At our weekend meetup at Ursula's house, it was great to meet and chat with some of the Houston Grows garden bloggers. We had a wonderful time browsing around Ursula's garden, swapping plants and enjoying a nice lunch. I was also blown away by the butterflies flocking around Ursula's Mexican sunflowers! I've never seen so many butterflies in one place! Of course, you can bet I came away with some Mexican Sunflowers!
Back in my own garden, I have some orange too, in the form of this Indian Blanket/Blanket flower (not sure which, I apparently neglected to note this in my garden journal when I planted it)
I'm particularly taken by the chocolate brown speckles at the ends of the petals.
Back in my own garden, I have some orange too, in the form of this Indian Blanket/Blanket flower (not sure which, I apparently neglected to note this in my garden journal when I planted it)
I'm particularly taken by the chocolate brown speckles at the ends of the petals.
It's popular with butterflies too. I didn't have the swarms that graced Ursula's garden, but this one allowed me to take photos.
That's it from me today. I was working till midnight on Sunday and was busy at work today too. I need to catch up on some sleep!
Words and photographs by Jayne Wilson, Green and Serene, Jayne's Country Garden.
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Gorgeous pictures! And your Gulf Frittilary butterfly is the same shade as the flower. I bet that's not a coincidence.
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ReplyDeleteI love your pretty Mexican sunflowers. I want to see them personally and wish I can also add them into my garden too. Anyway, thanks for sharing this post. Keep posting.
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