Bee Bush- Drought Survivors-Waco, TX
Katherine Waser wrote:
> Bee bush is an Aloysia, I think maybe Aloysia gratissima, but I'm not sure.
> There are two types of Aloysias that grow very well in the Sonoran Desert.
I talked to my friend today and she is pouring over her botanical and
Texas native plant books to see if she can find it. She said it was
similar to the Aloysia but only grew 5-6 feet with rounded blooms, not
long and pointed like the Aloysia.
The Bee Bush grew wild at the edge of the woods (Oak) in rocky clay soil
on a hillside no less. It was there 30 years ago when she moved in and
still there when she left, never given any supplemental water, ever.
BTW, the Waco area (Valley Mills) where my friend Diane lived normally
receives 30 inches of annual rainfall. Last year, 1999, they got 16
inches total.
I got the name of the Abelia that survived, A. x grandiflora, and
another added to the list, Jasmium nudiflorum. As for the Campsis
radicans, Diane said it took about two years of watering it to get it
established but after that it was on it's own.
I told her to make me a more complete list and to find the botanical
names. :-)
I will find the list I made of what made it here at my house (south of
San Antonio, TX) through the heat and drought and send it to the list.
Linda
