[NatureNS] Knapweed

Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:57:57 -0300
From: Peter Payzant <pce@accesswave.ca>
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Are there any butterflies on your knapweed? There is lots of it in 
bloom, but it doesn't appear to be attracting butterflies, at least in 
the locations I have visited. Usually it's a butterfly magnet.

Peter Payzant
Waverley

On 2012-07-19 8:40 AM, fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
> I allow knapweed to grow freely in one part of my yard.  Mine has been blooming for a couple of weeks now.
>
> Marian Fulton
> Hantsport NS
>
> ---- Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi All
> We were enjoying Keji the last few days - thunder storms and all!
> One evening I was sitting by the lake - the water is at summer low level
> with an area of grass and other plants extending out 100 m in places
> from the high water shore.
> As I watched a Rail ( Sora ) came flapping by - 5 m in front of me.
> Legs dangling - just over the top of the grass barely able to keep air borne.
> It went on perhaps 20 m and dropped in to the grass.
> Probably more common than we see but an interesting bird.
> The knapweed there is not yet in full flower - 25 % as a guess but there was
> butterflies around it. Lots of other nice flowers.
> Enjoy the summer
> Paul
>
>

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