New Plant Friend
I like some of the little vagrant plants that call my gardens home. One’s that caught my eye for several seasons is cutleaf evening primrose. It grows close to the ground with lovely little yellow flowers that are pinkish when they close up. Several plants call the north fence garden home. It makes sense they’d show up since the ground is freshly tilled and I’ve taken no steps to stop wild seeds from sprouting.
The goal in making the garden was and is to create a comforting landscape at the feet of a sickly chinquapin oak. In addition to the wanderers, I’ve brought in several plants, Mealey blue sage, Spanish lavender, upright rosemary, and Gregg’s mist flower. All are doing well, and the tree seems to be thriving. I’m still busy pulling out coastal Bermuda, though. It’s a water and nutrient sucking parasite.
Back to the primrose. It seems to move around the garden, although it’s classed as an annual. I could swear the first plants I found were closer to the tree. Now they’re out at the edge. I don’t really know what’s up with that. Maybe it’s running from shade. But I’m good with wherever it wants to live. After all, it brings me flowers, and according to the Lady Bird Johnson National Wildflower Center, it’s classed as being of special value to native bees. And that’s a good buzz.