#butterflygarden — Public Fediverse posts

Marquette Butterfly Garden celebrates Health Care worker https://www.allforgardening.com/1769083/marquette-butterfly-garden-celebrates-health-care-worker/ #art #ButterflyGarden #garden #gardener #gardening #Marquette #TrilliumHouse

Marquette Butterfly Garden celebrates Health Care worker https://www.allforgardening.com/1769083/marquette-butterfly-garden-celebrates-health-care-worker/ #art #ButterflyGarden #garden #gardener #gardening #Marquette #TrilliumHouse

🔥 Monarch caterpillar going full facehugger on the milkweed

#MonarchCaterpillar #Monarch #Milkweed #MacroPhotography #Caterpillar #ButterflyGarden #NaturePhotography #Pollinators #Lepidoptera #nature

🔥 Monarch caterpillar going full facehugger on the milkweed

#MonarchCaterpillar #Monarch #Milkweed #MacroPhotography #Caterpillar #ButterflyGarden #NaturePhotography #Pollinators #Lepidoptera #nature

🔥 Monarch caterpillar going full facehugger on the milkweed

#MonarchCaterpillar #Monarch #Milkweed #MacroPhotography #Caterpillar #ButterflyGarden #NaturePhotography #Pollinators #Lepidoptera #nature

🔥 Monarch caterpillar going full facehugger on the milkweed

#MonarchCaterpillar #Monarch #Milkweed #MacroPhotography #Caterpillar #ButterflyGarden #NaturePhotography #Pollinators #Lepidoptera #nature

🔥 Monarch caterpillar going full facehugger on the milkweed

#MonarchCaterpillar #Monarch #Milkweed #MacroPhotography #Caterpillar #ButterflyGarden #NaturePhotography #Pollinators #Lepidoptera #nature

The ‘one of everything’ mistake that makes your pollinator garden look messy | https://www.allforgardening.com/1762577/the-one-of-everything-mistake-that-makes-your-pollinator-garden-look-messy/ #ButterflyGarden #FloralConstancy #garden #GardenDesign #gardener #gardening #NativePlants #PollinatorGarden

The ‘one of everything’ mistake that makes your pollinator garden look messy | https://www.allforgardening.com/1762577/the-one-of-everything-mistake-that-makes-your-pollinator-garden-look-messy/ #ButterflyGarden #FloralConstancy #garden #GardenDesign #gardener #gardening #NativePlants #PollinatorGarden

Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.

Table of Contents:

- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- “Wild” Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings

"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.

Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.

When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension

Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.

Table of Contents:

- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- “Wild” Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings

"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.

Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.

When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension

Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.

Table of Contents:

- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- “Wild” Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings

"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.

Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.

When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension

Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.

Table of Contents:

- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- “Wild” Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings

"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.

Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.

When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension

Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.

Table of Contents:

- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- “Wild” Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings

"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.

Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.

When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension

Ants show the way to secret meetings inside the flowers. #flowers #nature #butterflygarden

Ask a Master Gardener: Why is my amaryllis acting like this? – Duluth News Tribune https://www.allforgardening.com/1752865/ask-a-master-gardener-why-is-my-amaryllis-acting-like-this-duluth-news-tribune/ #bugs #ButterflyGarden #garden #gardeners #gardening #gardens #insecticide #LawnInsects #MasterGardeners #NaturalNews #nature

Ask a Master Gardener: Why is my amaryllis acting like this? – Duluth News Tribune https://www.allforgardening.com/1752865/ask-a-master-gardener-why-is-my-amaryllis-acting-like-this-duluth-news-tribune/ #bugs #ButterflyGarden #garden #gardeners #gardening #gardens #insecticide #LawnInsects #MasterGardeners #NaturalNews #nature

‘She was a fighter’: Butterfly garden dedicated to deceased cancer patient https://www.allforgardening.com/1735211/she-was-a-fighter-butterfly-garden-dedicated-to-deceased-cancer-patient-2/ #AlexandraSimpson #ButterflyGarden #CancerAwarness #garden #Kentucky #KentuckyNews #UniversityOfKentucky

Guess who's coming to dinner?
( #Bloomscrolling , #ButterflyGarden )

Butterfly Garden, Franklin Conservatory

©2008 WickedLizzie

#WickedLizzie #FranklinConservatory #ButterflyGarden #DisabledPhotographer
#NaturePhotography #ButterflyMacro #LantanaFlowers #GardenLife #WildlifePhotography #BlueButterfly #FloraAndFauna #MacroWorld #NaturalBeauty #OhioNature

Northdale’s butterfly garden blooms into county recognition | News https://www.allforgardening.com/1648175/northdales-butterfly-garden-blooms-into-county-recognition-news/ #agriculture #architecture #botany #ButterflyGarden #CommunityGardening #EnvironmentalDesign #garden #GardenDesign #gardening #HillsboroughCounty #horticulture #landscape #LandscapeArchitecture #northdale #NorthdalePlantFriends #OutdoorRecreation #parks #PlantAgriculture #PlantsAndHumans #tampa #UrbanPlanning

Ask a Master Gardener: Deer-resistant pollinator-friendly perennials – Duluth News Tribune https://www.allforgardening.com/1637698/ask-a-master-gardener-deer-resistant-pollinator-friendly-perennials-duluth-news-tribune/ #bugs #ButterflyGarden #garden #gardener #gardeners #gardening #gardens #insecticide #LawnInsects #MasterGardeners #NaturalNews #nature

Ask a Master Gardener: Deer-resistant pollinator-friendly perennials – Duluth News Tribune https://www.allforgardening.com/1637698/ask-a-master-gardener-deer-resistant-pollinator-friendly-perennials-duluth-news-tribune/ #bugs #ButterflyGarden #garden #gardener #gardeners #gardening #gardens #insecticide #LawnInsects #MasterGardeners #NaturalNews #nature

Colorful Butterfly on crisp white! Painted fabric collaged to form beauty.

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/colorful-butterfly-on-white-sharon-cummings.html

#butterfly #butterflyart #butterflies #butterflygarden #colorful #colorfulart #handmade #handmadeart #art #artwork #fediart #mastoart #bug #bugs #entomology #insect #insects #fun #SharonCummingsArt #buyintoart #homedecor #homedecorating #healing #thyroid

Ask a Master Gardener: Pollinators find swaths of flowers more easily – Duluth News Tribune https://www.allforgardening.com/1371397/ask-a-master-gardener-pollinators-find-swaths-of-flowers-more-easily-duluth-news-tribune/ #bugs #ButterflyGarden #garden #gardener #gardeners #gardening #gardens #insecticide #LawnInsects #MasterGardeners #NaturalNews #nature

Ask a Master Gardener: Pollinators find swaths of flowers more easily – Duluth News Tribune https://www.allforgardening.com/1371397/ask-a-master-gardener-pollinators-find-swaths-of-flowers-more-easily-duluth-news-tribune/ #bugs #ButterflyGarden #garden #gardener #gardeners #gardening #gardens #insecticide #LawnInsects #MasterGardeners #NaturalNews #nature

Add a splash of vibrant color to your garden with stunning purple azaleas! 🌸 Perfect for attracting butterflies and blooming beautifully year after year. 🦋💜
👉 Discover all the blooms here: https://twigterrace.com/purple-azalea/
#PurpleAzaleas #GardenVibes #FlowerLovers #BloomSeason #ButterflyGarden #ColorfulBlooms #GardenInspiration #TwigTerrace

Spring fever in my garden!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/spring-postcard-julia-heliconian-butterfly-sharon-cummings.html

#butterfly #butterflies #butterflygarden #insect #insects #bug #bugs #zebrabutterfly #spring #springtime #garden #gardening #gardens #nature #naturelover #naturephotography #photo #photography #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #haiku #smallpoems #smallpoem #shortpoem #writing #buyintoart by #SharonCummingsArt

butterfly comfort
a nest of green and flowers
spring cuddles my soul

#MastoPrompt - cuddle
#dailyhaikuprompt - nest

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/spring-postcard-zebra-heliconian-butterfly-sharon-cummings.html

#butterfly #butterflies #butterflygarden #insect #insects #bug #bugs #zebrabutterfly #spring #springtime #garden #gardening #gardens #nature #naturelover #naturephotography #photo #photography #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #haiku #smallpoems #smallpoem #shortpoem #writing #buyintoart by #SharonCummingsArt

nature's bold beauty
no cowering butterflies
in flower gardens

#mastoprompt - cower

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/dancing-butterflies-2-colorful-beauty-sharon-cummings.html

#butterfly #butterflies #butterflygarden #colorful #colorfulart #colorfulflowers #spring #springtime #garden #gardens #gardening #gardener #fun #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #haiku #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #bugs #bug #insect #insects #smallpoem #smallpoems #shortpoem #buyintoart by #SharonCummingsArt

It’s our last week for Indiana native plant preorders! Get orders in now to make sure you're ready to plant in May!
We have 100+ species available for preorder, including 5 species of milkweed and select species in one gallons!
As always, those who preorder will get first crack at the 200+ species at our main sale before we open to everyone on May 7th!
#nativehabitat #milkweed #butterflygarden #monarchbutterflies #pollinatorgarden #gardeningforwildlife #indianapolis #indiana #indianawildlife

The growing season is fast approaching! Our spring plant preorders are open on our website and we'll be at the Putnam County Master Gardener's Garden Fair (#GreencastleIndiana fairgrounds) on Saturday the 15th, 9am-3pm with our usual books, seeds, supplies and bare root plants! Swing by and say hello!
#nativehabitat #butterflygarden #pollinatorgarden #fishersindian #indianapolis #gardeningforwildlife #indianapolis #indianapolisindiana #indianawildlife #shoplocal #shopsmall

Observe the delicate dance of butterflies among the flowers. Let their gentle movements bring you into the present. 🦋🌺

#MindfulMoment #ButterflyGarden

Pink turtlehead is on preorder this year! Great for rain gardens. See alt text captions for more info. Preorders open now through April 1! All sale details at link in bio: nativeplantsunlimited.com #nativeplants #hoosiernews #indianapolis #nativehabitat #indiana #pollinatorgarden #butterflygarden #HoosierMast #hoosiersocial #ohionews #ohiowildlife #nativegarden #IndianaNativePlants #biodiversity #nativeplantsunlimited #ecology #indianawildlife #nativebloomscrolling #wetlands #wildtype #ohio

Garden Butterfly...It's cold in Florida and I am dreaming of Spring! I created two of these!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/garden-butterfly-colorful-floral-art-on-white-2-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #artist #artists #fediart #mastoart #butterfly #butterflies #butterflygarden #garden #gardens #gardening #spring #springtime #colorful #colorfulart #homedecor #flower #flowers #floral #floralart #botanical #SharonCummingsArt #artmatters #love #romance #romantic #fun #cute #buyintoart #handmade #handmadeart #humanartist #humanart

Garden Butterfly...It's cold in Florida and I am dreaming of Spring!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/garden-butterfly-colorful-floral-art-on-white-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #artist #artists #fediart #mastoart #butterfly #butterflies #butterflygarden #garden #gardens #gardening #spring #springtime #colorful #colorfulart #homedecor #flower #flowers #floral #floralart #botanical #SharonCummingsArt #artmatters #love #romance #romantic #fun #cute #buyintoart

in my opinion
there are not enough colors
to brighten this world

#MastoPrompt - opinion

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/garden-butterfly-5-colorful-floral-art-sharon-cummings.html

#butterfly #butterflies #butterflygarden #flower #flowers #floral #floralart #botanical #colorful #colorfulart #art #artwork #fediart #mastoart #fun #cute #summer #summertime #haiku #smallpoems #shortpoem #writing #writingcommunity #bug #bugs #insect #insects #entomology

Garden Butterfly 4! Summertime colorful fun!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/garden-butterfly-4-colorful-floral-art-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #artists #butterfly #butterflies #butterflygarden #garden #gardens #gardening #gardener #summer #summertime #colorful #colorfulart #buyintoart #fun #homedecor #interiordesign #happy #happiness #bugs #entomology #insects #insect

➡️Limenitis camilla⬅️

🔗 Permalink:
https://luftspiel.de/limenitis-camilla/

🖼 means gallery :)

#Europe #Nature #Photoblog #butterflies #butterfly #butterfly_hdr #butterflygarden #butterflylove #butterflys #butterflywings #butterflyworld #Eisvogel #KleinerEisfalter #Ladogacamilla #Limenitiscamilla #Natur #nature #schmetterling #Tagfalter

💚

➡️Sycamore⬅️

🔗 Permalink:
https://luftspiel.de/sycamore/

🖼 means gallery :)

#Europe #Nature #Photoblog #AhornRindeneule #animal #butterflies #butterfly #butterfly_hdr #butterflygarden #butterflylove #butterflys #butterflywings #butterflyworld #lepidopterans #Nachtfalter #nature #schmetterling #Tier

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daydreams of Spring
float through my mind and my soul
Summer heat wakes me!!

Already getting hot here in Florida! But a cloudy day has brought some relief!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/garden-butterfly-2-colorful-floral-art-sharon-cummings.html

#butterfly #butterflies #butterflygarden #garden #gardening #gardens #gardener #flower #flowers #floral #botanical #colorful #art #fediart #mastoart #fedigiftshop #poetry #poet #poem #poets #poems #haiku #smallpoems #shortpoem #writing #nature #colorful #colorfulart #buyintoart #cute #fun #handmade #humanartist

delicate wings float
above colorful flowers
searching for nectar

#mastoprompt float

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/garden-butterfly-1-colorful-floral-art-sharon-cummings.html

#butterfly #butterflies #butterflygarden #garden #gardening #gardens #gardener #flower #flowers #floral #botanical #colorful #art #fediart #mastoart #fedigiftshop #poetry #poet #poem #poets #poems #haiku #smallpoems #shortpoem #writing #nature #colorful #colorfulart #buyintoart #cute #fun #handmade #humanartist #humanart

First butterfly sighting of 2024!

An American Lady butterfly has been hanging out on my Pearly Everlasting plant. Pearly Everlasting is one of its host plants, so I'll be happy if eggs are laid there this year.

Pearly Everlasting has long-lasting white flowers and likes sunny and dry conditions.

The first photo is from today April 14, 2024.

The second picture is the same plant in August 2023.

#NativePlants #ButterflyGarden

@rewildingmag

Some good tips in the article. For a basic #ButterflyGarden last year, I ended up re-transplanting just about everything. There was a bit of a discrepancy between my design on paper, and the real world.

But I did know kind of instinctively to leave some lawn areas in place, to assure neighbors that it's a garden and not a weed patch. I was blessed with good neighbors, and don't want to start needless fusses.

#rewilding

Veronica spicata "Red Fox" - Spike Speedwell
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Weed (milkweed)

I manage what is technically a pollinator garden in my area, but everyone calls it "The Butterfly Garden." In addition to flora chosen to reflect our status as a Monarch Waystation, we are committed to native plant selections that encourage ALL butterflies and moths (we have 200+ species in our area), bees and other beneficial insects, and of course, birds.

This photo shows some of our Red Fox Veronica with Butterfly Weed in the background. Can you spot the bee?

#Gardening #NativeFlowers #PerennialFlowers #VeronicaSpicata #RedFoxVeronica #Speedwell #AscelpiasTuberosa #ButterflyWeed #Milkweed #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #MonarchWaystation #OrganicGardening #UrbanFarming #GrowYourOwn #GYO #Zone7b #Florespondence #FridayFlowers #FlowerFriday #GardenersOfMastodon #GlamorosiCooks

Zinnia elegans - assorted

Zinnias are a warm-season annual flower. They are easy to grow from seed, and also widely available as nursery starts every spring. They come in so many colors, shapes and sizes that there truly is a zinnia for every garden. Along with being beautiful, they are always abuzz with pollinator activity.

The colorful bouquet in my photo features a selection of flowers from my community garden plot. The coral and pink bloom is a Cactus Zinnia; the green bloom in the bottom-right corner is an Envy Zinnia; the pale pink and fuchsia blooms - and the almost completely hidden orange bloom - are from a mixed seed pack. The yellow flowers are actually coreopsis that self-seeded into my zinnia border, so thank you wind and wildlife for the gift!

#Gardening #NatureIsMagic #ZinniaElegans #Zinnias #CactusZinnia #EnvyZinnia #Coreopsis #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #OrganicGardening #UrbanFarming #MyGarden #GrownFromSeed #GrowYourOwn #GYO #Zone7b #GardenersOfMastodon #GlamorosiCooks

Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-eyed Susans)

I started these Brown-eyed Susans from seed back in the mid-twenty-teens, and they've self-seeded every year since. I LOVE them - they are such happy flowers - and pollinators adore them too.

This photo is from late-July and we are now at the end of November, so these flowers are done for the season. They are, however, still providing food and shelter for birds. Goldfinches and sparrows, in particular, flock to the dried seedheads.

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Passiflora Incarnata - Purple Passionflower aka Maypop

The Purple Passionflower resembles a plant from Hogwarts, and the Latin name, Passiflora Incarnata, sounds like a spell. In addition to being covered with otherworldly blooms that draw butterflies, bees and hummingbirds, the perennial vine produces delicious fruits the size of small owl’s eggs.

I started my passionflowers from seed in 2016. They were floriferous and fruitful through November 2020, but didn’t re-emerge as expected in the Spring of 2021. All that remained was the photo in this post.

Seasons passed with no sign of the vine, so I was thrilled to discover the familiar tri-lobed leaves climbing my fence again in July of 2022. My passionflower had sprung to life after 20 months of dormancy.

Renneverate!

Nature is magic!

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Centaurea Cyanus (Cornflower)

Centaurea cyanus, commonly known by a host of names including cornflower and bachelor’s button, comes in a variety of colors, but the blue blooms are my absolute favorite.

Cornflowers are easy to grow from seed, they are delicious to pollinators and humans, and they can be used to make a gorgeous natural dye.

Today I spent the afternoon working in my community garden. It was freezing and windy, but also glorious; I love winter gardening. After pulling assorted root vegetables and tweezing saffron, I finished up by sowing cornflower seeds in my plot (allotment). Nature willing, they will emerge in late March and start blooming in May.

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Centaurea Cyanus (Cornflower)

Centaurea cyanus, commonly known by a host of names including cornflower and bachelor’s button, comes in a variety of colors, but the blue blooms are my absolute favorite.

Cornflowers are easy to grow from seed, they are delicious to pollinators and humans, and they can be used to make a gorgeous natural dye.

Today I spent the afternoon working in my community garden. It was freezing and windy, but also glorious; I love winter gardening. After pulling assorted root vegetables and tweezing saffron, I finished up by sowing cornflower seeds in my plot (allotment). Nature willing, they will emerge in late March and start blooming in May.

#Gardening #CentaureaCyanus #Cornflower #AnnualFlowers #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #OrganicGardening #Potager #KitchenGarden #EdibleGardening #EdibleFlowers #GardenToTable #UrbanFarming #NaturalDye #WinterGardening #GardenersOfMastodon #GrowYourOwn #gyo #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks