Beginner Gardening:Pruning Esperanza - Daves Garden Planted in full sun, my esperanza blooms profusely pretty much year round with luscious yellow clusters and graceful arching branches After it blooms seedpods (that look like string beans) appear on tips of branches where the flowers were
Texas Gardening:Gold Star Esperanza in Zone 7b I just returned from the store with a Gold Star Esperanza I've been reading about it in the Texas Gardening forum and now I'm thinking that I should take it back Has anyone ever had any success with growing it in zone 7b,l north Dallas? If so, does it really get as big in zone 7b as it does in Houston or San Antonio
Texas Gardening:Esperanza not blooming Your esperanza is a Gold Star? They usually top out at 5 feet, and now and then one will get 6 ft Where did you get it? It sounds like you have a native plant and not a selection based on a manageable size and a long blooming period
Propagation:Will the Gold Star Esperanza root from cuttings? btw - I took the softwood parts from the Esperanza for rooting A few of the trimmed branches were a bit wilted before I even considered trying to root them, so I got them in water asap and then selected the better looking ones and only took the soft tips from the ends of the branches
Texas Gardening:Esperanza seed pods The pods on my esperanza are brown Does this mean it's time to harvest? Best time to plant seeds? What is germination rate? Same question for Orange Esperanza Thank you much Post #2559561 Quote crowellli Houston, TX (Zone 9a)Jul 28, 2006
Texas Gardening:Astilbes in Houston? You can also try plumbago (blue or white), esperanza (yellow), magnolia (white), daylilies, salvia, abelia (pale blush almost white), iris, loripetalum (hot pink), vitex (purple), butterfly bush (varies) and on and on All of these are perennial and all except the iris have a long bloom season