Zebra Longwing Butterflies are very fast flyers. I missed several before this one paused on a lantana blossom.
These bold yellow flowers always catch my eye. I sometimes call them daisies, sometimes sunflowers, and I suspect there are multiple wild and garden varieties.
These pink tinged beauties were in a more formal planted area near the check-in area at Magnolia, seen with Coleus in the background.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 8, 2025
Camellia season is underway while the fall Swamp Sunflowers continue to show off.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
September 8, 2025
Shades of yellow, looking like fall has arrived.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 15, 2024
A batch of swamp sunflower blooms at my eye level made a lovely perch for this Skipper.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
August 11, 2024
The light changes fast as the sun comes up.
My grandmother called many flowers “posies” and she popped into my head when I was looking at this image. She would have been horrified at the Alligator, but happy with the posy.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 18, 2021
Taken October 12, 2021
I spotted this Katydid in a tall stand of swamp sunflowers, a bit above my eye level.
The bloom shows signs of having been snacked on by something. If it was this fellow he had gone into post-lunch stupor as he never moved in the ten minutes or so I was there.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 12, 2021
Small bits of color attracted me on an October walk around Magnolia Plantation and Gardens with my 180mm Macro lens.
Viewing a Magnolia seed pod at eye level reveals texture, color, and some intrigue as the red seeds were beginning to appear.
Early Camellias had bloomed, this one with a robust center.
Yet another single swamp sunflower bloom that I couldn’t resist.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 12, 2021
