First Butterfly of Spring :-)

Leafhead

10 years ago

Today I saw my first butterfly of the season, a Cabbage White at the job.
Happy
Happy
Happy

Joy
Joy
Joy

The New Season commences !!

John

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (6)

MissSherry
10 years ago
Congrats, congrats, John! Spring is finally here for sure up your way!

Sherry
0
Alan-01
10 years ago
congrats..... enjoy this weather,,,,,
0
Related Discussions
First Butterfly Emerges in 2012!
Q
Comments (8)
I sure hope it's the last of any arctic blasts here in OKC, MissSherry! He's a beauty, despite his small stature, and I'm sure the females won't know the difference, or won't care, lol! I'm hoping the milkweed shows up earlier than last year. Remember when the migration started and very little milkweed was available yet? I've got a great start on the Fennel, since it rarely gets killed back to the roots, and stays evergreen all winter. Guess what I saw today? A big, beautiful Mourning Cloak! Yeah! Maybe there will be a good population of them this year. It's been awhile since I've seen any great numbers of them around, just one or two here and there. About 5 or 6 years ago, they were plentiful. So, I guess they experience population fluctuations, too. Susan
...See More
It's a Two Butterfly Day!
Q
Comments (4)
Jillberto, I'm beginning to wonder about Oklahoma, too! I really hope we don't have those searing temps like we did last year. No rain, drought, wildfires (still having those due to lack of rain) and temps 100+ for 2 months. We have such extreme temps here, going from 0* in the winter sometimes to 100+ in the summer. The butterflies didn't really show up last year until August. I saw a few MC's in the spring, but they generally fly north for the summer, so we just see them as they hatch after overwintering as chrysalis's, or overwintering as adults, and then as the temps begin to stabilize they will fly north. But, for now, I am enjoying them. Saw the MC again today, but it was a quick flight thru the yard, so I missed a photo shoot! LOL! I'll keep trying. Susan
...See More
First buckeye butterfly and first Orange cats
Q
Comments (2)
That's great! I love those buckeyes, those sulphurs and those io moths! Sherry
...See More
First spring after first winter with Cezanne
Q
Comments (1)
Sounds like your plant is making a nice recovery after that severe cold snap you had experienced. I keep my 'Cezanne' container grown and it's a real bloom machine right into late fall and it doesn't stop even when placed in the coldroom for winter! Terry
...See More
Tom
10 years ago
Congrats, John. May you see many more very soon.

You have had a lot of moisture, no? Might bode well for plant growth and more butterflies.
0
Leafhead
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you all...
It was a busy day for me yesterday as well (wish I'd had a camera). I saw one Cabbage White at the job, an American Lady ELF on the job and a Red Admiral ELF at home in my garden. YAY!!!
All this rain and this latest warm spell have really popped buds everywhere, and all I need is a warm Southern wind to bring in the butterflies. Until then, I'll raise whatever caterpillars I can with "the gang" at work and at home :) Now if I could just reign in those @#$% rabbits...!

Happy Butterflying

John
0
MissSherry
10 years ago
Congrats, John!

I released 3 American ladies yesterday, still have 2 more chrysalides in the cage. The A. margaritacea and the cudweed in my garden all have AL nests on them, which all look VERY protective, like no wasp or stink bug could get in. So, I'll probably leave them out there, maybe bring them in when they get big, so that they can pupate in the cage. 'Don't know for sure yet.

My one and only RA caterpillar has gotten pretty big, won't be too long before it pupates. It's interesting how they make a leaf roll nest, eat their 'home' and then go on to the next leaf.

I know what you mean about those rabbits. They're absolutely TERRIBLE here, too! I ordered and planted a pretty little maple leaf viburnum in the woods, and it was SO pretty, leafed out all over and growing. The other day I checked on it, and all the leaves have been eaten! We need Elmer Fudd!

Sherry
0
Leafhead
Original Author
10 years ago
I'm ready for a gun.
0

Related Stories

GARDENING GUIDES Mourning Cloak Butterflies Herald Spring

By Pollination Press LLC

These butterflies feed at tree-sap flows in spring and visit native plant flowers for nectar in early summer

Full Story

GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES 7 Native Wildflowers to Make You an Awesome Butterfly Host

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

Offer the leaves of these and you’ll get more butterflies than with flower nectar alone

Full Story

FALL GARDENING What Monarch Butterflies Taught Me About Garden Design

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

Thinking like a butterfly leads to fresh perspectives in the garden and in life

Full Story

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Butterfly Milkweed, a Beacon in the Prairie

By Pollination Press LLC

Vivacious orange flowers for you, nectar for the butterflies and bees. Asclepias tuberosa is worth planting for more reasons than one

Full Story

GARDENING GUIDES American Lady Butterflies Add Delight to Summer Gardens

By Pollination Press LLC

Provide native nectar and larval host plants to welcome these migratory butterflies

Full Story

GARDENING GUIDES 6 Steps to Creating Your Butterfly Garden

By Debbie Ballentine

Encourage these fanciful winged beauties to visit your garden while helping restore their fragmented habitat

Full Story

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Golden Alexanders for Early Spring Color

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

Get sunny flowers while other garden growers are still asleep, with this adaptable prairie plant beloved by butterflies

Full Story

GARDENING GUIDES 6 Plants That Beat Butterfly Bush for the Wildlife Draw

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

It's invasive, a nonnative and a poor insect magnet. Check out these better alternatives to butterfly bush in the garden

Full Story

227

GARDENING GUIDES 20 Favorite Flowers for Butterflies and Bouquets

By Marianne Lipanovich

Discover perennials and annuals that do double duty as butterfly magnets and versatile cut flowers

Full Story

GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES Be a Butterfly Savior — Garden for the Monarchs

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

Keep hope, beauty and kindness alive in the landscape by providing a refuge for these threatened enchanters

Full Story

166

First Butterfly of Spring :-)

Comments (6)

MissSherry

Alan-01

Related Discussions

Tom

Leafhead
Original Author

MissSherry

Leafhead
Original Author

COMPANY

BUSINESS SERVICES

GET HELP

CONNECT WITH US

First Butterfly of Spring :-)

Comments (6)

MissSherry

Alan-01

Related Discussions

Tom

LeafheadOriginal Author

MissSherry

LeafheadOriginal Author

COMPANY

BUSINESS SERVICES

GET HELP

CONNECT WITH US

Leafhead
Original Author

Leafhead
Original Author