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Old 28-03-2004, 10:36 PM
Rodger Whitlock
 
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Default How do I attract butterflies

On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:09:32 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:

I hesitate to suggest growing some nettles in a pot, as you would need
to prevent them seeding.


IIRC, nettles are dioecious. That is, individual plants bear
either male or female flowers exclusively. It should be easy to
select a male plant from the nearest wild patch thereby obviating
any risk of seeding.


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