mealy bug Archives : Cast Iron Garden

A winecup from two summers ago came back.

This true bug was relatively long and thin, and is standing on greeneyes. It flew away before I got a better picture.

Bee fly at woodland edge!

I’m hoping this could be inland sea oats that I seeded two years ago. Edit: Abby agrees.

There’s a passionvine label here but this could also be butterfly pea?? We’ll find out!!

Across the fence from mystery seedling is a known passionvine.

Showy milkweed has survived its planting.

I think these are the Mexican sage from Judy.

A small bee on coreopsis.

Mystery grass. I will note here when I hear back from the grass expert! (Then I can check here next year when I forget haha.). Edit: Mom says is the native little barley again. This one is a volunteer so I’m glad it does well here! Doesn’t get taller than the buffalo grass too so it can stay in the “lawn”.

Close up.

A small native legume whose name I’ve forgotten. There are quite a few growing in the rainbow beds and in the backyard at the edge of the patio.

A lightning bug on a rain barrel.

A leaf miner in the native coral honeysuckle!

I think this dark spot is the larva, visible on underside of leaf. So tiny!

Overall the coral honeysuckle is beginning to get going. This one was from Judy! Thanks Judy!

A wild grape that we dug from the front to make room for strawberries. Joke’s on us because there was root left up front and it’s now taking over the rain barrel stand too.