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Great article! After moving from New York, where we rarely had to water our plants and where the soil was rich, black and decidedly not clay...to Oklahoma...we had to recondition our green thumbs.
It is wonderful to see these 2 beautiful plants that sound perfect for the Oklahoma weather and clay soil. Thanks for the information...I think I'll have to get these plants!
I'm always excited to see plants that can stand our drought & heat (in OKC). But after my initial excitement about this article, I'm a little confused: Clay soil doesn't drain well, and both the plants featured apparently require well-drained soil. I'm assuming that considerable amendments or preparation would be necessary for these plants afterall?
whenever i saw the "texas super star" i just thought it was a selling line--thanks for letting me understand what it really means and how useful the title can be--
I have never heard of Texas Super Stars, but it sounds like they would be just the thing for my yard (clay, heat, drought). I have pride-of-Barbados and it does great here. We also have some plants that happen to be Texas natives and they do well.
MsChris - You're right, that is a little confusing. Most of the Texas SuperStars are designated as such because of their tolerance to difficult soil conditions, including clay. I think both of the plants featured in my article would do ok in clay, but would certainly do better if the soil was more like the sandy tropical soil they're probably used to. So if you decide to grow one in a pot, for example, you'd probably want to use 1/4 sand and 3/4 conventional potting soil.
