Family | Plantaginaceae

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Gardening | Plant ID

the plantain family

Angelonia                                          

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Angelonia tolerate the summer heat and are planted here with other heat tolerant plants, cora vinca and sweet potato 'Marguerite' (Ipomoea batatas 'Marguerite').

Penstemon                                                            

Gulf Coast Penstemon (Penstemon tenuis)

Beardtongue (Penstemon 'Dark Towers') 

is an unpretentious perennial with crimson foliage. 

The dark folage adds depth and interest to a border garden.

Digitalis                                                    

Digitalis  is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennials, shrubs, and biennials commonly called foxgloves.

Foxglove (Digitalis)

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Buckeye Butterfly | Junonia

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Buckeye Butterfly

 

The Buckeye Butterfly, Junonia, likes open areas with low vegetation and some bare soil. Junonia are commonly known as Buckeyes, Pansies, or Commodores.

Host Plants for Buckeye Caterpillar: Plants from the Plantain family (Plantaginaceae),  including Angelonia (Angelonia), snapdragon (Antirrhinum), toadflax (Linaria), and plantains (Plantago); and the Acanthus family including ruellia (Ruellia). Drummond's ruellia or Drummond's wild petunia (Ruellia drummondiana)  is a Texas native that will host the larvae of the Buckeye Butterfly. LBJWC

Once the larvae have formed a chrysalis and matured it will emerge as a butterfly seeking nectar plants. Favorite nectar sources are composites including asters, chickory, gumweed, knapweed, and tickseed sunflowers. 

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Itsy, Bitsy, Teenie, Weenie Polka Dots | Summer Fun

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A little levity for those of you gardening in the summer heat. 

One, two, three, four.........

 Foxglove Digitales,  Family | Plantaginaceae

Lamiaceae Family. 

Found in Beavers Bend State Park, Broken Bow, Oklahoma.

 

Polka Dot Plant, Hypoestes phyllostachya 

Family | Acanthaceae 

The polka dot plant calls Madagascar home

Happy Summer!

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