What's in Bloom

Althea 'Zebrina' in bloom (2001)
Alyssum (1998, * 2010)
Begonia 'Scarletta' in bloom (2001, 2004)
Begonia 'Super Olympia White' in bloom (2001)
Begonias (Whiskey) in bloom (1998, 1999)
Blueberries (2000, 2001, * 2009)
Bluebonnets (2000, * 2009)
Bougainvillea (2000, 2001, 2002)
Bridal's Wreath Spirea in bloom (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, * 2009)
Broccoli in bloom (2002, 2003)
Butterfly weed (2000)
Cape Honeysuckle (2000, 2001)
Carolina Jasmine in bloom.(1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Chives (2000, 2001)
Cigar plant in bloom (1999, 2000, * 2009)
Clasping Coneflower (2002, 2003, 2004, * 2009, 2010)
Crown of Thorns (2002, 2003, * 2009)
Cyclamen (2000, 2003, * 2009)
Dahlberg daisies (2000)
Encore Azalea (2010)
Firecracker fern, red (2000, 2001, * 2009)
Firecracker fern, cream (2009)
Golden Yaupon berries light gold (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Hardy Orchids beginning to bloom (1998)
Hibiscus (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, * 2009) (these plants are "protected" from very cold temperatures.)
Johnny Jump Ups (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Kalanchoe (2000, 2001, 2004, * 2009)
Key Lime in bloom (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, * 2009)
Lantana 'Lone weep' (2001, 2003, 2004, * 2009)
Lantana, white in bloom (2001)
Lantana 'White Lightning' (2001, 2003, 2004)
Lemon in bloom (2001, 2003, 2004)
Mexican Heather in bloom (1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, * 2009) (I trim Mexican heather way back in mid-February to make it look good for the rest of the year.)
Mexican Honeysuckle in bloom (2000)
Mexican Plum in bloom. (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, * 2009)
Oleander 'Carnival'in bloom (2000)
Oleander 'Petite Pink'in bloom (2000)
Orange, variegated 'Valencia' in bloom (2001, 2003)
Parsley Hawthorne in bloom (2001 [removed to make way for a Barbados Cherry in 2009])
Passionflower (red) (2000)
Peach 'Honey Babe' in bloom (2001 [shovel pruned because it never set fruit for us. Not enough chill hours])
Peach 'Mid Pride' in bloom (2001, 2002, 2003 * 2010)
Peach 'Tropic Snow' (2010)
Pentas in bloom! (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, * 2009)
Plumbago in bloom (1999, 2000, 2004)
Possumhaw has red berries. (1998)
Pyracantha has beautiful red berries. (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004)
Redbud in bloom (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Roses: I no longer report roses in bloom in February. Hybrid teas, miniatures, floribunda and even shrubs are pruned in mid-February. Climbers are only groomed. OGR's are also groomed.
Past reporting of roses doing well in February include: Archduke Charles (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002), Climbing Pinkie (1999, 2000, 2002), Cramoisi Superieur (2000, 2002), Don Juan (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000), Ducher (2002), Duchesse de Brabant (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002),Green Rose (1999, 2000), Gruss an Aachen in bloom (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002) Highway 290 Pink Buttons (1999, 2001), Hot Tamale (2000), Lady Banks, Yellow (2001)
LaMarne (2001, 2002), Louis Philippe (1998, 2000, 2001), Maggie (2000), Marie Pavie (2000, 2001), Martha Gonzales (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002), Monsieur Tillier (2000), Mrs. Dudley Cross (2000), Mutabilis, (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002), Old Blush (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002), Penelope (2002), Sachet (2000, 2001), Showbiz (2000), Sombruil (2002), Vincent Godsiff (2001, 2002).
Rosemary in bloom (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, * 2009, 2010)
Salvia 'Lady-in-Red' (1999, 2003, 2004, * 2009)
Satsuma (2000, 2001 (shovel pruned in 2003))
Shrimp plant in bloom (2003, 2004, * 2009)
Society Garlic in bloom (2002)
Sweet Olive (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, * 2009, 2010)
Texas Mountain Laurel blooming ( in the last week of February, 1996, 1997, 2000, * 2009).
Texas Red Bud 'Oklahoma' in bloom (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Thunbergia Grandiflora still has blooms (1998, 2000, 2004, * 2009)
Turk's Cap still blooming. (1998, 1999, 2000)
Verbena (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, * 2009)
Virburnum Suspensum (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, * 2009, 2010)
Walter's Viburnum is in full bloom.(1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Weeping Yaupon Holly has red berries (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Yucca, red, in bloom (2003)
Yaupon Holly has great red blooms. (1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Yarrow (2000, 2001)

What to Plant in February
First half of month: Kohlrabi, English peas, broccoli, carrots, onion plants, All month: lettuce, radish, spinach, dill, fennel, garlic chives, horseradish root, kohlrabi, mint plants, oregano plants, rosemary, tomatillo
Notes: It is usually too cold for tomatoes. I recommend the first week of March for tomatoes. If you are a gambler you can put out transplants in the last week of February, but be sure and protect them if it gets cold or too windy. It is always too cold for pepper plants. Hold off on fertilizing the lawn. Be patient.

MISC:
Divide day lilies if they are crowded.
Prune hybrid tea, floribunda and minature roses on 2/14. OGRs should not be cut back more than 1/3. Please do not prune your climbing roses. They bloom on old wood. If you prune them back, it means it will be another year before you have "old" canes for the blooms. If they are too large or growing in an unruly manner, it is ok to "groom" them. But realize that cutting limbs means no rose that year on that section of the plant.
Prune crape myrtles in February. Please just prune the tips.
Last chance to plant any trees you buy bare rooted.
Spray dormant oil on fruit trees before it gets too hot.
Male three-toed Mexican box turtle comes out of hibernation (2/28/98, 2/10/99, 2/20/00).

STAY CALM: Winter is almost over. It is natural for things to look brown and dead. DO NOT DISPAIR. Spring is on the way.

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