GBBD List For May 2010

Here's the list - the main post is here, at the Transplantable Rose


Abelia chinensis/Abelia - white, pink and 'Edward Goucher'

Achillea 'Moonshine', full bloom

Ajuga, unknown species, purple-leaved bugle weed

Allium cepa, garden onions

Aloe saponaria, African aloe AKA Soap aloe

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons

Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow columbine

Aquilegia canadensis? Looks like it, anyway

Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed

Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush just starting

Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, from Natural Gardener, purple, rose & terracotta

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers - yay!

Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, grown as annual and reseeded

Catharanthus roseus - annual vinca- white

Chrysanthemem maximum, Shasta daisies - buds

Clematis unknown hybrid, handful of purple flowers

Consolida ajacis, Larkspur – several plants

Coriandrum sativum., cilantro - left some plants for ladybugs

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant - couple of buds- huge patch winterkilled to one small plant

Dendranthema x grandiflora?. - ordinary cushion mums - copper colored plant has buds in several places, blooming muddy pink, dirty white, and plain yellow

Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers - ratty but a few flowers

Echinacea purpurea budded

Eucomis unknown species pushed up flower stalk

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' - living up to non-stop reputation

Feijowa sellowiana / Pineapple guava in secret garden many flowers; none on patio plant

Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ several plants

Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), many buds

Hemerocallis citrina - just sending up stalks

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Best of Friends' from Pam/Digging has buds on two plants

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Devonshire', Austin Daylily Society has buds

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Happy Returns' several blooming stalks

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Pinochio' has buds

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Prairie Blue Eyes' has buds

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot' has buds and blooms on several plants

Hemerocallis fulva – Ditch daylily from Lori blooming!

Hippeastrum AKA Amaryllis -two red flowers left in bulb garden - might be Red Lion

Hosta 'Krossa Regal' - one stalk

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea - several big flowers

Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens- a few plants, all white, no eye

Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo couple of blooming stalks.

Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine- just thinking about opening buds

Lathyrus odoratus, sweet peas 'Royal Wedding' amazing flowers from a few seeds


Lavendula 'Goodwin Creek' - new - one flower

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', many unopened wands

Ledebouria spp Spotted squill, porch plant

Lilium unknown Easter Lily a couple of buds

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum - remnants from winter

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle (just a few flowers)

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnet - a few stragglers

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - buds, blooms and tiny tomatoes

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' - pops flower every few days

Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' (two plants), lots of flowers

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - doing well in sunny borders

Nerium oleander/ double yellow oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier' covered in buds and flowers

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers), several blooming

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), quite a few small flowers

Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window

Petunias - some dark-violet hybrid blooming in basket since winter

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox - still blooming in white and peach

Pisum sativum Sugar Snap, sugar snap garden peas -couple of stray flowers

Poliomintha longiflora, Mexican oregano (3 plants), all blooming

Punica granatum, pomegranate - might be 'Wonderful' (secret garden)

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, still some buds and flowers

Rosa 'Mutabilis' front garden nonstop bloom

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – a few flowers

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers

Salvia greggii, many plants including 'Navajo White', cream, deep rose, true red, cherry red and Orchid-purple

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'

Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' (several borders and containers), many small violet flowers

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, two plants - light bloom

Scutellaria ovata, Heartleaf skullcap

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer

Scutellaria unlabeled purple blooming skullcap

Sedum, little varieties with white flowers

Stachys byzantina/ Lambs Ears bud stalks

Stachys coccinea/Texas betony, 4 small coral flowers

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys a few flowers

Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush germander a few flowers

Trachaelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, evergreen vine all budded with white, fragrant flowers. Four vines, on

veranda, side fence, trellis and shed.

Tradescantia fluminensis? smaller bridal veil type plant with white flowers

Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, one surviving patch is purple bloom

Verbena bonariensis – they seed around and some are blooming;

Viola spp– a yellow viola and some purple pansies still blooming in containers and hanging baskets

Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree has buds

Zinnia –pink hybrid from my friend Ellen, in pink entrance garden