There was a time in the past when all the flowers are wildflowers! When people started to have houses and parks, there are also plants that became domesticated and cared for by the people. Domestication probably started for food, for medicinal values, and eventually for aesthetic reasons. Some wildflowers in some locales maybe domesticated in others, as per the cliche "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". Then after decades or centuries of domestication, some plants eventually become wild again. These could be those left by some people, escaped domestication, and reverted back to become wild.
Our wildflowers in our area are not as colorful or attractive to men as those in colder climes. Besides, they are not very plentiful in contiguous locations. I uploaded here in pairs some that are found around our area in the province. They might not be lovely for humans, but they are much favored by butterflies.
Wedella trilobata
This is previously a ground cover for some landscapes. It has been declared invasive in some US cities. Maybe this in our area is planted as ornamental plant but eventually become invasive and conquered an area nearby. I don't mind it near our area as the Tiny Grass Blue butterflies love this.
porterweed, Stachetarpheta jamaicensis
Dark Blue Glassy Tiger, Tirumala orientalis semper
unknown to me
Lagundi, Vitex negundo
unknown to me
Tridax procumbens - that is a skipper which suddenly left when i am about to focus.
This is a Palm Bob skipper that nectars on the plenty of Tridax procumbens flowers.
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Pretty wildflowers, and the butterfly photos are excellent!
ReplyDeleteI don't care what other people say, I enjoyed your flowers very much.
ReplyDeleteJeannie @ GetMeToTheCountry.Blogspot.com
I loved your post and the pretty new to me flowers...Have you noticed that butterfly always like to entice you in for a photo and then fly away as you snap the picture! Happy WW.
ReplyDeleteHahaha yes Gail, that is their way of getting us hooked. Thanks for the appreciation, and for hosting.
DeleteSpectacular pictures of your butterflies!
ReplyDeleteThanks Diana, but our butterflies are so flighty unlike in colder climes!
DeleteI am a huge fan of pollinator friendly plants and this just makes my heart sing. Beautiful photos of the wildflowers and butterflies.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much for your kind words. Our area I. the province, thankfully is not following the so called "development", sacrificing biodiversity.
DeleteI love wildflowers too--but don't know many of their names... We see them everywhere --in areas which 'humans' don't destroy....
ReplyDeleteI've been out-of-pocket lately since we had a sudden death in our family. You can read about it in my last couple of blog posts.... VERY sad situation... Please keep my son Mark in your prayers. Besides losing his beautiful wife, he is now dealing with the flooding in Texas....GADS!
Hugs,
Betsy