Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY Butterflies Page 25, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Watch out Martha, we're addictive!

I released my final Gulf Frit the other day. They're so pretty when they're fresh. All of my Zebra Swallowtail caterpillars have gone into their chrysalis. I already miss the little fellas. Meanwhile, Mom has been letting the ZST butterflies go throughout the week. At least now I have an opportunity to clean the butterfly house.

Across from the county center where I work downtown is a one-square block park. They have a Southern Red Cedar so I'll keep my eyes open for those little green hairstreaks that use that as a host. But what got me excited was to see that the coonties were bursting open their cones and dumping seeds all over. After work, I took a plastic baggie from my lunch and collected a whole bunch of them. So tomorrow I have some cleaning and sowing to do. Eventually, I'd like to acquire some Atala Hairstreaks and raise them.

Here's another pic of my Gulf Frit friend. I never realized how silvery their spots are until I released my first one.

Melanie