tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post8153663620061536931..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: What was the flower?Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-36616235486027359632016-02-20T09:38:24.511+00:002016-02-20T09:38:24.511+00:00Next time I show a flower quiz you must call Doug ...Next time I show a flower quiz you must call Doug in to help.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-17724049306134094602016-02-20T02:24:52.244+00:002016-02-20T02:24:52.244+00:00I should have known this but had not looked closel...I should have known this but had not looked closely at the flowers. Both Doug and I have numerous Swan Plants in our gardens for the Monarch butterflies. A while ago I took a photo of the cage where Doug puts branches of swan plant - he then collects the caterpillars and keeps them to save them from wasps. He has released over a hundred this year. <br /><br />I don't think I have posted this picture so will do so now with one of the swan plant as well. Thanks for making me look more closely at the flower.<br /><br />(Doug knew what it was straight away).Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-83208782709018996522016-02-19T19:57:00.261+00:002016-02-19T19:57:00.261+00:00The pods and the seeds are really very beautiful -...The pods and the seeds are really very beautiful - it would be great if a stray Monarch should find its way up here.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-53478958132237967392016-02-19T16:06:52.648+00:002016-02-19T16:06:52.648+00:00Those seed pods are amazing! I do hope the butterf...Those seed pods are amazing! I do hope the butterflies will head further inland and find your plant! Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-3919965901768485102016-02-18T23:25:06.150+00:002016-02-18T23:25:06.150+00:00Dear Gina - I do apologise as I do not know what B...Dear Gina - I do apologise as I do not know what Blogger has done with your comment.<br /><br />I was amazed how many different milkweeds there are and how different they all are. The one I showed is a very important plant for the Monarchs.<br />I have seen a film about the Monarchs, and have always imagined that to see them must be a magical spectacle to witness - you were very lucky Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-25278527106917095202016-02-18T23:22:42.952+00:002016-02-18T23:22:42.952+00:00A Comment received from Gina has unexpectedly disa...A Comment received from Gina has unexpectedly disappeared <br />Gina said - Dear Rosemary, We have plenty of milkweed growing along our ditches. Still, I did not recognize your plant. <br />A few years ago we visited a tiny mountain village in central Mexico, Anguangueo. We were taken, by open truck, to a high mountain top. There we watched the wonder of millions of Monarch Butterflies clinging to pine tree branches. As the sun was coming up the butterflies began to open their wings slowly and finally open them fully to a spectacle never before imagined. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-22256082108978247922016-02-18T23:04:54.768+00:002016-02-18T23:04:54.768+00:00I had no idea that there were so many milkweeds an...I had no idea that there were so many milkweeds and that they varied so much - surprising what I discovered from this plant discovered in Paris.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-32275897128149055592016-02-18T20:50:44.575+00:002016-02-18T20:50:44.575+00:00Fascinating as always!! I have heard of milkweed ...Fascinating as always!! I have heard of milkweed from American and Canadian blogs, but didn't recognise the flowers, the dried up seedpods are amazing! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-27500492769166186742016-02-18T19:40:15.517+00:002016-02-18T19:40:15.517+00:00I do sincerely apologise Britta but I had mistaken...I do sincerely apologise Britta but I had mistakenly not associated Euphorbias with milkweeds. However, the Euphorbias do also exude a similar poisonous milky sap so I probably should have done - sorry♡Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-22894604625392930282016-02-18T19:37:12.720+00:002016-02-18T19:37:12.720+00:00I was surprised at just how big the seedpods were ...I was surprised at just how big the seedpods were Janneke. The plant was completely new to me when I first saw it in Paris, and I discovered all I know about it from the internet. What a great source of information the internet is for us.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68049449853382142672016-02-18T19:02:44.586+00:002016-02-18T19:02:44.586+00:00So interesting and I really never heard of this pl...So interesting and I really never heard of this plant. I have grown in summer in my garden as an annual the orange Asclepia curassavica with the same leaves and seeds, also with silky parachutes but not such a prickly gooseberry seedpods. Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-82716204226754572332016-02-18T18:23:01.410+00:002016-02-18T18:23:01.410+00:00I was surprised at how different they all were and...I was surprised at how different they all were and how many there are.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68366428678081583162016-02-18T18:22:29.632+00:002016-02-18T18:22:29.632+00:00I was really surprised when I spotted the very lar...I was really surprised when I spotted the very large seed pods.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-90873508737167884112016-02-18T18:22:00.262+00:002016-02-18T18:22:00.262+00:00I think that butterflies other than Monarchs do li...I think that butterflies other than Monarchs do like this plant too - you can get seeds on the internet.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-21264364788401059052016-02-18T18:17:41.481+00:002016-02-18T18:17:41.481+00:00They are more like gigantic gooseberries.They are more like gigantic gooseberries.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-51973787342417265752016-02-18T16:12:17.266+00:002016-02-18T16:12:17.266+00:00(In my answer I mentioned hesitatingly Euphorbia -...(In my answer I mentioned hesitatingly Euphorbia - and Euphorbia heterophylla for example is what I learned as milkweed - though your wonderful flower is different). Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-67790519868509626192016-02-18T16:07:28.368+00:002016-02-18T16:07:28.368+00:00Wow, thank you - I learned two things (plant &...Wow, thank you - I learned two things (plant & butterfly) at once. Great! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-79618151249067406162016-02-18T15:44:48.220+00:002016-02-18T15:44:48.220+00:00We have milkweed, but as you said there are many v...We have milkweed, but as you said there are many varieties and ours certainly looks different from you picture.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59899026717577372852016-02-18T15:19:58.577+00:002016-02-18T15:19:58.577+00:00Ηello dear Rosemary!
What an interested post!
I do...Ηello dear Rosemary!<br />What an interested post!<br />I do'nt know this plant.<br />Very beautiful seed pods,indeed!<br />Thank you for sharing those informations!<br />Dimi...<br /><br />DIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261333259454936529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76241975571420979232016-02-18T13:47:05.514+00:002016-02-18T13:47:05.514+00:00I thought that after the name of the plant was rev...I thought that after the name of the plant was revealed I would say ' oh, yes of course ! ' , but actually I don't know this plant. I wonder if it could grow in Milan which has temperatures quite different from Paris , I wouldn't mind an extra help to attract the butterflies together with my Buddleia'.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-41907485744269653142016-02-18T13:30:48.122+00:002016-02-18T13:30:48.122+00:00Hmm, yes, I see why they call it the hairy balls p...Hmm, yes, I see why they call it the hairy balls plant.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-28319330622100547612016-02-18T13:16:47.700+00:002016-02-18T13:16:47.700+00:00Apparently large flocks of Monarchs pass near Tall...Apparently large flocks of Monarchs pass near Tallahassee in Florida. It is a good idea to check which milkweeds are best for the Monarchs - the one I have shown here is one of their favourites, but there are others that are suitable too.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-18744822904496511562016-02-18T13:10:52.145+00:002016-02-18T13:10:52.145+00:00I couldn't believe that such a dainty little f...I couldn't believe that such a dainty little flower would have such enormous seed pods.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-9515357068871594052016-02-18T12:39:09.392+00:002016-02-18T12:39:09.392+00:00I wish I had known about this last year, I would h...I wish I had known about this last year, I would have planted some milkweed ! There have been so many wonderful butterflies here, no reason not to encourage them to stay . Along with the butterflies, I have quite a few hummingbirds which just fills me with joy when I see them. Tiny magical beings :) Wherever I end up living next, I will be sure to plant some milkweed !Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-72093736004153400652016-02-18T12:38:44.217+00:002016-02-18T12:38:44.217+00:00The seed pods are different to most.
Good to know ...The seed pods are different to most.<br />Good to know the name of the plant and useful for the butterflies.<br />Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.com