February Gardening Tips for Houston, Texas

February is a time of new beginnings for your Houston, Texas garden. Spring will begin to blossom at the end of February, so there is much to be done. Now is the time to fertilize, prune, plant, and take care of other garden chores. Some flowers and bulbs are ready to be planted, while others will even begin to bloom. Below are some February gardening tips for your Houston, Texas garden.

Seeds to be sown. Plant the following seeds in the open ground or in flats in February in your Houston, Texas garden.

Sweet Alyssum. Plant this pretty annual in full sun to partial shade in February in your Houston, Texas garden. It will bloom in the fall all the way through the following spring with pink, purple and white flowers. This annual is hardy and usually survives the winter without issue. Sweet Alyssum is a great choice for containers and mixed borders.

Blanket Flower. This perennial will do best when planted in February in the full sun of your Houston, Texas garden. It will bloom from late spring through the fall with orange, yellow and red blossoms, which will attract butterflies to your Houston, Texas garden.

Dianthus. A very fragrant perennial that will flower from October through June in Houston, Texas, plant it in February in full to partial sun. It will flower in pink, violet, red and white blooms that will attract butterflies to your Houston, Texas garden.

Plants. Plant the following flowers in the open ground in February in your Houston, Texas garden.

Larkspur. If you enjoy blue, pink, purple and white flowers, plant these annuals in February in the full sun. They will bloom from March through June, and attract butterflies to your Houston, Texas garden. Larkspur is a beautiful choice for mixed borders.

Shrimp Plant. You can plant this perennial in February in full to partial sun in your Houston, Texas garden. It will blossom in pink, salmon, and yellow from late spring through the first frost. Shrimp Plants will bring both butterflies and hummingbirds to your Houston, Texas garden.

Snapdragon. Snapdragons will do very well when planted in February in the full sun of your Houston, Texas garden. They blossom in colors that include pink, purple, red, white and yellow all year long, except during the full heat of summer.

Bulbs. February is the perfect time to plant certain bulbs in your Houston, Texas garden. Calla Lilies, Dahlia, and Dwarf Iris will all do best if planted now.

What's in bloom. Look for these February blooms in your Houston, Texas garden: Azalea, Gerbera, Bougainvillea Vines, Verbena, and others.

Other February tips for your Houston, Texas garden. Now is the time to treat your St. Augustine with fungicide, treating and watering any discolored spots first. You should prune your fruit trees now if you haven't done so already, removing any dead or diseased wood. Give your roses their annual pruning in February, and plant any bare root roses you have in your Houston, Texas garden. And fertilize all your trees and shrubs (except your Azaleas.)

Welcome spring!

Source list:

Personal experience
The River Oaks Garden Club
http://www.chron.com/apps/chron_data/plants.mpl