Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Some of my 'entertainment' .. II, 0 by Magpye

Magpye wrote:
After loosin' 3 of my Rhodies in the bed in front of the porch (while we tinkered about in New Mexico) - - the only other plant that I could find and liked, were a couple of Penta bushes. Now, I certainly needed some stuff of which their flowering would extend into the Fall .. and bless pat; these .. are ideal !!

As of today, they are still making a wondrous amount of flowers .. And even better, they're a natural draw for the butterflies. Along with a whole mess of bees, wasps, bugs, & plenty other lil flying critters ... that I swear, I don't have the foggiest idea as to what they could be.
.. LOL ..

At any rate .. the Pentas are a sure charm for the butterflies. Pretty much astounded to see that there were still such a variety of the flying beauties here and about. But, then .. they'd not had a whole lot to feed upon, here .. with the mess of a yard we came home to, in early September. (soooo ashamed of myseff) ..

During the last several weeks .. there've been a few varieties of Sulphurs, many Painted Ladies, some Swallowtails, a few Whites, Buckeyes, and even a lingerin' Monarch or three about the yard. They light and get their fill from the Pentas, then drift over to the Mums, dine at the Dianthus, and apparently .. even the lil bitty Alyssum flowers provide quite a smorgasbord!

- Magpye

... Pic #1 ... Two Painted Ladies on the Mums


This message was edited Nov 1, 2005 10:03 PM