tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post6910760086237739509..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Ratibida!Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-52948111320866854182011-08-07T07:50:34.720-05:002011-08-07T07:50:34.720-05:00Hi Alan - Guess what!! I found these Ratibisa at a...Hi Alan - Guess what!! I found these Ratibisa at a nursery here in Cape Town! So excited to get these and I'm also getting my first ever Bamboos. I'm getting Phyllostachys nigra - I found a grower who will have bare root plants for me in mid September! (All your influence :)Christine @ the Gardening Bloghttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-70139193910634121772011-08-04T16:05:19.382-05:002011-08-04T16:05:19.382-05:00heehee - shnozifera! Love it!heehee - shnozifera! Love it!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711049414962431559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-52353622043456488592011-08-04T14:59:19.254-05:002011-08-04T14:59:19.254-05:00Mine are probably not in an ideal spot either--I m...Mine are probably not in an ideal spot either--I may try moving them. They're native to Missouri as well as Texas. Now <i>Ratibida schnozifera</i>--that's a plant!Anne McCormackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411395323766178814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-74747408910520036342011-08-04T11:58:01.437-05:002011-08-04T11:58:01.437-05:00I love the Mexican Hats, too. They're a native...I love the Mexican Hats, too. They're a native to TX and reseed readily here. I even had some return this year in areas not supplemented with water during our record-breaking drought, but they have long since gone to seed. The plus is that our lesser goldfinches love the seed, and it's a lovely sight to see those tiny, brilliant yellow and black birds riding on the stems in the breeze in order to feast off the seed heads.sllawrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-35724671343407996772011-08-04T11:08:53.605-05:002011-08-04T11:08:53.605-05:00Gerhard: One isn't enough unless you support i...Gerhard: One isn't enough unless you support it somehow. I supported these when there were fewer of them, but now I let them pretty much just flop, intertwine, and do what they want. They did completely cover a pennisetum last year, but that's life in this part of my garden. :-)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-54666461343723801342011-08-04T10:46:02.703-05:002011-08-04T10:46:02.703-05:00gorgeous! I love the look of the whole plant and h...gorgeous! I love the look of the whole plant and how well it works in your planting scheme with the Grass (photo number 16). Really looks stunning.TheGardeningBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916093517950071618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-26916376939354472032011-08-04T10:39:18.679-05:002011-08-04T10:39:18.679-05:00These are AWESOME. We had one in our front yard fo...These are AWESOME. We had one in our front yard for a few years but it was in the wrong spot--it always hung into the lawn and got whacked each time we mowed or trimmed. I just wish it grew more upright. I love everything else about it.<br /><br />Yours mixes so well with the pennisetum. It looks perfectly natural.<br /><br />Gerhard<br /><br />:: <a href="http://www.bambooandmore.info" rel="nofollow">Bamboo and More</a> ::Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.com