Plant wish list

Well it is the start of spring.  I  am going to list some of the plants that we are interested in growing in our little garden.  The list looks a lot like what we had in Florida.  I will be adding the scientific name, size of each plant, location to be planted, and host plant information.  This is just a starting point.  We have plenty of room to add more plants but it is easy for me to get carried away.

Texas bluebonnet

• -Lupinus texensis
• -1ft to 2ft high(bloom)and 1ft wide
• -front walk
• -Northern Cloudywing, Gray Hairstreak, Henry's Elfin, Painted & American Lady, Orange Sulphur host plant

Phlox

• -Phlox drummondii
• -1ft high and 1ft to 2ft wide
• -front walk

Indian Paintbrush

• -Castilleja indivisa Engelm
• -under 1ft high
• -Hanging pot deck

Winecup

• -Callirhoe involucrata
• -1ft high and 3ft wide 
• -butterfly garden
• -Gray Hairstreak

Indian blanket

• -Gaillardia pulchella
• -1ft high and 1ft wide
• -butterfly garden
• -Bordered Patch host plant

Eastern Red Columbine

• -Aquilegia canadensis L.
• -2ft high and 16in to 18in wide
• -Hanging pot deck
• -Hummingbird nectar plant

Four-o’clocks

• -Mirabilis linearis
• -2ft high and 1ft wide
• -hanging pot deck
• -Hummingbird nectar plant

Cosmos

• -Cosmos sulphureus
• -2ft to 4ft high and 1ft wide
• -butterfly garden

Purple Coneflower

• -Echinacea
• -2ft to 5ft high and 2ft wide
• -butterfly garden

Milkweed

• -Asclepias tuberosa
• -2 to 3ft High 1ft wide
• -butterfly garden
• -Monarch host plant

Brown-eyed susan

• -Rudbeckia hirta
• -4ft high and 3ft wide
• -butterly garden
• -Silvery Checkerspot host plant

Sunflower

• -Mammoth Russian
• -8-12ft high 20in wide
• -side yard
• -possible host plant?

Pipevine

• -Aristolochia reticulata (Texas dutchman's pipe)or Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot)or Aristolochia tomentosa (woolly dutchman's pipe)
• -Vine
• -back right fence
• -Swallowtail host plant

Maypop

• -Passiflora incarnata
• -Vine
• -back left corner
• -Variegated Fritillary, Gulf Fritillary host plant 

OR
Passionflower

• -Passiflora suberosa
• -vine
• -Julia Heliconian, Mexican Silverspot, Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Heliconian

Common frogfruit

• -Phyla incisa
• -groundcover
• -Phaon Crescent

The problem plant

After much deliberation and research the looks like Hemlock-Conium maculatum weed is really Wild Carrot-Daucus carota.  Thankfully a local nursery gave us a positive identification on the plant.  

Now we can begin the rebuilding of the garden.  All the garden beds are covered in weeds.  That is ok since they grow so nice and green right?  The back left corner is going to be the butterfly landing pad.  I have the seed for Milkweed-Asclepias tuberosa they just need to get started.  I really should have started them already.

I just planted Black Krim and Stripped German tomatoes this weekend so we will see how well those do.

Day late and a dollar short on the blooms I took for bloggers bloom day. Oh well maybe next month.