We have two Buddleia bushes in our backyard (Butterfly bush). We saw
tons of yellow swallowtail this year (purple flowers). The white
flowers get very little action.
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On 8/27/2010 5:44 PM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
> Nice Jim... but I've got to tell you - the Butterfly Bushes in our yard
> outdraw the Rose of Sharons
>
> by almost five to one in their attraction to our winged friends. If you
> don't have one, plant the purple variety first. More fragrance (and nectar?)
> than the pinks or whites. Saying that, I see our white ROS out pulls both
> the pink and the all red.
>
> http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=137988&ppuser=20714
>
> Rick in Southern Maryland
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Jim Nichols<jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> I couldn't pass up the challenge. Went outside and found this Swallowtail
>> on the Rose of Sharon bushes.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Visiting+Swallowtail.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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