Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Daily pictures #100!, 2 by scarletbean

scarletbean wrote:
Hiya everybody! Yesterday I saw my first tigerstripe Swallowtail of the season. Yay! This was the yellow one,and it was small in size..do they get bigger? And, are the paleblue/white striped ones the same variety but just a different color? I tried to catch a photo of it but i was scrambling around the yard,running into the bushes, almost ran into the road, and it just fluttered away...much too speedy for me. About Mourning Cloaks...I get quite a few in my yard, but have never found a caterpillar. What would be good to attract them? Also, 2 years ago, I found a Monarch caterpillar on my grape vine. It was pretty big, but there is no MW near the grapes....Any ideas anyone?
I can't seem to get my bronze fennel seeds to germinate...I may have to buy it. I lost my Salvia Guaranitica 'black and blue' to the winter cold, even though i gave it a lot of mulch...i will have to buy that also. It is not too easy to find here, i drove almost an hour to a native nursery to get it last year. I am a cheapskate, so i don't like it when i have to re-spend. It is always worth it, though, because I get so much enjoyment from the garden and all the wildlife that comes to the yard.
Looks like it is gonna be a lovely day, so i need to get out there soon.