This past weekend, I took my daughter and her two sons to the mountain gardens to see the magnificent butterfly garden. We do not give up.
There were deep blue deceptions, the Red Orange Gulf Fritilis, the magnificent black-and-white skid helicopters, the beautiful White Cassius Blues, the white-spotted orange queens, the yellow cloudless sulfur, the various hairpins and boats, and indeed many beautiful kings. . Not only many butterflies but also many flowers bloom, so the butterflies give us a lot of photo openings and create endless shouts of joy from the men.
Like the Pan Garden, the mountains are majestic oasis in the middle of a city forest. The food and shelter of countless birds and wildlife will delight visitors of all ages.
Strange and native plants are all identified here, with enough indigenous population to support the large number of pollen relies on them, and many are in the butterfly garden. Tropical Red Wise (Salvia Cosinia) Butterflies are magnets and add brightness to any landscape. The white and pink varieties are equally beautiful and together give a lasting color throughout the year. Blue agate, or dew flower (Conoclinium coelestinumIt is another large flowering plant for butterflies. Lavender-blue flowers with soft and swollen heads are always fun.
Salvia and Ajeratam are self-seeding, so once you sow them, you can expect volunteers to appear everywhere and add bright colors to any empty space. If you do not like the place you choose to grow it, they are easy to plant, or give it to a friend or neighbor.
Levenworth Sliced Grains (Coreopsis leavenworthii) Another great native who brings countless butterflies to your garden. This member of the Esther family plays with bright yellow daisies that bring joy to any landscape. Reduce the number of flowers you have lost and this will keep the flower for several months.
Coriopsis is a wildflower in the state of Florida, with 11 species to choose from. C. leavenworthii It is very common in our area and is easily found in the nursery business. The small disc flowers in the middle of the leaves are especially popular with small hairy butterflies. If you want to try another color, Corpus node, Or swampy grains, has pink flowers.
Bright flowers attract butterflies and pollen, but you still need a host plant where the butterfly lays its eggs. Each species of butterfly has a different host plant, without which it cannot survive. The host of the kings is the weed of the weeds;Zania integrifolia). If you want to raise a helicopter, you need to plant a mycelium or bush stem. These vines are easy to grow near palms or other trees, or on the trellis.
Mepop (Passiflora incarnata) It has a purple flower with a beautiful fragrance. It is a host of larval butterflies of the Gulf Fertilizers, Julius and Variety Fertilizers. CORKISM PASSES FLOWER (Passiflora suberosa) It has less show flowers but is easier to find in business. It also hosts the same helicopter hosted by Heliconia and its cousin Mepop. Both of these vines are easy to grow and give you endless species of butterflies.
Shady plants
I often ask what to plant in a shady spot. Instead of podocarpus or green island ficus, the perfect plants for this purpose are wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa), Simpson stop (Fragrances of myrrhOr myrsine (Mirsin Cuban.). Most of you are familiar with jungle coffee and Simpson stops, so let me focus on Myersin, which, in addition to its beautiful foliage and its delightful nature, is versatile.
It tolerates sun or shade, dry or wet soils, salty beaches or inland areas. Ideal for natural columns, narrow spaces and can be used as a natural screen (grows 15-20 feet) or as a sample. The small, blue-black berries grow right along the branches and bring many birds into your garden, including jay, sticks, cardinals and whips.
Where are the birds?
Where are they when we talk about birds? When I rode a lake on a lake road, I could not hear or see any birds, but I could smell the unique imidicloprid spray being sprayed on the ficus fence. Every day we poison our landscapes with toxic chemicals that pollute our soil and air and put it into our water. How many hundreds of thousands of gallons of imidacloprid, a well-known carcinogenic pesticide, should be sprayed on our planet before we know it?
There are no birds without insects, and we have seen a decrease in the number of birds on our island. The total number of birds in North America has dropped by 29% since 1970, with more than 3 billion birds perished. The use of pesticides is a major factor in this decline.
The Audubon Society has recently published a number of new studies on the impact of birds on our well-being, adding to existing data that natural and bird-like interaction can improve health, happiness and quality of life. We may think we are happy here in Paradise, but a little more bird singing really adds to the fun.
We can all do small things at home that will greatly improve our lives and our environment. Planting biodiversity or adding native plants to existing landscapes provides shelter and food for flowering plants, birds and wildlife. We can then give these species a chance to survive by removing toxic pesticides and herbicides from grass and fences. Let us embrace Mother Nature into our lives as a partner rather than an enemy. No matter what, you are going to win.
And back to the Mountain Garden – the lights go out until December 23, when the gardens are lit by thousands of lights. Don’t miss this wonderful show!