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Saturday, January 9, 2021 A cold day today in Central Florida – in the 50’s today.  Stayed inside mostly.  Took a walk to the mailbox and noticed a butterfly that I hadn’t noticed in my yard before.  It is just hanging out on some branches of my blue curls  (Trichostema dichotomum).  I believe it is a Gulf Fritillary  Google Lens agrees with me. Here are some of what’s blooming in my garden this month:      Blue Plumbago:     Although non-native, it’s Florida Friendly, and a larval host plant to the Cassius Blue Butterfly.  My Walter’s Viburnum (Viburnum obovatum) has a small branch of white flowers greeting me today.  I think it must have gotten confused with the warm weather we had the past few weeks.  It’s a bit early to be blooming!           This Narrowleaf silk grass ( Pityopsis graminifolia) has some delightful yellow flowers poking up above the stalks.  It also se...