Plant ID Extravaganza!!

Lynda LeCompte · 2003-12-20T16:16:33+00:00

As mentioned in the master gardener help thread, I have posted a bunch of pics of some of the plants in my gardens, for help with identification. For those that may not have been following, I am not familiar with a most of these plants as I have come from a small English garden to this much larger garden in zone 9, S. Texas!The pics are all thumbnailed here; mentioned on the page, I know the elephant ear plant, but could do with some words on that one. It was perfectly healthy last week, but that was before a couple of frosty mornings AND having had some of its roots pulled as they had wriggled into our septic line and was causing a blockage :-/ I gather it makes a good house plant so was thinking about potting some of the healthy parts to get it out of the way of the septic line.There is also a healthy shrimp flower plant there that has gotten very leggy. I think I'll lop that back when it has finished flowering.Pic #33 is ginger... I know that much, but need to find out what type it is and what to do with the gobs of this plant that I have domineering an area.There's a berry plant (#32) that's spread all over one of my veggie patches. Is it blackberry? Whatever it is, I have to get rid of it, it's taking over!Things are getting better as my hubby has just found his "Neil Sperry's Complete Guide to Texas Gardening" book (second edition) that was in the depths of moving boxes. Wow - what a great book! Now I'm going to be torn between going outside and making the most of another beautiful day or getting my nose stuck into the book... maybe I'll just take the book outside with me...I really do appreciate all and any help. Maybe if someone spots something they would like a cutting of, something can be arranged. Let me know :-)Have fun!

Dec 20, 2003 21 Replies

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animaux 22 years ago

If the twiggy plants are twiggy on the porch side, it's because they need more sun.

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Lynda LeCompte 22 years ago

They're twiggy all over, apart from the very top which has a mop of greenery. As well as the porch shade, they are partly shaded by trees, which will get worse in the spring when the trees sprout. I'm surprised that the previous house owner planted these where they are - she appeared to be very knowledgeable judging by the rest of the garden. Ah well, I'll just have to see how they fair.

Hubby and I were discussing a different type of porch border involving gravel and shade tolerant shrubs. The grass is very patchy in this area too

- understandably - so we need to do something that will be more pleasing to the eye. I don't want this to become the bane of my life... I have a bunch of rubus and ginger to contend with too :-/ I want to enjoy my gardening, not sigh every time I put my gloves on!

On a lighter and less miserable note - it's Christmas eve - woohoo!! Merry Christmas everyone!!

-- Lynda

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