tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post7703781101409375496..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: Caterpillar Pile Up!Casa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-43753579492959676212010-09-04T21:00:09.200-04:002010-09-04T21:00:09.200-04:00Thanks so much!!! It's been brutally dry here ...Thanks so much!!! It's been brutally dry here and I was thinking that maybe it was time to pull some of my annuals that need constant watering. A few minutes later I saw a female goldfinch perched on a zinnia stem eating the seeds from the flowerhead and remembered that my garden is my gift to the creatures that visit and their constant presence is a blessing. So I got out the hose!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-5886131139634971002010-09-02T01:35:08.075-04:002010-09-02T01:35:08.075-04:00Amazing photograph. I am noticing more butterflie...Amazing photograph. I am noticing more butterflies in my garden as of late, but nothing like what you are experiencing. What a nice home you've given them.kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946113931067256579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-79902823901849200852010-09-01T14:47:47.693-04:002010-09-01T14:47:47.693-04:00The bloodflower is the main monarch magent in my g...The bloodflower is the main monarch magent in my garden right now. I had one on some swamp milkweed but that patch was so infested with aphids I moved the caterpillar to an aphid free clump. The US Botanic Gardens in DC has a really big grouping of bloodflower so I thought I'd give it a try. I am so glad I did!! It's 97 here today. I hope the caterpillars' chrysallises are air conditioned!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-86346378076455512172010-09-01T09:50:29.722-04:002010-09-01T09:50:29.722-04:00It looks like a race to the finish line. It is a ...It looks like a race to the finish line. It is a good thing this plant grows quickly. I keep looking for caterpillars on mine...not yet.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572136733330325375noreply@blogger.com