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10-07-2006, 02:44 PM
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Plant of the Week 69
Plant of the Week 69 is a much-loved die-back shrub that blooms from mid-Summer until several hard freezes, and attracts many kinds of butterflies.
Usual rules: Private message me with your guess, and don't post your answer in the thread.
No replies for right answers on this easy Plant of the Week. Identify the butterflies if you are looking for a challenge.
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10-07-2006, 02:46 PM
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This beauty was visiting POTW69 mid-July in Maryland.
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10-07-2006, 02:48 PM
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Spotted this guy on a bright balmy late September day just east of Lake Geneva.
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10-07-2006, 02:51 PM
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Garden lore has it that the white cultivars of POTW69 are the best butterfly attracters.
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10-08-2006, 11:53 AM
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Feeling bad about last weeks stumper Voodoo?
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10-08-2006, 06:44 PM
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Voodoo must have felt real bad about the last POTW 
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10-08-2006, 10:21 PM
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10-09-2006, 08:25 PM
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Pm sent.
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10-09-2006, 11:11 PM
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PM sent.
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10-14-2006, 01:28 PM
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Last call on Plant of the Week 69!
I will end the suspense Sunday night.
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10-17-2006, 01:38 AM
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Or Monday night, whichever comes last.
Plant of the Week 69 is Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii.
Congratulations to prapoza, Ax Man, jon korevec, bcx400, TrickyDick, dan deutekom, Lanelle, Hamons, rivergirl, HardDaysKnight, HRLand, Helios, trees, 4seasons, and Prolawns, who got it right.
POTW69 wasn't much of an identification challenge, but it sure stood out in my observations all season, and especially this fall, as a shrub that just keeps performing, weather and care be damned.
The first butterfly is an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. The second is a Black Swallowtail with a damaged wing.
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10-18-2006, 07:55 AM
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I have noticed a large amount of butterflies around here this year. I suppose it's because of the mild winter we had?
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