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Gardening

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)

8. That is so true about the not babying part

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #7)

Tue May 29, 2012, 09:57 AM

May 2012

Once they're in a good spot, they do all the work.

Went to Callaway Gardens butterfly house once and they had all sorts of dishes with mashed bananas in them for the butterflies.

The butterflies were so stunning.

Hope you have a happy day, Curmudgeoness....I'm going out to garden today.

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The Chaste Trees came in [View all] Tsiyu May 2012 OP

No, I haven't. Denninmi May 2012 #1

I didn't get one. But I was admiring them. They have a spicy smell, sort of like eucalyptus Tsiyu May 2012 #3

I have never heard of this plant Curmudgeoness May 2012 #2

Sounds like good female meds - should the need arise - Tsiyu May 2012 #4

To attract butterflies, Curmudgeoness May 2012 #5

I had a dish with some pineapple core in it the last day or so Tsiyu May 2012 #6

It happens. I keep the fruit dish far enough away Curmudgeoness May 2012 #7

That is so true about the not babying part Tsiyu May 2012 #8

sounds like a tiger swallowtail butterfly. BlueToTheBone Jun 2012 #14

It wasn't a swallowtail Tsiyu Jun 2012 #15

I just went to the garden center at lunch. Bought one! Denninmi Jun 2012 #9

Yes it is indeed Tsiyu Jun 2012 #10

Well, it will just be a dieback perennial here, Denninmi Jun 2012 #11

That is a mombo bloom Tsiyu Jun 2012 #12

I got one this spring and still have it in its pot. BlueToTheBone Jun 2012 #13

It has a spicy smell too, sort of like butterfly bush Tsiyu Jun 2012 #16

I have a 15 footer on the east side of the house and a 10 footer on the west.... Rowdyboy Jun 2012 #17

Do you do hardwood cuttings? Tsiyu Jun 2012 #18