Things are really slow for me here in SC. I do have a bunch of tigers hanging out though.

It’s a bit worrisome that there are so few insects out. Not just the butterflies, but also the bees. Hopefully everything is just late because of the unexpected late frost.

We had 2 zebra longwings and a female eastern black swallowtail yesterday. <3

May I ask what zone you are in? What state? I would guess Florida or a gulf state...

Thanks for showing it to us.

Tom, for how long have those Pentas been in the ground? And for how many years do you usually keep any Pentas plant until you replace it?

They were taken from cuttings one year and put in the ground two years ago this spring. They should continue to grow a bit this year to get to about five feet high. If we don't have a hard freeze they last three or four years. This photo doesn't show it, but there are new pentas planted at the feet of the others. Each year I take cuttings... These are "heirloom pentas;" meaning they come from pentas that grow big and tall. I also get new ones at the annual Leu Gardens plant sale.