Orange barred sulphur?
Rhonda
6 years ago
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MissSherry
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What type of sulphur?
Comments (7)Thank you butterflymomok! I was looking at everything BUT orange-barred females. No wonder I couldn't find it, but I did imnmediately after you told me what it was. I just witnessed a strange thing outside. There was a pair of polydamas swallowtails in a mating embrace, and the larger female was trying to lay eggs on the host plant with the male still attached. I could actually see about three yellow eggs emerge between her and the male. She flew to a different area and I lost sight of them. Has anyone ever seen something like that??...See MoreStarnge colored Sulphur chrysalis
Comments (3)I've had cloudless sulphur chrysalids that color, Mary, and normal butterflies always emerged from them - Sherry...See MoreOrange Barred Sulphur Cats
Comments (3)Nancy, this is the first time for me to grow the Cassia in my yard & they didn't start blooming until a few weeks ago. I won't get seeds before it gets cold here but I do have a few seeds I got from Edith at Shady Oak BF Farm. It is also my first time to host Orange Barred Sulphurs...I've had Cloudless Sulphurs on my Partridge Peas in years past but none this summer. I am planning to plant a larger variety of sennas for next year!...See MoreA few pics from my garden
Comments (16)Gawdinfever, Glad that you're getting excited 😊 Since you're in zone 6, there's some plants that you can grow but I cant and visa versa. Since we don't have frosts or freezes here, my plants bloom and grow all year. I do have to trim and thin them sometimes. In addition, the humidity here is horrendous so many zone 6 plants wouldn't make it here. I grow tropical milkweed since it does well here and penta and lantana are pretty much perennial for me but would be annuals for you. Not sure what state you're in but I'd search online for butterfly host and nectar plants for your area and USDA hardiness zone 6. Many larger universities and also state/county ag departments have info as well. In Ohio where I was zone 5b, Joe Pye was a great nectar plant. I had many native milkweeds. Eastern swallowtails will use fennel, parsley and dill. Yarrow, asters, coneflowers, liataris, monarda, catmint, salvia and black eyed Susan were good nectar plants for me. But, I've been in Florida for 12 years and the memory isn't as good as it was. Good luck and keep us updated....See MoreRhonda
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