Spring! Pictures

[Pixiebeak]

My bottlebrush in bloom!!! Hummingbirds and butterflies and pollinator love,!
@AussieBird
@Shezbug
I know the wood is safe for parrot's
Are the blooms and leaves?

 

[Pixiebeak]

Pagoda dogwood almost in bloom! A gorgeous small tree with horizontal branching highly recommend ! 4 season tree with it's gorgeous fall reds and berries for birds
Shrimp plant not native but hummingbirds and pollinator love it

Native stunning small tree red buckeye flowers nearly open

 

[Tyrion]

Great spring pics ..we are still under snow

 

[Pixiebeak]

Great spring pics ..we are still under snow

Something to look forward too! It will be there soon!

 

[Xoetix]

Everything is budding here but we keep flipping from spring weather back to freezing

 

[Shezbug]

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My bottlebrush in bloom!!! Hummingbirds and butterflies and pollinator love,!
@AussieBird
@Shezbug
I know the wood is safe for parrot's
Are the blooms and leaves?

Perfectly safe and loved by many birds.

 

[AussieBird]

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My bottlebrush in bloom!!! Hummingbirds and butterflies and pollinator love,!
@AussieBird
@Shezbug
I know the wood is safe for parrot's
Are the blooms and leaves?

I second what Shez said!

 

[Pixiebeak]

I second what Shez said!
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Look at that ! Do they eat it?

 

[AussieBird]

Look at that ! Do they eat it?

I have seen them eat the leaves, which I thought was a bit weird, doesn't seem like the most delicious thing
Quarter loves the seeds/nuts, I don't think any of mine eat the flowers.

 

[Shezbug]

You can make tea, syrup or cordial from the bottlebrush. Plenty of recipes online if you have a quick look.

 

[Pixiebeak]

Tomorrow I'll give them a sprig! Least counts as enrichments!

 

[AussieBird]

Tomorrow I'll give them a sprig! Least counts as enrichments!

If they've never had leaves or flowers before don't be surprised if they are a bit scared of it at first. Took awhile before my budgies decided it wouldn't eat them now they practically dive on it when I add fresh stuff!

 

[Pixiebeak]

Evening primrose covered in morning dew!

Southern beeblossom

Fur tussock moth caterpillar

 

[Parutti]

Ahhhhhhh I LOVE these photos!!! I had no idea bottlebrush was in the US! I've only seen it in garden photos of friends that live in Aus!

 

[Pixiebeak]

 

[Lady Jane]

Love that photo above this. The photo of milkweed blossom I posted is a wild growing plant. They are all pink, but you can purchase seeds of many other colors. I read that they are difficult to start from seed. Last fall just before the freeze I gathered seed pods and like mother nature I spread them in the wind all around the building. We will see if it works later on.

 

[Pixiebeak]

Native Wild poinsettia, or painted leaf. Volunteered in my pot !

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[Pixiebeak]

These are African iris I think? They were planted by previous owners and every once in awhile they come back and flower!!
In a little vase I got from my grandmother who passed s long time ago

 

[Xoetix]

I finally have pictures to contribute!

The azalea bushes in my yard are blooming!







And these little wild violets are everywhere!

 

[Pixiebeak]

I finally have pictures to contribute!

The azalea bushes in my yard are blooming!

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And these little wild violets are everywhere!

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Oh I would love purple wild ones,!! Look at that deep color!!!
Azaleas make me happy! They are so lovely