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Butterflies in the Garden

21/11/2014

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It was a beautiful, warm day. I looked out the window, and there, to my surprise were twenty or thirty white butterflies fluttering about the flowers in the front yard. I raced to get my mobile phone. Why was this the only day that it wasn't there tight beside me?

The butterflies were so busy that they were still there when I came back.

There butterflies are what we call Cabbage White butterflies because they lay their eggs on cabbages and other members of the cruciferous family. Today they were experiencing the delights of my Kiss-me-quick flowers. What a lovely old-fashioned name. These flowers had grown in my grandmothers garden 100 years ago. They are strong and hardy and are very drought tolerant.

The butterflies were also visiting  a yellow rose. These butterflies are also called Summer Snow in some parts.
The Latin name of Kiss-me-quick is Centranthrus ruber. It is called other names including valerian, red valerian, Jupiter's beard, Keys to Heaven, Fox's bush and spur valerian.


For more information about this plant see this article

Centranthus ruber in Southern Australia
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    My garden is free range like my chickens, there is no order here. All plants get along happily together.


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