I noticed that there must be something wrong with my Aruncus ‘Horatio’.
The beautiful foliage of this plant looked like a Swiss cheese within a few
days. What is happening over there?
My first thought was that a snail was eating the plant at night.
Therefore I inspected the plant in the evening by the light of my torch. But no
sign of a snail on the leaves whatsoever! Sadly, the next day, the plant looked
even worse. Obviously there was something terribly wrong.
At daytime I inspected my Aruncus once again. At last, I spotted a tiny
green caterpillar. Not one, but at least a fifty of them. All together eating
like a horse from my Aruncus!
An old expression, which my father often told me, sprung to my mind:
“Those who want to see butterflies,
will have to bear with the caterpillars!”
What to do? Having fifty butterflies this summer or a plant without
leaves? I was on the horns of a dilemma.
This time I chose for the plant.
Sorry, cute tiny caterpillars for ending your lives. I just like my
plant more!
The garden is opened June 20 and 21.
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| Butterfly in my garden. Small Tortoiseshell on Astrantia. |
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| Beautiful laves of Aruncus 'Horatio'. |
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| Tiny caterpillar eating the last bits of the leave. |
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| Look what is left! |
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| Cute tiny caterpillars before...... |
Uh-oh! So many caterpillars is not nice! So...
ReplyDeleteThe plant looks much better now after the killing!
ReplyDeleteSometimes you just have to make that choice--and I'd probably make the same one. Glad your plant is getting better!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your support. I felt a little bit guilty!
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