Re: Iris Pollinators
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Iris Pollinators
- From: D* L* <g*@rogerswave.ca>
- Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 14:12:34 -0600 (MDT)
On Thu, 1 May 1997, Rodney Barton wrote:
> It was late, almost dark, before I made my rounds in the iris beds on
> Tuesday evening. Also making the rounds in the Louisiana iris was
> what must have been a humming bird moth. Anyone seen this before?
>
> Rodney Barton
> rbarton@hsc.unt.edu
> Hickory Creek, (North Central) Texas, USA
Rodney, I see this every year but usually in July and it likes the
bright red bee balms. I'll have to keep an eye out for it in the
irises. I have some Louisianas which I think will flower this year
so I will try to catch them on these. Thanks for letting us know
about this.
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
Zone 5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
