Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Gulf Frit using this as a larval host - what is it?, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Spotted a Gulf Frit flitting around this vine and lay a few eggs. Couldn't get a good photo as it was on the other side of the fence and partially hidden by a tree. Didn't want to jump the fence either as there is lots of tall grass and native brush and well, rattlesnakes are never in short supply. No sense pushing my luck on foot.

Am assuming it is some type of three lobed leaf passion flower but I don't recognize it. I didn't find anything in my native plant books either. Haven't tried the net yet. Please disregard the colima (native prickly lime ash also in the photo).

We do have p. foetida growing along one of the fence lines that they use too. Didn't see any blooms on this one but will keep checking when I drive out to the ranch.

This is located in San Isidro, TX (Starr County) was down in the south tip of Texas - zone 9b.

Any ideas?

~ Cat

...ps...dratted computer froze up...didn't see my post and posted twice...DUH!!!



This message was edited Jul 29, 2007 11:24 PM