My dad was visiting from Killeen. Absolutely fell in love with some
shrubs/trees that he saw. They both look spindly, like Mimosa or Mesquite.
One has bright yellow, almost popcorn-looking flowers growing in clusters.
The second looks like two-toned flowers, orange and tangerine red blossoms.
Any idea of what I should ask for in the nurseries? Might they grow in
Killeen, 70 miles northwest of here? Thanks!
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"Fred G" wrote in message
.. .
My dad was visiting from Killeen. Absolutely fell in love with some
shrubs/trees that he saw. They both look spindly, like Mimosa or Mesquite.
One has bright yellow, almost popcorn-looking flowers growing in clusters.
The second looks like two-toned flowers, orange and tangerine red
blossoms.
Any idea of what I should ask for in the nurseries? Might they grow in
Killeen, 70 miles northwest of here? Thanks!
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Pride of Barbados? http://tinyurl.com/oiui

If so, I think they should be fine in Killeen. They come back from the
roots in the spring.

Hi. Please use the plain-text setting in your newsreader for posting to
usenet.

Thanks!

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Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

Pride of Barbados? http://tinyurl.com/oiui

If so, I think they should be fine in Killeen. They come back from the
roots in the spring.


EXACTLY!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! Now, how about the yellow ones?

"Fred G" wrote in message
.. .
Pride of Barbados? http://tinyurl.com/oiui

If so, I think they should be fine in Killeen. They come back from the
roots in the spring.


EXACTLY!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! Now, how about the yellow ones?


Hard to tell from yout description, but maybe Esperanza?

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/c...speranzaa.html

One has bright yellow, almost popcorn-looking flowers growing in clusters.

Retama?
Gary Brady
Austin, TX

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:28:20 GMT, Fred G
wrote:

Pride of Barbados? http://tinyurl.com/oiui

If so, I think they should be fine in Killeen. They come back from the
roots in the spring.


EXACTLY!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! Now, how about the yellow ones?

PoB comes in three colors. One of them is mostly yellow with a little
red/pink. It could be that. Otherwise, I would vote for Esparanza
(Tecoma stans)

One has bright yellow, almost popcorn-looking flowers growing in clusters.

Retama?
Gary Brady
Austin, TX

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:28:20 GMT, Fred G
wrote:

Pride of Barbados? http://tinyurl.com/oiui

If so, I think they should be fine in Killeen. They come back from the
roots in the spring.


EXACTLY!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! Now, how about the yellow ones?

PoB comes in three colors. One of them is mostly yellow with a little
red/pink. It could be that. Otherwise, I would vote for Esparanza
(Tecoma stans)

Please get yourself a newreader that can handle modern technology and
quit bugging people

Victor M. Martinez wrote:

Hi. Please use the plain-text setting in your newsreader for posting to
usenet.

Thanks!

Please get yourself a newreader that can handle modern technology and
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Victor M. Martinez wrote:

Hi. Please use the plain-text setting in your newsreader for posting to
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Thanks!

Our neighbor has several of those in their front garden area- they've
been in full color for several months and are no more that 4-5' tall.
I'd never seen/noticed them before, they're beautiful. The each
'blossom' seems to go from yellow at the top to orange to red- someone
else called it a Firebush(?)

gribbee wrote:

Pride of Barbados? http://tinyurl.com/oiui

If so, I think they should be fine in Killeen. They come back from the
roots in the spring.

Charles Dunn wrote:
Please get yourself a newreader that can handle modern technology and
quit bugging people

Wrong answer. Usenet is a text-only medium (except for binaries in the binary
newsgroups, of course), whether you like it or not.

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http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

Popcorn made me think of this one....

http://jouet.roger.free.fr/photos/aout/cassia.jpg

HTH
Chris in Arid Alkaline Austin


"Fred G" wrote in message .. .
Pride of Barbados? http://tinyurl.com/oiui

If so, I think they should be fine in Killeen. They come back from the
roots in the spring.


EXACTLY!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! Now, how about the yellow ones?

I have one of these plants, common name is also twin leaf senna. Now after it
being in the ground about three years, I have about five which have come up. I
am going to move them to other, more suitable areas, but they are prolific and
if trained and limbed up can be a really beautiful flowering specimen in the
native landscape.

Victoria


On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:20:21 -0500, "chris"
opined:

Popcorn made me think of this one....

http://jouet.roger.free.fr/photos/aout/cassia.jpg

HTH
Chris in Arid Alkaline Austin


"Fred G" wrote in message .. .
Pride of Barbados? http://tinyurl.com/oiui

If so, I think they should be fine in Killeen. They come back from the
roots in the spring.


EXACTLY!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! Now, how about the yellow ones?