Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Bandstand and Butterflies! 14/08/2016

It had been a couple of years since last visiting the Botanical Gardens. A dull Sunday afternoon was brightened by the sight of some spectacular plants and butterflies! A ray or two of sunshine would have given some justice to the flower images but that was out of my control.;-)

 

Butterfly Border.

Unfortunately there was not one butterfly to be seen on this walk, weather and a poor season for butterflies in general by all accounts.

 

 

 

 

 

The Shrubbery

This is just how I would like my garden to look.;-)

 

 

A lonesome and in moult Peacock! I have just read this on an Animals website, very apt:

 

A Peacock without his feathers is like a king without a crown, a tiger without its stripes, a cowboy without his boots.

 

 

Bands play in the bandstand every Sunday and Bank Holiday from April- October at approximately 2.00pm. I hope to catch one of the performances before the season ends.

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There are four glasshouses to explore and enjoy.  Exotic Tropical House, Subtropical,  Mediterranean and Arid Houses.

A great variety of species of Carnivorous plants were on display. Strangely not many flies were around!!!

 

 Butterfly House

 

A few images of some of the butterflies, the species are native to the climates of Central America and Africa. It would have been helpful to have had a leaflet or photographic guide on show to identify the species seen. They were all very beautiful to see whatever they were called.

I believe this butterfly is a Citrus Swallowtail.

This one maybe a Malachite butterfly.

 

That is the end of my short trip to Birmingham Botanical Gardens, well worth a visit if you are in the area!