is not a color that pops in my mind when I think of autumn but it is out there now. American beautyberry/Callicarpa americana has the added characteristic of blooming and fruiting in the shade which can add color to your garden at this time of year when it is rather gloomy in the shade before major fall color. Birds have already started feasting on them. I hope they remain for a while. I like them and want to see them against dogwood’s and hickory’s autumn hues.
Rusty colored mums are ready to explode into a cushion of color. I found them just at the perfect time to purchase for long lasting effect. It is also a little cooler making them last longer still.
I was making pictures of the buck thinking another deer nearby was a doe.
Then I noticed it was a bigger buck. Someone has been having variegated hosta salad with his acorns. Go back to the forest deer. What are you doing here? Is it hunting season?
what it is. Weed or wildflower? We have had a lot of rain and I was out picking up fallen limbs when I discovered this newly sprouted wild thing.
UPDATE: Thanks to Janet of The Queen of Seaford our wildflower has been identified as Cranefly Orchid/Tipularia discolor.
Hummingbirds love cypress vine’s nectar filled tiny red blossoms.
Any insect that is attracted to the pitchers becomes nourishment for the plant.
A little compost please.
Butterflies find sedum tasty landing pads.
Sausage, seafood gumbo with bread sticks! Yum, let’s eat.
