Re: butterfly bush

Your seasons are definitely different.  Our Buddleias are still just putting
on growth.  I think they flower in August.
Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:47 PM
Subject: [CHAT] butterfly bush


> Hi folks...how are ya?
>
> Hey I planted a Buddleaiaosn something or other.  Sorry but it's like
> budleai...hmmm, well anyway common name butterfly bush.  It's about 10'
high
> now and 4' across.  It has hundreds of beautiful purple spikes of flowers.
> I frankly forgot that it was called the butterfly bush until my lovely
wife
> Linda called me at one of the markets and told me that this bush is being
> completely invaded by Monarch butterflies.  When I got home she was right
> there must be a hundred or so of the little guys all swarming all over
this
> plant.  Love it!  However, I was talking to an MG today about Hibs and I
> mentioned the butterflies and she seems to think they are Pink Ladies and
> not Monarchs.  I had noticed that these seem smaller than Monarchs but the
> coloring is awfully close.  Apparently Pink Ladies appear before Monarchs?
> In either case they're neat!
>
> David
> http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
>
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