tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post8725409448450850908..comments2024-03-17T12:44:23.924-05:00Comments on Tropical Texana: IF YOU PLANT IT, THEY WILL COMEDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-72177486793554654982012-06-12T13:59:32.603-05:002012-06-12T13:59:32.603-05:00My cousin mailed seeds for butterfly weed. They...My cousin mailed seeds for butterfly weed. They're about 2-3" tall after the pinching she instructed me to do. I planted them near plumbago, coneflower, Indian blanket and pentas. Undecided which host plant I'll try for next, but will be planting more nectar flowers because they're pretty ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827052626667535975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-63955335040886429702012-06-05T14:07:02.605-05:002012-06-05T14:07:02.605-05:00David, Thanks for the photos and information on t...David, Thanks for the photos and information on the butterflies. This year I have many more than last year. That is nice. I set up a Monarch Butterfly Feeding Station which I have posted about in the past if you look at the archives and that seems to be working.<br />Enjoyed my visit again to your Blog. See you soon. JackGardens at Waters Easthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007610849161868747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-6256220553809363012012-06-05T08:44:48.416-05:002012-06-05T08:44:48.416-05:00Fabulous pictures! I think the caterpillars are a...Fabulous pictures! I think the caterpillars are as fascinating as the butterflies; the whole process is a miracle that plays itself out over and over again.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-67139217223630760392012-06-04T21:31:34.668-05:002012-06-04T21:31:34.668-05:00The live link is found up in the body of the post....The live link is found up in the body of the post. D/:0)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-49364792339221170132012-06-04T21:30:36.639-05:002012-06-04T21:30:36.639-05:00Oh Dear Casa,
Making me work on my summer off from...Oh Dear Casa,<br />Making me work on my summer off from school! OK, I did some digging and here's what I found.<br />Yes, it does look exactly like the Giant Swallowtail bird poo caterpillars, but it's really a Spicebush. I promise.<br />Here's the link-e-poo just for you. :0)<br />http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-troilusDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-70208958945114261362012-06-04T20:10:04.584-05:002012-06-04T20:10:04.584-05:00Hooray for you!! Rue is usually the first plant I ...Hooray for you!! Rue is usually the first plant I find my caterpillars on, too, but this year they went for the fennel and parsley. The last caterpillar is a Giant Swallowtail caterpillar. They look like bird poo. :o) Spicebush caterpillars are only found on spicebushes and are solid green. I LOVE it when I find caterpillars. Makes me feel like I'm doing something right.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-91138041247834952802012-06-04T12:40:46.736-05:002012-06-04T12:40:46.736-05:00I tend to think of myself as a butterfly. I often ...I tend to think of myself as a butterfly. I often find butterfly motifs or references in things I've bought after the fact.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-4051896774980386012012-06-04T06:50:42.969-05:002012-06-04T06:50:42.969-05:00What a handsome caterpillar. I will have to invest...What a handsome caterpillar. I will have to investigate the best butterfly-attracting plants for my garden. The only ones I have lots of are Blue Cycad Butterflies. They are pretty enough but they have the ugliest caterpillars (they look like leeches or slugs to me) and do terrible damage to the cycads.Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-55781897661837226562012-06-04T06:17:23.656-05:002012-06-04T06:17:23.656-05:00I really like seeing butterfly caterpillars in the...I really like seeing butterfly caterpillars in the garden. Thank you for sharing your visitors. I'm guessing the butterfly visitors are much less stressful than the raccoon visitors.Mary Pelleritohttp://mary-goingnative.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-54704115154859840672012-06-04T01:38:35.528-05:002012-06-04T01:38:35.528-05:00They just seem to appear from nowhere don't th...They just seem to appear from nowhere don't they? You have some gorgeous butterflies there in your garden!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-68834577344568467822012-06-03T23:10:18.134-05:002012-06-03T23:10:18.134-05:00Enjoy your caterpillars and butterflies! The rain...Enjoy your caterpillars and butterflies! The rains came early for us this year and we didn't get to enjoy our butterflies.Bomhttp://www.plantchaser.comnoreply@blogger.com