#Texas Silverleaf

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Leucophyllum frutescens 'Green Cloud' / 'Green Cloud' Texas Sage at the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC

[syngoniums]

Silverleaf sunflower (Helianthus argophyllus). A native of the Texas coast, the bright yellow flowers contrast beautifully with the bluish leaves, the apparent color of which results from a dense coating of fine white hairs.

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How Mowing Leads to an Obi-Wan Effect for Silverleaf Nightshade

How Mowing Leads to an Obi-Wan Effect for Silverleaf Nightshade https://ift.tt/CgbkAYw How can gardeners and farmers best keep weeds at bay? For those who don’t want to harm their gardens with chemicals cutting them down may seem the best solution. Unfortunately a study by Alejandro Vasquez and colleagues, published in Scientific Reports, finds that for one weed, silverleaf nightshade, cutting makes it stronger. Solanum elaeagnifolium. Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata / Wikimedia Commons. Silverleaf nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium, can be found from south Texas to South Africa and Greece. It infests fields and soaks valuable nutrients intended for cash crops. The weed with purple flowers has prickly spines and poisonous berries. Rupesh Kariyat, an associate professor of entomology and plant pathology with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, has been studying silverleaf nightshade for more than a decade. Kariyat began the study while at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, when he and his graduate student Alejandro Vasquez took on what turned into a five-year, two-part study to observe the effects of frequently mowed silverleaf nightshade.  Although studies have often highlighted weed fitness and defence traits resulting from disturbances like mowing, most were limited to foliar, or leaf, defences, Kariyat said. That changed when Vasquez and fellow master’s biology students monitored fields of mowed, unmowed and frequently mowed silverleaf nightshade. “Alejandro’s question was, ‘how do these flowers differ between mowed and unmowed plants?’” Kariyat said in a press release. “‘And does that have consequences for the insects that actually feed on them?’” The Mowing Experiment The team of scientists examined mowed and unmoved areas in the Rio Grande Valley, around Edinburg, Texas. The plots in southern Texas were all within 16 miles of each other, so would have been subjected to similar climactic and weather conditions.  At each site, the team collected flowers from both mowed and unmowed plants. They carefully measured an array of floral traits, including the size and mass of the flowers. Larger, heavier flowers can be more attractive to pollinators, giving plants a reproductive edge. The researchers also examined the flowers for signs of herbivore damage, such as bite marks or missing petals, to see if mowing influenced how much the plants were being munched on. But the team didn’t stop there. They wanted to know how the differences between mowed and unmowed plants might affect the herbivores that feed on them. To test this, they conducted feeding experiments using tobacco hornworm caterpillars, a common pest of many Solanaceae plants, including silverleaf nightshade. The researchers incorporated dried, ground-up flowers into the caterpillars’ artificial diet, simulating the natural feeding process. Some caterpillars were given food containing flowers from mowed plants, while others were fed flowers from unmowed plants. The team then carefully monitored the caterpillars’ growth over time to see how the different diets impacted their development. The Mowed Plant Paradox The results of these experiments were striking and somewhat counterintuitive. Rather than weakening the plants, mowing seemed to make silverleaf nightshade more robust and defensible. The flowers from mowed silverleaf nightshade plants were actually larger than those from their unmowed counterparts. However, there was a catch – although larger, the flowers from mowed plants were lighter. Flower diameter (mean + SE) of field collected Solanum elaeagnifolium plants in response to mowing treatment (A; unmowed and mowed) or the mowing frequency (B; low and high). Different letters above bars indicate significant difference (T-test, P��

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Dim Locator at Dan's, July 2021

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Brutal Juice is playing with Paul Slavens and Pearl Earl 10/19/17 at Dan’s Silverleaf

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St. Vincent - Bang, Bang

Dan’s Silverleaf // Denton, Texas (5 May 2007)

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Brad Kunkle

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Texas sage

#Texas sage full

It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water.

#Texas sage full

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. Texas Sage will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. Texas Sage is recommended for the following landscape applications It has no significant negative characteristics. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. Texas Sage is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. The smooth gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape. The fuzzy oval leaves are highly ornamental and remain silver throughout the winter. It has attractive grayish green-variegated silver foliage. Texas Sage features showy clusters of hot pink flowers at the ends of the branches in mid summer. Other Names: Texas Ranger, Silverleaf, Cenizo, Ash BushĪn upward spreading shrub with bright silvery foliage showy hot pink flowers in summer a great water conservation plant, good for dry, hot, rocky sites must have well drained, alkaline soil prune lightly to maintain fullness must have full sun

[champlong]

Texas sage

Flower bloom will give way to 2-valved capsules typically being triggered by rainfall or soil moisture. It is a seasonal bloomer with showy purple flowers that are under 1”. Characteristics: This broadleaf evergreen and succulent is grown for its fragrant silvery to gray-green foliage.It can become scraggly with age so any hard pruning of its branches should be done in spring and at alternate lengths. Also, this plant can be grown year-round in hardiness zones as an annual. Fertilizer, water and too much trimming can be detrimental to the health of this plant, it does not like to be fussed over. Growing Conditions: No need to fertilize, once plant becomes established plants require minimal maintenance.Pests/Diseases: No serious insects or disease problems but can get cotton rot.Soil Moisture: Dry – somewhat moist, gravelly, dry to medium, well-drained soils, also will thrive in gritty soils with minimal moisture, avoid poorly drained soils and over-watering.ĭrought Tolerance: Extremely drought tolerant and heat tolerant, also very suitable for xeriscaping.Soil/PH/Texture: Slightly acidic to moderately alkaline (pH 6.1 – 8.4).Origin: Native to North America (Texas and northern Mexico).Scientific Name: Leucophyllum frutescens.Common Name: Texas Sage (other common names: Texas Ranger, Texas Rain Sage, Cenizo, Texas Silverleaf, Ash-Bush, Wild Lilac, Purple Sage, Senisa, Cenicilla, Palo Cenizo, Hierba Del Cenizo, Texas Barometer Bush).

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29 août au 4 septembre 2022

We moored up in Calgiari around 10.00. Lucien and I decided to take a minibus ride around the city before alighting at the top of the town. From there we meandered down, and finally stopped for a bite to eat. Disappointingly, this was a short stop, so we were back aboard by 14.30 and were sailing by 15.00. It was our last port-of-call for the cruise.

Goodbye Sardinia. I made my way to the naked suntanning area for one last time. As we sailed up the coast of Sardinia, back towards Civitavecchia, we were blessed with a stunning sunset.

Jody and Steve kindly offered to give us a lift in their taxi the short ride to the train station in Civitavecchia. Thankfully we had bought our tickets ahead of time as the machines were out of order. The train ride home to Antibes, with Lucien, took twelve hours. There was a lot of lightening with heavy rain between Genoa and Ventimiglia which slowed the train to a snail’s pace. Lucien had the foresight to call ahead to a sushi place near the Antibes train station. So as soon as we arrived I ran over to collect it then we took a taxi home, enjoyed a late dinner and slept very well.

I started at 06.45 Wednesday morning. It was tough going. Several more plants in pots succumbed to the heat in my absence, especially the ones in the nursery. Lucien had coffee for me around 10.00 which was nice. We ordered Chinese for lunch then took a siesta. We headed to the airport to collect Susie around 19.30 then headed directly to Biot for dinner.

Thursday I fed the pelargoniums and did some watering. Heavy rain is forecast for all day Saturday, let’s see if anything materialises. I took Lucien to the train station before having a physio appointment. I then joined him at a nearby boulangerie for a coffee before accompanying him to his train at 16.10. It was sad to say goodbye after two weeks travelling together. I then headed to the market for a much needed stocking up of food for the house. Poor Susie must have been starving. That done, I headed home and Susie and I enjoyed apéros before making dinner.

Friday I worked until I headed off for an MRI on my left elbow. The scan confirmed tendonitis.

Susie and I headed into Antibes for a late lunch then walking around I ran into Christoph and Jean Noel, two guys I met while Chuck was here. I always running into people I know unexpectedly. I propagated some Salvia candelabrum in the afternoon.

Then we both needed a good siesta before apéros. In evening we headed up to O’Sarracino in Biot. We were ecstatic when we discovered the same singers were performing again this evening, just like our last visit here last October. It was a fun evening of dining and dancing.

Saturday was a grey, overcast yet still warm day. We headed up to Vence to visit Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Mæght. It started to rain as we drove away so we headed home for a snooze and apéros. Sadly, none of the rain made it to the domaine. I have a lot of watering to do Monday.

In the evening we headed into Antibes where we enjoyed a lightning show from the marina before stumbling upon a cosy restaurant that served us good comfort food at Le Brulot.

Sunday morning I went into old town and picked up some pastries for a late brunch. Then we decided to drive over to Cap Ferret and do a walk along the sentier du littoral.

It was a very nice walk and I’ll definitely do it again. There were many little areas to tan and jump into the water. There were a lot of people scuba diving too. The MS Azura was anchored off Villefranche-sur-Mer. It was anchored with us in Mykonos. We enjoyed some nice aperitifs before making a delicious risotto for dinner.

Plant of the week

Scrophulariaceae Leucophyllum frutescens (Berland.) I.M.Johnst.

common name(s) - Texas sage, Texas ranger, Texas rain sage, Texas silverleaf, Texas barometerbush, ash-bush, wild lilac, purple sage; español : senisa, cenicilla, palo cenizo, hierba del cenizo synonym(s) - homotypic synonym(s)* : Terania frutescens Berland.; heterotypic synonym(s)* : Leucophyllum frutescens f. albiflorum Clover; Leucophyllum frutescens f. albineum Lundell; Leucophyllum texanum Benth. conservation rating - none native to - SW Texas to Mexico location - Domaine de l’Orangerie, chez moi leaves - silvery gray to greenish, soft to the touch, tapering more gradually to the base than to the rounded tip, margins smooth flowers - solitary axillary pink flowers are bell- or funnel-shaped, with five lobes and two lips; violet to purple, sometimes pink, nearly bell shaped, appearing intermittently from spring to autumn fruit - small two-valve capsule habit - evergreen shrub to 2m tall by 1m wide habitat - grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biomes in rocky, calcareous soils pests - generally pest-free disease - generally disease-free hardiness - to -10ºC (H4) soil - well-drained sun - full sun propagation - seed, softwood cuttings, hardwood cuttings pruning - trim growing tips to encourage full, bushy growth nomenclature - Scrophulariaceae - scrophula, breeding sows were said to be prone to this glandular disease, signature of the glands on the corolla, many plants were used to treat scrophulae, the King’s disease; Leucophyllum - Greek words λευκός (leukos), meaning white, and φυλλον (phyllos), meaning leaf, referring to the trichome-covered foliage; frutescens - shrubby, becoming shrubby NB - Leucophyllum shrubs are legendary for their ability to ‘forecast’ rain, usually blooming several days prior to a rainstorm, apparently in response to humidity. It is believed to be a survival trait in the plants' semi-desert habitats.

*In botanical nomenclature a homotypic synonym (nomenclatural synonym) is a synonym that comes into being through a nomenclatural act. When a taxon gets a new name, without being included in another taxon (of the same rank). The old name becomes a homotypic synonym of the new name. In botanical nomenclature a heterotypic synonym (or taxonomic synonym) is a synonym that comes into being when a taxon is reduced in status (reduced to synonymy) and becomes part of a different taxon.

References :

Gardening Know How [online] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/texas-sage/rooting-texas-sage-cuttings.htm [3 Sep 22]

Gledhill, David, (2008) “The Names of Plants”, fourth edition; Cambridge University Press; ISBN: 978-0-52168-553-5

IUCN [online] http://www.iucnredlist.org/search [3 Sep 22]

Missouri Botanical Garden [online] https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=287024 [4 Sep 22]

NCSU [online] https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/leucophyllum-frutescens/ [3 Sep 22]

Plants of the World [online] https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:139187-2 [3 Sep 22]

Wikipedia [online] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucophyllum [3 Sep 22]

Ibid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucophyllum_frutescens [3 Sep 22]

Wildflower Center [online] https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=lefr3 [3 Sep 22]

World Flora Online [online] http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001136787 [3 Sep 22]

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HOLIDAY INN TIMESHARE OWNERS TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN SEVIER COUNTY, GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE

The Timeshare Law Firm, PLLC. (a core legal service of a Consumer Protection Law Firm founded in 2001), is filing a Multi-Party Action (MPA) through its branch office in Sevier County, Tennessee, against Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Inc. (Defendant) on behalf of victimized timeshare owners.  These owners were giving up everything that was taken from them deceitfully, and just attempted to get released from their timeshare contract, after they learned about the numerous false misrepresentations and fraudulent concealment of state mandated warnings and other statutory violations.  

The fact patterns for these consumers involve high-interest loans, predatory lending and abusive sales practices using overt and willful violations of Tennessee State law.  The timeshare sales victims are now empowered to legally FIGHT BACK against the billion-dollar timeshare conglomerate, Holiday Inn.  

Holiday Inn Vacation Club, Inc., and its subsidiaries (Orange Lake Resorts and Silverleaf Resorts) rejected all requests from the Plaintiffs for a no-money, walkaway deal (a generous position given the depth of abusive sales practices alleged as  Fraud allegations perpetrated by the resort).  They even rejected, I’m begging you to set my family free, as a pay-off for many thousands of dollars, I’m begging you to set my family free.  Holiday Inn left these consumer victims with no alternative but to seek recourse through the courts.

Lawsuits against Holiday Inn shall be opening in several other states, including Silverleaf in Texas and other states as well as Holiday Inn’s resorts in Nevada, Arizona, and South Carolina, as all of these MPA and class action cases (like the Gatlinburg, Tennessee case ),former name for “Smoky”… involve highly specific applications of state law to obtain relief.  In many jurisdictions this means enhanced damages (as here in Tennessee where there is $500,000 in punitive damages) per Plaintiff that apply.  

If you own a Holiday Inn, Orange Lake or Silverleaf timeshare and feel that you have been the victim of fraud you should call a timeshare attorney to discuss the matter.  It doesn’t matter what state you live in from California to Washington or from to New York to Florida and everywhere in between… The relevant point is where you bought your timeshare and that we have an MPA/Class action litigator and trial attorney in that jurisdiction.  

Please note, clients joining the lawsuit prior to the imminent date of filing can participate in any simultaneous of short-timeline settlement which may fully end the action at that point, but all then-current plaintiffs shall be included in the settlement releases.  https://theTimeshareLawFirm.com