via My Skinny Garden on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
You were right - it's Milkweed.
I'm guessing this is more likely memory lapse than serendipity. I did start some of these from seed that GB gave me but I have no recollection of planting this in the front garden. But, since it's the identical one that I was oohing and ahhing over at her house last year, I'm assuming that's exactly what it is. . .
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via Gardening in Central Florida on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
Asclepias humistrata, the Sandhill Milkweed. Growing in full sun, in sugar sand, here in Central Florida. I see it pretty regularly while fishing out at Lake Woodruff. Beautiful and tough as nails.
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via Doug Greens Garden Blog on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
Sometimes weeds can be just as beautiful as the flowers we grow in our. . .
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via Blue Ridge blog on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens."
It is weird these favorite things don't include butterflies.
Because they should.
It has been a long weekend and I don't have much more to say other than butterflies deserve more respect...except for those obnoxious monarchs. They are the bullies of the butterfly world--dipping and diving upon the backs of others hoping to intimidate them to moving on to the next door nectar...
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via As the Garden Grows on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
I noticed that my hybrid Butterfly Milkweed - Asclepias tuberosa - had started to form buds. I had noticed the developing buds about a week and a half ago as I took a walk in my garden checking on...
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Originally uploaded by tomygardenpath.
This milkweed pod was growing in the middle of a patch of tall brown grass. I love the way fall colors blend together and go so well against the dark autumn sky. You can see more of my fall photos here.
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via Dirt Under My Nails on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
When I went to Hershey Gardens, I came back with a pocket full of fluff and seeds clinging to the fluff. I did attempt to document the plant the seeds came off of, not that that is any indication of what they will look like. There were at least two types of milkweed in the gardens. The plant that I got the seeds from was Asclepias "Silky Gold". It probably was Tuberosa, since the sign had Milkweed/Butterflyweed listed as the common name.
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via Spruce Pine Cottage on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
People sometimes talk about the "milkweed community." If you look at the picture above you can get some idea of what that means. I've blogged about milkweed before, and I've mentioned that milkweed provides homes for more than just monarch caterpillars. There are dozens of species that depend on milkweed. We've really been able to observe this phenomenon this year.
Any milkweed leaf that we turn over reveals aphids, various nymphs and larva, beetles, assassin bugs, and...
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via Kerry's Garden on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
Most people plant flowers to enjoy their beauty, aroma etc. I have many flowers that I grow for those reasons but one in particular, Butterfly Weed (a milkweed), I started from seed a couple of years ago in hopes that the local Monarchs would leave their young to feed on them. This is [...]
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Posted by kerry Reblogged by Old Roses to butterflies, caterpillars, milkweed on 2006-06-27, 23:27:44
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via Dirt Under My Nails on 2006-02-01, 07:12:00
I admit that I'm not the best person when it comes to native plants. I've got plans for the the stereotypical pansies and petunias and maybe some marigolds...
...and another point of view on the topic of native plants vs. exotics
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