Planting Plants

It's been Agave planting time.  At the top of my backyard path, I placed a White Striped Century Plant (Agave americana var. medio-picta f. alba) into a pot to become the vocal point and add a splash of brightness there.

In the middle level of my Three Tiers Bed, I added three Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor' to repeat the colors found in the recently planted Yucca 'Color Guard' (Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard').  This combination replaces the Agaves and Dyckias I lost to last winter's late hard freeze.

On the lowest level of Three Tiers, I replaced another Agave freeze victim with Agave 'Cream Spike'.

I also added some more Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red' to the same bed as before - so that should complete the front of that bed.

Planting This & That

Over the last week, I finally got around to actually purchasing and plantings some plants.

The missus wanted some mint, so I got three varieties: Doublemint (Mentha 'Doublemint'), Kentucky Colonel (Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel') and Red Stem Applemint (Mentha x gracilis ‘Madalene Hill’).

I finally found Salvia coccinea 'Summer Jewel Red' (I had been looking for it since early last year) and will likely return to get more.
Correction: On revisit to nursery, discovered that they were the more commonly available 'Lady in Red' variety (so it looks like I'll be going with that!)

I also decided to try Cobweb Spiderwort (Tradescantia sillamontana) in three places with different soil types and shade levels.  It'll be interesting to see to which it adapts to best.

I got the Yucca 'Color Guard' (Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard') to replace the Twin-flowered Agave that failed to survive the winter.

Some annuals finally made an appearance with Coleus 'Red Red Wine' getting a pot of it's own.

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Established Plants

Catlin's Giant Ajuga (Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant')

Texas Gold Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana)

Chocolate Chip Ajuga (Ajuga reptans 'Valfredda')

Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana)

Gulf Coast Penstemon (Penstemon tenuis)

 

Potted Plants

Formosa Red Azalea (Azalea indica 'Formosa Red')

Spider Aloe (Aloe x spinosissima)

Ox Tongue (Gasteria glomerata)

Ox Tongue (Gasteria liliputana)

Indoor Plants

Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)

Flower Wannabes

Dwarf Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana')

Mahonia (Mahonia aquifolium)

Tardies

Rattlesnake Agave (Manfreda maculosa)

Amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp.)

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Established Plants

Dwarf Mexican Firebush (Hamelia patens 'Compacta')

 Toad Lily (Tricyrtis lasiocarpa)

 Mountain Sage (Salvia regla)

 Philippine Violet (Barleria cristata)

 Pale Pavonia (Pavonia hastata)

 Forsythia Sage (Salvia madrensis)

 Blue Anise Sage (Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue')

 Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata)

New Plants in the Garden 

Leopard Plant (Ligularia tussilaginea 'Aureo-maculata')

Turk's Cap 'Big Momma'

(Malvaviscus drummondii x arboreus 'Big Momma')

Annuals

Begonias (Begonia semperflorens)

Potted Plants

Stapelia incomparabilis

Flower Wannabes

 Dwarf Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana') 

 American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

 Dwarf Chinese Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda')

Tardies

Joe Pye Shrub (Eupatorium viburnoides)

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Established Plants

Rose Creek Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora 'Rose Creek')

 Coral Nymph Sage (Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph')

Blue Anise Sage (Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue')

 Pale Pavonia (Pavonia hastata)

 Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)

 Mountain Sage (Salvia regla)

 Philippine Violet (Barleria cristata)

 Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata)

 New Plants in the Garden 

 Pam's Pink Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii 'Pam Puryear') 

Kaleidoscope Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope')

Turk's Cap 'Big Momma'

(Malvaviscus drummondii x arboreus 'Big Momma')

 Annuals

Begonias (Begonia semperflorens)

Flower Wannabes

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

 Dwarf Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana') 

 Possumhaw (Ilex decidua)