Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 38, 1 by Elphaba

Elphaba wrote:
Linda, love the PVST chrysalis. That's so exciting.

Melanie's advice on the fragrance was really interesting. That might be why my BST cats ate so furiously during the hottest part of the day. If herbs are like roses, the fragrance is less intense when it's hot. I was so worried about the birds getting them, but the birds didn't spot them until they left the fennel. Weird eh?

The support for my pipevine was blown over in the freak storm yesterday and now the utility people want to come in here and trim the trees (and it's the wrong time of year for that!). I'm so worried about my baby polys! That one from yesterday finished making its chrysalis. The other chrysalis seems OK even though it got blown down.

An unusual long-tailed skipper landed right by my window. He heard me turn on my camera and took off, but then I finally got a sulfer shot! Not sure what kind of sulfer this is. It was huge as big as a polydamus flying around near it. It was also kind of a pinky/orange/yellow.