What's blooming Feb. 2012

Hello!  I haven't posted about my garden plants for a while.  Last years record drought was stressful on many of the plants but many of my natives did okay.  Here in Houston we've had a pretty warm winter so far with some good rainy days.  I have left some of my orchids out almost all winter except on a few below 40 degree F nights.  Some of the flowers in the garden have been blooming throughout winter.

Texas Onion - Allium sp.

Coreopsis lanceolata - Lanceleaf Tickseed, has had a few blooms this winter.

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii - Turk's Cap

Scarlet Sage - Salvia coccinea, last year these froze back

 to the ground and grew back from the roots and seeds.

Rivina humilis - Pidgeonberry 

Some non-natives that were planted by past home owners of the house.

Cyclamen - we have one of these by our front door that blooms every year. 

Soon it will be covered by the Blue Mistflower.

Paperwhites - Narcissus papyraceus, these usually bloom 

in late January to mid-Feburary.