RE: well now....

Donna: Congrats. on the babies, Mom! That does seem like a really long
time to hatch, but when you stop to think that some insects (like the 17
year locusts) also have really long time to hatching, maybe it isn't so
bad. I agree, I've never seen a hibiscus do that but then my experience
with them is limited...where is Dave...he would know. And here in Iowa,
the monarchs are just in the past couple of weeks putting in an
appearance in numbers great enough to be noticed...maybe this is the
year that we will finally see the impact of that devastating kill off
this species experienced a few years ago.


Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Wed 07/16, Donna  < justme@prairieinet.net > wrote:
From: Donna  [mailto: justme@prairieinet.net]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:43:27 -0500
Subject: [CHAT] well now....

Well now.... <br><br>My hibiscus has an interesting flower today....
looks like one is trying<br>to come out of the center of the existing
flower, didn't do that on the<br>other blooms...... confused... have a
look...<br><br>http://illianagardenpond.org/highvoltage.jpg<br><br>

    http://illianagardenpond.org/highvoltage2.jpg<br><br><br>Another

issue of my garden is where are the monarch butterflies?!?
My<br>butterfly weed actually bloomed with leaves on it! Most years
the<br>caterpillar stage destroys them.... anyone else notice
this?<br><br><br>One last note, I have baby mantis!!!!!!!!!!!! Saw a few
yesterday,<br>should have taken a picture, but no time. If you all
recall, I found the<br>nest (or what ever it is called) in the spring...
can not believe it<br>took this long to
hatch!<br><br>Donna<br><br>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br>To
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