New additions plus a discovery

So last Saturday, I brought home one new friend from the Blanco County Master Gardeners' plant sale. Well, make that two. The tall, silvery one is a silver wormwood (Artemisia ludoviciana), also called white sage, Lousiana artemisia and lots of other common names. I chose this particular one because I spotted a ride-a-long, which I suspected was a snakeroot. 

 

When I went to plant the artemisia, I thought I'd simply pull out the snakeroot and plant it somewhere else. NOT! Instead, I discovered why this species is called SNAKEROOT, specifically Virginia snakeroot (Aristolochia serpentaria). I couldn't believe how long the thick roots were for what I thought was a very young plant. I gave up trying to separate the two plants and planted them together. Lesson learned: I better understand how this plant has popped up in a couple of other places from the original plant. 

Bernadette M. also gifted up with a desert willow (Chilopsis linearis), which James planted in front of The Pasture behind a semi-circle of Texas lantanas (they planted themselves there years ago). 

She also gave us anacacho orchid tree (Bauhinia lunarioides), which James planted inside The Pasture. Our other anacacho orchid lives in the back yard. Thank you, Bernadette!