Garden Pic Wednesday: Shasta Daisies!
Garden Pics today: Shasta Daisies hanging out by my mailbox: Raised these from some free seed a neighbor gave me that came in charity junk-mail. They're perennial, but I've read they'll stop coming back after abut 5 years. I actually have about a dozen clumps scattered in various beds. I'll try to collect seed from a dry bloom or two to create a new generation. This is their 2nd year. Here's a closer view captured in end-of-day sun . The blossoms attract a variety of insects. I saw a Lady Bug nymph on one the other day. (a nymph is the stage prior to transforming into what you normally expect a Lady Bug to look like. They are spiny and bi-colored. Odd looking. But your friends as they are carnivorous at all stagesof life, dining on other insects that normally cause harm to plants and flowers. Who knew? Also, today a nice end of day sun-glow shot of my container of Red Salvia & Purple Petunia's on the walkway just outside my front door. It's what greets y...