Re: Cruel Plant

I second that Zem!!! Bad for flies and mosquitos...good for the larger
pollinators....I think this plant has a bad rep for nothing!!!! LOL.



Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
Sounds like a pretty cool plant to me.
zem
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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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