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butterfly sightings.............
Comments (5)I think that this same discussion occurs here every year during June and July. Everyone is looking for the butterflies and is dismayed because they aren't seeing many, myself included! :o) My biggest butterfly months here in NW GA are actually August-November. I suppose it is different for people who are north of me. It's been pretty darn quiet here in my yard over the past month, and I am only seeing an occasional Tiger SWT and some Skippers. The thing that is concerning to me right now is that my northern friends don't seem to have the Monarchs that they should have. Has anyone here reported having a lot of Monarchs right now? Angie...See MoreLost cocoons
Comments (2)Caterpillars are very adept at finding places where their chrysalids will blend right in, so well that you don't know you're looking right at them. Unfortunately, some do get eaten, though. Note: butterfly larvae don't spin cocoons; they have naked pupae, or chrysalids. Many moths make their chrysalids inside a cocoon, which is just the silken "sleeping bag"....See MoreAngel trumpet
Comments (2)Do the caterpillars have a little "horn" on the last segment? If so, they could be either tobacco or tomato hornworms, too. They are beautiful large sphinx moths that will pollinate your Angel's trumpets because other pollinators are unable to reach into the depths of these blooms. Susan...See Morebest month to prune butterfly bush
Comments (4)February is just fine. We'll have cold, we'll have warm and buddleias bloom on new growth. Even after first bloom, if you remove the spent tips you can encourage new growth and bloom during the season. They're pretty durable plants once they settle in....See MoreJilly
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