Re: Butterfly Attractor
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- Subject: Re: Butterfly Attractor
- From: "* L* <l*@esn.net>
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 15:20:32 -0000
From: "B. Liddiard" <liddiard@esn.net>
From: Leslie Liddiard <liddiard@esn.net>
Mark:
Is that a five foot bush with lilac sort of looking blooms on it? If so,
it's what's called a Butterfly Bush (sp. Buddleia). They are definitely
beautiful and attract many butterflies. A lot of people grow Butterfly
Bushes in Eastern North Carolina. Enjoy!!
Leslie Liddiard
liddiard@esn.net
Goldsboro, NC
-----Original Message-----
From: william b. cook <billc@atlantic.net>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 5:28 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] Re: The Joys of Weeding
>From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>
>> And, anyone who has:
>>
>> 1. Nurtured a weed believing it was a real plant
>> 2. Pulled a real plant, believing it was a weed
>>
>Kathy,
> I have done both. I still have some plants growing, and I have no
>idea what they are. Some of them most likely will get pulled up soon.
> Two interesting things growing and near bloom. One is about five feet
>tall, and makes clusters of purple blooms and is about the best Butterfly
>attractor I have ever seen, next to the Gingers. The other is some type of
>wild Liatris. Those Liatris are welcome to come up anywhere they wish to.
>Some of them are approaching six feet tall.
> Then, of course I have to be careful not to accidentally mistake some
>Sisyrinchium for grass.
> One other thing is some type of small shrub. It is about two to three
>feet tall, has leaves somewhat like a Thornless Honey Locust, and has
>yellow flowers about the size of a US 50 cent piece, or and old-style
>British Penny.
>
>Mark A. Cook
>billc@atlantic.net
>Dunnellon, Florida.
>
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