Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Florida Green Roofs for Lepidoptera

Florida Green Roof attracting Lepidoptera, at Breaking Ground Contracting by MetroVerde

Over the years I've noticed butterflies always attracted to green roofs, especially those living roofs using native wildflowers.

Florida Green Roof attracting Lepidoptera, at Breaking Ground Contracting by MetroVerde
I think I am going to start calling my living native wildflower roofs, 'Butterfly Roofs'.


Florida Green Roof attracting Lepidoptera, at Breaking Ground Contracting by MetroVerde
Time after time I ascend the ladder or stairs to a green roof to a dance of butterflies across flowers of the sky.

Florida Green Roof attracting Lepidoptera, at Breaking Ground Contracting by MetroVerde
Here, a Gulf Fritillary dances about the green roof zinnias.

Butterfly Roofs!  I like the name as much as the Gulf fritillary likes the flowers on the Breaking Ground Contracting Green Roof!

1 comment:

Rodney Orton said...

Whoa, those are beautiful shots, Kevin! Butterflies are attracted to flowers, that's why. It would be good to add flowers to your roof garden to make it more beautiful.