Thursday, October 03, 2019

October!


Each fall when the spider lilies come up, 
I'm thrilled with the burst of color!


Here is the culprit that killed so many of my zinnias.
There were plenty of shady places to choose from, 
but she always settled in on a bunch of zinnias
and for some reason, has preferred the pink ones.
I had to pull one up, and she relaxed in the circle of open space.

Incoming mail last week

Outgoing
 to Iliana, my bookish friend who also makes beautiful journals.


I've been making Halloween postcards--witchy cackle.  They will be going out soon.

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  1. I apologize for laughing when I see her in the zinnia patch. I did gasp, though, before I laughed.

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    1. I've had to pull up a few of the plants she's made her self comfortable in until she killed them with love. At least she seems to happy in her latest cool space. She's a weird one. :)

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  2. She certainly looks happy in amidst your zinnias!

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    1. She used to love getting under the shrubs, but this year she decided she loved the pink zinnias!

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  3. She maybe prettier than the zinnias. :~} Actually, they make a beautiful vignette! I would also be thrilled with the spider lilies...love that color! And, of course, I love the mail!

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    1. She is a neat looking little cat--always crisp and delicate looking and walks as light as a feather, but she is heavy enough when she parks herself in the midst of the zinnias.

      The spider lilies are such a surprising burst of color. In the South, they are known as a pass-along plant and usually bloom in September in zones 7-9, but since it has been so warm, they waited this year until October. :)

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  4. Spider Lilies! I have never heard of them or seen them. Most of our flowers are done except I do have Rose of Sharon still blooming which is unheard of to me in October. I'm afraid our health will curb the time we spend in the garden next year. But I'm still going to look for those Spider Lilies!
    xx, Carol

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    1. Everything is still blooming here, even one daylily is still blooming! I don't have a Rose of Sharon (don't really have the room), but my father loved them. Maybe I'll plant one at the cabin where it would have room to spread it's glory.

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  5. Oh I'm so excited! I can't wait to get my postcard. I love your spider lilies. I don't think I've read much about those flowers and I wonder how they would do in Central Texas. I'm all about drought resistant and easy to take care of kind of plants :)

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    1. Red spider lilies (also called Hurricane or Surprise lilies) are grown in Central Texas, but there is also a white variation, more delicate, called Texan Spider Lily. :)

      If you haven't gotten your postcard, it should be there soon!

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  6. I love when the spider lilies bloom. They mean fall and cool weather, and everyone is ready for that!
    That is one cute little monster on the snail mail!

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    1. Oh, yes, we are ready for cooler weather! The spider lilies are a harbinger, aren't they? They seem to shout out the end of summer, and this has been one long, long summer! :)

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  7. We have more spider lilies (Lycoris Radiata) this fall than we have before. Did you know they come in blue and yellow, too? We have a small bunch of cream-colored ones that are the first to bloom each year. They're gone by the time the red ones bloom. We're always excited to see them!

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    1. I've never seen the blue ones! I have seen other colors, but don't have them. Did you plant them, Teresa, or were they there when you bought your wonderful old home? These heirloom plants abound around old house places, cemeteries, and fields in some areas. One fall in Natchez, MS, we saw them everywhere in any open spaces in the surrounding areas. A delight for the eyes. :) My favorites are the red ones because they are so bright and cheerful and are a harbinger of cooler weather. They just don't last long enough!

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    2. We haven't planted any spider lilies, they were here when we bought the house but they change locations ! I don't know if Ricky has moved some around as he shovels here and there for miscellaneous reasons. Do birds distribute them? We don't have many squirrels actually in our yard because of the cats and dog. They stay in the trees on our property.

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    3. They spread, and you divide them like daylilies. Although the blooms are dying now, the foliage hasn't come up yet. When the foliage begins to die in late summer next year, I'm going to divide mine. I bet Ricky has moved them around--so they are doubly surprise lilies. :) They are care free and beautiful, so any place they come up is fine with me!

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