What Kind of Caterpillar? This morning, my neighbor and gardening partner, Jacqie, was inspecting the garden. He came across a caterpillar I had never seen before. It was chewing through our patch of parsley. Black Swallowtail Caterpillar Black Swallowtail Caterpillar It was about an inch and a half long and beautiful to look at, and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Backyard Garden'
Mysterious Caterpillar
May 18th, 2013 4 Comments
Tags: Black Swallowtail Caterpillar · garden pests · Monarch Caterpillar · parsley · Tomato Hornworm
Night Blooming Cereus Update
May 13th, 2013 3 Comments
Short-lived Flowers It’s been four days since the first blooms opened on the night blooming cereus in my yard. Flowers on Night Blooming Cereus Dying Flowers When doing the previous post on the night blooming cereus, I pointed out that, contrary to many sources, the flowers on my cactus did not die after opening. Instead, […]
Tags: cactus · cactus fruit · Night-blooming Cereus
Night Blooming Cereus
May 10th, 2013 14 Comments
Gift from a Stranger Many years ago, Ken came home from a bike ride with a hunk of cactus strapped to his bike. Mother Plant Ken rides at night in the summer, because it is cooler. During one of his night rides, he noticed a huge cactus covered with 6-inch wide, fragrant, white flowers. Another […]
Tags: cactus · Night-blooming Cereus · Sphinx Moth · Tomato Hornworm
