Re: Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)/callas/

Me, too.  I have butterfly weed in a shady, tight spot with day lilies that
get early morning sun, a raised area in the sun and in another sunny bed
that gets pretty good drainage.  In East TN, butterfly weed grows wild,
usually in sunny spots with steep slopes.   Hope this helps.

Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
holmesbm@usit.net



> [Original Message]
> From: Jesse Bell <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 05/06/2003 1:35:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)/callas/
>
> Really?  I have my butterfly weed in three different gardens...all
different 
> light, moisture and soil.  They have come back for the second year....all
of 
> them.  How strange that yours doesn't?
>
> Jesse Rene' Bell
> Claremore, OK
> Zone 6
>
>
> >From: cathy carpenter <cathyc@rnet.com>
> >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)/callas/
> >Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 13:31:36 -0500
> >
> >Don't think butterfly weed would stand the wet. By the way, anyone have 
> >hints as to how to get it to survive more than a growing season? My
swamp 
> >milkweed does great, and self seeds, butterfly weed wimps out after one 
> >year. (Yes, they are planted in entirely different areas!)
> >Cathy
> >On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 07:41 AM, Donna wrote:
> >
> >>I thought she said the cannas rotted?
> >>
> >>How about some butterfly weed? That is orange and has wildlife
value.... 
> >>Does that grow there Theresa?
> >>
> >>Donna
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: Pamela J. Evans
> >>
> >>>yes there are dwarf cannas.  I think I saw some in the Brent's and 
> >>>Becky's bulb catalog, will have to look when I get home.
> >>
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