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GrowingCoastal · June 23, 2018

Reminds me of the lantana flowers that butterflies also love. So much bare ground. I am envious.

GrowingCoastal · June 23, 2018

It's garlic season here.
Bee wins!

ginger2778 · June 24, 2018

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Originally Posted by SpookyShoe

The tiny plant I put out in April has grown tremendously. I'm getting mutiple blooms per day, but they dry up and fall off without setting fruit. Anyone who can grow them and who wants fruit should try another variety.

Donna, Texas Gulf Coast, zone 9

I think Douglas hand pollinates his.

SpookyShoe · June 24, 2018

I'll try the hand pollination.

D.

SpookyShoe · June 24, 2018

QUOTE=GrowingCoastal;705603]Reminds me of the lantana flowers that butterflies also love. So much bare ground. I am envious.[/QUOTE]

This is in front of the house. So I can't put anything there which will cover up the windows. I'll go wild in the backyard, but I didn't want the beds in front of the house to look too cluttered.

Donna

SpookyShoe · June 24, 2018

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Originally Posted by GrowingCoastal

It's garlic season here.
Bee wins!

Two critters! Amazing. The hummingbird has a rather concerned look on his face. I'll repeat my claim that this is the most beautiful thread on Tomatoville.

D.

GrowingCoastal · June 24, 2018

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Originally Posted by SpookyShoe

This is in front of the house. So I can't put anything there which will cover up the windows. I'll go wild in the backyard, but in the front I didn't want the beds in front of the house to look too cluttered.

Donna

I was wondering if it was because of the snakes!

SpookyShoe · June 30, 2018

I've tried hand pollinating the tops of the pistils with pollen on the head of a q-tip and it isn't working. My "Inspiration" appears to be sterile.

Donna, barren on the Texas Gulf Coast

bower · June 30, 2018

Darn... well it's a good excuse to plant more of those gorgeous things (but fruitful ones!).

There isn't much flowering here at the moment, but it has turned warm, and after heavy rain today I found this fellow clinging to a patch of weeds...

SpookyShoe · June 30, 2018

He's really hairy! Pretty, but hairy.

D.

bower · June 30, 2018

Haha!! Yeah I think he dressed for the weather here.

GrowingCoastal · July 3, 2018

Our swallowtails are hairy here too!

Last month I got some pics of a youngster feeding on phygellius capensis 'Cape Fuchsia' though not really a fuchsia.

Though a youngster this Rufous hummingbird is very muscular. The young ones try to sit and feed but must lift their own weight to get a good drink from these flowers.

Sitting almost in the middle towards one o'clock.

Sitting next to some toad flax which they love, flicking out its long tongue.

This youngster will fly off to Costa Rica. I have read articles that tell of oil rig workers in the gulf putting out feeders for these little fliers on their long journey. Sweet

AuntJane21 · July 4, 2018

This is one of the beautiful butterflies in my garden.

SpookyShoe · July 8, 2018

Aunt Jane's butterfly is hairy too.

Donna

bower · July 8, 2018

We have that one here too... all our butterflies have nice warm sweaters.

@Coastal your garden is absolutely beautiful and your hummingbird pics...

Just divine. Keep it up, you are spending your time wisely there!

June 24, 2018	#95
SpookyShoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: El Lago, Texas Posts: 1,100	Bare ground QUOTE=GrowingCoastal;705603]Reminds me of the lantana flowers that butterflies also love. So much bare ground. I am envious.[/QUOTE] This is in front of the house. So I can't put anything there which will cover up the windows. I'll go wild in the backyard, but I didn't want the beds in front of the house to look too cluttered. Donna Last edited by SpookyShoe; June 24, 2018 at 11:15 AM.

June 30, 2018	#98
SpookyShoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: El Lago, Texas Posts: 1,100	No fruit on Passionvine I've tried hand pollinating the tops of the pistils with pollen on the head of a q-tip and it isn't working. My "Inspiration" appears to be sterile. Donna, barren on the Texas Gulf Coast

June 23, 2018	#91
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	Reminds me of the lantana flowers that butterflies also love. So much bare ground. I am envious.

June 30, 2018	#100
SpookyShoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: El Lago, Texas Posts: 1,100	He's really hairy! Pretty, but hairy. D.

June 30, 2018	#101
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	Haha!! Yeah I think he dressed for the weather here.

July 3, 2018	#102
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	Our swallowtails are hairy here too! Last month I got some pics of a youngster feeding on phygellius capensis 'Cape Fuchsia' though not really a fuchsia. Though a youngster this Rufous hummingbird is very muscular. The young ones try to sit and feed but must lift their own weight to get a good drink from these flowers. Sitting almost in the middle towards one o'clock. Sitting next to some toad flax which they love, flicking out its long tongue. This youngster will fly off to Costa Rica. I have read articles that tell of oil rig workers in the gulf putting out feeders for these little fliers on their long journey. Sweet

July 4, 2018	#103
AuntJane21 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 88	This is one of the beautiful butterflies in my garden.

July 8, 2018	#104
SpookyShoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: El Lago, Texas Posts: 1,100	Aunt Jane's butterfly is hairy too. Donna

July 8, 2018	#105
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	We have that one here too... all our butterflies have nice warm sweaters. @Coastal your garden is absolutely beautiful and your hummingbird pics... Just divine. Keep it up, you are spending your time wisely there!