Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 34, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Elaine, it's either that or a Spicebush Swallowtail. Everyone, feel free to jump in with your opinions. The USF Butterfly Fest is June 14 and 15. I'm still recovering from today's Spring Plant Festival!

The butterflies were out and about today! The gardens have a butterfly garden and lots of host plants, but when you get a bunch of vendors in there with all those nectar plants, the butterflies go crazy. I watched a couple of Zebra Longwings fly around the butterfly garden. They were enjoying the Spanish Needles. ZLWs tend to prefer the shade and Spanish Needles tend to prefer full sun, but these were growing in the shade so it worked out for everyone.