tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post3254086034805025888..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Pentas and ButterfliesMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-50850051703078005762010-03-29T15:16:29.773-04:002010-03-29T15:16:29.773-04:00Your butterfly is a beauty and you've captured...Your butterfly is a beauty and you've captured it in a spectacular display of photos. Our week and a half leading up to March 21st was heavenly, but winter has crept back since then, keeping the little crocus and snowdrop blossoms closed. Never mind....we know the warmth will return soon!<br />Happy spring dear Meems!Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-5114039471483747992010-03-24T01:29:16.186-04:002010-03-24T01:29:16.186-04:00Meems! These photos are over-the-top spectacular!...Meems! These photos are over-the-top spectacular! How did you get so close? The butterflies are way too "flighty" here ~ I barely get a shot off before they flit off. <br />Your red pentas are gorgeous. I can see why you succumbed. I am wishing I was on vacation in Florida right now ~ we are getting our second snow storm in four days. It's like winter all over again. :-(Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-66855780864351019782010-03-23T23:03:00.835-04:002010-03-23T23:03:00.835-04:00How lucky you are to have butterflies. We have bee...How lucky you are to have butterflies. We have bees, but I haven't seen a butterfly yet.<br />Your Pentas are gorgeous and the butterfly photos are simply beautiful.<br />You have a way with that camera :)<br />Happy spring dear Meems!Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-32813611481107660802010-03-23T16:36:26.553-04:002010-03-23T16:36:26.553-04:00Hi Meems; so nice to make a visit to my garden. Ye...Hi Meems; so nice to make a visit to my garden. Yes, it has been a while!<br />Your pictures with the red Penta and its beautiful visitors are stunning and gorgeous. It needs patience to catch the models. I love Pentas in my garden. In my garden I have no frost and I cut them back in winter. From time to time I make new cuttings in summer from the hardier fresh growth.<br />This red one you Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-4763505635250841502010-03-23T01:02:21.067-04:002010-03-23T01:02:21.067-04:00I had to laugh, Meems. Oh, I've tried it. In f...I had to laugh, Meems. Oh, I've tried it. In fact I live by it. Just this past weekend I was at my favorite nursery just to look...yeah right. Among other things, I ended up buying a bunch of small hardy fuchsias to replace the ones that I'm sure are victims of the cold. If I were a patient gardener, I'd give them another month and come to think of it, I probably will. Then when theyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-5728551874062458632010-03-23T00:07:08.151-04:002010-03-23T00:07:08.151-04:00Susan,
They are especially nice because they never...Susan,<br />They are especially nice because they never stop blooming those pretty clusters of color, too.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-87406557721691289042010-03-22T21:37:44.564-04:002010-03-22T21:37:44.564-04:00It definitely was the best day of the year so far....It definitely was the best day of the year so far. We, too, were excited to see butterflies floating from flower to flower. As for pentas...you can't beat them in Florida. They take the heat and humidity in stride.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106128705768954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-28963871519768869152010-03-22T20:58:11.933-04:002010-03-22T20:58:11.933-04:00Darla,
The sensible side of my brain is absent a l...Darla,<br />The sensible side of my brain is absent a lot when it comes to plants for some reason. You've got me wondering if pentas will do well for you in zone 8???<br /><br />Ah, Gail,<br />I knew I could get an Amen from you! I don't regret buying the extra pentas... there ARE starving butterflies out there after all. <br />:-)<br />oooo... I want to see your pentas in containers... Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-16612124983633034932010-03-22T18:53:08.677-04:002010-03-22T18:53:08.677-04:00Lost my pentas to the frost this year. Can't ...Lost my pentas to the frost this year. Can't wait to get more - the butterflies did love them. Very interested in Rick's Pot-in-Pot method. Will have to try that with a few of my other plants as well . . .Wicked Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540250068640733537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-79879263753821207962010-03-22T17:31:55.557-04:002010-03-22T17:31:55.557-04:00meems,
seeing your butterflies injects me with ho...meems,<br /><br />seeing your butterflies injects me with hope of seeing them up here soon. spring is here but it is cool and wet...not a stunning entrance for us...but soon. <br />the grass is greening and some pansies are trying to bloom.(except for the fact that my dogs seems to love to lay right on the freshest bloom...silly dogs.)<br />i am so glad you chose the red pentas and you have beenmarmeehttp://thingsilove-marmee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-86115754427428369692010-03-22T16:38:55.866-04:002010-03-22T16:38:55.866-04:00Meems what beautiful butterfly pictures. They sure...Meems what beautiful butterfly pictures. They sure love the Pentas. Glad I have some growing from seed for them this summer.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-64459925008921643422010-03-22T16:00:29.116-04:002010-03-22T16:00:29.116-04:00Meems, these are beautiful butterfly/pentas shots!...Meems, these are beautiful butterfly/pentas shots! I love pentas in my garden, though I must wait patiently in bad winters, as money is definitely an object here at PITV. So far, patience is rewarded, as new growth is arising from the ground as I type.Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-64486358828038536322010-03-22T15:30:39.108-04:002010-03-22T15:30:39.108-04:00There is so much "eye candy" in all of y...There is so much "eye candy" in all of your amazing pictures. I can't tell which I enjoyed more, the Pentas or the butterflies.Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-33239777564983985952010-03-22T09:09:06.758-04:002010-03-22T09:09:06.758-04:00Sensible smensible! The pentas are beautiful and t...Sensible smensible! The pentas are beautiful and the butterflies need them right now! They are Mr I's favorite plants and since he rarely notices most plants I will be adding them to my containers! Meems, your photos are so delightful~I wish you could see me smiling as I look at them! gsailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-5983144892045257682010-03-22T08:37:43.889-04:002010-03-22T08:37:43.889-04:00That sensible side of the brain just goes to the w...That sensible side of the brain just goes to the wayside sometimes..beautiful and yes Spring was ushered in very nicely this year...note to self.....buy pentas!Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-2156933080549293712010-03-22T07:15:49.861-04:002010-03-22T07:15:49.861-04:00Rhonda,
I don't think you can go wrong with pe...Rhonda,<br />I don't think you can go wrong with pentas in your yard. I hope you end up liking them as much as I do.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-80906810340956373392010-03-22T06:36:34.343-04:002010-03-22T06:36:34.343-04:00I'd been looking at the pentas. You convinced ...I'd been looking at the pentas. You convinced me to get a few. Thanks again for the inspiration.Rhondahttp://globalchirp.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-66596529813224061982010-03-21T23:48:36.371-04:002010-03-21T23:48:36.371-04:00Cheryl,
In some cases it just makes sense to purch...Cheryl,<br />In some cases it just makes sense to purchase additional plants. They are relatively inexpensive and like you said... give some refreshment to the soul on a beautiful spring day.<br /><br />Ami,<br />Bees are really fun, too. But the butterflies need to have host plants as well as nectar plants. The giant swallowtails probably come from my neighbor's citrus trees and then nectar Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-52548137331457390862010-03-21T23:34:20.874-04:002010-03-21T23:34:20.874-04:00Marina,
It really was a perfect "Florida"...Marina,<br />It really was a perfect "Florida" spring day. My garden store visit was earlier in the week... yesterday was the day for planting.<br /><br />Rick,<br />I admit I do love the pink ones, too. I kind of had the idea to go with all red this year. If I do it will be the first time without the pink. 3 gal pot in pot with drip irrigation sounds like a good plan to avoid the frostMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-20773364524322973532010-03-21T22:22:38.614-04:002010-03-21T22:22:38.614-04:00Meems, I just love that all these butterfly's ...Meems, I just love that all these butterfly's are out and about. I have planted EVERY plant they need to lay eggs, eat, but they are slow to arrive this year. Where all these types in your yard on the same day? Do you have Dutchman's Pipe vine in your yard?I guess I will plant more Pentas. JanisJanis "Pumpkin"https://www.blogger.com/profile/04014831826449662193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-28849441313407149002010-03-21T21:59:22.074-04:002010-03-21T21:59:22.074-04:00Great presentation of a butterfly magnet.
Pentas ...Great presentation of a butterfly magnet.<br /><br />Pentas are so iffy here, I take cuttings, which are also iffy when taken late, but I do have some. I think Ruby Red has finally died out here but I'll find more. Pineapple Sage has put out sprouts, but I see no Pentas sprouts. Yet. They can be really slow.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-67340217172489097162010-03-21T20:38:52.124-04:002010-03-21T20:38:52.124-04:00What a great way to start Spring. Those photos ar...What a great way to start Spring. Those photos are gorgeous. My pentas are just a few green leaves starting to grow up under the oak leaves. After seeing your new plants attracting those butterflies, I think I'm going to have to hit my garden center for some new ones too.NanaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425496284594894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-86255723098518978312010-03-21T20:19:48.209-04:002010-03-21T20:19:48.209-04:00Meems - These photos are incredible! Should you e...Meems - These photos are incredible! Should you ever publish a coffee table book of your gardens, please let me know. I'll be first in line!! -ShyrleneShyrlenehttp://thebunniesbuffet.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-88907617016508915792010-03-21T19:46:17.366-04:002010-03-21T19:46:17.366-04:00Beautiful photos! I'm also a big fan of penta...Beautiful photos! I'm also a big fan of pentas over here in the tropics. I've got many different colours and they provide the most brilliant all-year round colour. <br /><br />I wish the butterflies that visit the pentas would stay still long enough for me to get fabulous shots like yours!BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-40509539250593950482010-03-21T17:34:27.996-04:002010-03-21T17:34:27.996-04:00Meems: Happy spring to you! Those are very beau...Meems: Happy spring to you! Those are very beautiful pictures with butterflies on ruby red pentas! You just can not wait for your old ones growing back from the ground, huh? LOL. For some reason, I only can see bees in my garden, hardly the butterflies. hmm, Maybe I should buy/grow more of Pentas!Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.com