Moths are difficult because there are so many of them and a lot are similar. Not sure about these so will appreciate corrections. Feeding today...
Not sure where to put this one so I started a new topic on galls. This is Robin's Pincushion and it is found on wild roses. A Gall Wasp lays her...
Doubt if it bites, Wildflower. It's a beetle and probably a Cardinal Beetle. They sip nectar from carrot type flowers and their larva live under...
Great stuff - you can't get more macro than that! Ants are amazing - shepherds, fungus farmers, gardeners, slave raiders, pet keepers, hunters,...
Thanks Shiney :D I guess that high summer will be the very worst time to move one, so perhaps a little later just before you mow them?...
Just mow it. No plant of any height can withstand regular mowing.
Let's see if I can come up with 18 "M" wild flower names:Madder, Madwort,Mallow, Maple, Marigold, Marjoram, Marshwort, Masterwort, May, Mayweed,...
I agree with Jay - it sounds like a myth to me. How can you tell one individual slug from another?
Thanks Liz. Yes, I understand that the terrestial orchids are more difficult than the epiphytes.
Interesting L of L and thanks. Madeira is a great place for plants and the botanic garden in Funchal is totally mind blowing.
What is the best way to care for them after flowering, Liz? Do they need a rest?
Sawfly larvae like small caterpillars. They will have gone by now so don't spray. The bush will soon recover and put out new leaves. My spindle...
Bird of Paradise or Strelitzias are the national flowersof Madeira. These were at a market in Funchal [img]
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Maybe a gardening word game would be fun, but with sting in the tail.The idea is that you have to come up with a name that begins with the LAST...
Hi Floris and thanks [img] .I limit myself to British wild flowers simply because there are so many that I have yet to find. I've travelled...
Thanks Liz - I'll try the email and Freecycle. I have a copy on disc, but it won't accept it. Bloomin' computers!
Another orchid rescued from supermarket negligence for a fiver. Not a moth orchid but the last name in the A-Z: Zygopetalum mackaii from Brazil...
Can't help Dag, but I sympathise. I have Photoshop 5 on my old computer, but no way can I get it transfered to my new one. Buying a new disc is...
Poppies by the railway. [img]
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