Polygonia c-album – Comma

• A regular visitor to my garden

• Caterpillars will feed on Hops and Nettles, but also Currants, Elms and Willows

• Scalloped wings conceal it amongst dead leaves

• Larvae look like bird droppings

• Flexible life cycle allows it to capitalise on favourable weather

  
  

Verbena bonariensis – Purple Top

• Non-native

• South American

• Tall herbaceous perennial

• Erect branching stems up to 2m high

• Numerous clusters of Small, Lilac-purple flowers

• Flowers Summer into Autumn

• Excellent for pollinators