That's not at all like my red Silene Starburst. I think it would depend where in Texas you are. What I see online says USDA zones 5-9. (Of course, we don't know if that's 9a or 9b.) But I've been in Texas exactly twice, so what do I know? You might want to ask at the Texas Gardening forum: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/txgard/

Carrie: Since Tiffy hasn't come along I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth. In my first year, (2006) and again last year I sowed something from valueseeds called "catchfly ruby flax", listed as an annual. I never really knew it's bot. name. Researching it I found that a lot of flowers have the common name catchfly, including some annuals and biennials. Hence, the problem with common names. Maybe yours is something perennial. Mine bloomed early then fried in the real heat of summer. Since you're in a hot climate and I assume it's still doing well, yours must be a perennial or biennial something or other. Here are mine last year (taller pink flowers), between the pink zinnias. July 4 Aug 3, frying Sept 2, toast Karen Here is a link that might be useful: catchfly

(List continued from above) HERBS Arugula Basil – ‘Cinnamon’ Basil – ‘Shiso’ Chives Cilantro Dill Marjoram – Sweet Parsley Sage Thyme Thyme – Summer Thyme – Winter VEGETABLES Asparagus Pea – ‘Winged’ Bean – ‘Black Valentine’ Bush Bean – ‘Blue Coco’ Pole Bean – ‘Macuzalito Dry Bean’ Bush Bean – ‘Masai’ Bush Bean – ‘Negritos’ Bush Bean – ‘Rattlesnake’ Pole Bean – ‘Sunset Runner’ Bean – ‘Scarlet Runner’ Bean – purple Beet Bok Choi Brussel Sprouts – ‘Long Island’ Cantaloupe Cantaloupe (Heirloom) Carrot – ‘Nantes’ Carrot – ‘Red Cored Chantenay’ Cauliflower Chard – ‘Rainbow’ Collard – ‘Groninger Blue’ (heirloom) Corn – ‘Hopi Blue’ Fennel Gourd – ‘Birdhouse’ Kale – Briassica Oleracea Kale – ‘Red Russian’ Kohlrabi – ‘Purple Vienna’ Leek – ‘King Richard’ Lettuce – ‘Black Beauty’ Lettuce – ‘Red Splash’ Lettuce – ‘Romaine’ Luffa Mustard Greens Okra Peanut – ‘Valencia’ Peas Peas – ‘Grey Sugar’ (dwarf) Peas – Snow ‘Desiree’ Peas – Sugar Snap Pepper – ‘Ayi’ (lemon) Pepper – Banana (hot) Pepper – Bell Pepper – Bell (orange) Pepper – Cayenne ‘Big Flesh Red’ Pepper – Jalapeno Pumpkins (mini white) Purslane Radish Radish – ‘Easter Egg’ Rhubarb Soybean – ‘Midori Giant’ Soybean – ‘Shirofumi’ Spinach – ‘Butterfly’ Spinach – ‘Lal Shak’ (late harvest) Sprouting Peas, Lentils, Garbanzos Squash – Winter Squash – ‘Yellow Texas Sotol’ Tomato – ‘Amish Paste’ Tomato – ‘Brandywine’ Tomato – ‘Cuore di bue’ (smuggled in from Italy!) Tomato – ‘Green Zebra’ Tomato – ‘Ground Cherry’ Tomato – ‘Sicilian Saucer’ Tomato – ‘Tiny Tina’ Watermelon – ‘Sugar Baby’

I'm going to buy NO plants this year. (Right. Except lantana, echinacea, a bay tree, Arp rosemary. . . well, you all know how that goes, maybe a couple nice begonias, haha) When I got down here to Oklahoma 3 yrs ago, we had peonies, yucca, crocus, jonquils, chrysanthemums (perennials), and some cute dwarf crepe myrtles. Now we have 4 4x20 raised beds for veggies (thought have only so far grown tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, zucchini and butternut squash) I am on a mission now with peppers. Having discovered (and then read) that peppers loved WARM for germinating, I'm on round 3 of planting peppers. So far had only 9 that were looking good. So I planted a dozen more various green ones (NEW seeds (California wonder), half a dozen early jalapenos, and half a dozen ornamental fish peppers. Fun seeing all your lists, giving me ideas for ones I've forgotten--had forgotten, for example, the gorgeous hyacinth beans and black-eyed Susan vines until Dawn mentioned them. And much to my delight, that cute little trailing verbena I loved so much up north as a summer patio pot addition, is a fun-loving spreading perennnial down here--and nearly everything is self-seeding (different from up north). Many delightful surprises! Lantana! Boy do the hummingbirds, bees and butterflies love lantana! As they do the morning glories, bee balm, cleomes, 4 o'clocks. Day lilies and begonias look like a challenge to grow from seed; be fun to see how it goes. And I had no idea how ridiculously easy it was to grow coleus from seed, so got a mixed bag from Diane's Seeds--that should be fun. The grow cart is getting crowded--I want everything to grow well, but to stay manageable until I can start moving them out! Tricky, eh? (And some not so delightful ones, watching things wither up and give up the ghost in July. LOL That's okay, it's all good!) Love herb garden (rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage, parsley, cilantro, dill, fennel and basil, so far. . .) These flowers up to this spring:Achillea ,Asters, Astilbes, Butterfly bush, Cannas, Clematis (jackmanii and Diamantina), Cleomes, Coleus, Coreopsis, moonbeam and unnamed variety, Crepe myrtle, 4-6 foot shrub, purple; Daylilies (3 different ones), Elephant ears, Gaura, Heucheras, Hydrangea, climbing Hydrangea, endless summer; Iris (a pickup truck load); Lantana, Marigolds, Miniature lilac (Miss Kim); Monarda, monkey grass, Morning glories, purple; Nasturtiums, Penstemon, cardinalis; Penstemon, husker red; Rudbeckia, Russian sage; Shasta Daisies, Smoke bush, Spirea, bridal wreath; Verbena, zinnias. This year's are:bachelor buttons, Begonias, black-eyed Susan vines, Coleus, Dahlias, Daylilies, Echinacea purpurea, Gaillardia, Gypsophila elegans (baby's breath, red); Hollyhock zebrina (malva sylvestris); hyacinth beans, Mexican sunflowers, Milkweed, Moonflower vines, Morning glories (heavenly blue); Nicotiana, Rudbeckia hirta; Sweet potato vines. I'm sure there will be more added as the year goes on . . . . I am laughing about my 40 tomato plants that are going gangbusters. And keeping fingers crossed for onions, potatoes, lettuce and other good things to come. (Cabbages, beets, broccoli, cucumbers, zucchinis and butternut squash and yes, okra. . .) Had to edit--my lists didn't format here as lists. . .