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Moved to San Antonio and looking for plants that actually grow in the backyard without needing to water everyday and fertilize, seems like the choice for my sandy and dry backyard. These videos are super awesome!

I’m in new braunfels and have been thinking about growing this from seed. Thank you for all of the information. Do you have a list of local nurseries and/or seed companies you prefer?

San Antonian here! They grow wild all over cibolo creek!

I guess you didn't like it very much since you didn't talk about how it tastes 😆 I'm watching your video because I just made my first cup of Yaupon tea at home and wanted to see some other methods. I collected leaves in the wild in Louisiana, dried them inside for about a week (no roasting), a few pulses in the blender to break up the leaves, and I used probably 1/4 the amount that you used. It's slightly sweet smelling and green. It smells really good. I don't know how to describe the flavor exactly. It's pleasant and like a mild green tea. I like it a lot.

Thanks for making these videos

I like the descriptions you put up. I can do a good screenshot of it. NICE !

I have some sage plants but I've never have had that one in my garden . Thanks for the video

I learned a lot about that plant thank you

Appreciate the information on the Rock Rose. I will be looking too get one for my Texas yard just subscribed . Keep up the videos.

Any suggestions on winter pruning? How far do you cut them back?

I’m in Austin, TX and planted one 2 years ago. First winter, it froze back so I figured that’s that. It came back in the spring and in the hottest heat, it looked sad but didn’t die. It’s now late December and it’s survived two light freezes. Now, I’m looking up at it and I’m 5-9”. Has beautiful long spike flowers. It’s working! Love it!

Cool video. I'm also here in SA. I prune mine back to the ground each year and they grow extremely fast and get up to about 10 feet tall and wide by summer. I don’t water mine. They've been in the ground for over 15 years They are growing under Anacocho orchid tree Rough leaf dogwood Texas persimmon

Mine take care of themselves.

I wonder how it would do in clay soil, I’m in Houston I don’t think it’s native here

It looks beautiful with the Henry duelberg in the back of you

Hello, New To Your Site!!! Question: This Plant Looks Beautiful...But, Who Would Want Animals Like Possums, Etc. Around Their House? So, The Male Yo-Pon Holly Can Stand Alone? Now, About The Tea ... Poisonous Berries...But Can Eat The Leaves...Crazy To Me. I Would Like It As A Low Shrub...So,One Has To Keep It A Bay -Eh. I'm In CC, Texas. Would Love You Gear Your Insights. TYIA!!!

One of my favorites in my garden, and I have it in several colors now, the only issue I've had with it is last spring when it was very wet one of my big plants drowned in my heavy soil.

I have a few non native exceptions as well. I try to keep them limited, but as long as they serve a purpose (not just because they’re “nice”) I’ll occasionally make the exception.

What is basil rosette?

Pronounced Yo-Pon Holly.

Is this the same as boneset? Thank you!

Hey Cory, Is that Gregg's mistflower sprawling behind you in this video?

How much water do they need?

Another great plant! It's perennial in the ozarks if planted in well drained gravel soil.

We're in Haskell County, TX (north of Abilene) and with the mild Autumn we've had so far, our Salvia is still in bloom. I had a bit of trouble getting some started as that was just before the bad drought and extreme summer temperatures in 2022/23 but this plant seems to have established well. I have it paired with Spanish Lavender. They don't blossom at the same time, but the Lavender is a nice "carpet" of green next to the Salvia.

I have a couple that came up in the fenceline of my horse pasture. One single pepper makes my pot of chili so hot it was almost inedible.

I've been growing lots of native trees. Is there any way i can donate them?

I live just an hour north east of Dallas. I'd like to grow something like this in a wild flower field behind my yard. Would this make it well here or is it too north?

I tagged about a dozen seedlings on my mom's property and will be digging them up next weekend! I am very excited to add them to my growing food forest! She lives outside of Waco, and I am north of Dallas, so I KNOW they will do well. AND I know for a fact they taste good! I'm also grabbing a bunch of Native Texas Pecan seedlings! Merry Christmas to Me and mine!

asclepias texana looks great next to it

Hello my frend conekted done ✅🙏

Another great informative video, thanks!

So here is how Google reads your mind. I'm sitting on my porch looking at the exact plant mentioned in this video while I drink my coffee. I'm wondering, in my brain, I wish I wrote down what that plant name was when I bought it. I came in the house and did some chores. Sat on my couch and opened up RUclips to a recommended video telling me exactly the plant name I was trying to remember in my brain. I appreciate the fact that my question is answered but feel violated. How did it know what the image was? It's just creepy. But you know what really bothers me, if I were to type a google search for the plant, the google search algorithm is so jacked up, that I never would have got my answer in the results.

Wondering if this would grow in Houston.

One of my favorite natives - I never thought I’d see a video on its cultivation (most people see it as a noxious weed)

As a conifer fanatic, I’d love to see a pinetum filled with pines, spruces, firs, and all the other genuses that can grow here, mingling with our native conifers and broadleafed trees! 👍

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I just had 3 different species of butterflies on mine today! Great late season bloomer and very hardy. Mine struggled quite a bit this summer, but I realized that a giant fire ant mound had been growing in its root system for months. After eliminating the invasive ants, the mealy blue sage is rebounding nicely with full basal growth. It transplants from cuttings really well, too.

Hi Cory. I enjoyed your informative video. I don’t know if I missed this but could you tell me how you acquired your in depth knowledge of plants. Do you have a degree in landscape architecture, or nursery management, etc?

Another great landscaping native. Do you take suggestions? My native Damianitas are putting on a show right now, and they smell wonderful.

Love those deep blue flowers! Thanks for the tip on Pollinatives, I will definitely be checking them out when they open again in the spring. Didn't know they existed and it looks like they only opened within the last year or so. Looking forward to adding some native habitat to areas of my San Antonio yard. Best Wishes!

I bet your neighbors hate your yard its not pristine like there's i noticed in the background. I love this plant its extremely drought tolerant.

Thanks for the video. We also have a pink Turk’s Cap and hope to find the white variety.

Brilliant conversation

no scientific names?

I bought two of these a couple weeks ago? Is it ok to plant this late in the year?

Laughable cost 🤪🤪🤪🤪

regular watering (3-4 times a week) if you choose, can make your aster grow very lush and the fall blooms will be a blanket of purple

We got some here in Kingsville. I’ll have to play more attention and try and collect some seeds.

That overgrown grass you got right by the road can be cut with a good pair of scissors and you can mulch the clippings.