One in Adelphi, Maryland, one in Wildwood, Florida, one at the US National Arboretum with a grandfatherly interest in many more around the DC area (unless noted, pictures are taken the day of post)
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Abelia chinensis: if you're tired of Butterfly Bush, this is another nice Asian butterfly magnet
There is a drift of mature plants that I recall from the early 1990s that runs from just below the path that parallels the road down to the next switchback. These plants are maybe 15 feet in diameter and 8 feet tall. They really were covered with butterflies today. They also had a good number of Hummingbird Moths but I have so far failed to get a good picture of one. My motto of course is, "don't spend more than a minute on a picture!"
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