Dahlia

This beauty was hiding under the bottom leaves of the plant. #dahlia #hiding

So pretty - no need to be so #shy

Beautiful dahlias emerging. #dahlia

#dahlia #aftertherain #spring

Love the color on this one. #dahlia

#dahlia

#dahlia #red

Insect on dahlia. #dahlia #wildlifewednesday #bug #insect #bestofmay

#dahlia #yellow

Bold yellow brightens up the garden. Beautiful.

@maldavis like little sunshines!

Well done! #yellowflowers Mine are still seeds! Lol! 🤣

@KariSamuel I bought mine like this! 😂

😍😍😍 #dahlia #purple #bestofmay

#dahlia #russiansage #julyblooms #pink #purple

#dahlia #fall #photography #orange #nikon #gtphotography #macro

Wow this is a beauty!!💘😍

Good Shot 😊

Thank you!

Beautiful coloring. Great📷

Quite possibly the most beautiful dahlia I've grown all season. #dahlia #red #fall #beauty #gorgeous #pretty

Thanks Laura!

Be still my heart❤. @camilio81

Intensity of a Revolution 😊

Stunning! #perfectdahlia

Fall blooming dahlias! #dahlia #fall

Stupendously Beautiful

Lovely colour 💛🌿

Dahlia, like the sun. #dahlia #dahlias #sun #bright #brightcolours #yellow #yellow-dahlia #summer #sunny

First butterfly I've seen in my garden this summer, feeding on one of my lovely dahlias. #dahlia #dahlias #yellow #butterfly #lovely #pollen #pollenators #summer #earlysummer #yellowdahlia

@treefrog44 , I gotta start remembering the names of the butterflies I have seen already or carry my guide with me. I know I should know this one. Help please!🤗

#cabbagewhitebutterfly @purplebird

I saw a beautiful black one in the garden this morning. It didn't land long enough for me to snap a photo. #goals

@treefrog44 is that a female then?🤗

Can't tell for sure @purplebird ...looks like one spot, that's a male. Females have 2

Zinnias and verbena are popular nectar sources for butterflies! I saw you had them on your plant list, you should be seeing more butterflies, the black one you saw was most likely a black eastern swallowtail, if you plant dill, parsley, or rue,( they are herbs), but also host plants for the swallowtails

@purplebird @treefrog44 In that case, I just saw a female. It was larger. So funny @treefrog44 , my son asked to buy dill last night. Lol. I told him no, bc we aren't making pickles this year but maybe I should reconsider!

@treefrog44 let my husband go off with the butterfly book. Thanks.🤗

You should! The caterpillars are so neat to watch, they go through 5 different phases... it's about a month and a half from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly...I have pictures of some I had this spring in my garden on my garden board if you would like to check it out! :)

I will look! I have had caterpillars/ butterflies in my classroom before for my students to observe. Always a fun little project. :)