As the days get longer and the temperature gets higher with no rain relief in sight, we really appreciate the plants that can take the Texas summers. Our summer bloomers are making their appearance.
The hummingbirds like the plants with tubular flowers. Mexican Oregano is now blooming and it has tubular white and light lavender flowers. It is a medium sized bush that requires no special care once it is established. As the name suggests, the leaves are edible and used in recipes that call for oregano. Deer do not bother it, it has no pests, it likes our alkaline well drained soil and will grow in the hot sun or partially shaded locations. In Central Texas it is an evergreen perennial. Further North, Mexican Oregano will die back in extreme cold, but resume growth in the spring.
Russian Sage is another deer resistant perennial that is currently blooming.
