#bee balm

[fleur-aesthetic]

instagram | littlefarmhouseflowers

[bwwhitney]

I've never seen so many hummingbird moths at the same time

[thesingingbullfrog]

[thomas--bombadil]

A Hummingbird Clearwing moth is a rare and amazing insect to see.

Not only is it just about as big as a hummingbird and behaves in much the same manner - floating in the air as they do, but if you look closely, its wings are indeed, clear.

Amazingly, even in flight you can see right through them.

Watching one is mesmerizing.

[julesofnature]

Flowers are the music of the ground. From earth’s lips spoken without sound. ~Edwin Curran

[introvertedswimmer]

Beebalm in the garden just came out and it is STUNNING!

[bethanythebogwitch]

Native Wildflowers collection

Native wildflowers from my previous job. All pics by me. Not an exhaustive list. Split into multiple posts due to the image limit.

Starting off with everyone's (read: monarch butterflies') favorite: milkweed. Common milkweed is on the left. I think what we called common milkweed was actually 2 closely-related species. On the right is swam milkweed, which likes wetter soil. Butterfly weed in the bottom is a milkweed, but its sap is clear instead of white so some people don't realize that. It's also much shorter than most milkweeds.

We have 2 main gentian species. These flowers don't open all the way and only larger insects like bees can force their way in. These bees then seek out gentians as an exclusive food source, making it more likely for them to pollinate the gentians. Cream gentian (left) is white and can get very tall on good years. Bottle gentian (right) is a small, low-lying plant that hides under other plants. This picture was taken early in the season so they're pretty pale. They turn bright blue when they're in bloom.

Yellow (left) and purple (right) coneflower

Mountain mint (right) and downy wood mint (left)

Wild raspberry (left) and dewberry (right). My personal nemeses when I was moving through the prairie. Thorns are not my friend

Foxglove beardtongue, which comes in a common white color (right) and a rarer purple variant (left). Below is false foxglove, which is a hemiparasite (plant that gains nutrition through parasitism and photosynthesis) that leaches off of oak roots

Bee balm, this one has a lot of ornamental cultivars

Rattlesnake master, a badass name for a weird and spiky plant

Ironweed. We have a few species and I don't know how to tell them apart

Wild quinine. In the 3 growth seasons I worked here, this one became much more common.

Prairie coreopsis (left) and tall coreopsis (right). Guess what the difference between these two is

Rosinweed (left) and cup plant (right). Two closely related species.

Maryland senna (left) and partridge pea (right). Similar (but not closely related) species that grow pods full of seeds. As they dry, the pods peel open and send the seeds flying out.

Prairie dock. These grow very tall and have huge leaves that are cool because the roots bring up water from deep underground

Ashy sunflower, a hemiparasite that kills goldenrod and tall grasses. As those two are very aggressive plants that can take over whole fields. ashy sunflower seeds are a great way to fight back against them and help increase biodiversity.

Cardinal flower. This one is endangered so its great that it's doing well and even spreading where I worked.

Common thistle. This one is unfortunately losing ground to invasive Canada thistle (not actually from Canada) and isn't very popular, but bugs love it.

Black-eyed Susan (left) and sweet black-eyed Susan (right). The latter is larger and doesn't tolerate shade as well.

Continued in part 2

[anti-climactic]

Garden Walk 🌻 07•11•2024

[chillypepperhot]

Bee Balm...

They grow wild here in Oklahoma. Butterflies, bees, and hummingbird love them.

Source Me laf@ilyF ❤️

[gbiechele]

From the Summer Garden

Helios 44 58mm f/2.0 Sony A7

[faguscarolinensis]

Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine' / 'Raspberry Wine' Scarlet Beebalm at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[bgsauder]

[wsjyuyuyuau]

Can you do red Son from Lego Monkie kid please?

Name: Red Son

Series: LEGO Monkie Kid

Gender: Male

Status: Alive

Family: Princess Iron Fan (Mom), Demon Bull King (Dad)

Flower Motif: Scarlet Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)

Flower Meaning: Passion

Weapon of Choice: Gauntlets

Associated With: Interdimensional Hero Club (Ally)

Hero Form Appearance: A blazing combination of an ancient Chinese warrior’s gear and YuYuYu’s Hero Form outfits. The undersuit of the outfit is a dark purple to have the crimson red stand out- the main outfit is indeed a crimson red, but as you make your way towards the lower half of the sleeves, the lower half of the pants, and the tailcoat, it becomes a vibrant blue color to mimic blue flames. Accent colors include gold, violet, silver, yellow, orange, black, white, gray, and cream. The shoulder pads, belt, boots, and Red Son’s medallion all have patterns of the scarlet bee balm, and the only other accessory aside from the medallion and glasses is a scarlet bee balm hair tie in Red Son’s hair. The flower’s petal shape can be seen in the tailcoat and collar.

Full Bloom Gauge Location: Left Hip

Guardian: ​Huo Dou (Based on the fire dog of the same name)

Favorite Food: Dan Dan Noodles

Parallel To: None

Bio: Red Son is the son of the Demon Bull King and Princess Iron Fan. Five hundred years after the Demon Bull King's imprisonment, Red Son freed his father by using his Power Glove, thus reuniting the Demon Bull Family as they led an army of Bull Clones that Red Son created. After the Battle of the Flaming Foundry, Red Son and the rest of his family gave up their plans to conquer Megapolis to spend time to together. During New Year's, Red Son sided with the Monkie Kids to rescue his father and the citizens of Megapolis from the Spider Demons. Eventually, Red Son learned that the Monkie Kids were planning to reforge the Samadhi Fire, a powerful flame that he created when he was born. Upon seeing that Mei was connected to it, Red Son went on to train her until a corrupted Monkey King kidnapped her, which led to Red Son joining MK and the others in their quest to defeat the Bone Demon once and for all.

[gardening-guy]

photos of seedlings in my cold frame greenhouse box - plant id's in image alt text

[thomas--bombadil]

Flower of bee balm, in anticipation of pollen.

[artichokefartichoke]

Night magic! 🌠