On 2013-08-14 15:33:44 +0000, Stephen Wolstenholme said:

On Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:46:40 +0100, Sacha wrote:



Well, let's hope he finds all those. Nightshade would be in the potato
family, wouldn't it? The Solanaceae? And the other two are Asteraceae,
so those must be the preferred food for that caterpillar, presumably.

The one I had preferred deadly night shade leaves. Mum played hell
with me for just picking the leaves. That's were the best caterpillars
lived!

Steve

Yes, it was one of those "we're all going to die plants" in my
childhood! But sensibly, I had very strict instructions never to eat
any plant at all without checking with a grown up! As an aside, living
right by the sea, we children all believed implicitly that sea
anemones, which we called bloodsuckers, really did do just that!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon