Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: First time for the sulphers, 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
Well well...It finally happened for me too, SULPHUR laying eggs all ova my Candletree!! Now to find as many as I can and set them up b4 they all hatch. I've waited for several years, each year growing the Cassia alata, (same plant as you Terrie)... to no avail. Neither would it bloom. Seems to only bloom in years we get a lot of rain here in N TX.
Now to account for what I've done differently this year: I selected a slew of nectar plants that hummers love...and Sulphurs love the same ones..Salvia (B&B), S. gregii, S. splendens, Cuphea (Cigar), Cuphea (Batface) & (Tiny Mice).. Planted all of the above in full sun along with the Cassia.
I only have a couple more butterflies that I've planted hosts for that have not come to lay eggs....yet. The 2 main ones are Spicebush ST, and a long shot Zebra ST. As it stands I am happy as a little pink pig.. Getting the last 2 would be icing.

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