Re: Cruel Plant

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Cruel Plant
• From: Pam Evans g*@gmail.com
• Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 05:55:12 -0500
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Wonder how well that plant handles heat.  I could use a few to combat
my skeeters.


On 5/16/05, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
> Well, it is going in the Birds, Bees, & Butterflies Garden after all.  They
> like it.
> Kitty
> neIN, Z5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jesse Bell" <silverhawk@flash.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 7:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
> > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> > To: "Perennials"
> > ;
> > 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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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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