Hyacinths
Today's
photos are from our old friend Tim Vojt in Columbus. He says, "Following
up on my 'gardening for butterflies', here are photos of Black Swallowtail
butterfly chrysalises that overwintered and were nearly cut in two by my
careless sheers during cleanup. I told myself to watch out, but then got
distracted with the task at hand, only to find three near misses. You can see
why they are so hard to see. They are green if the butterfly will emerge in
summer; brown if they are going to overwinter to emerge in spring. Also,
bloodroot steals the early show here this time of year. They usually have a
pink cast in bud before opening to bright white, but this year they seemed
extra pink. And some little growing treasures thrown in to boot.
Chrysalis
Chrysalis
Corydalis fumariifolia ssp. azurea
Daffodils changing color
Double bloodroot
Double bloodroot
Double and single bloodroot
Pulmonaria 'Majeste'
Tulipa humilis and horehound