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Old 16-03-2007, 10:48 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Hummingbird Hawk Moth

On 16/3/07 21:01, in article ,
"Robert (Plymouth)" wrote:

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

Heating only comes on if it gets very cold - I hope the little thing has the
sense to stay in the greenhouse!

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Sacha
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