Florida Gardening: Plants blooming today (Continued), 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
I looked on the list and it's the single-leaf chaste tree that's invasive. The other one that they sell everywhere seems to be ok but of course keep an eye on anything that can get out of control. My passion vines would go crazy if I didn't have caterpillars pruning them for me. But still, I pull up some suckers that get in the lawn.

Lots of rain here yesterday and boy, did we need it. I just planted (well, Dad did the work) some new plants and even though they're pretty hardy (coreopsis, milkweed) they need water to get established. Other than that, I've been alternating spraying my orchids with fertilizer and fungicide. I've got a black rot problem that I'm determined to be rid of.

I just got back from my weekly volunteer day at MOSI. It sure is hot out there! Lots of butterflies flying around; I netted quite a few species for the flight encounter. Lots flying at my house, too. Here's a Monarch that was enjoying my new Coreopsis "Route 66".

Melanie