know how they do in your area as deer seem to have different tastes depending on where they live.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-57548614441381616332014-05-31T08:50:25.614-05:002014-05-31T08:50:25.614-05:00Thanks Gail, I love WW!Thanks Gail, I love WW!Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-66374972565495003082014-05-31T08:49:56.210-05:002014-05-31T08:49:56.210-05:00It would be a plant you could set out early and ke...It would be a plant you could set out early and keep blooming well into fall in Wisconsin.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-66636382415988762042014-05-31T08:46:35.576-05:002014-05-31T08:46:35.576-05:00It's great for attracting pollinators to the g...It's great for attracting pollinators to the garden. That's interesting since it is rated to zone 7 but it does get very cold there at least once a winter.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-39794002325408119392014-05-31T08:39:39.179-05:002014-05-31T08:39:39.179-05:00Good to know since mine didn't last long in th...Good to know since mine didn't last long in the sun. They would grow faster but would need even more water.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-2075859153108678752014-05-31T08:37:39.439-05:002014-05-31T08:37:39.439-05:00We do have a lot of flowers similar to penstemon. ...We do have a lot of flowers similar to penstemon. I think they do well in our heat.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-65072096093886648612014-05-31T08:33:42.518-05:002014-05-31T08:33:42.518-05:00The moth is fascinating and I enjoy having them in...The moth is fascinating and I enjoy having them in the spring.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-79682422998882899382014-05-31T08:32:52.562-05:002014-05-31T08:32:52.562-05:00It was a tough winter to kill off Texas Betony. I...It was a tough winter to kill off Texas Betony. It does seem to a plant that just disappears when it's not happy with the conditions.<br /><br />Of course you'll need more in your shady garden.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-51351501984573231262014-05-31T02:20:33.045-05:002014-05-31T02:20:33.045-05:00What a pretty plant, the flowers reminds me of sma...What a pretty plant, the flowers reminds me of small penstemons.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-43260944317004575072014-05-30T22:49:22.876-05:002014-05-30T22:49:22.876-05:00Another great moving picture! Back when I watered ...Another great moving picture! Back when I watered more often, I had a huge patch of Texas betony in full sun. I ended up putting my vegetable garden in that spot and moved the betony to shadier areas where it has not grown as aggressively.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-61164113900491729102014-05-29T13:37:04.760-05:002014-05-29T13:37:04.760-05:00Love the video Shirley. Been a while but I am pick...Love the video Shirley. Been a while but I am picking up again. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506560236657107272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-8281781294389880022014-05-29T08:12:59.551-05:002014-05-29T08:12:59.551-05:00I have a couple of very small betony starts that b...I have a couple of very small betony starts that barely made it through the winter and I'd been looking forward to seeing them spread out a bit as the season progresses. Seeing how well yours are doing I'm excited to see if they'll take hold in yes, an area that is right where the deer walk through! TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-5962360565044505492014-05-29T05:44:24.682-05:002014-05-29T05:44:24.682-05:00Wonderful video...for a minute I thought it was a...Wonderful video...for a minute I thought it was a hummer! I have to grow this as an annual, our winter weather is too wet. Happy WW. Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-79063297241976412402014-05-28T22:25:16.521-05:002014-05-28T22:25:16.521-05:00Sounds like a winner--especially because it attrac...Sounds like a winner--especially because it attracts hummingbirds and hummingbird moths! I always enjoy your motion.gifs! I'm sure I've seen this plant sold as an annual at our garden centers. I'll have to try it one of these days.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-38232993151869051802014-05-28T21:32:26.963-05:002014-05-28T21:32:26.963-05:00I've actually grown this in my VA garden and i...I've actually grown this in my VA garden and it thrived but didn't make it through the winter. I noticed the stems seemed to break every time I moved them around but I still loved the plant. It actually grew in dryish partial shade for me. I should try it again as a fun summer annual. It's such a beauty.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-72287911931117229652014-05-28T15:53:43.281-05:002014-05-28T15:53:43.281-05:00They are easy to do on Picasaweb. We were watchin...They are easy to do on Picasaweb. We were watching a Harry Potter movie recently and I noticed the moving pictures in their library books and thought it looked very much like my thumbnails.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-41113969860348507492014-05-28T15:11:24.645-05:002014-05-28T15:11:24.645-05:00These can do well here too and I just love your mo...These can do well here too and I just love your moving photos!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-64506204206450441192014-05-28T13:30:54.034-05:002014-05-28T13:30:54.034-05:00Your hummingbird impostor is so interesting! Than...Your hummingbird impostor is so interesting! Thanks for posting your video. Unfortunately, according to Wikipedia, their range doesn't include California.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-12577602392558387292014-05-28T13:27:56.412-05:002014-05-28T13:27:56.412-05:00So far I haven't noticed aggressive growth. W...So far I haven't noticed aggressive growth. With our drought it has been kept in check pretty well so it hasn't needed to be transplanted or thinned. Aggressive growth would be welcomed in our rocky limestone clay soil. The tubers didn't come up in my research so I'd have to check as it grows.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-2443079462606066172014-05-28T13:22:44.667-05:002014-05-28T13:22:44.667-05:00I enjoy your videos, I don't get to see Hummin...I enjoy your videos, I don't get to see Hummingbird moths very often. They are such wonderful flyers as a group, but people are not very tolerant of the large caterpillars, particularly the Tomato hornworm. I love tubular red flowers, they look very pretty and being deer resistant is a plus.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-32430801363828060682014-05-28T12:27:59.360-05:002014-05-28T12:27:59.360-05:00That's beautiful. What's the root system l...That's beautiful. What's the root system like? Our stachys is an aggressive that once given a toehold will take the yard, and then the neighborhood... <br />(stachys floridiana) but... Those tubers... Are good eatin... Too bad the flowers aren't pretty like yours.Gardens-In-The-Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373144762759568415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-32485107632736457362014-05-28T11:42:57.113-05:002014-05-28T11:42:57.113-05:00I love Texas Betony and your photos really capture...I love Texas Betony and your photos really capture the beauty of that plant well. Sadly, all of the betony that I had seems to have disappeared in the last year or so. I'll have to rectify that problem. Thanks for the great video of the Hummingbird Moth!Tinahttp://www.mygardenersays.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-10600228263766805332014-05-28T09:38:20.203-05:002014-05-28T09:38:20.203-05:00What a beautiful plant and how lovely that it is a...What a beautiful plant and how lovely that it is a native plant where you live. I love your hummingbird moth. chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.com