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Butterfly Gardening Update: Cowpen Daisy, Lantana and Other Native Plants Can Take Brutal Summer Heat
Brutal summer a test for some flowers, but not Cowpen Daisy, Purple Mistflower and Native Lantanas. Check out our Biography of Cowpen Daisy for cultivation tips. Continue reading
Butterfly Gardening Update: Cowpen Daisy Seedlings Thinned With a “Haircut”
Winter butterfly gardening chores include thinning seedlings with a “haircut” to give each plant space and nutrients to grow Continue reading
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Butterfly Gardening Update: Cowpen Daisies Starting to Bloom, Butterflies Not Far Behind
In the butterfly garden, a Cowpen Daisy update: first blooms appear on one of our favorite host and nectar plants. Butterflies not far behind. Continue reading
Collect and Sow Native Seeds for Your Spring Butterfly Garden Now
Collecting and sowing native seed for your Texas butterfly garden is easy and gratifying. One of our favorites is the Cowpen Daisy. Continue reading
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Timely Rains, Pent-up Seed Bank, and Little Competition Raise Hopes for a Banner 2012 Wildflower Season
The historic Texas drought continues but recent rains raise hopes and streams for a banner 2012 wildflower season. And that means more butterflies. Continue reading
In the Butterfly Garden, Part II: Transplants and Seedlings to Make a Vibrant Butterfly Garden in Downtown San Antonio
The turf-to-bed conversion continues as we begin to transform a drought-damaged downtown San Antonio yard into a butterfly garden. Favorite host plants will be transplanted from Austin, we’ll buy several new plants in the spring and plan our seedling strategy for early January. Read all about it, and let us know if you have questions. Continue reading
Texas Drought Impact on Wildflower Seed Production Cuts Both Ways, PLUS Five Tips for Collecting Wildflower Seeds
The Texas drought’s impact on wildflower seed production cuts both ways–some wildflowers produce more seed, others don’t. PLUS: Five tips for collecting wildflower seed for next year’s butterfly garden. Continue reading
Butterfly Garden: Jimsonweed Takes the Heat, Sports Elegant Flowers and Hosts the Endearing Sphinx Moth
In the butterfly garden Jimsonweed works overtime with gorgeous white trumpet flowers, lush large leaves, spiny unusual seedballs and fascinating sphinx moth caterpillars. Oh, and it’s easy-to-grow and drought and heat resistant. Continue reading
Monarch Butterflies Mating in Flight Demonstrate Amazing Insect Stamina
Monarch butterflies churn the butterfly love butter for 24 hours straight. Talk about stamina! And you thought they only conserved their energy to make the 3000-mile migration from Canada to Mexico…. Continue reading
Calling Monarch Taggers: Arrival of Monarch tags from Monarchwatch signals Monarch Butterfly Migration is Here
Monarch Butterfly Migration is underway in Texas as Monarchwatch tags arrive Continue reading
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