June 13, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the saffron signal of the summer solstice, Golden Canna (Canna flaccida). Golden Canna is a common plant...
June 6, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the aerial ace roosting in your rafter space, the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica). The Barn Swallow...
May 30, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the cradle of Carolina’s Monarchs, Aquatic Milkweed (Asclepias perennis). Aquatic Milkweed is found throughout the Lowcountry,...
May 23, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a bejeweled beetle in a thatch hat, the Palmetto Tortoise Beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanea). The Palmetto Tortoise...
May 16, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re hosting a globe-trotting cosmopolitan herb, Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium). The genus Achillea, the Yarrows, has well over...
May 9, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the king of the cane, the piper over the palms, the Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii). Past...
May 2, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we look longingly towards the bountiful boughs of Red Mulberry (Morus rubra). Red Mulberry is a small midstory...
April 25, 2025
All photos are of Banded Watersnakes (Nerodia fasciata) This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’ve stumbled upon the mock moccasin, the Banded Watersnake (Nerodia...
April 18, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we find swaying in the sea breeze the blooms of Beach Sunflower (Helianthus debilis). Beach Sunflower, sometimes called...
