This looks like Aglaonema modestum, otherwise known as "Chinese Evergreen". It has been in horticultural use for many years, and is, perhaps, the most "basic" of the many Aglaonema cultivars available today. LariAnn Garner Aroidia Research http://aroidiaresearch.org

The answer to your question, Catherine, is----yes! :>) Everything you understand is correct. Those you left in the ground have resprung from the bulbs that formed last year. If you don't harvest, they will walk all over your garden. The weight of the bulbils causes the stalks to bend down, and the bulbils root themselves when in contact with the ground. So you want to harvest if for no other reason than area control. BTW, if you are getting multiple-tiers of bulbils, you most likely have Catawissa rather than the more common Egyption Walking. As to eating, how strong is strong? Everyone's taste differs, and what might be overly strong to you might be only moderate to somebody else. My recommendation is: Taste, and then decide. Don't forget, too, that quantity can make a difference. A little bit of strong onion can equal a whole lot of mild in any particular recipe. To use an example from a different veggie: Two Chinchi Uchu peppers have the same heat at two Serrano. But the Serrano are the size of your pinkie, while both Chinchi Uchu would barely cover your pinky nail.

Happy Memorial Day, Leslie. Reduce the amount of clay soil as much as it is practical. Hydrangeas like soils that drain well so the more you can do now, the better. Your mophead plant selections will tolerate some local clay soil if you keep the content low. But something like an oakleaf hydrangea would probably have a fit. Fertilize once, in June, since you are in the northern half of the country with 1/2 a cup of manure, cottonseed meal or a chemical fertilizer (slow release, general use, about NPK 10-10-10, just apply the proper dosage per label once in June). For more information, check out the link below. Does that help you? Luis Here is a link that might be useful: Hydrangea Planting Information

I don't know about the Texas Wildscapes site, but I did sign up & apply for the NWF cert. last year. I paid $15 I think for the sign & cert. The application was short & not detailed like one I filled out a few years before, but never sent in. I do believe it is just a ruse to get you to support the NWF, which is fine if that is what you want. But you get the magazine & numerous letters throughout the year for donations for the organization. I think anyone could pay the money & get the cert. & sign no matter what their yard is like. I will put up the sign in my yard soon, but I would check into other sites for a legitimate site next time. I am proud of my wildlife habitat yard & love the critters & birds that visit. In DWG they watch for overgrown yards too, but seem to respect the wildflower growers as well. However, there is one nearby that I question whether it is in good taste. They do kinda look more like weeds while they are drying out.