tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post4669336697868608516..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: Slightly Tongue-Tied TuesdayCasa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-44866134230462845172013-08-22T17:11:03.971-04:002013-08-22T17:11:03.971-04:00Beautiful butterfly photo! I have planted agastach...Beautiful butterfly photo! I have planted agastache twice and lost it both times. Now you inspire me to try a pot! debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-56823594733247363362013-08-22T08:31:22.591-04:002013-08-22T08:31:22.591-04:00What a beautiful shot. They are all the time flyin...What a beautiful shot. They are all the time flying in my garden, but I could never catch them as they never sit still. The previous post was hilarious :-)KLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737654325235566310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-85291145435513849542013-08-22T07:09:52.101-04:002013-08-22T07:09:52.101-04:00A short but sweet post and the wonderful image say...A short but sweet post and the wonderful image says it all. Remember, there's an adage which says that "A picture is worth a thousand words".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083409767851425580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-43219250927146730572013-08-20T21:18:28.198-04:002013-08-20T21:18:28.198-04:00I lost most of my Agastache this summer to all the...I lost most of my Agastache this summer to all the rain. The few that are still around are butterfly magnets.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-60991836287476634082013-08-20T20:26:31.182-04:002013-08-20T20:26:31.182-04:00It may be short, but it's beautiful! Our Swall...It may be short, but it's beautiful! Our Swallowtails never, ever, EVER, let me get that close. Gorgeous shot!Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-73661864596729352882013-08-19T00:52:38.036-04:002013-08-19T00:52:38.036-04:00Apparently we do, but I can't say I have seen ...Apparently we do, but I can't say I have seen any in my garden, I probably haven't got the right kind of flowers :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-91411358632816750592013-08-18T23:39:46.328-04:002013-08-18T23:39:46.328-04:00It's a keeper! :o)It's a keeper! :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-15627573602761175952013-08-18T23:38:22.301-04:002013-08-18T23:38:22.301-04:00Maybe it's too early for monarchs. I usually d...Maybe it's too early for monarchs. I usually don't see them until late August or early September. I need to start looking for eggs and caterpillars in my milkweed.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-52578393697694258282013-08-18T23:36:58.953-04:002013-08-18T23:36:58.953-04:00I think VA is their native habitat. We have tons o...I think VA is their native habitat. We have tons of them. But the mourning cloaks and several others have been conspicuously absent in the garden this year.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-60922397831567309922013-08-18T23:35:01.601-04:002013-08-18T23:35:01.601-04:00Thanks! Do you have swallowtails in the UK? They a...Thanks! Do you have swallowtails in the UK? They are huge, amazing butterflies.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-82759576921684677652013-08-18T23:34:24.685-04:002013-08-18T23:34:24.685-04:00I get lucky every now and then! :o)I get lucky every now and then! :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-64636572117816777932013-08-18T08:09:55.992-04:002013-08-18T08:09:55.992-04:00I love this agastache and its scent maybe as much ...I love this agastache and its scent maybe as much as the butterfly.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-58232568568872303402013-08-17T21:44:22.113-04:002013-08-17T21:44:22.113-04:00Beautiful picture. You are right, butterflies seem...Beautiful picture. You are right, butterflies seem scarce this year. I keep a large patch of milkweed specially for the Monarchs and this year I have seen 2! (Usually there are a great many). rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-73933892371554877032013-08-16T23:15:01.435-04:002013-08-16T23:15:01.435-04:00I haven't seen a single tiger swallowtail this...I haven't seen a single tiger swallowtail this year, and just one black swallowtail. Grrr. Not fair. Nice picture, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-341334348860783292013-08-16T20:57:27.585-04:002013-08-16T20:57:27.585-04:00Oh, that must be the shortest post I have ever see...Oh, that must be the shortest post I have ever seen from you!! <br />But who needs more words when the pictures says a thousand? <br />Beautiful!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-25890720815014616772013-08-16T20:13:24.366-04:002013-08-16T20:13:24.366-04:00It looks magical!It looks magical!dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338187523349055470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-78974183107734204952013-08-16T13:17:11.507-04:002013-08-16T13:17:11.507-04:00Thanks! As for my Golden Jubilee and Blue Fortune...Thanks! As for my Golden Jubilee and Blue Fortune - if Mom Nature doesn't water 'em, they don't get any - same with fert. Ava sounds like it would fit right in. I also have seeds for an unknown white agastache - just as tall as Blue Fortune and same growing habit. Shall I send you seeds for any of these? Send me an e.... Hey, have you seen any Monarchs? I've not seen ANY this year. :-(Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-26690238526193144672013-08-16T05:09:07.972-04:002013-08-16T05:09:07.972-04:00What a fantastic photo! Well done.What a fantastic photo! Well done.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-70048407852597344692013-08-15T17:24:36.394-04:002013-08-15T17:24:36.394-04:00Thanks! A lack of butterflies seems to be a theme ...Thanks! A lack of butterflies seems to be a theme this year. It must be the weather. I really hope it's not a continuing trend.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-67551435292089289262013-08-15T17:23:31.467-04:002013-08-15T17:23:31.467-04:00Thanks! I should probably make all my posts this ...Thanks! I should probably make all my posts this short. I can be a bit wordy. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-7896769803582226512013-08-15T17:22:13.473-04:002013-08-15T17:22:13.473-04:00I think this one was nectar-drunk because it was m...I think this one was nectar-drunk because it was moving fairly slowly. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-38101887575948273432013-08-15T17:21:27.308-04:002013-08-15T17:21:27.308-04:00I do appreciate cooperative butterflies. :o) The ...I do appreciate cooperative butterflies. :o) The agastache my pollinators like best is Blue Fortune. They go nuts for that plant. Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-43103568961838679922013-08-15T17:19:49.480-04:002013-08-15T17:19:49.480-04:00Anything I can't make happy in the ground goes...Anything I can't make happy in the ground goes in a pot. If it's still not happy, I trash it. No time for divas!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-57588764099396368872013-08-15T16:43:44.916-04:002013-08-15T16:43:44.916-04:00I see them everyday. :o)I think this is their nati...I see them everyday. :o)I think this is their native range. I saw a giant swallowtail the other day and see the dark form variety often, too. But I haven't seen as many of the other species such as queens, mourning cloaks, etc, as I normally do.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-31796711630813391652013-08-15T11:39:22.094-04:002013-08-15T11:39:22.094-04:00I am so jealous. I have yet to see a tiger swallow...I am so jealous. I have yet to see a tiger swallowtail in my garden. I have three other kinds of swallowtails, but I still think the tiger is the most beautiful. I even have agastache for them. Do you see them every summer or are they rare for your area?<br />David/:0)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com