my red hot pokers bloomed(at least one of them) for the first time. i started them from seed last year. the bloom has a lot of little flies crawling on it. is this normal?
geuss the nectar is sweet and attracting them.
Last edited by porter57; May 5th, 2007 at 02:52 PM.
Mine attract hummers and ants. And earwigs too. I'm not sure how to possibly get rid of the bugs without doing damage to the hummers so I pretty much leave them alone. Good job from seed.
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