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Old 16-03-2007, 09:01 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Robert \(Plymouth\) Robert \(Plymouth\) is offline
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Default Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Sacha wrote:
: This really is extraordinary. In the biggest greenhouse this
: morning, a customer suddenly said "WHAT'S THAT????" and there,
: buzzing about a stand of primulas, was a hummingbird hawk moth!
: Normally, we see these in the garden in hot summers in August and
: September, often on Salvia involucrata. But in March......?!

Better turn the heating up for it in the Arctic blast on Sunday