One of our favorite visitors – the yellow finch – has been frequenting the stands of our cup plant, as its flowers are already ripening into seeds. These seem to be happy birds, if I may get all anthropomorphic on your ass, and they always bring us joy at seeing them this time of the year. They’ll stay until the fall, picking away at the towering seed pods until there are none left.
I like how their striking yellow color matches that of the cup plant’s flowers – a doubly-cheery explosion of sun-like glory. It’s the ideal color palette for the end of July, just as summer will begin its own ripening.
