Skip Navigation
Sweat Bee enjoying fall

A sweat Bee enjoying some Florida fall with a visit to my swamp sunflowers. Florida, USA

1
Swamp Sunflowers in bloom

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

0
NativePlantGardening @sh.itjust.works cheeze @sh.itjust.works
Ohio Spiderwort Blooms

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

0
NativePlantGardening @sh.itjust.works cheeze @sh.itjust.works
Swamp Sunflowers

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

0
Gray Hairstreak caterpillar having a snack

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

Also a shout out to the kind people who maintain the Alabama butterfly atlas for helping identify this caterpillar.

0
NativePlantGardening @sh.itjust.works cheeze @sh.itjust.works
Shiny Leaf Coffee

Shiny leaf coffee (Psychotria nervosa) is my favorite native plant and it is also a favorite of the local bees! Zone 9b, Florida, USA

0
NativePlantGardening @sh.itjust.works cheeze @sh.itjust.works
Swamp Milkweed with a visitor

Swamp Milkweed with what I believe is a mason bee. Zone 9b, Florida, USA.

0
Trying to blend in

A mantis hanging out on some swamp sunflower. Florida, USA.

0
Gulf fritillary butterfly

One of my caterpillars successfully made it to adulthood and was drying out it's wings on my Stokes aster.

0
Gulf fritillary caterpillars

Gulf fritillary caterpillars on my passion vine. Around two dozen of them made it to butterflies this year! Florida, USA

0
NativePlantGardening @sh.itjust.works cheeze @sh.itjust.works
Passion Vine Flowers

My passion vine blooming earlier this year before all the caterpillars ate it. Zone 9b, Florida, USA

0
NativePlantGardening @sh.itjust.works cheeze @sh.itjust.works
Sweetbay Magnolia

Here's my sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana) blooming earlier this year. Smells like lemons! Zone 9b, Florida, USA

0
InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)CH
cheeze @sh.itjust.works
Posts 13
Comments 0