A little bit of red
>> Tuesday, June 21, 2016 –
blooms
These little red moths rob me of salvia blooms each year, their caterpillars feasting on the buds:
It looks great in this setting though!
My lone purple coneflower bloom: (okay, not strictly red)
Deer and viruses got the rest of mine -- surprised I even have this one. I won't be replanting.
The 'Red Mohican' allium maturing:
I expected these to get even more red with time, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Maybe after they've matured a few years?
The other "red" is in the thermometer -- near 100ºF (38ºC) again today. Or is that tomorrow? Actually today is the "cool" day at 90ºF (32ºC).
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Yikes, that's hot! In the 70's here today. Your little red moths are sure pretty but Salvia blooms would be nice too!
Peter: for a few years I had Salvia coccinea growing everywhere in my garden. Then it started dwindling and eventually went away. I realized that those little moths (caterpillars actually) were devouring the blooms and preventing reseeding. :(