2006-07-28 10:40:43 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
they are not round - they are butterfly shaped
2006-07-28 10:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by headcage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butterflies are mainly a meadow creature. The types of flowers they feed on (those that do) or need to lay eggs on so their caterpillars can feed, are often what we consider "weeds". Since so many people have opted to turn their properties into vast green lawns, and golf courses, malls and parking lots cover so much of what was once open meadowlands, there are few areas left for butterflies to flourish in. Therefore, it is up to us to once again "naturalize" our properties by planting butterfly gardens, by opening up areas of our lawn with planting beds, etc. Check out the two links below, or just google "butterfly garden" for more links to check out -- and watch for the return of the wonderful jewels!
2006-07-28 17:49:37 · answer #2 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a lot of butterflies this year which I attribute in part to planting dill. Also, the butterflies seem to love the purple coneflowers.
2006-07-28 17:45:25 · answer #3 · answered by prosopopoeia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought i'd seen tons and tons of butterflies lately, but then I realised it was just the same butterfly over and over again.
2006-07-28 17:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by Frax 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see lots of Butterflies, you just need the right plants in your garden. Try buddleias, otherwise known as butterfly bush and you will see lots of them when its in flower.
2006-07-28 18:40:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
isnt that strange...i was thinking today that i have got quite a few butterflies in my garden cos i put a budlia tree there and now i have loads - especially red admirals that u dont see that much. ive also put a question on this on yahoos questons....re my phobia on butterflies and birds (yes i know i put a budlia there but its a long story)
2006-07-28 17:47:41 · answer #6 · answered by shariwharton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to plant flowers and plants they are attracted to. There are dozens around here. My mother (next door) has a garden she planned to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. I never saw any here until she put that in.
2006-07-28 17:46:06 · answer #7 · answered by jescl32 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pesticides have killed them (and many other insects.) Their natural habitat has been altered. Since there are fewer insects outside the ants are invading houses looking for something to eat! They would normally find food eating the dead carcasses insects. So the "logical" conclusion is to spray even more poisons to kill the ants. When will we wake up?
2006-07-28 20:30:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
global warming perhaps. We had a rainy winter so I think the flowering shrubs are less flowery and thus the butterflies are not flocking to my garden.
2006-07-28 17:44:08 · answer #9 · answered by Signilda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they are getting smarter and they donw want to end up on a windshield. Or maybe they are becoin extinct. I really ould know cuz I live in the desert and we barely ever see any. So sorry for wasting your time and mines but hey..........I GOT 2
POINTS!!!
2006-07-28 17:45:56 · answer #10 · answered by DesertGirlie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋