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Jul 6, 2014 2:45 PM CST
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
Yeah, it was a good day for the guests and I let them know it. I point out all the different butterflies to those who seem interested. Especially people with giant cameras because I figure they want to get photographs of each kind. Julias and Malachites are native to Florida, but not this region of Florida so they're our "special visitors" as I kept calling them. More of a South Florida butterfly, especially the Malachite. But you never know when a hurricane is going to blow one your way. Seriously, my book says the Malachite wasn't spotted here until 1965 so I'm thinking it either got blown in or someone introduced it (but that would be odd). I'm going to have to research this some more.

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