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asclepias, cone flower, cosmos, echinacea, milkeed, photography, postaday
This year I planted milkweed (Asclepias) to try to help and attract butterflies, especially Monarchs, a species that is in decline in North America over the past several years. The milkweed flowers have started to bloom.
Asclepias or Milkweed
Let’s see whether the Monarchs will come! In the meantime, other summer flowers are very noticeable also, and butterflies, but not Monarchs, do fly around the yard.
Cosmos
Cosmos
Cone flower (Echinacea) and green bee.
neihtn 
Wonderful flowers with delightful vibrant colours perfectly captured,Hien! The last one with the green bee on is so glorious!Hope you soon have the visitors you expect.I also love the names of those flowers.Cosmos is so magnificent and Asclepias’ scientific name refers to the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius, because of their medicinal qualities.Beautiful and interesting post 🙂
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Doda, the first Monarch butterfly did come visit. Take a look at https://neihtn.wordpress.com/2015/08/21/plant-it-and-they-will-come-first-monarch/
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How wonderful – I have planted Sea Holly – three varieties and have been delighted to see so many bees
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Sea Holly is a very desirable perennial. I may follow your example and plant it also. Thanks Diana.
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Beautiful, just so beautiful! 🙂
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Thank you Amy!
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Great shots. The green bee is probably a sweat bee, really beautiful insects.
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Thank you Victor, especially for your observation! Now I know what a sweat bee is. 🙂
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Love this one!
The flower looks super imposed on the background!!
Sent from my iPad
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Thank you Kim!
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