Monthly Archives: July 2006

The Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Ballet

In the heat of the summer we watched a fritillary butterfly ballet atop the purple cone flowers. The most common butterfly we have observed in the last few days has been the Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly. The fritillary butterfly ballet … Continue reading

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Lariope, Statice, Dahlias and Greystokes

These sunflowers aren’t a giant variety, but they ARE pretty big, and they really draw the goldfinches. Sunflowers can get so tall and the leaves grow so big. Sunflowers with several large blossoms. Now that’s a large sunflower leaf! Dahlias … Continue reading

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