Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 15, 0 by CrystallP

CrystallP wrote:
I love this thread!!! I have learned so much!! Melanie, I planted a red pasion vine this year thinking that it would attract frits. Ooops. Next year I will plant the purple variety. I did have one lonely Great Spangled Fritillary, but I haven't seen anymore. Meanwhile, my 'rescued' milkweed is growing well, no blooms yet. According to the migration table, monarch should come through mid to late September. So far I have only seen one. I hope I have blooms on my milkweed soon.

My little butterfly weed finally has pods. I plan to harvest the seeds and start the plants earlier next year. I purchased a few from our local nursery but they didn't make it.

BTW, what is the silver spotted skippers host plant? I have so many of them and I am wondering if their host plant is nearby, like maybe right under my nose?? I was trying to photograph TSTs and this little guy insisted on landing right in from of my lens. LOL!!