Goatsbeard and pollinators
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The Goatsbeard is in bloom, and attracts all sorts of little flies and other pollinators. Such as a good dozen Virginia Ctenucha. (I'm tempted to say there were ten Ctenucha.)
I did not know the name of this moth... had to Google images and track it down.
Below is more of a view of the bed. Note the golden leaved Aralia Cordata 'Sun King.' And in the right foreground is a very happy seedling of a Shagbark Hickory, Carya ovata. About three years old now.
Goatsbeard is outstanding right now isn't it!!! Must check tomorrow for the ctenucha. I've seen them before, am sure of it.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love the Aralia cordata 'Sun King' What a spectacular size! Mine is two years old and is only a foot by a foot, but there are also about ten things planted within a foot of it in each direction..... something about too much layering in the Rare and Unusual Border!
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