#Mallow
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Mrs Stonechat and a couple of flowers from today's walk
Pretty purple hibiscus bloom in one of my client's home garden. I'm tending to her pollinators garden this afternoon.
Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) and Tree Mallow (Malva arborea)
Tree Mallow (Malva arborea)
European Firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on Tree Mallow (Malva arborea)
Tree Mallow (Malva arborea)
#Lavatera in a border inspired by an #Austrian #Bauerngarten.
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A handsome little #beetle shows up on our #mallow plants every year. Finally got round to looking at one properly. I think it is Podagrica fuscipes, which is not v. common in UK as a whole, but locally frequent along the N. Kent coast.
Apparently you can distinguish from slightly more common Podagrica fuscicornis by colour of legs (orange in fuscicornis, dark brown/black in fuscipes).
Dodgy phone photos down a microscope don't really do it justice: elytra are a lovely metallic blue-green.
Indulging in one of the ancient delicacies of my people.
Thinking about all the stuff we grow that we will be eating today:
#Mulberry (frozen)
#WhiteSage (salt and oil)
#BlackSage (salt & fresh leaves)
#Persimmon (fresh)
#Oranges (dried peels and maybe fresh)
#Tangelo (dried peel)
#Tomatoes (fresh)
#Lemon (fresh)
#Toyon (for the chickens)
#CaliforniaBuckwheat (for the chickens)
#Mallow (dried)
#Eggs (fresh)
#CaliforniaBayLaurel (oil)
and maybe more. It enhances the flavors & variety in our diet. #CaliforniaNativePlant #HomegrownFood