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SpookyShoe · October 7, 2019

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Originally Posted by GoDawgs

Beautiful flowers. Passiflora is so, well, intricate is the closest word I can think of right now. Is your variety edible and if so, what does it taste like?

I don't get very many fruits, but I have eaten .several and I did not die.

The taste is very sweet and fruity....maybe like Hawaiian Punch or a combination of tropical fruits.

SpookyShoe · October 11, 2019

This is in a large pot on a stand on the front porch. Loved by hummingbirds and butterflies alike.

GrowingCoastal · October 11, 2019

One of my faves.

SpookyShoe · October 11, 2019

I have to be careful where I plant lantana. Our veterinarian told us it was poisonous to dogs, cats, and horses.

GrowingCoastal · October 12, 2019

Interesting. Fortunately, it is a plant with leaves not palatable to most small pets. A friend's cat almost died after eating Easter lily leaves.

SpookyShoe · October 12, 2019

Our dog Rusty will eat the leaves. That's why I can't have any in our backyard because that is where our dogs use the bathroom.

GrowingCoastal · October 12, 2019

Bizarre how we all want things that are not good for us, including our pets.

GoDawgs · October 19, 2019

Pretty lantana. I think this is the first year in a while that I didn't have two hanging on the front porch. Just never got around to it.

GoDawgs · October 19, 2019

I was just saying the other day that I've never seen a Monarch in the garden. Well, lookee what came visiting two days ago! It was on those poor zinnias that are rapidly declining. And it only wanted to mess with the red ones.

I've noticed that the Fritillarys are starting to show some ragged looking wings. Their time is getting short.

Meanwhile the fall mums are blooming and that's brought in a whole new set of butterflies, mainly various skippers. They are about an inch or so wide and I think there are several closely related ones on those blooms. I've tentatively ID'd the first one as a Fiery Skipper but the second one is a bit different.

Both have been submitted to the Butterflies and Moths of North America site for identification. https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/

SpookyShoe · October 19, 2019

Great photos, Dawg.

SpookyShoe · October 19, 2019

After a hiatus of several months the shrimp plants are blooming again. This is normal.

SpookyShoe · October 19, 2019

Last year my first year passiflora "Inspiration" produced only a couple of fruits. I thought it was basically sterile. But in the second year the plant grew much larger and now I see several fruits hanging from the vine. I also learned that I can pick the fruit and eat it when the color is a green-yellow. You don't eat the skin...only the pulp.

GoDawgs · October 25, 2019

Lots of butterflies lately on the last of the zinnias and fall mums.

Two shots of a Long Tailed Skipper. There have been lots of these around but I just never took a shot of them:

American Lady

Common Buckeye

Checkered Skipper. I'm not sure which one but I submitted it to the Butterflies and Moths org. for ID.

Salsacharley · October 25, 2019

Marvelous butterflies! Thanks for sharing!

GrowingCoastal · October 25, 2019

So many different kinds. Nice to see them all.

October 11, 2019	#469
SpookyShoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: El Lago, Texas Posts: 1,100	I have to be careful where I plant lantana. Our veterinarian told us it was poisonous to dogs, cats, and horses. __________________ Donna, Zone 9, Texas Gulf Coast

October 12, 2019	#471
SpookyShoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: El Lago, Texas Posts: 1,100	Our dog Rusty will eat the leaves. That's why I can't have any in our backyard because that is where our dogs use the bathroom. __________________ Donna, Zone 9, Texas Gulf Coast

October 11, 2019	#468
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	One of my faves.

October 12, 2019	#470
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	Interesting. Fortunately, it is a plant with leaves not palatable to most small pets. A friend's cat almost died after eating Easter lily leaves.

October 12, 2019	#472
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	Bizarre how we all want things that are not good for us, including our pets.

October 19, 2019	#473
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	Pretty lantana. I think this is the first year in a while that I didn't have two hanging on the front porch. Just never got around to it.

October 19, 2019	#474
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	I was just saying the other day that I've never seen a Monarch in the garden. Well, lookee what came visiting two days ago! It was on those poor zinnias that are rapidly declining. And it only wanted to mess with the red ones. I've noticed that the Fritillarys are starting to show some ragged looking wings. Their time is getting short. Meanwhile the fall mums are blooming and that's brought in a whole new set of butterflies, mainly various skippers. They are about an inch or so wide and I think there are several closely related ones on those blooms. I've tentatively ID'd the first one as a Fiery Skipper but the second one is a bit different. Both have been submitted to the Butterflies and Moths of North America site for identification. https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/

October 25, 2019	#478
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	Lots of butterflies lately on the last of the zinnias and fall mums. Two shots of a Long Tailed Skipper. There have been lots of these around but I just never took a shot of them: American Lady Common Buckeye Checkered Skipper. I'm not sure which one but I submitted it to the Butterflies and Moths org. for ID.

October 25, 2019	#479
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Marvelous butterflies! Thanks for sharing!

October 25, 2019	#480
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	So many different kinds. Nice to see them all.