June 27, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we spy a native grass just beyond the surf and rising above the turf, Pinewoods Fingergrass (Eustachys petraea)....
June 20, 2025
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we uncover a hidden gem, the sapphire pendant on the pineywoods, the Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea). In the...
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...
