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Keystone Flora Native Plants: Native caterpillars invade Keystone Flora

Keystone Flora Native Plants: Native caterpillars invade Keystone Flora: "The Giant Swallowtail has emerged !!! Giant Swallowtail larva (Papilio cresphontes), on Wafer Ash, Ptelea trifoliata Red-spotted Purp..."

Native caterpillars invade Keystone Flora

The Giant Swallowtail has emerged !!!

Giant Swallowtail larva (Papilio cresphontes), on Wafer Ash, Ptelea trifoliata

Red-spotted Purple larva (Limenitis arthemis), munching on Rose Mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos

Spicebush Swallowtail larva (Papilio troilus), wrapped in Spicebush 

 

Munched up Spicebush seedlings, Lindera benzoin

Monarch larva( Danaus plexippus) munching Swamp Milkweed, Asclepius incarnata

Pocket Prairie Garden

This pocket prairie is my front yard in Cincinnati,Ohio. I started this small prairie community 4yrs. ago, using plugs of several species of native plants. The first year, there was not an abundance of bloom, the prairie plants were putting down there roots! As with any garden just started,I had to weed and water. But once the natives got established and started reproducing, they fill in nicely...weeds no more!
Now I can sit back and watch the flora and fauna!
Some species here are:
Purple Coneflower, Royal Catchfly, Partrige Pea, Blackeyed Susan, Lance Leaf Coreopsis, Butterfly Weed, and Nodding Onion.

Prairie

The prairie is about in full bloom, about a month early this year! It's very beautiful and full from all the rain that we had, in south west Ohio during the month of June. I've been taking photo's of all our native plants as they come into bloom this year, we need some shots for our website still!