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| I have 2 random plants that I am desparately hoping are not weeds! I also can't figure out how to upload a picture into a post, so I am failing at both gardening and technology today! I'm including a link...
I planted a ton of both butterfly weed, and zinnia seeds well over 2 months ago but neither one showed up to the party. Might the plant in the first pic be butterfly weed? It looks large in the picture but its actually about 4 inches tall. The second could be zinnia? (It's growing near an already-established zinnia that I bought after I gave up.) The third picture is just me showing off my first-time butterfly garden. We had a rough start with animals eating everything but seem to be picking up now! Any ideas/thoughts/feedback would be greatly appreciated! I tried looking up weeds online to try to figure out if I should just yank them out but its a pretty hopeless adventure if you don't know the name of what kind of weed it might me! Thanks so much in advance! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Unknown plants
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| Photo 1 is Asclepias tuberosa, aka butterfly milkweed. Photo 2 looks like a milkweed, but not one I recognize. I would give it time, and see if it flowers. |
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- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 11 at 12:36
| The second picture is a zinnia. Your garden is lovely! Sherry |
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- Posted by monkeybelle 6B (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 11 at 13:16
| Thank you both so much! And exactly what I was hoping to hear, too! My husband will be happy to hear, as I let him pick the zinnia seeds...although he made it a mission to pick the "loudest" color he could find. I'm sure the red and white striped flowers are going to be an interesting addition! |
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- Posted by mechelle_m z9 TX (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 11 at 14:10
| Your garden is lovely. Welcome to your new obsession, butterfly gardening. It definitely is a worthwhile hobby and very satisfying. Hope you get lots of butterfly visitors and they lay lots of eggs for you. Mechelle |
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- Posted by MsMorningSong 9 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 11 at 16:12
| Do butterflies like zinnias? Which butterflies, and are there favorite cultivars of zinnia they prefer? |
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- Posted by coolbutterfly 4b (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 11 at 21:29
| MS, Here is a link to an old thread about butterflies and zinnias Tony |
Here is a link that might be useful: Which zinnias attract butterflies
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- Posted by monkeybelle 6 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 11 at 22:41
| I am certainly hoping for many "visitors"...there were a good number of butterflies that passed through my yard last year without any gardens, so I really just wanted to convince them to hang out a little longer this year! My work hours are cut back for the summer so I need some sort of hobby to keep me occupied until September! I also love taking pictures and am looking forward to some great shots. Everything here is pretty much trial and error based on internet research...I came across a couple sites that claimed zinnias are good for the local butterflies here in south Jersey. We'll see! |
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