Re: butterfly bush

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] butterfly bush
• From: Cathy Carpenter c*@insightbb.com
• Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 22:03:27 -0500
• In-reply-to: 005901c5702e$f5632850$010f120a@U0N15001S
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Mine is flowering now.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jun 13, 2005, at 10:45 AM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing  
Center wrote:

> 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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