More Blooms and Copperheads

Published Tuesday, July 17, 2007 by Chris | E-mail this post

The summer is moving into a whole new phase, with different Crinum bulbs blooming and others continuing to grow larger. The rain has let up some and we are hoping for about a week of dry weather to accomplish all that we need to accomplish. This grasshopper here became a little too waterlogged on his Crinum ‘Ellen Bosanquet’ perch.

On the Crinum ‘Rose Parade’ bloom, the katydid was enjoying its little perch.

Crinum ‘Rose Parade’ has made a wonderful show, rarely not sending up a bloom. It’s fragrance has been fabulous. It is the picture at the top of the blog.

Two Friday nights ago Fischer was bit by a copperhead. This is normal Fischer in front of a Hymenocallis and Crinum ‘Rose Parade' after the swelling had gone down.

This is Fischer with a snake bite.

And this is what I call a copperheadless.

But instead of concluding with that, I wanted to show another picture of our friend the praying mantis on a parrot glad, which is now Gladiolius dalenii.