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May 31, 2016 1:29 PM CST
Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Butterflies Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Birds Cat Lover
I guess we just have to keep on trying our best. Smiling
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.
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May 31, 2016 5:14 PM CST
Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants
Bee Lover Salvias Native Plants and Wildflowers Hummingbirder Critters Allowed Garden Photography
Butterflies Birds Region: Texas Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Photo Contest Winner 2021
Neither rain, nor wind, nor floods, nor hail
Will keep pipeline swallowtails from doing what Nature intended.
These storm victims have only one thing in mind.

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May 31, 2016 5:30 PM CST
Name: Danita
GA (Zone 7b)
Charter ATP Member Forum moderator Hummingbirder Salvias Butterflies Birds
Plant Identifier Vegetable Grower Container Gardener Seed Starter Cat Lover Region: Georgia
So, do pipeline swallowtails prefer petroleum or natural gas as a host? Hilarious!

Sorry, I couldn't resist making a bad joke. *Blush*

Great photos! Lovey dubby
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May 31, 2016 5:32 PM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing
Good one Danita.
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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May 31, 2016 5:41 PM CST
Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants
Bee Lover Salvias Native Plants and Wildflowers Hummingbirder Critters Allowed Garden Photography
Butterflies Birds Region: Texas Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Photo Contest Winner 2021
Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing vine. vine. vine. Nice catch on that one, @Danita! Jeez.
Don't know what's worse: my eyesight, my typing, or my spelling!

The pipeVINE swallowtail uses aristolochia. (Hope I spelled that right Hilarious! )

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May 31, 2016 5:58 PM CST
Name: Danita
GA (Zone 7b)
Charter ATP Member Forum moderator Hummingbirder Salvias Butterflies Birds
Plant Identifier Vegetable Grower Container Gardener Seed Starter Cat Lover Region: Georgia
Hilarious!
Well, GrammaChar, I don't think there could be anything wrong with your eyesight because your photographs are always GORGEOUS! Lovey dubby
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May 31, 2016 5:59 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
You guys are too funny. I'm going to go ahead and start the June thread since I'm currently aware of the date. That isn't always the case. Hilarious! Back in a sec with the new thread...
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May 31, 2016 6:03 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
Okay, the June thread is started so I can go hug my pillows and crash now. Butterfly away!

The thread "June 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" in Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum
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May 31, 2016 6:03 PM CST
Name: Jim D
East Central Indiana (Zone 5b)
Annuals Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Garden Procrastinator Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Native Plants and Wildflowers Region: Indiana
Hummingbirder Frogs and Toads Dragonflies Cottage Gardener Butterflies Birds
Rolling on the floor laughing all the above ,

Well , probably because they are colorful enought be an oil company on the fly spin team Executive Whistling

Only a few small skippers passing by today ,
In the Butterfly garden if a plant is not chewed up I feel like a failure
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May 31, 2016 9:36 PM CST
Name: David Laderoute
Zone 5B/6 - NW MO (Zone 5b)
Ignoring Zones altogether
Seed Starter Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Level 1
dyzzypyxxy said:Please be sure to show us some pictures of the various flowers on your variety of milkweeds, too David.


Will do. I am gonna hold my Missourians for Monarchs July meeting at my place. Things should be nicely grown and lots of blooms by then.
Seeking Feng Shui with my plants since 1976

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