July 12, 2018 | #121 |
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Had the good fortune of the state Department of Ag come out and take drone shots of my pollinator planting from last year.
There's 3 row of different native perennials. All are 600' long. 2107 planting.jpg 2017 Planting 2.jpg 2017 Planting 3.jpg 2017 coneflowers.jpg Bee on Cone.jpg butterfly on Cone.jpg Last edited by PureHarvest; July 12, 2018 at 03:25 PM. |
July 12, 2018 | #122 |
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Spectacular butterfly, Aunt Jane. He has "eyes" on his wings.
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July 12, 2018 | #123 | |
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Fantastic project! Are those cone flowers?
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July 12, 2018 | #124 |
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Pure, is planting for pollinators a State program?
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July 13, 2018 | #125 |
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Salsa, yes, Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Spooky, I did it through USDA NRCS's EQIP program. I used the NRCS Practices 422, Hedgerow for pollinators with Practice 484, Mulching (the landscape fabric). |
July 13, 2018 | #126 |
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Pollinators at local nursery
I love this nursery because it is huge and is not a big box store. I saw these guys today. I assume one of them is a hummingbird moth, but I'm not that familiar with them. The bee was on Salvia Blue Spires.
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July 13, 2018 | #127 |
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Oh! How cool is that hummingbird moth. Something I have only read about and seen online. It sure looks like one. Your lucky day!
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July 27, 2018 | #128 |
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Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis. Drought resistant.
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July 28, 2018 | #129 |
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Photobomb!
I was in the backyard this morning, seeing if I could find any butterflies or bees to photograph. I was chasing a Gulf Fritillary around a Passionvine when this guy decides to photobomb the butterfly.
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July 28, 2018 | #130 |
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Nice to see plants and butterflys I never see here.
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July 30, 2018 | #131 |
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Underside of Gulf Fritillary
This butterfly was hanging upside down on a firecracker fern. Photo taken at a neighborhood nursery.
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July 30, 2018 | #132 |
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Beautiful!
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July 30, 2018 | #133 |
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You have gorgeous butterflies. Nice pics, I love to see the undersides too, often a strange kind of camo. They fold up, and become an old leaf...
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July 31, 2018 | #134 |
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July 31, 2018 | #135 |
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I have never seen your butterflies before, Aunt Jane.
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