Beautiful visitors to a well-made butterfly garden
receive to Libby Breitenbaugh ’s butterfly stroke garden !
I live in Irmo , South Carolina . I have a average - size butterfly garden that is three years old and very much a employment in progress . My butterfly stroke garden is mostly perennial with a few annual . I have both nectar and legion plant . My garden brings me so much joy . As you could see by my icon , I also get other beautiful visitor in my garden . I have always had a dearest for flower and wildlife . Each day I await forward to get word who number to call my garden .
The butterfly stroke garden in June 2019
American noblewoman butterfly stroke onVerbena‘Lollipop ’ ( Zones 6–9 )
Buckeye butterfly stroke on ‘ Salsa Red ’ coneflower ( Echinacea‘Salsa Red ’ Zone 4–9 )
Dark morph of an eastern tiger morning coat on lantana ( Lantanacamara , Zones 9–11 or as annual )
Coneflower Cheyenne spirit ( Echinacea‘Cheyenne Spirit ’ Zones 4–9 )
Gray hairstreak butterfly butterfly stroke ( Strymonmelinus ) on May night salvia ( Salviasylvestris‘May Night ’ Zones 4–9 )
A distaff ruby - throated hummingbird
aspect of the garden in June 2019
Wide view of Libby ’s butterfly stroke garden
‘ Mandarin Double Scoop ’ coneflower ( Echinacea‘Mandarin Double Scoop ’ , Zones 4–9 )
northerly Cardinalis cardinalis on bird bath
Silver - spotted master ( Epargyreus clarus ) onPhlox .
Libby ’s butterfly stroke garden is a great success . If you want to create your own , call back to avoid using insecticides of any kind , plant lots of natives , and leave food for both caterpillars and adult butterfly stroke . We ’ve got melodic theme for cracking plants for a butterfly gardenhere .
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