by Eleanor Terner | Jul 26, 2022 | news
Phoebis sennae, also known as the Cloudless Sulfur, was spotted enjoying their hostplant the Popcorn Senna. These caterpillars get their camoflauge from the part of the plant they eat–eating leaves turns them green and eating the flowers turns them yellow!
by Eleanor Terner | Jul 9, 2022 | news
Our Penstomon spectabilis, common name Showy Penstemon, recently started showing off its dazzling pink and violet petals. This California native naturally grows in chaparral, scrub, and woodlands along the coast. Its nectar provides an attractive food source for a...
by Eleanor Terner | Jul 5, 2022 | news
Not all garden news is good news for butterflies, and unfortunately for some of the garden’s residents, tachinid flies have moved in and made a meal of a few monarch caterpillars.