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Old 04-03-2003, 07:46 PM
Kay Easton
 
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Default Budleja cultivars & Wildlife

In article , Nick Maclaren
writes

In article ,
"Paul Kelly" writes:
| Does anyone happen to know if the multitude of Buddleia cultivars are as
| Butterfly friendly as the basic species?

More or less, yes. There may be the odd sterile one, but most of
them have fertile flowers with pollen and nectar.


Though other urglers have reported that the dark flowered ones don't
attract so many butterflies.

It's like cabbage - it may be good for you but it's not necessarily
tempting
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Kay Easton

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