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This Blooming ......What is it????????? #86717 September 5th, 2006 at 02:22 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge OP Member
OP dodge Member Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	Any one have any Idea what I have here? it just started blooming, the leaves are thick and hairy like.......... It has blooms in red and blooms in yellow?/ Any help is appreciated. dodge:o) .Happy Labor day.

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Re: This Blooming ......What is it????????? #86718 September 5th, 2006 at 02:35 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 coastal n.c. zuzu's petals Member
zuzu's petals Member Joined: Aug 2005 coastal n.c.	Looks like "Butterfly weed/Milkweed", Asclepias is a wonderful plant for butterfly gardens

Re: This Blooming ......What is it????????? #86719 September 5th, 2006 at 03:03 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Knoxville, TN A alankhart Member
alankhart Member A Joined: Aug 2002 Knoxville, TN	It's also very easy to start from seed if you want to grow more. Start it early enough and it will usually bloom the first year.

Re: This Blooming ......What is it????????? #86720 September 5th, 2006 at 03:25 AM
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OP dodge Member Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	zuzu & Alanhart thank you so much for the quick info...... Now is it perennial or annual.? Kinda cute. I did plant it this spring from seed inside..I am impressed .. NOw I can sleep tonite.........;o) Happy Labor day. dodge .

Re: This Blooming ......What is it????????? #86721 September 5th, 2006 at 08:11 AM
Joined: May 2006 Ontario, Canada kennyso Member
kennyso Member Joined: May 2006 Ontario, Canada	not too sure, but I think it's a perennial (or it reseeds enough to come back each year) I know they spread by runner and they look nice in a small clump

Re: This Blooming ......What is it????????? #86722 September 5th, 2006 at 08:28 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge OP Member
OP dodge Member Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	ken, All I read is they resent replanting.. Daaaaaaaaaa I wanted to put them in a differet bed.. They might get mad..........ha ha dodge

Re: This Blooming ......What is it????????? #86723 September 6th, 2006 at 09:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Knoxville, TN A alankhart Member
alankhart Member A Joined: Aug 2002 Knoxville, TN	It is a perennial, but I'm not sure what zones. I do know the A. tuberosa is hardier than the A. curassivica. If the flowers are all orange, you probably have tuberosa... if orange, red and yellow, it's probably curassivica.

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Re: This Blooming ......What is it????????? #86724 September 7th, 2006 at 01:52 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge OP Member
OP dodge Member Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	Orange and yellow .......I have I am zone 6 or 5, depends who you talk to.;o( dodge

Re: This Blooming ......What is it????????? #86725 September 8th, 2006 at 10:54 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Toronto, Canada Carly Member
Carly Member Joined: Jul 2004 Toronto, Canada	Definitely perennial . . . I'm going with the milk weed. Lots of it around in the scrub off the sides of the road here.

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