Need advice about growing these plants:?

Question

1) Four o'clocks -- I love them but haven't ever been able to get them to grow from seeds. I've notices that some are very aromatic and others aren't. Is there a secret to getting them to smell good?

2) A mimosa tree.

3) wysteria.

I'm buying a new house and plan on putting these 3 in my back yard. Any tips or any or all?

PS I live in Austin TX where the ground tends to me less acidic and more full of limestone.

Answer 1

First let me say although mimosa is a beautiful tree it is also prone to limb breakage.
Mimosa trees are fast-growing but short-lived.
You might want to open the link below and read before planting.
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/alju1.htm
Wysteria probably one of the most romantic hanging flowers there is.
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Neighbor down the street has 50 feet of fence with the most beautiful Chinese Wisteria I have ever seen.
However it can take 3 or more years before it blooms.
Like everything else there is more than one kind and they don't all like the same thing.
I suggest doing the research first that way you won't be disappointed.
Excellent link for information.
Extension Consumer Horticulturist
Purdue University
1.http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/wisteria.html
2.http://www.yardener.com/Wisteria,Chinese.html
http://www.carrollgardens.com/vines/search_results.asp?
There are several colors of wisteria
there is even one called
Wisteria (Violet Japanese Wisteria) - floribunda Texas Purple
http://www.carrollgardens.com/search_results.asp?txtsearchParamTxt2=*&txtsearchParamTxt=&txtsearchParamType=ALL&txtsearchParamCat=ALL&txtsearchParamMan=1497&txtsearchParamVen=ALL&txtDateAddedStart=&txt
Mine is over 3 years and hasn't bloomed yet, I might have to move it to get more morning sun.

I don't know much about four O'clocks.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-11
WARNING
Four o'clocks self seed and may become a nuisance if not kept under control. If left to spread unchecked, they then can be difficult to eliminate because of the large, deep-rooted tubers. All parts of the plant are said to be poisonous - do not ingest!

http://www.floridata.com/ref/M/mira_jal.cfm

Answer 2

I was just about to ask you where you lived I finished reading. The mimosa tree grow great in Memphis, four o'clock grow great in Kansas City and wisteria thrives in Corder. The area you are talking about you may have to take extra care in watering mimosa tree, it has a tendency to freeze out in northern Missouri.

Answer 3

What you NEED to do is go to at least 3 GOOD 'garden stores' or 'nurseries' in your area and ASK them about the plants you want to grow in your new back yard. They sell 'seeds' but they also sell the growing plants themselves, and have the 'instructions' you need to grow things in your area. I've bought four o'clocks as plants and mimosa ... they like FULL SUN but I don't know about their 'dirt' likes. Go to a good garden store and if you buy a plant, make sure that it has a 'guarantee' and that it's healthy ... and have fun with your new back yard gardening.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Haven't a clue but I live in Houston and just bought a home too. So I appreciate the info....

Answer 6

http://www.ehow.com/how_2096933_grow-mimosa-tree.html
s=grow+mimosa+tree&Options=
http://bloom.com/index.php?date=2007-03-08
http://www.horticulture.com/

I hope it helps.