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StephGTx

Jul 28, 2013 4:15 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Stephanie Gonzales
Texas (Zone 8a)

Has anyone ever tried growing this as a standard or small 'tree'?

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

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frostweed

Aug 2, 2013 3:19 PM CST

Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.

I don't think it lends itself to that kind of treatment, but with a lot of care it might work if you tie the long stems to a stake for support and then let the top stems flare out.

Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.

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LindaTX8

Aug 2, 2013 6:10 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

I prefer to cut them back on occasion, because it seems to look better and bloom more that way.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

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StephGTx

Aug 4, 2013 11:38 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Stephanie Gonzales
Texas (Zone 8a)

GTK thanks ladies

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

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Sheila_FW

Aug 22, 2013 7:35 AM CST

Name: Sheila F
Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)

I missed cutting one back and decided to leave it for a while. It was scraggly, thin, and the blooms were sparse. A wind caught it several times and knocked it down. So I clipped it aggressively and it bounced back. I wouldn't recommend it.
I volunteer in a garden here that has dozens of Rock Rose bushes. They cut them back all the time and they are prolific with blooms.

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