Photo of the week

I had been hoping the orange butterfly would come back so I could get a better picture. He did and I did. I just love the polka dots on his body!


I'm reading a book on attracting butterflies and hummingbirds and it confirms my own observations that the Aztec sunflowers, aka Tithonia, attract butterflies, especially monarchs. They love them not just for the color but also because they favor daisy-type flowers which offer secure platforms for feeding . Tithonia are also supposed to attract hummingbirds but I haven't seen any in my garden.