How can something so beautiful be common?
The Swallowtail visited one of my potted milkweed.
Papilio zelicaon
Wikipedia–Anise Swallowtail
Images of the Lifecycle of the Anise Swallowtail
Archive for the ‘Gardens’ Category
Common Swallowtail
Friday, July 16th, 2021Morning Glory
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
Sansevieria Flowers in Garden
Monday, July 12th, 2021This is an unkempt section of the courtyard. There are several inches of oak and pine litter that I haven’t had the energy to clean up.
Inside the ‘fireplace’ there are several starts of Trapped Cactus, Sansevieria, and miscellaneous other plants.
Left to their own devices three Sansevieria have flower stems.
Not a single Sansevieria potted up inside and cared for, is blooming. Perhaps a plant can be given too much care?
Borage and Damage
Wednesday, June 30th, 20216/20/21 Folded Small Paper Pots for Planting Seed
Planted a single seed in each paper pot.
50 Borage
10 Black Barlow
5 Nigella
Placed the lot in a plastic pizza container. Covered with Cling Wrap
6/25/21 Removed the cling wrap, there were over 25 sprouts.
Potted them up because the roots from one seedling were growing into the neighbor paper pots.
6/29/21 Transplanted Some of the Seedlings in the Garden.
Potted up the rest. Finished at nearly noon.
This is What I found at 3:30
6/30/21 What I Found on the Deck Today
The 3 Potted Borage Seedlings I Placed on the Deck
Even a succulent start was ripped from its pot.
Who is responsible for the damage? Pretty sure it was a California Towhee family.
This has been a frustrating year for gardening. My flats have been ripped up, several plants in the greenhouse were shredded. Wildflower and Datura seedlings vanished from the garden.
Hibiscus trionum (Flower-of-an-Hour)
Sunday, June 27th, 2021
Protected Datura
Sunday, June 27th, 2021The morning after I planted Datura seedlings, I found the leaves eaten and some plants totally missing.
This is a seedling I popped in a pot of evening primrose and morning glories, all protected.
Pandorea jasminoides
Sunday, June 27th, 2021
After Bee Visitors
This Morning
First glance, I felt a bit frustrated.
A closer look…
…it’s a beautiful vessel!
Centaurea cyanus
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021Seventeen Days Between Bud and Flower
The Cornflower ‘Classic Magic’ seed was purchased from Select Seeds.
This appears that it may be a different color.
Centaurea cyanus at Select Seeds
New Growth–Brachychiton
Monday, June 14th, 2021March 2016, I gathered seed pods from the Home Depot parking lot.
I planted several seeds. Nine trees survived. The trees are 18″ to 36″ in height. Seven were transplanted next to the garden wall.
Two trees are still in pots. One has some beautiful new growth. I hoped that the buds would become flowers. They chose to become more leaves.
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Found Brachychiton Pods
Fragrant Flowers of Senecio radicans
Sunday, June 6th, 2021
Hoped Senecio radicans would work as a ground cover. Hasn’t disappointed.
It is growing all over the garden.
The Senecio radicans growing on the ground were from potted plants on a ledge.
Yeah, the oak leaves are still a problem.
Senecio radicans with Senecio jacobsenii
The bamboo stake is where a Datura seedling was planted. The morning after I planted it, all of the leaves had been eaten. I trimmed the plant with the hope it may continue to grow. They are fairly resilient.
Senecio jacobsenii with Ice Plant
Senecio jacobsenii with some type of ice plant. The start was snagged from my brother-in-law’s garden. It has been three years, first flowers this season. I like that the flowers become a bit pale pink before becoming spent.
