Saturday, May 25, 2013

Butterflies Loving the Statice

These are both varieties of swallowtails. 

The yellow above I believe is a Western Tiger.

The blue and black in the video below is most likely a male Pipevine.  Note the chinks missing from the left wing.   

 

I have linked to a fun website here that helps with butterfly identification.

 http://www.gardenswithwings.com/identify-butterflies.html


Friday, May 24, 2013

May Flowers in the Garden

 Schizanthus, or Poor Man's Orchid


Yellow Poker Plant, Kniphofia.  A member of the lily family.



Scabiosa seed pod.  Pincushion flower.  A light white and lavender flower that forms these pods seen to the very left.



Campanula or Canterbury Bells.



Pink Foxglove.