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Old 13-10-2006, 09:33 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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"echinosum" wrote in message
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Charlie Pridham Wrote:
Also saw a lot of Milkweed Butterflies which at first thought to be
Monarchs but they were lower down

Monarch and Milkweed is same thing. See http://tinyurl.com/yk7kc4

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echinosum


Thanks! that's obviously why they looked like monarchs, do you know why they
are called milkweeds instead in the uk?

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