This yellow flower stalk caught my eye, as did the roving dangly legged insect.
Holly With Yellow Flowers and an Insect
He wasn’t too impressed and moved on.
Holly With Yellow Flowers
There wasn’t much to the plant, the leaves you see here were all there were, about three or four feet (1 Meter) off the ground.
Holly With Yellow Flowers
I had not noticed these flowers before and don’t know if they are typical winter bloomers or if the relatively mild winter we are in has brought them out early.
Camellias are popping out all around the South Carolina low-country. While any open bloom will be ruined by freezing temperatures they will produce all winter long.
Bee on Pink Camellia
We’ve only had a few nights with light frost and blooms that have opened in between are quite elegant. And attract whatever insects might be enjoying a sunny day, too.
This burst of yellow called out when I passed down a narrow path on a recent afternoon at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. The plant was large, these blooms were slightly above my eye level.
Yellow Flower
Regrettably I didn’t even look for a plant tag but did get one isolated flower, looking something like a ballerina.