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November 10, 2018 By // by ktplant

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Hurry little Monarchs! It’s time to go to Texas and then down Mexico way.
Big cold front headed to Oklahoma.
These Monarch butterflies were enjoying Stachytarpheta 'Nectarwand Red'
(Nectarwand Red False Vervain) that I bought from Bustani Plant Farm.
After the front the weather will warm up for any stragglers.
#monarchbutterfly #monarchs #savethemonarchs #savethemigration #butterflyplants #pollinatorgarden #mygarden #falsevervain

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My pink muhly bed that faces the street.
I was trying to stop traffic or at least slow it down.
What do you think? Did it work?
Check out my story for butterflies including Monarchs. They love Salvia leucantha as do my honey bees.
#pinkmuhly #pinkmuhlygrass #mygarden #girlsthatgarden #oklahoma #myoklahoma #thisisoklahoma #oklahomagardener #gardenblog #reddirtramblings #gardenpodcaster

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Gulf Fritillary on some scorching hot red zinnias. These are ‘Oklahoma Scarlet,’ and I grew them from seed this spring in spite of the torrential rains that washed away my cutting garden over and over. I’m glad I persevered for this little butterfly.
The Oklahoma zinnia series from Benary Seeds is very, very mildew resistant and comes in separate colors these days. Thank goodness! Because I hate that icky golden yellow color in the mix. Ha!
I bought my seeds from @johnnys_seeds. They have the separated colors.
Fall is a great time for adult butterfly watching in Oklahoma.
Don’t pull up your annual flowers yet.
#helpthepollinators #gulffritillary #zinnias #oklahomazinnias #butterflies #savethepollinators #redflowers #oklahomagardener #oklahomagarden #reddirtramblings #zinnias

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The highlight of my September/October garden is my Muhlenbergia capillaris, pink muhly grass, Salvia leucantha, Mexican bush sage, and Fireworks gomphrena, but we mustn’t forget Alabama Sunset coleus either.
#whyigarden #gardenrewards
#october #octobergarden #mexicanbushsage #pinkmuhlygrass #coleus #oklahomagardening #mygarden #oklahomagardener #gardenblessings #pinkgrass #reddirtramblings #deenash

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Bleu Brulee™ Summer Spice® hardy hibiscus.
What a flower!! It can handle Oklahoma heat too. Thank goodness something is blooming out there.
#hibiscus #hardyhisbiscus #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorgarden #mygarden #summerflowers #fallflowers #bigflowers #flowerporn

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Such a welcome sight just in time for back to school and soon, cooler weather.
Could we get a cold front please?

Red spider lilies, aka Lycoris radiata, are so charming in my fall Oklahoma garden especially since there are fewer flowers this time of year.
You can buy bulbs and plant them now. Try @old.house.gardens for these heirlooms.
#girlsthatgarden
#thesimplelife
#thegoodlife #bulbs
#gardentherapy
#gardenersofinstagram
#lovegardening
#instagarden
#gardener
#flowerstagram
#gardendesign
#gardenblogger
#gardeninspired
#gardenliving
#gardenstyle
#instagardenlovers
#gardenllife
#growsomething
#oklahomagardener
#fallgarden
#reddirtrramblings
#gardenphotography #redflowers

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My honey bees like Symphyotrichum laeve ‘Bluebird’ aster.
So do I.
#honeybees #nectarplants #blueflowers #purpleflowers #nativeplants #asters#symphyotrichum #oklahomagardening #gardenblogger #beeplants #fallflowers #autumngarden

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I thought this gaura, aka Oenothera lindheimeri, looked so great flowing out of this urn at Ashton Gardens that I’m going to do something similar next spring.
They had both white and pink flowering types.
It was a like a good, bad hair day. 😂
What do you think? Do you like it?
#gaura #nativeplants #swirlingbutterflies #containerplants #containers #containergardening

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Does this say fall to you?
It does to me. Happy Fall y’all!
#fallflowers #autumnvibes🍁 #autumn #fall #fallweather #gardening #fallgardens #perennialgarden #pollinatorgarden

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Spent the day in Jackson Wyoming. It was a lot of fun. Now, we’re headed back to Yellowstone. I thought I’d post before I run out of internet and cell service.
We will definitely be back.
#travel #jacksonhole #tourist #instatravel #travelgram #tourism #instago #passportready #travelblogger #wanderlust #ilovetravel #writetotravel #instatravelling #instavacation #travelblogger #instapassport #postcardsfromtheworld

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Yesterday we were at Mount Rushmore. Today, we’re in Wyoming. It’s been an exciting trip thus far. A dream come true really.
#travel #roadtrip #roadtrip19 #yellowstoneherewecome #mountrushmore

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Hello bumblebee! 🐝
Bees love Caryopteris x clandonensis, aka, bluebeard or blue spirea. I saw this at Red Butte garden, but I also grow it as a late-summer nectar source.

I’ve never been able to get a large stand established in my garden though.
I think it’s time to change that.
I’m traveling again this week, but on Saturday, I worked super hard getting the garden ready to leave. What did I do? I pulled a ton of Rudbeckia Goldsturm. It was trying to take over the garden because we had a wet spring. When I get home, I’ll pull even more. I’d like to only have a couple of stands of it. Only the skipper butterflies seem to favor it.
On the other hand, if I could get Bluebeard well established I would have more sky in my garden.
What do you think about as you pull weeds?
#fallgardening #gardenthoughts #oklahoma #oklahomagardening #bluebeard #bumblebee #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorplants #savethepollinators

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I saw this quote on a friend’s tee shirt at #gardencomm2019. Its simplicity touched me, and I even ordered a framed print for my mantel.
Since I’m still thinking about it days later, I wanted to share it with you in case you’d never read it.
It was written by Wilde from prison and published posthumously in his work, De Profundis. The title means “from the depths” and comes from Psalm 130. It was titled by his literary executor, Robert Ross.
I think most people have great difficulties during various times in their lives. I know no one who hasn’t, and to come to a realization that “enough is a feast” is a beautiful thing.
At the beginning of his imprisonment, Wilde wasn’t allowed to read or write. Think on that.
You can read other details about Wilde’s imprisonment and what led to it online If you’re interested.
#oscarwilde #garden #gardening #deprofundis #bookstagram #howmuchisenough #lifelessons #quotestoliveby #booklovers #flowerlover #mrmoon #writers

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Aren’t these garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, pretty?
I don’t care how beautiful they are, or how good they taste. Don’t plant them in Oklahoma. You’ll never get rid of them.
Grow garlic instead. On our latest podcast we tell you how.
Ask me how I know this. I was sold some 30 years ago at an herb festival. I’m still trying to rid myself and my garden of them.
Whether they’re officially invasive or just super aggressive I don’t know. I do know I hate them. 😆
#garlicchives #oklahomagardening #mygarden #littlecedargarden #aggressiveplants #badplants #invasiveplants #growsomething #growsomethinggreen #edibleplants #growgarlicinstead

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This has been an excellent tomato and pepper year. I harvested these yesterday. Red Torch, an AAS winner is simply delicious, and while it didn’t produce as many tomatoes as Firefly, a yellow cherry, it has a much more complex flavor. I’ll grow it again.
The pepper is Habanada, a heatless habanero pepper that I can’t wait to try. It’s almost too pretty to eat.
Almost.
Don’t forget to check out @thegardenangelists podcast this week. We’re chatting about growing garlic and asters, those late summer pollinator flowers for the butterflies and bees.
#thegardenangelists #podcast #growingpeppersfromseed #growingpeppers #habanero #orangepeppers #cherrytomatoes #nationalgardenbureau #allamericaselections #aaswinners #habanada

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When we talk about gardening or think about it, we often spend a lot of time discussing color. Which colors go well together and those that clash. Soft colors vs. bright ones. You get the idea.
As you go through these pictures, I would make a plea for one of the other five senses.
Let’s engage our sense of touch. Let’s not just consider color, but also texture.
Texture in the garden is very, very important. It’s essential in late summer and early fall when all of the flowers are starting to recede from the scene.
Grasses, the velvety texture of an elephant ear, and even this spiky equinops all add so layers and texture to your landscape.
So today, take some time out of your busy schedule, walk outside into your garden or someone else’s—maybe a public garden like @tulsabotanic or @redbuttegarden—and touch the grasses spending some time with them.
While you’re there in the garden, maybe pull up our @thegardenangelists podcast. We’d love to go along with you!
Then plant more texture into your own garden. You’ll be glad you did.
#texture #gardening #oklahomagardening #textureplants #podcasts #gardeningpodcast #gardentips
#publicgardens #elephantears

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I love the way this Eryngium leavenworthii, aka Leavenworth's eryngo looks, and I’m wondering if I can grow it in my part of Oklahoma. As an annual, I probably can. It is native to parts of Oklahoma.
One thing garden travel can do to a person is to give them what I call “green envy” and make them want plants that aren’t good for their environment.
I used to have green envy a lot. Now, when I look at a plant that is new to me—like this one—I take its picture and consider all the variables before I buy seeds.
I do think I can grow this if I can find the room. I think the bees would like it.
#redbuttegarden #saltlakecitygardening #utah #oklahomagardening #thecolorpurple
#pollinatorplants #desertgardening #travel #gardencomm2019 #gardentravel #getaway #botanicgarden #publicgarden #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden

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What an amazing public garden, and they opened on a Sunday just for us.
We had the best tour, and the colors rival Butchart Gardens.
#publicgardens #gardencomm2019 #gardentravel #gardentours #ashtongardensatthanksgivingpoint #gardensarefun #utahgardens

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The gardens around the Salt Lake Temple were quite pretty.
If you attend a @gardencomms meeting you never know where you’ll end up.
#gardening #gardencomm2019 #gardentravel

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More storm damage. I have no internet, and our cellular just went down too.
At least the grass is green!
I’ll quit whining now. 😂

#oklahomagardening #oklahomagardener #okwx #oklahomaweatheriscrazy #cuttinggardenistoast

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Storm damage from last night. Oklahoma gardening isn’t for sissies. #oklahomaweather #okwx #oklahomagardening #deenash #littlecedargarden

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A few minutes ago, this little forager had her foot stuck in one of the tropical milkweed flowers. The tiny bloom was partially closed, and she was stuck.
She was also pretty mad. Foraging honeybees are like the grouchy little old ladies of the hive.

How did I know she was stuck you ask?
I could hear her distress as she beat her tiny wings furiously to get her foot out of the bloom. I was checking the milkweed’s leaves on their undersides looking for Monarch eggs.
Anyway, I digress.
Ms. Honey Bee became more and more distressed as she struggled to get free, and I knew I needed to help her. So, I shook the plant gently and it moved just enough to help her escape to freedom whereupon she went to the next flower and sipped nectar as if nothing had happened. Honey bees are nothing if not consistent in their jobs and mindsets.
Did you know that being a foraging honeybee is a bee’s last job in the hive before it dies? It’s kind of like her retirement plan to go about and sip nectar from the flowers and return to the hive to share it with her sisters.
Sometimes, they fly two to three miles to a nectar source although they’d rather not.
There’s something magical in that and a little dangerous...for the bee anyway.

On my flowers today, I’ve seen a huge variety of insects: butterflies, including a couple of Monarchs, wasps, hover flies, bumblebees, moths, wood bees, and, of course, honey bees. It’s hot outside, 101°, but the insects are loving it.
That’s my honey bee story.
#honeybeestory #mshoneybee #coolerdaysarecoming #honeybee #beekeeper #womenbeekeepers #milkweed #monarchs #monarchbutterfly #littlecedargarden #mygarden #oklahomagardening #reddirtramblings

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