[NatureNS] Knapweed

Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:39:15 -0300
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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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