Not many other plants say “hello summer” the way butterfly weed does – there is no understating the glowing orange flowers which attract human smiles as well as butterflies (i.e. Monarchs) and assorted other critters. I purchased a few plants from Mahoney’s on the cape, and put them in average soil in as much full […]
Archive for July, 2011
Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed)
Posted in Flora, Plant bio on July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Athyrium filix-femina (lady fern)
Posted in Edible, Flora, Interesting, Plant bio on July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The lady fern is native to all of North America and Eurasia, and prefers semi-shaded deciduous forests. This fern seems to move – the old rhizomes will die off and fresh fern growth will appear elsewhere. Lady fern has some food value to wildlife – out west Grizzly bears eat this fern. Here on Cape […]
Beach Blanket Spider
Posted in Fauna, Guest blogger, Interesting on July 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s hard to believe I haven’t posted anything since 5/25, I guess spending as much time as possible outside this season has been keeping me busy. A couple recent incidents have given me the need to once again become the amateur naturalist sleuth and seek out solutions to buggy business. As you may know, I […]
Vitas labrusca (fox grape vine)
Posted in Edible, Flora, Interesting, Plant bio on July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Whether Vinland was located in Newfoundland, on present day Cape Cod, or somewhere inbetween, there is no dispute that the Norsemen were here long before Columbus re-discovered America. And I am pretty sure they named their discovery after the fox grape vine. This was repeated when Bartholomew Gosnold named the island of Martha’s Vineyard. This […]