Bayou Bend Gardens - Butterfly Garden

Clio \| Diana \| Euterpe \| Carla \| East \| Butterfly \| White \| Topiary This delightful butterfly garden is set in a forested area of the lot. Miss Hogg first planted it with purple and yellow pansies, but after a few years she replaced those flowers with boxwood borders and a bright palette of dwarf evergreen azaleas. In the spring, three shades of these azaleas create a brief but spectacular burst of color on the butterfly's wings.
	The bands of graduated red and pink flowers are composed of four varieties of Kurume hybrids: Christmas Cheer, Coral Bell, Hexe, and Hino-de-giri. Introduced to the United States in 1915, these unusual Japanese azaleas were restricted from import in 1928 and remain rare in this country.
Butterfly Garden, 1941-42 Designed by C. C. "Pat" Fleming and Albert Sheppard in collaboration with Miss Hogg
The Butterfly Garden is lighthearted in design, but noteworthy in the craftsmanship of the brickwork and the careful symmetry of the setting. The small lead cupid is flanked by two garden urns, while on each side of the butterfly a matched pair of winter-blooming camellias frame two garden benches. Previous \| Top \| Next

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