Because of it's light, breezy look, it's really hard to take photos of, but here's my best shot.
This plant is about 3 feet tall, but it should get up to about 6 or 7 feet. I think that at this point in the summer, especially during a really dry one, nectar is hard to come by. Right now, the butterflies, moths and bees are positively swarming all over this plant. Way more than I was able to capture on film...
A hairstreak butterfly
A very striking day-flying moth (you can tell it's a moth because it holds its wings over its body like a tent - dead giveaway)
Halictid bee
A strange bee that may be a drone (male) honey bee. Need to do some research on this one, which is too dark to me a standard female worker honeybee.
Anyway, the kidneywood doesn't disappoint after all!
2 comments:
Nice pics of the insect life on your kidneywood. Mine is in full bloom too, and I was struggling to take pictures of it this morning. You are right---its airy form makes it very hard to capture. I'll post a few pics tomorrow.
You will see that mine is already taller than 6 or 7 feet. It's probably 9 or 10 feet, and there's a beautiful specimen at the Wildflower Center (near the Little House) that's much bigger than that.
Kidneywood is native down here in the Valley too - your pictures make me want one . . . It'll have to go on my wish list.
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