The great floral ball continues. The summer glories are nearing the end of their grand display. The fall ensemble is beginning to gather. We had a significant amount of rain this week which was unexpected. This is usually our dry time of year.
The Great Southeast PolIinator Census was a success. I have more pollinators to show you and a surprise visitor to a friends garden.
Join me tomorrow at Six on Saturday. As you are aware if you follow this blog, this event features gardeners from around the globe showing 6 photos of the week from their gardens. Here is the link to Jim Stephens wonderful blog. https://gardenruminations.co.uk/. If you want to post 6 of your own photos, follow the instructions at the link.
1. Hummingbird Clearwing
Clearwing foraging on the lantana. I have shown this awesome moth before, but it is an amazing specimen. Its host plant can be honeysuckle, cherry and hawthorn which are abundantly present around my location.
2. Surprise Visitor
This is a king snake seen in a neighbor’s yard. This fellow is a predator of other snakes including venomous copperheads. By that fact, he is a friendly.
3. Green Lynx Spider
I showed this fellow last week but he is noticeably larger this week. He is feasting in the encore azalea.
4. Obedient Plant
This Alabama native is Physostegia virginiana. It reliably blooms at this time of year. It can spread easily so, perhaps it is not so ‘obedient’.
5. Texas Star
This is Hibiscus coccineus. I had two of these, each with 3 tall stems that reappeared each year. I am down to one now. The stalks end up 6 or 8 feet high with several blooms.
6. Spiderwort
This Tradescantia pallida is also know as purple heart and purple queen. It is low growing and spreads out making a colorful ground cover.
Rain Gauge for the Week
As you can see, there was a substantial rainfall this week.
Happy Gardening!!
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