the nature report

[sasha_feather]

Things blooming right now!

Orange day lilies, I believe they are called Tiger lilies. Stella d'Oro day lilies, which are a popular city plant with a bright yellow flower.

Bird's foot trefoil, which is a low-lying ground cover with a very cheerful yellow flower, sometimes seen along roadsides and in pastures. This plant is a Nitrogen fixer I think.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_corniculatus

Milkweed! The only food source for Monarch caterpillars. There appear to be many varieties of milkweed; the ones around here have soft, broad leaves and a purple flower.

The spaghetti squash that I planted in the back have a few flowers.

Coming into fruit right now are mulberries. I found some in the neighborhood and picked them. They taste a bit like tart cherries.

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Brave you tasting mulberries!

We had a big mulberry bush growing up. The berries would fall to the ground and ferment. The blue jays would eat them and get very cranky and rowdy. They'd mob our large cat.

Which is why I associate mulberries with drunken misbehavior.

Today I learned that monarchs don't feed on coneflowers aka echinacea.

[aphrodite_mine]

In driving around today, I had El on the hunt for the gorgeous orange flowers and she was delighted to spot a few on her own.

I've always loved them - glad they're blooming for you too!

[hellofriendsiminthedark]

Mullberries are delicious! My hometown had tons of mullberry bushes and trees.