I can't say enough about how good sweet fennel is for attracting Black Swallowtails. I also get other butterflies and dozens of species of bees and wasps nectaring on the small yellow flowers. You need vertical space for this plant because it gets about 8 feet tall. Another great thing about it is that it produces a bulb so once it's established, it's comes back year after year and if you like the flavor of licorice or anise, it tastes great! Ken Childs Henderson, TN Chester County http://www.finishflagfarms.com --- On Wed, 4/29/09, Steve Stedman <birdsongteam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Steve Stedman <birdsongteam@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Re: caterpiller photos > To: baumgrdner@xxxxxxx, tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 5:19 AM > > > > > > > > Susan makes a point that > we all would do well to > keep in mind as this and future butterfly seasons in > Tennessee develop--namely, > that a lot of the evidence about the butterflies we enjoy > is photo-based and > that a great many talented photographers among us are not > only documenting the > butterflies but doing so in an aesthetically pleasing > manner. If you go to > the BAMONA website and check out the species accounts, you > will often find that > a Tennessee photographer is among those who have > contributed photos to those > accounts. Ken Childs is one of at least a half dozen > skilled > image-gatherers from Tennessee who bring distinction to our > collective efforts > to document the distribution of our state's > butterflies. > > Thanks again Susan for > this reminder. > > Steve Stedman > Cookeville, Putnam > County > > ----- Original Message > ----- > From: > baumgrdner@xxxxxxx > > To: tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent: Wednesday, > April 29, 2009 5:26 > AM > Subject: > [TN-Butterflies] Re: caterpiller > photos > > > Fantastic > caterpillar photos > ! Reminded me to plant parsley ! > Susan Baumgardner Knox > Co. > The FAQ can be found by logging in at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=tn-butterflies Please report any abuse or questions about this list to: kjchilds@xxxxxxxxxx Users can unsubscribe from this list by sending email to tn-butterflies-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.