Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Butterfly and Hummingbird Gardens, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Well, you can see my front door there. That window is Mom's home office (she works tech support and is on the phone all day). I recently replanted the area with butterfly plants so she can enjoy watching them while she works. That's bougainvillea on the trellis and the big thing is a plumeria. There's several kinds of sage, verbena, cat's whiskers, pentas, veronica, and cleome in there. My favorite is the purple flower all the way to the left. It's Tampa Verbena (glandularis tampensis) and it's an endangered species! I always tell the butterflies they should feel special when they nectar on it. On the other side of the doorway is where the porterweed is planted. That's where Mom watches the hummingbirds and butterflies fight over it all day long.