Yes; here, they are commonly referred to as Butterfly Bushes, and they are the primary attractor for all butterflies and for hummingbirds as well. I have several small bushes in my "Monarch Waystation," but a little more than a year ago I lost my big bush, which was 15 feet high and almost as wide. I am not sure if it succumbed to old age, or disease, or over-pruning by the crew that my wife hired to clean out some of our overgrown shrubbery, but it was simply magnificent. I am hoping that some of my one and two year old replacements will fill in its function this season.
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 9:42 AM mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you have Buddleia over there? > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddleja > It can get a bit tall and rangy but rewards regular hacking back by > becoming a bush dense with flowers that are attractive to all sorts of > flying insects as well as people. > > > On 07 June 2020 at 13:04 "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > As you folks know, I'm quite interested in butterflies, particularly > > monarchs. To attract them, I use a number of plants, like Butterfly > > bushes, Echinacea, Joy-Pye Weed and Milkweed. The best annuals for > > attracting butterflies is the zinnia, especially red zinnia. They are > low > > to the ground. colorful and hardy, and they spread out quite a bit, so > > they make an excellent addition to my patio garden. > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/6/6/red-zinnia > > > > K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm Macro Fb 2.8, > > Comments and criticisms are invited and appreciated, as always. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
