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By Donna LaPr6
Special to the Rappahannock News
In the barely tamed beds and borders which constitute my gardens, flowers have reached their late summer moment of glory. Zinnias, cardinal flower, Mexican sunflowers, mallows, cosmos, mountain mints, great blue lobelia and butterfly bushes are claiming center stage at this time. Well, almost. For the most outstanding spectacle must be credited to the butterfly ballet corps who dance among these blossoms, bringing their gift of free-spirited, fragile grace to the garden.
Butterflies, anciently symbolic of joy, transformation and the cycles of life are possibly the world’s most beloved insects. To encourage their abundance brings joy and transformation to garden and gardener alike.
Consideration of plants needed for hosting larvae as well as nectar sources must be considered in the creation of a successful butterfly habitat. Being able to recognize these creatures in their egg, larval and pupal stages is also important, as many people lacking in this awareness destroy butterflies in these less familiar incarnations of
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