I planted a lot of flowers in my yard here on Cape Cod to try to attract the butterflies and hummingbirds. This White Cabbage butterfly liked my Zinnias the best!
A White Cabbage butterfly is about 1 and 5/8″ with black on its forewing tips. The male has one black spot and the female has 2 black spots, so this is a female.
After she had her fill of the Zinnias, she alighted on the rock slab at the base of our bird bath and spread her wings, showing her true colors.
I was taking a walk the other day when I saw this pretty little Spotted Wintergreen wildflower. I did not know what it was until I got home and could look in my wildflower book.
The white, waxy flowers grow facing downward ( as seen in the second photograph) and then when they bloom they face upward toward the sun.
Have you ever seen a Spotted Wintergreen? So pretty!
It’s the time of year for the Hydrangeas to bloom on Cape Cod and they are spectacular! Everywhere you look there are Hydrangeas…blue ones, pink ones and white ones.
I rode around on my bike looking for that perfect photo-op of a Hydrangea and this is what I got.
The pink Roses in our garden are blooming like crazy this summer! They are just spectacular! i don’t think I have ever seen so many blooms on one bush. This photograph is of 3 Rose bushes in our backyard garden.
