Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Plant It and They Will Come part 6, 1 by Muddy1

Muddy1 wrote:
Coleup, I was just thinking that we needed a pollinator thread; thanks for starting one!

CatMint, those are awesome photos of the clearwing sphynx moth. I wonder what benefit it gets from having clear wings?

Gita, I hadn't noticed the clear wings on your moth when I first saw your photo; neat!

I saw the first Swallowtails in my garden last week, but no sign of eggs much less caterpillars yet.

1-2) I had fun watching this bee dive into Scutellaria incana as I was dead-heading the plants today. They're getting a second flush of blooms, so the bees should be in 7th heaven for the rest of the summer.

3) Bee on Asclepias incarnata

4) I have a host of host plants for Black Swallowtails, so I hope to see some cats soon!




This message was edited Jul 12, 2015 9:04 PM