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Category Archives: Disease resistant

Mexican Bush Sage

Mexican Bush Sage

Mexican Bush Sage I’ve had a long time crush on the Mexican Bush Sage. It is one of those delightfully complex plants with a long narrow, textured, sage-green leaf with a striking silver underside. The flowers are long spikes of pubescent lavender, purple and white, tubular flowers that reach up to the sky in the …

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Salvia Greggi “Mirage”, Deep Purple

Salvia Greggi ‘Mirage”, Deep Purple

Salvia Greggi “Mirage”, Deep Purple A Cultivar With Class  True to the Texas native Salvia Greggi, the cultivar “Mirage” deep-purple is a show stopper with a profusion of blooms and evergreen leaves that keep the interest on it all year round.  While there are a variety of colors in the cultivar such as pink, cream, …

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Happy Mother’s Day Bouquet

Fresh-picked flower arrangements from the garden.

On this day in celebration of Mother’s Day, Mother Nature, and Mother energies, we will glory in the flower bouquets that can be given on this special day. Instead of a one-time flower arrangement, why not give the whole darn plant that can bring happiness throughout the year? From flower bed to table, these flower …

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Square Bud Primrose, Sundrops

Square bud primrose

Like a Ray of Sunshine in the Landscape Square Bud Primrose, also known as “Sundrops” is a beautiful perennial whose bright and sunny color lights up the landscape with blooms all spring, summer and up to the fall.  Native Plant for Central Texas One of the many Central Texas natives that thrive in our average …

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Agarita

Agarita, Lisa LaPaso

Interesting Foliage, Flowers and Fruit. Agarita is an evergreen, native plant of  Texas. Boasting tri-leaved blue-ish green/grey foliage, yellow flowers and edible red fruit that is great for jams and jellies.  Drought Tolerant and Deer Resistant  Agarita is deer resistant and super drought tolerant. It’s an excellent Xeriscape plant that works well in a myriad …

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