https://cleartalking.com/main/ https://cleartalking.com/main/mandevilla-laxa-flower-plant/ https://cleartalking.com/main/mandevilla-laxa-flower-plant/ ]]> Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:54:28 +0000 47267 2023-11-01 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/9e/12/67/20231023-155005-80-1698836176.jpg Native to southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina is Mandevilla laxa. In cool areas, it grows as a vine and becomes deciduous. 

It has a maximum height of 20 feet, or 6 meters. In July, masses of fragrant white flowers are produced. Since it is not completely hardy and cannot withstand freezing temperatures, it needs to be cultivated in temperate climates under full sunlight, in an unheated greenhouse or conservatory, with glass protection.

It has been awarded the Garden Merit Award by the Royal Horticultural Society in the United Kingdom.]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/black-mud-dauber-wasp/ https://cleartalking.com/main/black-mud-dauber-wasp/ ]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:39:32 +0000 47259 2023-10-31 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/03/70/32/20231022-133858-4-1698738063.jpg Sceliphron is a genus of Hymenoptera belonging to the Sphecidae family of wasps. It is often referred to as black mud daubers or black mud-dauber wasps. 

They are lone mud daubers who construct mud nests. Usually built in shady nooks, nests are found right within windows or vent openings. A female may build a cell, which requires numerous trips carrying mud, in as little as a day. 

Once each cell is provided, the females will gradually add more cells to the nest one by one. For the larvae that are still developing, they supply spiders from these nests, specifically jumping, orb-weaver, and crab spiders.]]>