Daylily

Back to the Butterfly Garden at the School of Discovery...the common, yet exquisite daylily.

From the Butterfly Garden

Black-eyed Susans reach for the sky at the Mallieve Breeding Butterfly Garden at the School of Discovery. These easy-to-grow Gloriosa daisies like full sun and most any kind of soil. I hope they like heat as well, because temperatures this week are in the mid-90s Fahrenheit.

School of Discovery

School is out for summer, but the grounds of the School of Discovery are like an oasis downtown. I love the courtyard atmosphere and how the building is framed by the trees. Enclosed on the left is the butterfly garden, and enclosed on the right are picnic tables and benches. The school is also the site of the Pickard Auditorium, which provides a stage and seating for large community events such as Tale-Telling Festival and Junior Miss.

Discovering The Wall

The back wall behind The School of Discovery is a colorful mural. It depicts typical local landscapes and butterflies in flight. Selma is the Butterfly Capital of Alabama, and the school, which educates city sixth graders, is also the site of the Mallieve Breeding Butterfly Garden. The school includes several arts, music and technology programs geared specifically for young people who are about to enter junior high.