ArtsulSelva
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Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia), a very vigorous native plant that has self-seeded all over my yard.
I counted 18 bees and wasps on this one plant and I probably missed a few… it’s also a host plant for the summer azure butterfly, and I see more of those every year.
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I counted 18 bees and wasps on this one plant and I probably missed a few… it’s also a host plant for the summer azure butterfly, and I see more of those every year.
🌱
September 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia), a very vigorous native plant that has self-seeded all over my yard.
I counted 18 bees and wasps on this one plant and I probably missed a few… it’s also a host plant for the summer azure butterfly, and I see more of those every year.
🌱
I counted 18 bees and wasps on this one plant and I probably missed a few… it’s also a host plant for the summer azure butterfly, and I see more of those every year.
🌱
Sabatia kennedyana update— more blooms and a cool longhorn beetle. 🌱 #invertebrates
June 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sabatia kennedyana update— more blooms and a cool longhorn beetle. 🌱 #invertebrates
Plymouth rose-gentian (Sabatia kennedyana) is new to the garden this year— this is its first bloom. Native to coastal North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina. 🌱
May 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Plymouth rose-gentian (Sabatia kennedyana) is new to the garden this year— this is its first bloom. Native to coastal North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina. 🌱
This month the most prominent plant in our yard is butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), almost all of it self-seeded. I’ve been letting its seedlings grow wherever they pop up, and now there are at least 10 of them in bloom in various places in the yard. 🌱
May 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This month the most prominent plant in our yard is butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), almost all of it self-seeded. I’ve been letting its seedlings grow wherever they pop up, and now there are at least 10 of them in bloom in various places in the yard. 🌱
Blue-eyed grass— I can’t think of any plant more beautiful 🌱
April 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Blue-eyed grass— I can’t think of any plant more beautiful 🌱
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Siberian iris— so intense 🌱
April 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Siberian iris— so intense 🌱
Cistus “McGuire’s Gold”— its leaves may be a little garish, but I like the flowers, and the way the fallen petals look like little hearts. 🌱
April 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Cistus “McGuire’s Gold”— its leaves may be a little garish, but I like the flowers, and the way the fallen petals look like little hearts. 🌱
Our little chinotto tree (Citrus myrtifolia) is putting on quite a show this year 🌱
April 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Our little chinotto tree (Citrus myrtifolia) is putting on quite a show this year 🌱
Same redbud, new leaves 🌱
April 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Same redbud, new leaves 🌱
This young volunteer redbud flowered for the first time this year— producing only these two flowers. I find trees and shrubs with a few scattered blooms to be just as beautiful in their own way as a plant covered in blooms. 🌱
April 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This young volunteer redbud flowered for the first time this year— producing only these two flowers. I find trees and shrubs with a few scattered blooms to be just as beautiful in their own way as a plant covered in blooms. 🌱
Lots of blooms on the pawpaw trees— maybe this will be the year we get some fruit 🌱
March 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Lots of blooms on the pawpaw trees— maybe this will be the year we get some fruit 🌱
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica), a beautiful and reliable spring ephemeral 🌱
March 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica), a beautiful and reliable spring ephemeral 🌱
Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium reptans), a native plant that has struggled a bit in the ground for me but seems very happy in a container. 🌱
March 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium reptans), a native plant that has struggled a bit in the ground for me but seems very happy in a container. 🌱
New growth on irises— amazing colors 🌱
March 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
New growth on irises— amazing colors 🌱
Winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) 🌱
February 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) 🌱
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) looking nice in the ice 🌱
January 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) looking nice in the ice 🌱
Aloe update— the blooms have reached the top of the spike, and the ones on the bottom are dropping
off. It’s been fun watching this progression. 🌱
off. It’s been fun watching this progression. 🌱
January 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Aloe update— the blooms have reached the top of the spike, and the ones on the bottom are dropping
off. It’s been fun watching this progression. 🌱
off. It’s been fun watching this progression. 🌱
An aloe plant putting on a show 🌱
January 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
An aloe plant putting on a show 🌱
Rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum)— a North American native alternative to the exotic invasive burning bush (Euonymus alatus) 🌱
December 21, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum)— a North American native alternative to the exotic invasive burning bush (Euonymus alatus) 🌱
Some beautiful turkey-tail mushrooms growing in the backyard 🌱
December 15, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Some beautiful turkey-tail mushrooms growing in the backyard 🌱
Heuchera americana “Dale’s Strain” — a long-lived, beautifully variegated selection 🌱
December 8, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Heuchera americana “Dale’s Strain” — a long-lived, beautifully variegated selection 🌱
Rosa chinensis “Spice,” unfazed by freezing temperatures 🌱
December 4, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Rosa chinensis “Spice,” unfazed by freezing temperatures 🌱
Oakleaf hydrangea in the morning sun 🌱
December 3, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Oakleaf hydrangea in the morning sun 🌱
Malvaviscus “Big Momma,” a hybrid wax mallow with edible leaves, flowers and (if all goes well) eventually fruit 🌱
December 1, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Malvaviscus “Big Momma,” a hybrid wax mallow with edible leaves, flowers and (if all goes well) eventually fruit 🌱