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I have not spent much time in that area of the yard recently - not sure if there are many butterflies around or not. I also have a patch of milkweed in bloom in another area and have seen a few monarchs around it. Marian Fulton Hantsport NS ---- Peter Payzant <pce@accesswave.ca> wrote: > Are there any butterflies on your knapweed? There is lots of it in > bloom, but it doesn't appear to be attracting butterflies, at least in > the locations I have visited. Usually it's a butterfly magnet. > > Peter Payzant > Waverley > > On 2012-07-19 8:40 AM, fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > > I allow knapweed to grow freely in one part of my yard. Mine has been blooming for a couple of weeks now. > > > > Marian Fulton > > Hantsport NS > > > > ---- Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Hi All > > We were enjoying Keji the last few days - thunder storms and all! > > One evening I was sitting by the lake - the water is at summer low level > > with an area of grass and other plants extending out 100 m in places > > from the high water shore. > > As I watched a Rail ( Sora ) came flapping by - 5 m in front of me. > > Legs dangling - just over the top of the grass barely able to keep air borne. > > It went on perhaps 20 m and dropped in to the grass. > > Probably more common than we see but an interesting bird. > > The knapweed there is not yet in full flower - 25 % as a guess but there was > > butterflies around it. Lots of other nice flowers. > > Enjoy the summer > > Paul > > > > >
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