What's Looking Good in May 2024

[DrCase]

The lily is beautiful. Is the second plant Asclepias (swamp milk weed) Dr Case?

Thank you …Tetters. I did plant some milkweed last year so it could be
I plant and forget what it is 2 minutes later

 

[Meadowlark]

The white lantana is very efficient at attracting butterflies...in spite of the wind they hang on for dear life.

 

[Zigs]

Good butterfly Mr Lark

 

[Zigs]

Monkey Tail Cactus

 

[Tetters]

The white lantana is very efficient at attracting butterflies...in spite of the wind they hang on for dear life.


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Cor, you have some interesting plants there - do you grow them near your vegetables ? The butterfly in the first photo looks like a swallowtail ? I've never seen one like that in the second picture. I imagine they attract bees too?

 

[Meadowlark]

Cor, you have some interesting plants there - do you grow them near your vegetables ? The butterfly in the first photo looks like a swallowtail ? I've never seen one like that in the second picture. I imagine they attract bees too?

Yes, absolutely right next to the veggie garden. I'm not good at the names of the butterflys but I do really enjoy seeing them around, along with lots of bees.

 

[Tetters]

Yes, absolutely right next to the veggie garden. I'm not good at the names of the butterflys but I do really enjoy seeing them around, along with lots of bees.

Well as you garden organically it is a perfect environment for them isn't it.

 

[Tetters]

Monkey Tail Cactus

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And those are the strangest flowers I have seen on a cactus

 

[Zigs]

And those are the strangest flowers I have seen on a cactus

 

[Meadowlark]

An 80 ft row of first French Marigolds and then African Marigolds tucked in right nest to tomato plants.

 

[Zigs]

Owcho has started flowering





Just above Owcho is her first seedling and to the left is one of 4 pups that she had.

 

[Meadowlark]

Phlox, the perennial that keeps giving.

 

[Zigs]

I call this picture "Box of cacti left on the table in front of the Ox Eye Dasies"

 

[Sheal]

Amazing colours Zigs! Owcho's flowers are my favourite colour.

 

[Zigs]

Amazing colours Zigs! Owcho's flowers are my favourite colour.

Ta Sheal Owcho has about 1,000 babies now

 

[Zigs]

 

[Sheal]

Lovely shot @Zigs!

 

[Zigs]

Lovely shot @Zigs!

Ta Sheal

This is a hybrid of the Peanut Cactus called "Strawberry Fields"

 

[Zigs]

First Poppies of the year

 

[Logan]

Rose called Indian Summer from a cutting