Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Plant it and they will come Monarchs and Pollinators, 1 by CatMint20906

CatMint20906 wrote:
Coleup, I have seen the Silver Spotted one in my yard but it is less common than one that is brown with a series of yellow dots on the wings, and also one that is sort of a luminescent reddish/yellowish/brown. I think the latter is a Fiery Skipper, I'm not sure about the former. I need to start paying closer attention and trying to get some good photos.

Glad to see they are enjoying your 'Black Adder'! :-) They and the bees are all over all of my agastache. They also totally love the Verbena bonariensis--seems there is always a skipper or two on that plant! I actually found a V. bonariensis volunteer growing in my lawn. I may put it up for adoption at the fall swap if anyone is interested! Pic below.

My butterfly weed definitely deteriorated last summer after blooming. It opened its seed pods and that was it. It also didn't overwinter successfully.

My agastache have been blooming pretty continuously. No special treatment. Just lots of sun and mounded up on the high side so they are super sharp draining. The Golden Jubilee took its time coming up and blooming, but the pollinators adore it.