Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Lantana, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
I have power line supports that come down right in the middle of my bromeliad garden. It used to be a bunch of invasives with skunk vine growing up the support cables (I'm sure the electric company loves that I removed it and did their job for them). The birds like to sit up there and so I get whatever falls down. I just dig up the beautyberries and move them to wherever I want them.

I'll have to watch the daturas in the evening once it cools down and the mosquitos start slacking off.

Leslie, HD here always has plumbagos. Always! They're the host plant for the Cassius Blue, and so you get a lot of those in them too. They're small, but they fly around like crazy. Our house is trimmed in blue so Dad thought they would match well and they're super low maintenance. They do spread out quite a bit, but you can prune them anytime (which I do). The flowers stick to you, so just don't plant them where you want to walk by. I think just about everyone here in Tampa grows them; they've become one of those plants you see at strip malls, medians, etc. Here's a pic I took a few days ago; I think it's a Polydamus ST. Check the daily pic thread to see the Tiger Swallowtail I got the other day. It lingered on the plumbago for several minutes; I was so happy!