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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-14-08 05:54 PM
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I just got my plants for some jobs ... all natives
Edited on Wed May-14-08 06:02 PM by Botany
New England Aster



Sky Blue Aster



Woodland Sunflower
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Blue Gardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-14-08 06:20 PM
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1. I have a New England Aster
And it looks just like that picture in the fall. It is absolutely gorgeous, and the butterflies and bees just love it.
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-14-08 06:32 PM
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2. If you cut it back a few times over the season it becomes a bush.
Monarchs love it.
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Blue Gardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 05:20 AM
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4. I do that to
Otherwise it's totally out of control!
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CC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 12:59 AM
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3. Beautiful.
Did you get any Joe Pye Weed? I was given some last year and the butterflies couldn't get enough of it.









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