Re: butterfly bush

Really? I wouldn't have thought we'd be that different.
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] butterfly bush


> 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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