I'm trying to grow plants on my patio that will attract butterflies. These are a few recent pictures.
The plant at the top is bee balm. The one just above on the left is black-eyed susan, and the butterfly is on a zinnia flower.
My yellow lantana, which the butterflies love, is on the right side of the photo just above. You can see some of my houseplants to the left in that picture. They prefer the outdoors to being inside when weather permits.
In this photo is pentas, which attracts hummingbirds. This is my first year to have the red color. I usually get purple, which the hummingbirds also come to. I'm enjoying researching the plants that will both thrive in this spot and attract hummingbirds and butterflies. I've had a few spectacular failures -butterfly bush, for example, and parsley- but most of them are doing well so far.
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Your patio looks very colorful. We have hummingbirds in the garden a lot of the time. I don't know what it is that attracts them, maybe the jasmine. We don't use feeders. Butterflies don't seem to come around as often as they used to.
ReplyDeleteThe butterflies are fewer than they used to be, aren't they! I remember as a child how many I'd see at one time. Now we notice every one when we see one. Sad.
DeleteThese are beautiful. Do you have a lot of butterflies? I also like how you use the metal buckets to plant in. That's a great idea. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteWe don't have many butterflies, but we do see a few every day. Those aren't metal, but some kind of light-weight something I see a lot of planters and pots made out of. I've quit using clay and ceramic because those are so heavy.
DeleteThis is wonderful. Your back patio has changed SO much since you showed it this spring. So full and colorful.
ReplyDeleteParsley is HARD to grow. You either have the knack or you don't. I've never been able to grow it, either. If you get some dill seed (a packet is quite cheap at less than $1.00 and it self propagates after that) these little green and yellow striped worms appear in about July and they strip most of the dill off a stalk. A few days later, they turn into beautiful butterflies and you'll still have enough dill to season your eggs, potatoes, or pickles. I always plant extra dill because I love it, AND because the plant is like a chrysalis without the cocoon.
I'll try dill, then. I've never had it. Thx! :)
DeleteWow! Looks great and glad you are getting visitors! :)
ReplyDeleteYes :) I do enjoy seeing the birds and butterflies and chipmunks :)
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