Linda Lee, What great timing for a seed swap! Everybody, how about posting your list of seeds you have to trade, as well as your list of "wants"? Melany...
Happy New Year everybody! While drinking my first cup of coffee in 2005, I've been busy cleaning out the photo and file section of our site. We were full to...
Hello , after being away from working with butterflies I am getting ready for spring .Rubye and I managed the butterfly propagating house and garden in the...
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Bill, tried to email you to tell you about the Carolina Butterfly Society since you are now in NC. Your address wouldn't go through. Please check the website...
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Hello! It's that time again. Time for the moderator's reminder of, what I like to call "group norms". These are unwritten 'rules' agreed upon by most of our...
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I have Swamp milkweeds: Ice Ballet (white) Cinderella and/or SoulMate (pink) that I mixed up by mistake. They are very similar in appearance. Also have...
Good to hear from you again. Though you had unfortunate circumstances, may a new rainbow shine through the clouds. You made sunlight shine in so many peoples...
Sue I received the swamp milkweed, Ice Ballet and Soul Mate, that you sent me last fall. Thank you so much. The zinnia seeds would be wonderful, here is SW WI...
Hi all, I just thought I'd introduce myself, i'm Jeannie, and I live in North Central Florida, Zone 8b. I love to garden and just bought a 1.36 acre property...
Hi Jeanne, The orange butterflies (and probably orange caterpillars with black spikes) are Gulf Fritilaries. Most likely, you have Maypops (P. incarnata), a...
Melany I gleaned some great info from your email to Jean. I have a friend starting a garden for his daughter. I gave him Sedum, Echinacea, Liatris and Monarda...
Hi Donna, Oh yeah! I forgot about Liatris!! And the coneflowers are great too! I like the little Zinnia multi-flora (I think) these are the little bushy...
Hi Melany and all, Cool. Good to have more space for photos. Sometimes I just want to upload a photo or two for a week to share something in the garden and...
Hi Ruth and all, I am definitely interested in Asclepias syriaca if there is some left. I have to see what I have as far as seeds go. Richard James Long Beach,...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. MONDAY NIGHT CHAT Date: Monday, January 3, 2005 Time: 7:00PM - 8:00PM CST (GMT-06:00) MONDAY NITE CHAT...
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Hi Richard, It depends on your imaging software, but in most, you do a "Save As" and choose a .jpg or .jpeg extension (JPG file type) and the software will ...
... From: "Richard" <richpipe@...> ... I have tons of Asclepias syriaca and tuberosa, as well as a bunch of other stuff. I'll find the time to go through...
Michele I have purchased Asclepia plants in the past and they don't grow. Could you offer some advice? thanks ds ... From: "Richard" <richpipe@...> ... I...
It depends on the species and your climate. What species did you try and where do you live? I am in USDA Zone 9B, and I have been unsuccessful with Asclepias ...
Larry I live in Zone 4, SW and Central Wisconsin. I read of others having problems with asclepia also. Perhaps I'm not giving it enough attention. ds Larry...
Asclepias is the genus for most milkweed species. If you are talking about the species "Common Milkweed," or Asclepias syriaca, you are definitely in its...
Michele I have purchased Asclepia plants in the past and they don't grow. Could you offer some advice? thanks ds First thing to check would be enough sun and...
Depending on where you live, it might be better to plant the seeds in the fall. After all, this is how Mother Nature does it. I have started Asclepias seeds...
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Richard and anyone interested, just reply to my personal email mannichr@... with what you want. Ruth ... From: Richard To:...
Carolyn, I do not get flowers on my A. syriaca either, but it spreads like crazy.. (We both live in SC.) I thought it must be the heat here in SC. I wonder...
Hi Ginger, Some A. syriaca grows near my parents' place in Maryland, and a couple of times I raided the seed pods to try them in Florida. After some failures,...
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