Plant of the Month
The plants listed on this page were selected by the members of the Allen Garden Club at their monthly meetings. Look for these plants at your local nurseries to grow in your own home gardens.
February 2024: Pansy Viola
Pansies are considered a cool season annual. They should be planted in the fall and protected from hard freezes. The smaller flowering violas are very prolific and will recover from freezing temperatures quicker than its larger flowering cousin, the pansy. Plant them in the ground or in containers. Fertilize your pansies every two to three weeks with bloodmeal. The bloodmeal will help deter rabbits.
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Previous Years Plants of the Month
2023 Plants of the Month:
December: Tillandsia Tillandsia
November: Fall Aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium
October: American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana L.
September: Butterfly Weed Asclepsias tuberosa
August: Lantana Lantana urticoides (L. horrida)
June: Daylily Hemerocallis
May: Salvia "Henry Duelberg" Salvia farinacea
April: Bluebonnet Lupinis texensis
March: Redbud Cersis canadensis
February: Lenten Rose Hellebores orientalis
2022 Plant of the Month:
December: Kalanchoe Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
November: Fall Aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium
October: Autumn Sage Salvia greggii
September: Plant of Barbados Caesalpinia pulcherrima
August: Turk's Cap Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
June: Plumeria Plumeria
May: Iris Iris
April: Texas Gold Columbine Aquilegia chrysantha ‘Hinckleyana’
March: Daffodil Narcissus
February: Lenten Rose Hellebores orientalis
2021 Plants of the Month:
November: Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum
October: Autumn Sage Salvia greggii
September: Turk's Cap Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
August: Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum × superbum
May & June: Lance-leaf Tickseed Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
April: Texas Gold Columbine Aquilegia chrysantha ‘Hinckleyana’
March: Daffodil Narcissus
February: Ornamental Kale/Cabbage