Fritillary

I'm pretty certain that the one we found was a kind of Fritillary, aren't you, Julian?

Five Go To Billycock Hill Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1957

I didn't know any butterflies at all; and if any one had said 'Fritillary' to me, I should have thought it was something to eat. "

Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896

The spotting of the Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly coincides with the opening of their favorite treat, the Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed.

I Thoughteth They Were Flowers « Fairegarden 2010

Fritillary raddeanaTaken March 20, 2008 this picture shows the first years bloom from the fall before planting.

Emergence « Fairegarden 2009

Some years ago I lived near Oxford where there was a protected meadow flood plain full of Fritillary,so I always think back when this flower appears in a post.

Some Bulbs « Fairegarden 2009

The Great Spangled Fritillary are wonderful and worth the patient wait…as was the Rice Paper beauty…I think you did well shooting left handed.

Greeted By Butterflies « Fairegarden 2009

A few holes are expected, some even welcome, as in the case of the passionvine, Passiflora incarnata, the larval food of the splendidly dark orange Gulf Fritillary butterfly.

You Can So Do This « Fairegarden 2009

After the initial burst of Great Spangled Fritillary activity when the Asclepias first opened, the flying flowers have been sparse.

Mish Mashy Breakthroughs « Fairegarden 2009

I had thought we were seeing the Monarch until this year when I identified the Fritillary as what I thought were the Monarch.

August Clues « Fairegarden 2008

The result of all those passionvines with holey leaves is one of my favorite garden guests, the Gulf Fritillary.

Plant It And They Will Come « Fairegarden 2008