Plush Life: And the local fauna, oy, errrr flora

Monday, July 02, 2007

Lavender.

Some sort of wildflower or other.

Unknown said...: Umm, flora?; 11:29 PM
Woman with a Hatchet said...: Bee balm. Aka Monarda or Bergamot.

You're welcome!

BTW, love your kitty shots.; 12:48 AM
Anonymous said...: Lavender?

Who'd a thought Texas had anything as subtle as lavender? The loyal Bushies probably try to root it out, twig and branch.

Lovely pix.; 2:21 AM
four legs good said...: Polly, it's not native, some central texas farmers have introduced it here.

It does quite well in this climate.; 8:15 AM
four legs good said...: Bee balm. Aka Monarda or Bergamot.

It didn't look like beebalm to me. My friend said it was some sort of native flowering mint, which doesn't sound right either.

He said he looked it up because so many visitors were asking.; 11:11 AM
Anonymous said...: It's def monarda/bergamot.

It's entirely possible that's it's hybrid form.; 6:19 PM
Anonymous said...: Here in Wimberley, there are a number of lavender farms.; 6:20 PM
Anonymous said...: lavender has become a big thing here in the Hill Country. Many varieties are grown quite successfully between Wimberley and Blanco.

4LGs, what you have here is called Monarda/Bee Balm or horsemint. The ancient potters of the Americas used to boil the roots to make a black paint for ceramic applications.; 7:33 PM

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