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Posted: Jun/22/2007 12:20 PM PST
Has anyone planted this in their gardens? Anything specific I should know? I have planeted the Butterfly bush in the past with no success. Zone 5 didn't seem to be warm enough. The always died over the winter. I have a neighbor who had a similar experience with this. I stumbled across this striking orange specimen at the garden center today on my lunch break and could not pass it up. You don't see many orange plants like this. It sounds pretty hardy. I'm excited to go home and introduce it to its new home. Wish me luck. Tina Attachments:  |
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Posted: Jun/22/2007 12:22 PM PST
I have some butterfly flowers and I am in zone 4. They grow well. They are almost blooming so I will post a picture when they do. |
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Posted: Jun/22/2007 2:33 PM PST
These grow wild on the roadside here in Kentucky. They like full sun (especially in your zone) and they develop a long tap root. I believe (don't quote me  ) that these are in the milkweed family and are a great monarch butterfly magnet. Let's see if I can get the spelling right *asclepias* dang that doesn't look right (but it is ). This plant does not come up early in the year ~ mark the spot if you put seeds out to overwinter.
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Posted: Jun/22/2007 4:46 PM PST
Yep, they are slow starters. But they are well worth the wait!! |
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