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------=_Part_2373269_178498634.1421444216340 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many species will do well under site conditions where they would not in the= wild if competition is controlled, as in horticultural landscapes. I have= =C2=A0 swamp milkweed in two garden areas, one with impeded drainage and gy= psum to simulate optimal habitat, the other=C2=A0 with no special amendment= s or conditions. Both sets do equally well.=20 I also have the Butterfly milkweed, right now only in large containers wher= e it does fine. Initial stock for both came from the spring sale of plants grown from seed = at Irving Botanical Gardens about 5 years ago. Both produce lots of seed.= =C2=A0 I have distributed to smamp milkweed to=C2=A0 friends who have had g= ood success with them after vernalization (not tried without vernalization)= . From: Larry Bogan <larry@bogan.ca> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 11:58 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Butterfly Weed not Bush =20 Butterfly Weed is the milkweed not 'Bush'. Sorry ////// =3D=3D=3D /////// Larry Bogan=20 Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia <larry@bogan.ca> On Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:52:08 -0400 Larry Bogan <larry@bogan.ca> wrote: > We have lots of Common Milkweed and that is mainly what feeds the Monarch= s that we raise.=C2=A0 We also have planted Swamp Milkweed and Butterfly Bu= sh (the orange flowered milkweed). We have sandy soils here in the=20 ------=_Part_2373269_178498634.1421444216340 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He= lveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, = Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_142144303= 4888_9419">Many species will do well under site conditions where they would= not in the wild if competition is controlled, as in horticultural landscap= es. I have swamp milkweed in two garden areas, one with impeded drain= age and gypsum to simulate optimal habitat, the other with no special= amendments or conditions. Both sets do equally well. <br></div><div id=3D"= yui_3_16_0_1_1421443034888_9445"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14214430= 34888_9470" dir=3D"ltr">I also have the Butterfly milkweed, right now only = in large containers where it does fine.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_142144= 3034888_9473" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421443034888_9= 475" dir=3D"ltr">Initial stock for both came from the spring sale of plants= grown from seed at Irving Botanical Gardens about 5 years ago. Both produc= e lots of seed. I have distributed to smamp milkweed to friends= who have had good success with them after vernalization (not tried without= vernalization).<br> </div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421443034888_9403" sty= le=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neu= e, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id= =3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421443034888_9402" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, H= elvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px= ;"> <div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421443034888_9405" dir=3D"ltr"> <hr id=3D"yui_= 3_16_0_1_1421443034888_9415" size=3D"1"> <font id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14214430= 34888_9407" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;"= >From:</span></b> Larry Bogan <larry@bogan.ca><br> <b><span style=3D"= font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span st= yle=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 16, 2015 11:58 = AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS]= Butterfly Weed not Bush<br> </font> </div> <div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421443= 034888_9401" class=3D"y_msg_container"><br>Butterfly Weed is the milkweed n= ot 'Bush'. Sorry<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">////// =3D=3D=3D ////= ///<br clear=3D"none">Larry Bogan <br clear=3D"none">Brooklyn Corner, Nova = Scotia<br clear=3D"none"><<a id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421443034888_9577" shap= e=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:larry@bogan.ca" href=3D"mailto:larry@bogan.ca"= >larry@bogan.ca</a>><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br>= <br></div><div class=3D"yqt3600750405" id=3D"yqtfd80560"><br clear=3D"none"= >On Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:52:08 -0400<br clear=3D"none">Larry Bogan <<a sh= ape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:larry@bogan.ca" href=3D"mailto:larry@bogan.c= a">larry@bogan.ca</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">> = We have lots of Common Milkweed and that is mainly what feeds the Monarchs = that we raise. We also have planted Swamp Milkweed and Butterfly Bush= (the orange flowered milkweed). We have sandy soils here in the <br clear= =3D"none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html> ------=_Part_2373269_178498634.1421444216340--
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