We get moths in abundance, but hard to know what they go for in particular, they are just generally around the wildflowers and long grass. I presume the night scented white ones are a big draw, so sweet rocket, honeysuckle etc. only ever seen hummingbirds hawks on the buddliea once or twice, will have to get some Abelia then!
I see Achillea has come up a couple of times here, it gets mentioned a lot when I talk to people about butterflies, but it seems to be mainly the millefolium species (the white 'lawn weed'/wildflower) rather than the cultivated types that is most successful with them, so I can't grow it because it would dominate my small garden, I think. But I still get some interesting insects on my A. 'Lilac Beauty', like the wasp species Gasteruption jaculator and assectator!
I just asked on a neighbour group and someone about three blocks over says they regularly get "brimstone, orange-tip, small tortoiseshell, red admiral, peacock, comma, gatekeeper, speckled woods and holly blues". Their gardens are much bigger, with larger, older trees - more like woodland, I suppose. Maybe my garden is just too small and all the small terraces here are just not wildy enough to bring many butterflies in - despite intentional planting for them. I feel sad not to see them much.
Not many around at the moment. I had a small tortoiseshell today that kept landing on Mexican fleabane (Erigeron) - first time I've noticed a butterfly feeding on those.
We get moths in abundance, but hard to know what they go for in particular, they are just generally around the wildflowers and long grass. I presume the night scented white ones are a big draw, so sweet rocket, honeysuckle etc. only ever seen hummingbirds hawks on the buddliea once or twice, will have to get some Abelia then!
Valerian attracted this one a few years back. And we've had one on Fuschia in a hanging basket as well.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Yes. Good job it stayed around for a while. I remember shooting hundreds of frames but most were unusable. Can you imagine doing that in the days of film?
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Small Copper on my Eupatorium cannabinum, the third to visit my garden. Also had a Ringlet visit for the first time ever, which takes me up to 18 different species! My Buddleia davidii are getting the most attention from butterflies ATM.
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only ever seen hummingbirds hawks on the buddliea once or twice, will have to get some Abelia then!
Valerian attracted this one a few years back. And we've had one on Fuschia in a hanging basket as well.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Yes. Good job it stayed around for a while. I remember shooting hundreds of frames but most were unusable. Can you imagine doing that in the days of film?
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
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