Re: Cruel Plant

It is interesting, but doesn't look anything like that plant.  I was going
to try to send an URL, but SH has their site set up in divided windows with
popups and   when I copied the URL and tested it, it wouldn't work.

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vera Metzke" <vmetzke@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Cruel Plant


> sounds very curious!  Feed me Seymore?
> Vera
>
> On 5/14/05, Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
> > Sounds like a pretty cool plant to me.
> > zem
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
> > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> > To: "Perennials" <perennials@hort.net>; <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 3:42 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] Cruel Plant
> >
> > > Does anyone grow Cruel Plant, Cynanchum ascyrifolium?
> > > Described as a well-behaved clump-former with vague semi-vining
tendencies
> > > and waxy white flowers in axillary cymes.  Once it starts blooming, it
> > > continues for almost the entire  summer, virtually pest-free.
> > >
> > > It's an asclepiad, so when I found it at Seneca Hill, I thought it
might
> > > be
> > > good for our Birds, Bees, and Butterflies garden, so I ordered one.
> > > A little research though came up with: "...Plants in [this family]
> > > generally
> > > have unique flowers designed for large pollinators, bees or
butterflies
> > > that
> > > can manipulate the flowers."  sounded like I might be right, but it
went
> > > on
> > > to say, "The Cruel Plant was thought to be 'cruel' to small insects
like
> > > flies and mosquitoes.  The white flowers entrap small insects that
come to
> > > feed on their nectar.  The trapped insects die or become prey for
other
> > > insects."
> > > So I am wondering, is this the proper sentiment for a plant residing
in
> > > the
> > > BBB garden?
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
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