#African #Rosemallow 🌺( #Hibiscus acetosella)
#CoralSprings #Florida
#photo by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org
Love the deep #maroon or #cranberry #color of the #leaves #blooms and #seed pods
#flower #garden #flowers #gardening #tropical #plants #nectarplants #hostplants
#Common #Postman #Butterfly 🦋 (Heliconius melpomene)
on #Lantana at #TradewindsPark
#CoconutCreek #Florida
#photo by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org
#butterflies #lepidoptera #pollinator #nectarplants #parks #gardens #gardening #wildlife #nature #photography #sonyalpha
#English #Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
#HydePark #RoseGarden
#London #England #UK
#photos by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org
Pretty #poison
( #leaves, #flowers, and #seeds are all #poisonous)
But the #bees love it
#gardens #gardening #nectarplants #photography #travel
#Blue #Pea #Flower (Clitoria ternatea)
#CoralSprings #Florida
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org
Yes, it really is that blue, and yes, the #Latin name
really does mean what you think it does
#flowers #garden #gardening #nectarplants #nature #photography #color
#Tropical #Sage (Salvia coccinea)
#CoralSprings #Florida
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org
#plants #nativeplants #nectarplants #gardens #gardening #gardener #pollinators #ecosystem
Lovely #Bugle is out today & a great early nectar plant as is Plum tree- & emerging Cherry blossom & then to my utter surprise, the non-native (E Asia!!) Chocolate Vine flowers seem to cause Buff-tailed bumble queens to linger in the Dunnocks' sweet-smelling tangle 😊
#Nectarplants #Allotment
#Monarch #Butterfly 🦋 (male, Danaus plexippus) resting on #Cassia
#CoralSprings #Florida
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org
Look at all that black fur.
#butterflies #lepidoptera #insects #pollinators #nature #ecosystem #garden #gardens #gardening #nectarplants
#Sophora #NecklacePods
Sophora tomentosa subsp. truncata
#CoralSprings #Florida
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from theotherpages.org
An alternative to Cassia or Lantana; for Cloudless and Orange Barred Sulfurs
#nativeplants #nectarplants #hostplants #nature #ecosystem #butterflies #photography #plants
#PaperKite #Butterfly 🦋 (Idea leuconoe)
on Red #Jatropha at #Tradewinds #Park
#CoconutCreek #Florida
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from theotherpages.org
#butterflies #insects #aviaries #butterflygardens #gardens #gardening #nature #photography #pollinators #nectarplants #butterfly #lepidoptera
A butterfly with long, slender wings perched on a small flower lapping up pollen and nectar.
Zebra Longwings 🦋 (Heliconius charithonia)
on Spanish Needles (Bidens Alba)
#CoralSprings #Florida
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from theotherpages.org
#butterflies #nature #gardens #naturalizing #pollinators #nectarplants #gardening #wildlife #insects #nativeplants #photography #wildlifephotography
Giant #Swallowtail #Butterfly 🦋
Resting on Wild Lime
Coral Springs #Florida
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org
#butterflies #nature #gardens #gardening #hostplants #nectarplants #wildlife #ecosystem #pollinators #photography
#garden #gardeners #naturephotography
Red #Passion #Vine #Blooms
#Passiflora Incarnata
Coral Springs, #Florida
from the collections at theotherpages.org
A seasonal favorite for us, and a ear-round host for #Heliconia and #Fritillary butterflies.
#plants #gardens #gardening #hostplants #nectarplants #host #butterflies #butterflygarden
Silversea Oxeye Daisy and Mexican Flame Vine
Coral Springs, #Florida
photos by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org
#flowers #native #nativeplants #floweringplants #vines #floweringvines #nectarplants #gardens #gardening #nature #photography #naturephotography
Spider Flower
Coral Springs, Florida
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org
#flowers #gardening #gardens #nectarplants #pollinators
#nature #bees #blooms #outdoors #environment #photography #naturephotography
