Sara Johnson is a butterfly magnet.
At least, that s how Ann Cozad describes her 16-year-old niece.
“Usually, they all flock around and land on her,” Cozad said. “But there aren t very many today.”
Saturday was the opening day for the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory s live butterfly exhibit, “Color in Motion.”
The attraction will be on display until June 27.
Box office employees were offering a discount on the usual admission fee because the butterfly population inside the 30-foot by 30-foot by 30-foot tent was probably less than 20.
The conservatory orders 100 to 200 chrysalises each week and puts them on display so visitors can watch butterflies hatch over a few days before being released inside the contained space dotted with flowering plants.