Best Plants For Butterfly Garden

They spread by underground runners or stolons, but seed is also produced when the flowers fade. Many cultivated plants can trace their 'roots' to common roadside wildflowers and gardeners often assume that the wild or native form is simply an escapee...

There is peace on earth, or at least a tiny section of it. The absolutely silent insects flutter around like an orange snow flurry. Strange as it may sound, because of that, I tend to associate monarchs with Christmas.

They have good eyesight and are seldom still for more than a few moments. When is a butterfly not exactly a butterfly and a moth not exactly a moth? They are characterized with a large round head that sits upon a smaller 'neck' before the body of the...

After the first freeze, I cut the dead or blackened stems back to the ground and cover the crown with a fresh layer of pine needles. Firebush is attractive all during the summer months, but in fall it becomes a blaze of glory.

Later in the season, its membership in the Leguminosae family (now Papilionaceae subfamily) is evident when large bean-like pods appear. Its attractiveness to hummingbirds and butterflies is well documented.

Without a little guidance from seasoned veterans, they often choose seeds and plants that are more challenging than their budding skills can handle. Don't be afraid of the prices that some of the newer releases command.

For several years, wooly Dutchman's pipe has grown in my garden. Some gardeners choose not to cut back the vines, because even though they look dead, they are not. In the garden, place pipevine in well-drained but moist soil in full sun to part shade.

The year after that, there were even more milkweeds in the lawn. Breathes there a gardener who has never said: "It seemed like a good idea at the time"? But you and the butterflies and the bees will both have fewer regrets if you plant some of the other...

But the thing that fascinates me most about butterflies is metamorphosis, that bit of biological magic that transforms a striped thing that crawls with many legs into a beautiful aerial creature that floats above our blossoms like stained glass windows...

Without a little guidance from seasoned veterans, they often choose seeds and plants that are more challenging than their budding skills can handle. Great for new gardeners, lazy gardeners and busy gardeners.

Pipevine swallowtails are found all the way from New England down to Florida and west all the way to California and Oregon.Some non-native (to the United States) pipevines are:When making a decision about which pipevine to include in your garden, consider...

Give them open areas and places where they can rest in safe cover and you should have a good number of species visiting your garden, but stay alert for the little Snout Nose. Gardeners often encounter unique and colorful insects in their gardens.

It is a good idea to do additional research, maybe even visit your local extension office to find out what grows best in your area.There are many communities around the country that are beginning to see the validity of planting natives in their cities...

The flight motion of the skipper is usually quick, skipping from flower to flower, for such they were named. Now I realize thatmany a beautiful butterfly has fallen short of flying, because humans did not recognize or appreciate them inUshered in by these...

I then kept the jar in a spot where I would look at it every day so that I would not miss the emergence of the moth.It was not until 15 February 2007 that I was delighted to find that one of the moths had emerged, 5½ months after I first found the caterpillar,...

Several other nearby trees had been downed also. Most of us are aware of the increased demand for herbicide-tolerant plants such as corn and soybeans has resulted in an all-time high use of herbicides.

It is thought that the eyespots serve as a warning to birds and other predators.Buckeyes have a wide range and can be found in most of North and Central America. Gardeners often encounter unique and colorful insects in their gardens.

I finally settled on the ludicrous idea to throw the 150 pots I needed on a potter's wheel. While monogrammed napkins and bubbles are nice, they didn't really speak to me or about me.

Many cultivated plants can trace their 'roots' to common roadside wildflowers and gardeners often assume that the wild or native form is simply an escapee from someone's garden. In other words, this process will take most of the summer.

Flowers superficially resemble tulips, and the simple leaves placed alternately on the branches echo the outline of a tulip. The tree provides the shade we wanted, but it has some drawbacks.

Dave's Garden is a much richer, lovelier place because of it! Pictures of individual flowers above can all be found in, and appear courtesy of these Dave's Garden members:Marna Towne (Mrs_Ed), for the Blue Swallowtail butterfly above on the phloxWallaby1,...

Even the experts present opposing opinions. Let's resolve to find answers to complex problems and work toward solutions—for ourselves, our planet, and for the butterflies.Other articles about milkweed on Dave's Garden include"Got Milkweed?

If you want butterflies, you have to have caterpillars and caterpillars eat their host plants. Why risk their safety and insecticides do humans no health favors either. It was said that if you whisper your wish to a butterfly and then release it, it will...

Within a couple of weeks, a monarch caterpillar reaches 2 inches in length, and is recognizable by its black, yellow and white stripes. Male monarchs have slightly larger wings than do females.

I could wander through these gardens for a week and still come back for more. I'll stop here while I have you humming Simon and Garfunkel. Dwarf conifers fascinate me. These are all strong interests of mine and I have gardens corresponding to each in...

Looking for the milkweed in the wild is the best way to find plants that will grow and love your yard and garden. They will lay their eggs, and they will grow up in this wonderful plant that they will come back for next season.

That's great news for sharing, or keeping yourself well supplied, but not great news if you have concerns about excess weeding or the plant's spread to other areas. Flowers will be followed by erect, attractive thin pods.Common milkweed is a widespread...