{"id":717,"date":"2014-06-22T15:21:52","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T19:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viciousgrin.com\/blog\/?p=717"},"modified":"2014-06-22T15:28:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-22T19:28:19","slug":"black-swallowtail-butterflies-like-parsley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viciousgrin.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/22\/black-swallowtail-butterflies-like-parsley\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Swallowtail Butterflies Like Parsley"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, I have learned something new and interesting about, arguably, some of the prettiest insects in the animal kingdom, butterflies. Lining our driveway, in the rainwater runoff path, we have a butterfly garden planted with many pretty blooming plants (and currently, a healthy host of weeds). On our deck, we have an impromptu herb garden in a giant whiskey barrel. We have discovered, however, one particular herb is quite popular with the bugs — curly parsley. As of around lunchtime, I counted five black swallowtail\u00a0caterpillars hanging out and eating my herbs. While I’m not\u00a0thrilled<\/em> the wannabe butterflies are chowing down on my parsley, I’m also not currently using it myself, either. I hope they hang out and we get to see the big boys (or girls) they will become at their next stage of life.<\/p>\n

\"Black<\/a>\"Two<\/a>A handful more pictures of the garden so far at my Google+ profile: Garden 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This weekend, I have learned something new and interesting about, arguably, some of the prettiest insects in the animal kingdom, butterflies. Lining our driveway, in the rainwater runoff path, we have a butterfly garden planted with many pretty blooming plants (and currently, a healthy host of weeds). On our deck, we have an impromptu herb … <\/p>\n

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