Thursday, May 12, 2011

Weed

BY SKEETER
Butterfly Weed blooming in my Georgia Garden.
I did not dig a hole for this plant as it is a volunteer!
The buds are as pretty as the blooms.
Normally I do not like weeds but I like this WEED, In the Garden...

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18 comments:

  1. tinaMay 12, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    You've got a keeper there! And how nice it volunteered for you. Looks perfect! The close up of the buds is great!

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  2. SkeeterMay 12, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    Thanks Tina and yes, volunteers are the best. I was late getting the post up. So much going on that I forgot until this morning. LOL...

    Have a great day lady...

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  3. NancyMay 12, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    I have not had any luck in getting this plant to come back each year. Yours is beautiful! :)

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  4. DonnaMay 12, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    One of my fave weeds as well

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  5. DarlaMay 12, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    They are most welcome here too. I love your garden area, how do you keep everything so tidy?

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  6. Karin / Southern MeadowsMay 12, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    I always wonder why this gorgeous plant gets designated as a weed. Yours is bigger than mine...the monarch caterpillars ate mine down so now I just have stalks sticking up out of the ground.

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  7. Dave@TheHomeGardenMay 12, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    It's a good weed! One you have it you'll have many more!

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  8. Janet, The Queen of SeafordMay 12, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    wish I had one volunteer in my garden! Good for you.

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  9. RebeccaMay 12, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Well, I recently had a volunteer. When I finally found out what it WAS, I couldn't get rid of it fast enough!

    Wish THIS one of yours would volunteer up here for ME:)

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  10. Gardener on Sherlock StreetMay 12, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    I hope to get some butterfly weed established in my garden. I planted two plants last week. Yours look great.

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  11. AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Gosh, how beautiful!

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  12. Jean MerrimanMay 12, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    A weed worth keeping for sure.

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  13. Malay-Kadazan girlMay 12, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    What a nice gift from the garden. A welcoming weed.

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  14. PatMay 13, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    Tried to comment yesterday BUT blogger was giving me problems.

    Love the Butterfly Weed.
    Maybe I should try again from seed.
    Mine wasn't in enough sun.

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  15. garden girlMay 14, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    I'd love it if butterfly weed would volunteer here Skeeter! I've tried planting it several times, but they don't seem to like it here. Purple milkweed seems to be doing ok thankfully. It's made it for three years, and I'm hoping this year it will finally bloom.

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  16. sweetbayMay 14, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    I love Butterfly Weed. I have it at the mailbox and a few scattered places through the garden. The only successful way I've been able to propagate it is by scattering fresh seed.

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  17. SkeeterMay 15, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Hello everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend! Blogger was out during this post so may have lost some of your comments. Sorry for that but out of my hands...

    We are hard at the house renovations this weekend and I am finally seeing some progress! One day closer to completion which is still a long way from now. Sigh... I do see light at the end of the tunnel though....

    A bit of rain fell on my GA gardens and left us with cooler temps. The humidity is gone and I love the open windows. It helps keep the plywood scent out of the house....

    Enjoy your Sunday!

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  18. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    This is one of my favorite perennials at the moment, you are very fortunate it volunteered in your garden. :)

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