Re: butterfly bush


Mine Ice balled was in the ground.  I'm sure some of the manis must be 
around too- didn't look to hard today- was too busy afterwork setting up 
the new furniture in my office finally.  Love the new bookshelf.  For 
the first time in years, I can actually put everything away!

Theresa

Donna wrote:

>Interesting Theresa... ok, those with aphid problems, where were they
>planted? 
>
>My ice ballet is in the pond, my incartana is in a bog... the one with the
>aphids was tuberose and that was in the ground...hum?
>
>Donna
>Ps- Theresa, look around - betting some of the mantis survived!
>
>  
>
>>I had an Ice Ballet for one summer- it was completely covered with
>>florescent orange aphids!  But, then it died over the winter- so now I
>>just have a yellow, and one that is 2-toned (red/yellow) that I love.
>>
>>Theresa
>>
>>Donna wrote:
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>>>Asclepias tuberose is the orange common one. My Monarchs don't seen to
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>>mind
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>>>which one they attack. I love them, but have gotten rid of the common one
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>>as
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>>>I just can't deal with all those aphids! The pink (incarnata) and white
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>>(Ice
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>>>Ballet?) don't seem to be bothered with aphids as bad...at least
>>>controllable!
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