Scattered across an acre like this, growing on blackberry bushes, maypop is one of the most recognizable flowers.
Aka Passionflower, Passiflora incarnata is the host plant of the Gulf fritillary butterfly, Dione vanillae. The adult butterflies plant eggs on maypops, and the caterpillars eat the leaves. http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/blog/?p=9756
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Update 2025-06-02: Maypops 2025-05-30.
This Gulf fritillary was frittering away in the garden.
A Dione vanillae, at about 3 inches wingspan, looks small beside the cucumber plants. Continue reading
This volunteer American Persimmon is along the old road.
I will endeavor not to mow up this Diospyros virginiana.
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She covers them up after she catches them.
![[River and her buried armadillo]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-23--river-armadillo-buried/20250523_072302.jpg)
River and her buried armadillo
And she grumbles if any other dog comes near.
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One of the two adult yellow garden spiders is visible to the left in this picture of a pupa of an Agiope Aurantia.
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Only a day from the first tiny okra seen until one was ready to eat.
![[Tiny okra just started 2025-05-17]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-19--two-edible-okra-plus-yellow-squash/20250517_091208.jpg)
Tiny okra just started 2025-05-17
And another day to get two okra to eat. Continue reading
Sky and River howled like something horrible was happening.
![[Movie: Sky and River howling (30M)]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-19--howling-dogs/20250519_082707.jpg)
Movie: Sky and River howling (30M)
Actually, they saw me walk into the woods towards the garden, and they heard me calling them.
Blondie ran back to get them, and explained to them how silly they sounded.
Video:
https://youtu.be/Jyljdi-sHQk
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The watering house indicates the rows with cane. They also continue beyond the middle where the hoses start.
![[Watering hose just before the rains]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-09--planted-sugarcane/20250509_170917.jpg)
Watering hose just before the rains
This was just before the rains started. Three inches so far, so no hose watering since then.
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The garden is starting to produce vegetables.
![[Potatos, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, green chili peppers]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-05--vegetables/20250505_193106.jpg)
Potatos, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, green chili peppers
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![[Maypops]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-30--maypops/20250530_193817.jpg)
![[Climbing on blackberry bushes]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-30--maypops/20250530_193826.jpg)
![[Gulf fritillary]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-25--garden-butterfly/butterfly.jpg)
![[American Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-23--persimmon/20250523_073549.jpg)
![[Pupa of yellow garden spider]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-23--garden-spider-pupa/20250523_073148.jpg)
![[One]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-15--okra-flowers/20250515_091946.jpg)