Re: Brugscents
- Subject: Re: Brugscents
- From: Richard Dufresne s*@infi.net
- Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 00:30:16 -0400
At 09:16 PM 10/8/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>I share Liz's and Moira's fondness for the sweet night scent of Brugmansias.
........... I also have a large peach Brugmansia which just finished
blooming. Its blooms also only give off fragrance when it cools off. I'm
guessing these beauties are moth-pollinated.
>
>Karrie Reid
Karrie:
They are favorites of sphinx moths, the adult forms of tomato and tobacco
hornworms. They beat their wings as fast as their larvae eat. When you
first see and hear one, you might think it was a funny-looking hummingbird
for a few moments.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
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