Flowers displaying springtime beauty | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9a/b

Springtime doesn't last too long along the Texas Gulf Coast, so gardeners enjoy every minute of it. In today's video I share some flowers that are in a nice spring bloom:
- Salvia Amante
- Salvia Amistad
- Salvia Leucantha
- Asiatic Lily
- Delphinium (Guardian Blue)
- Mexican Flame Vine
- Supertunia Vista Bubblegum
- Shrimp plant
- Superbena Peachy Keen
- Butterfly bushes

[@caroltrego1640]

Never be sorry for birds that sing in your garden. They are a joy in your beautiful garden.

[@marthaz1183]

Yes I agree, which is the reason I no longer put on my ear pods. Listening to nature and birds chirping is so calming and relaxing. ❤

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

I think they are a joy too, and my "regular birds" are used to me. (Some folks don't like it though.)

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

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[@user-gk5ph2kj8p]

Love the peach supertunia.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Thank you! 😊

[@floressence11]

awe.... 🌸🌱🌸🌹🌱🏵 thank you sharing!

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

So nice of you ... thanks for watching! 😊

[@pc1189]

Oh my gosh I was enjoying the tour and the ending the breadth of the salvias blew me away! 👏👏 Spring gardens are beautiful thanks for sharing yours.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

So glad you enjoyed it! Every time I walk by that salvia bed, I marvel how large the salvia is.

[@marleneegan-hm7lr]

That delphinium is gorgeous! And thanks for the “heads” up deadheading the Mexican flame vine, mine is doing great!

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Thank you! I'm glad your Mexican Flame Vine is doing well too!!! I have not gotten the knack yet for dead-heading it though. Apparently I don't cut back enough of the stem that is flowering. I will be experimenting with that this year.

[@eleanormarcellus8676]

Spectacular

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Thank you! 😊

[@JosTXGarden]

Looking fabulous!

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Thank you!! Springtime is just so wonderful down here. 🌺

[@goldengirl65]

Beautiful

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

😊🌼

[@lindylou3519]

I live in middle GA & I sure know what you mean by enjoying things as they bloom right now because come July everything gets fried. lol The flowers this time of year look so fresh & vibrant. Your garden looks wonderful. I bought some PW pink bubblegum petunias this year & planted them around a border. Can’t go wrong with them. ❤

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

I agree ... the Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunias are SO vigorous and pretty! Your border will be an eye catcher. Do they last all summer for you in middle Georgia?

[@caranwysong3065]

On Sunday morning, I saw my first hummingbird go to the Mystic Spires Salvia & Blue Porter weed in the flowerbed near the house. In the afternoon, I saw a different hummingbird go to the cardinal climbers, David Verity Cuphea, & on the only coral honeysuckle bloom on the newly planted plant. I am absolutely thrilled. I wouldn't know about these plants without your videos! Thank you so much! Your flowers are amazing! I am wondering for your new flowerbed, what kind of dirt did you fill it with?

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

You made my day! 🥰 It is so fun to hear about gardening successes! I am just thrilled you are seeing hummingbird activity on your blooms. I was wanting more hummingbirds in our yard and it wasn't until I started to learn about the plants and environments they thrive in and then I planted the plants which in turn brought the tiny bugs/gnats they love. Hummingbird feeders only go so far ... the specific plants are the secret sauce. 👍

[@davettayoung1495]

So beautiful🌷Love your garden🩷 I have some salvia’s being delivered tomorrow.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Thank you! 😊 I am excited for you ... new plants are always so fun!!! And salvias are wonderful. 🥰

[@GardenYourHeartOut]

I live in zone 9b Florida and my bubble gum petunia lasts all year. It’s going on the second year now. You r right about it being a monster grower. Mine has gotten as wide as 5’ wide! Wish I had as much success with the delphiniums. I love them, but they just handle the heat and humidity.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Does your Bubblegum do poorly in the summer? Mine does.

[@elizabethcanales7170]

I have learned so much from your channel. Great stuff! Zone 8b here (Conroe/Willis).

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

That is great to hear! Thanks for your comment. You are north of Houston (Conroe/Willis) and I am south of Houston, but you are 8b and we are 9b. That is 10 degrees in the winter. I didn't realize that, as I thought the greater Houston area was all zone 9. I hope you have a great garden this year! 😊

[@jennetteojeda5792]

💖👍🏻💖

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Thank you!

[@juliejenkins4743]

❤

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

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[@HoustonKeith72]

Your yard is so beautiful! I'm in NW Houston. I'm taking notes and learning a lot! I've started growing roses so I'm very interested in attracting beneficial insects. Thanks for the videos!

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

We are fairly close! I'm glad you found my KZbin channel, as it is fun to connect with gardeners in similar growing conditions. I hope you have a great garden this year!

[@HoustonKeith72]

@@ButterfliesNBirds how do you keep the birds from scattering seeds and thereby spreading weeds? I’m still dealing with weeds started by seeds from a bird feeder I installed a few years ago but ultimately took out.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Great question! I only purchase bird seed that doesn't germinate. It is a little more expensive, but so worth it to me because I then don't have the issue you describe. I also don't have a mess under the bird feeders ... double bonus! Now, I haven't solved the issue of squirrels bringing seeds and nuts into my yard and burying them ...

[@HoustonKeith72]

@@ButterfliesNBirds wow! I didn’t even know that was an option. Thank you!

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

A lot of bird seed from big box stores has a lot of "filler" in it that most birds don't even eat, but it sure sprouts and makes a mess once it is on the ground. You can still get bird seed from a big box store, a good one would be the sunflower hearts and chips. Look to see that it isn't old though. A lot of different birds like sunflower seed ... just don't buy the kind in the shells.

[@wesleyhackney]

Your salvia is taking off so well I’m amazed. I’ve got to get a Mexican Flame Vine. Did you buy that as a plant? Ever heard of someone growing it from seed? I just can’t find one here in Pensacola beach area

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

I do really like the Mexican Flame Vine. The butterflies are so attracted to the blooms. I bought mine as a large plant from my favorite nursery. They are very easy to propagate too. I'm not familiar about growing it from seed though.

[@slr4172]

I saw beautiful Delphinium at Calloways and luckily the long check out line was a deterrent. Your garden inspires me to plant more! Have you had luck with Dahlia's and Liatris (gray feather) in Houston summers with little shade?

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

It was probably good you passed them by as they are just a spring flower down here. I typically don't purchase plants that don't thrive in our Texas heat and humidity. We have such a long growing season that I don't plant for spring flowers. I plant for winter and summer. But I do have an Asiatic lily that flowers in spring and now this delphinium. I don't plant Dahlia's (although I love the flowers 😍). I planted native Liatris (gray feather) last summer and all three plants bloomed beautifully. Unfortunately they weren't established plants when our excessive heat hit and I lost all three. I thought I had enough drip irrigation to them, but apparently I didn't because when I looked at the corms this spring there was nothing there ... only a shell.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

P.S. I also planted Liatris again this spring because I wanted to try again. I hope we have a better summer this year so they can get established.

[@slr4172]

@@ButterfliesNBirds 👍

[@smerida8]

Im in league city tx. I just got a delphinium and was told it doesn't do well here? Any tips? Thanks

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Hello neighbor! Delphinium are definitely just spring plants down here as they cannot take our summers. I typically don't purchase plants that cannot flourish in our long and hot growing season, but I just couldn't pass this delphinium up for some spring gorgeousness. There was a person who commented on my post (or video) saying he successfully grew delphinium as a spring flower in The Heights. Think of when the Bluebonnets flower ... that is the time. Mine is still in it's pot and I'm not sure what I will do with it. I might move it to the back of my shade garden in summer and see what happens (e.g. if it will return next spring).