Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus Visits: Garden Cosmos, Marigold
Purple coneflower
Notes This has got to be among the best plants out there. Beware of Aster Yellows, a disease that can infect coneflowers and cause strange mutations. As the disease worsens, flowers will look more and more alien. Infected plants do not produce viable seed, but the disease survives over winter in the roots and will …
Common Foxglove
Notes Gorgeous, and unintrusive in our part shade setting. Not considered invasive in the midwest, but is in some states; see alternative native plants.
First Post
Found these brittlestem mushrooms growing in the raised bed, among the Thai basil and Thai peppers. Thank goodness for Picture This, which is helping me ID more than just plants around here: https://www.picturethisai.com/s/8unuISAs?platform=MORE&hide_bottom=false I owe so much to the gardeners who created this oasis and helped me get started. (The app I tried before they …