The Lazy Shady Gardener: Zephyranthes

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Flower Power: GBBD June 2013

Sponsored by May Dream Gardens

Established Plants

Chinese Indigo (Indigofera kirilowii)

Pink Rain Lily (Zephyranthes rosea)

Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora)

Texas Betony (Stachys coccinea)

Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus africanus)

Coral Nymph Sage (Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph')

Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa)

Texas Bindweed (Convolvulus equitans)

New Plants in the Garden

Pam's Pink Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii 'Pam Puryear')

Annuals

Begonias (Begonia semperflorens)

Potted Plants

Haworthia attenuata 'variegata'

Indoor Plants

Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)

Tardies

Grannie's Crinum Lily (species unknown)

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Flower Power: GBBD July 2012

Sponsored by May Dream Gardens

Established Plants

Zephyr Lilies (Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea')

Liriope (Liriope spicata)

Variegated Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon jaburan 'Vitattus')

Blue Anise Sage (Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue')

Dwarf Mexican Firebush (Hamelia patens 'Compacta')

Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)

Mexican Honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera)

Aztec Arrowhead (Sagittaria montevidensis)

Chinese Indigo (Indigofera kirilowii)

Pink Rain Lily (Zephyranthes rosea)

Purple Oxalis (Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae 'Atropurpurea')

New Plants in the Garden

Pachyveria 'Exotica'

Annuals

Begonias (Begonia semperflorens)

Potted Plants

Aloe 'Doran Black'

Red Yucca's (Hesperaloe parviflora)

Ground Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata)

Flower Wannabes

Chile Petin's (Capsicum annuum var. aviculare)

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

Possumhaw (Ilex decidua)

Black Swallowtail larvae (Papilio polyxenes)

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Over the weekend, my garden received a small shower (about .3 inches). Even though completely devoid of foliage for quite some time, it only took the Zephyr Lilies (Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea') until Monday morning to start sending up blooms.

By the afternoon, a nice little clump of light pink flowers brightened the garden path.

Because I allowed my parsley to go to seed, it attracted several Black Swallowtail caterpillars which seemed to enjoy eating the taller, blooming stalks. Various sizes of the brightly-colored larvae could be spotted up & down the plant. Monday night, I found one that had crawled across the path and up a nearby Mexican Honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera) where it had suspended itself from one of the branches.

By Tuesday morning, the caterpillar had transformed into a light green chrysalis. At some point down the line, the transformation will be complete as an adult swallowtail will emerge.