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July 3, 2025

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Adkins Mystery Monday: What Landed on a Lynnhaven Carpet Flower?

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Happy Mystery Monday! What insect did we find on this Erigeron ‘Lynnhaven Carpet’ flower?
Last week, we highlighted the unique flowers of the sweet gum tree! Liquidambar styraciflua is a fast growing native tree with beautiful burgundy fall foliage. Known for its spiky seed balls, sweet gum is a great food source for wildlife and is the host plant for the luna moth! It also tolerates clay soils and can grow near black walnuts, despite the juglone compound.

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  1. Please inform me … What wild life eats the spike balls from the sweet gum tree? we live in an area with herds of deer and they don’t touch the spiked balls.

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