Sometime in early Spring, like February or March, I was wandering around my garden checking to see if there were signs of early Spring flowers and I saw this one growing. It was like a spiky green rosette.
There were actually 4 of them growing among the dead leaves.
I asked around, checked various plant photos books and even the internet but couldn't get any conclusive answer to "What is it ?"
IT looked remarkably like the lantanas sprouting up everywhere at the same time but even so -different.
I watched it grow through the following months, and grow and grow and grow and soon it was taller than me.
It was still green and whispy with delicate fine leaves but at the top blossom was forming.
And then it popped!
It produced the most beautiful bright cardinal red colored flowers and now I could really look it up in the plant books.
It is a standing cypress plant that grows wild in Texas. Just lovely.
I just wish I had more planted.Only one has bloomed so far.
Next fall I will look for the seeds and plant many together , even if I have to wait for a couple of years to see them bloom again.
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