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Thu, Feb 2, 12 at 17:06
| I am planting Vernonia gigantea in my butterfly garden. does this tall plant handle wind well? any thoughts are appreciated. |
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- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Sat, Feb 4, 12 at 21:23
| I've never grown it in my garden, but I see it growing wild roadside. It never gets as tall as the scientific name implies, so I think it'd do fine. Butterflies really like to nectar on the flowers, and I just LOVE their dark magenta color! Sherry |
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- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Sat, Feb 4, 12 at 21:25
| It only gets about ?4' tall here. My idea of gigantic is joe-pye-weed, which gets 9' or 10' tall and always winds up leaning over. Sherry |
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- Posted by butterflyaddict 9ish (My Page) on Fri, Feb 17, 12 at 21:08
| Thanks missshherry, I bought one from almosteden nursery and planted it two weeks ago. It has gown 5 inches already. I have it planted in moist area with joe pye, and crimson eye mallow. I've already started emptying my greenhouse and I can't wait for spring! This is my second year of Butterfly gardening and I'm totally addicted ! |
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- Posted by susanlynne48 OKC7a (My Page) on Sat, Feb 18, 12 at 9:55
| I don't have that particular species, but I have V. fasciculata, which is supposed to be a shorter version of Tall Ironwood. Mine gets about 5' tall, though, rather than 2-4' tall as it is supposed to. We have ferocious winds in Oklahoma, and mine get knocked down to the ground last year. However, I propped it up and it was fine - no broken stems or damage. Susan |
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| I put in a single ironweed last year but I don't remember which species. I put it in late and it got up to 4'. It is still standing. Dead, but still standing. |
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- Posted by susanlynne48 OKC7a (My Page) on Sun, Feb 19, 12 at 8:11
| KC, 2011 was the 2nd year for mine. It flowered pretty much all summer and fall. However, it didn't attract many butterflies at all, either in 2010 or 2011. Susan |
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