Showing posts with label " hummingbird moth". Show all posts
Showing posts with label " hummingbird moth". Show all posts

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Phlox, Everyone's Favorite

This white phlox has been blooming for some time. I've been taking pictures and deleting them because the white is a challenge for my camera and for me. I decided on this photo because the Oriole damaged dizzy lilies look so good in front of the phlox. Wow, sometimes a planned companion planting actually works out!

Tall phlox, white or colored is a great perennial plant. It has a wonderful fragrance, the butterflies, hummingbirds and hummingbird moths all love the plant and so do I. It blooms for a very long time, and grows to a large clump that can be divided. You will love it!

However, I have to say that "everyone"includes Bambi and his friends. We place a cage around the phlox to protect it from the deer in the spring. It is still there even though you can't see it. On the list of favorite foods for deer, Phlox is listed under deer candy.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Beautiful Bee Balm


The bee balm is beginning to bloom. A big attraction to hummingbirds and hummingbird moths, this plant is one of my favorites. This mahogany bee balm was given to me by Jennie. She moved away some years ago but the plant remains to make me think of her now and then.

Most often you will see Monarda didyma in red, the hummingbird's favorite. It is blooming too. I also have a patch of lavender bee balm which is just beginning to open. The other bee balm that I have is Monarda fistulosa, also called wild bee balm. It is hot pink and is also just beginning to open.

We will visit bee balm again, especially if I am successful in getting a decent hummingbird moth picture.