Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 71, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
The drought still has a bad effect on the native plants even though most have really long tap roots...but it is an amazing turn around when we do get rain. We got 3 inches on Monday so the plants and trees should start putting out new blooms soon. Am hoping the butterflies will have a better selection to feed from.

The only reason it appears as a butterfly magnet is because it was the only thing blooming :o) Funny thing though - when I was out there last week only the teeniest of ground covers was blooming - really teeny little blooms - and the majority of butterflies were on the ground - literally walking on the dirt from wee bloom to wee bloom :o) Must say the Giant Swallowtails and Pipevines looked really silly dwarfing the tiny flowers :o)

Not sure what this ground cover is - but I think the Dainty Sulphurs use it as a larval host - as there are hundreds and hundreds of DS out at the ranch this time of year. If not, then perhaps they are using it as a nectar source like the other butterflies.

~ Cat

~ Cat