Herself’s Houston Garden

Gardening for fun and wildlife at the edge of Houston’s piney woods

Soapweed Yucca ( Yucca glauca Nutt. )

ljmacphee | October 17, 2007

This plant is also known as Great Plains Yucca, Dagger plant, and Spanish Bayonet.
It prefers dry, rocky areas and will spread extensively given the right growing conditions, roots can grow sideways as far as 30′. Be sure you like this plant before you plant it. Removal may be impossible once it is [...]

Turk’s Cap ( Malvaviscus arbores var. drummondii )

ljmacphee | October 15, 2007

I’m told this plant prefers some shade and blooms in the spring and fall down here. It is a native plant and therefore it is easy to grow. It will form a 9′ plant along the coast, but by the time you reach Nacogdoches it tops out at about 5′ in height. [...]

October 2007 Garden Photos

ljmacphee | October 15, 2007