Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 36, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
I think you can really see the blue shimmer in this picture. My butterfly sat very patiently all day with very little fluttering about. It was rather cool in the office today. When I got home, Mom, Dad, and I all gathered around the plumbago as I let him go. A few minutes later as I was watering nearby, I saw another Cassius Blue flying around the plumbago. Hopefully, love is in the air. And speaking of love, the plumbagos on the other side of the house (where I snapped the picture of the Cassius Blues in the throes of passion the other day) has some eggs on it.

FYI, the pipevine I ordered arrived today so my Polydamas cats now have enough to eat for a little while anyway. I've lost a few, but it's more like one or two at a time, not a massive die-off like usual. Mom was in charge of feeding my large Monarch cat and today she got really excited because he was "picking at the cheesecloth" and made his silk button. I'm just glad I don't have to feed him anymore!

Melanie