Welcome to the Pitt County Arboretum: BUTTERFLIES IN SEPTEMBER

Monday, September 9, 2019

BUTTERFLIES IN SEPTEMBER

While collecting samples for our What's In Bloom display, MGV Suzanne spotted this swallowtail butterfly feeding on a butterfly bush flower. It will find a host plant of bronze fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) in the nearby Butterfly Garden. Watch out for their caterpillars this time of year. They also like plants in the celery and parsley family. For other ways to attract butterflies, read this: BUTTERFLY GARDENS

Plant: Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'

Butterfly Bush

Photo by S. Gray

ARBORETUM MISSION

FRIENDS OF THE PITT COUNTY ARBORETUM

To help support and expand our beautiful Arboretum and to strengthen our teaching, demonstration, and outreach programs, become a Friend of the Arboretum. Started in 2002, the nonprofit Friends organization plays a critical role in preserving and perpetuating an important local cultural resource. The Arboretum depends on memberships and gifts for our operating expenses. Friends enjoy many benefits including early admittance to our annual plant sale, discount ticket price for our January Speaker Event, access to our horticultural library, and discounts at local gardening shops. Call 252-902-1709 for an application.