No hurricanes this year means that my swamp sunflowers didn’t get knocked over! Also something about the lighting made this bee look silver even though it’s really metallic green. Florida, Zone 9b
Despite being nowhere near Ohio, Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) still love growing here. They only bloom in the morning because the afternoon sun causes the flowers to shrivel up, but no worries because there will be a whole new batch the next day! Florida, USA
Here are last year’s swamp sunflowers (Helianthus angustifolius) in bloom. A hurricane knocked them all over a week before blooming so I’m hoping this year they will get to bloom upright! Florida, USA
A gray hairstreak caterpillar on my false indigo bush (amorpha fruticosa). It took a little while to identify it because they turn the color of whatever they eat and are normally green. This little guy is purple because it was only really eating the flowers. Florida, USA...
After having a fantastic squash harvest 2 years ago, last year kind of sucked, and we never figured out why. This year things started great, but then started going south, with plants yellowing and squash wilting. Well apparently there’s these asshole moths who lay eggs on the stem, which then produce these little effers that...
Sweat Bee enjoying fall (sh.itjust.works)
A sweat Bee enjoying some Florida fall with a visit to my swamp sunflowers. Florida, USA
Swamp Sunflowers in bloom (sh.itjust.works)
No hurricanes this year means that my swamp sunflowers didn’t get knocked over! Also something about the lighting made this bee look silver even though it’s really metallic green. Florida, Zone 9b
19th century American covered wagon cutaway for migration west (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Ohio Spiderwort Blooms (sh.itjust.works)
Despite being nowhere near Ohio, Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) still love growing here. They only bloom in the morning because the afternoon sun causes the flowers to shrivel up, but no worries because there will be a whole new batch the next day! Florida, USA
Swamp Sunflowers (sh.itjust.works)
Here are last year’s swamp sunflowers (Helianthus angustifolius) in bloom. A hurricane knocked them all over a week before blooming so I’m hoping this year they will get to bloom upright! Florida, USA
Cleome serrulata are beautiful and plentiful this year! (assets.pxlmo.com)
I post a lot of edible plants native to (roughly) the Northeast U.S. on my Pixelfed account.
Gray Hairstreak caterpillar having a snack (sh.itjust.works)
A gray hairstreak caterpillar on my false indigo bush (amorpha fruticosa). It took a little while to identify it because they turn the color of whatever they eat and are normally green. This little guy is purple because it was only really eating the flowers. Florida, USA...
Shiny Leaf Coffee (sh.itjust.works)
Shiny leaf coffee (Psychotria nervosa) is my favorite native plant and it is also a favorite of the local bees! Zone 9b, Florida, USA
Ficus benjamina bonsai before a summer haircut (lemmy.poundncashdown.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.poundncashdown.com/post/79872...
Swamp Milkweed with a visitor (sh.itjust.works)
Swamp Milkweed with what I believe is a mason bee. Zone 9b, Florida, USA.
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) (pixelfed.social)
TIL about squash vine borers & had to perform surgery on my plants (www.almanac.com)
After having a fantastic squash harvest 2 years ago, last year kind of sucked, and we never figured out why. This year things started great, but then started going south, with plants yellowing and squash wilting. Well apparently there’s these asshole moths who lay eggs on the stem, which then produce these little effers that...
Trying to blend in (sh.itjust.works)
A mantis hanging out on some swamp sunflower. Florida, USA.
[OC] A bee visiting my Spiderwort (sh.itjust.works)
Gulf fritillary butterfly (sh.itjust.works)
One of my caterpillars successfully made it to adulthood and was drying out it’s wings on my Stokes aster.
Gulf fritillary caterpillars (sh.itjust.works)
Gulf fritillary caterpillars on my passion vine. Around two dozen of them made it to butterflies this year! Florida, USA
Passion Vine Flowers (sh.itjust.works)
My passion vine blooming earlier this year before all the caterpillars ate it. Zone 9b, Florida, USA
Sweetbay Magnolia (sh.itjust.works)
Here’s my sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana) blooming earlier this year. Smells like lemons! Zone 9b, Florida, USA