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Here’s a hard working bee doing what comes naturally.
Now here’s one that looks like it went on a binge.
Whatever it was I want some honey made from it. I might end up disheveled and holding onto something to keep from falling over but I’ll feel like a …
… Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Until I wake up and realize I’m still a drone.
There’s only one thing that bugs me about this plant.
It’s too aggressive to put in a garden. It prefers moist almost wet soil but that won’t stop it from spreading in dry soils. It might be slowed down a bit but expect it to pratice monoculture if it gets established. Gooseneck Loosestrife will out compete even the toughest weeds.
A couple of transplants moved to the wild edge of the yard have formed a major invasion force in only a few years. The area is wet in spring but by midsummer the soil is very dry. These plants are a bit small because of the dryness but that didn’t stop them from claiming the area for it’s own. One of the few plants I’ve actually seen take on quack-grass and win.
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