1 of 10. Sulphur in Big Red Hibiscus.
Yesterday's take of Sulphurs and Gulf Fritllarys
2 of 10. Another.
3 of 10 A different angle.
4 of 10 This one tried to hide.
5 of 10. Actually very hard to spot on Black Eyed Susan vine.
I adore sulphurs. these pics are absolute wonderful, I hope you will enter them in Photo Contest
6 of 10. Frit on a large Cosmos.
Thank you. We have very many at this time, most never seem to stop.
7 of 10. Orange cosmos feeds this one.
8 of 10. Frit on Yellow Cosmos.
9 of 10. So many flowers, so few frits. Actually, there were about a dozen frits.
10 of 10. The cosmos patch was a busy place yesterday. Lots of yellow bottom bees also, the size of bumble bees.
trois-- very good crop of visiting BFs yesterday!
I have to know what kind of Cosmos you grow? I had no butterfly visitors on mine--mine must be the kind with the nectar hybridized out of them!
Good luck on today's visitors! t.
Thanks, tabasco. There are more than yesterday.
These cosmos came from seeds or the spring cosmos. Self seeded. These are the very large onesn 6 to 7 feet tall that then fell over in a windstorm, creating a perfect condition for pix. I am pretty sure these are called "Mexican Cosmos".
trois
I've had some wonderful visitors myself.. :)
Thanks, tabasco. There are more than yesterday.
These cosmos came from seeds or the spring cosmos. Self seeded. These are the very large onesn 6 to 7 feet tall that then fell over in a windstorm, creating a perfect condition for pix. I am pretty sure these are called "Mexican Astors". Cosmos bipinnatus.
trois
TxTurqoize, that is a very strange looking butterfly. Also very beautiful.
trois
Photo of Cosmos patch in April.
gorgeous flowers, trois! I remember seeing tons of those at a wildflower farm in Vermont when I lived in Massachusetts 4 years ago. I thought that they were so pretty back then.
Melanie
We plant a large bed each spring. This is the first time we got a free fall crop.
trois
I had to do a little digging..but managed to find some of my old photos from that Vermont trip to the Vermont Wildflower Farm. Beautiful colors!
One more....
Your 'cosmos patch' is delightful! I wish we could grow them so well here!
trois, do you reckon they would grow here in San Antonio? I don't know much about them....requirements, etc....but would love to grow some myself. I had forgotten how lovely they are..... :)
Melanie
Yes! Please tell us more about growing Cosmos! I'm interested myself! :-)
Hmm...check out this link... certainly seem to be able to handle our long droughts here in central Texas. :)
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/28/index.html
To do well, they need at least a half day of sunlight, preferably morning sun. They should be planted thick so they will hold each other up. They don't need a lot of water, but don't do as well if they get pretty dry. A little, often.
TxTurqoize, in your first picture there are some Orange cosmos. We have those also, and they reseed. That variety gets only about 12 to 15 inches tall. They grow well all over around here. The tall ones don't bloom as long, but are much more spectacular when they do.
In your second picture are the Mexican Astors, the tall ones. These will not get very large if planted under something and they don't get enough sun. The like lots of sun, not very much wind.
trois
just beautiful pics Trios
Another picture from the spring.
absolutely gorgeous, trois!
Thank you. These guys bloom for about 2 months with different colors becoming dominate at different times. Sometimes yellow, sometimes red, and so forth. If I could find my 2004 pictures, they were 4 times as good as these. Really awsome.
trois
I may have to rethink a small space in my Tx natives bed and plant some of these beauties. I love the delicacy of their colors..... :)
Melanie
This year we just planted a 4 foot by 8 foot bed.
Trois in your first picture of the Cosmos, what is the purpose of the wire on the ground? Will that deter rabbits or squirrels? Is it flat on the ground or elevated?
I had trouble finding that picture. It is flat on the ground to discourage diggers, usually Aramadillos. Dw had to reset several plants that had been uprooted before the wire.