What's looking good in May 2026

[Logan]

 

[oneeye]

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Those would brighten anyone's mood. Thanks for posting.

 

[Meadowlark]

 

[Sheal]

Following @Logan's pictures above...

 

[Logan]

Thank you Oneye

A new rhododendron called
Morning Cloud

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Prairie smoke is starting the 'smoke' phase. It'll continue blooming into June, too.

Marsh Marigold and bog bean are still going, too.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Yellow star grass. One of my smallest plant species.

 

[Meadowlark]

 

[Martin Mikulcik]

Orange rust on blackberry
Not a good thing, but looks cool, first time for me

 

[Sheal]

What is the ground cover plant in picture 2 please @Meadowlark ?

 

[Meadowlark]

What is the ground cover plant in picture 2 please @Meadowlark ?

Not certain but I think it is Sedum ‘Lemon Coral’ (a Sedum mexicanum variety).

It made it through the last winter just fine and seems like a promising ground cover.

 

[Sheal]

Thanks Meadowlark, this looks like it...

Sedum mexicanum 'Lemon Coral' | Alpine Rockery/RHS

Find help & information on Sedum mexicanum 'Lemon Coral' Alpine Rockery from the RHS

www.rhs.org.uk

I'm always looking for different ground cover to keep the neighbours cats off bare soil.

 

[Meadowlark]

I'll say one thing...if it survives the Texas winters and summers like this has, it is definitely a keeper. I'm thinking of moving some over onto the old waterfall on the converted micro pond...cascading down.

 

[Meadowlark]

Did someone mention ground covers...Backyard ground covers...

Lithodora Diffuse

Mondo Grass

Silver Falls Dichondra

Sweet Alyssum

 

[Meadowlark]

Front yard ground covers...

Ajuga reptans

Coral bells (Heuchera)

Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)

Garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)

Moss phlox (Phlox subulata)

Purple shamrock( Oxalis triangularis)

Trailing lantana (Lantana montevidensis)

Creeping Fig (Variegata)...