Tiger Swallowtail
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nanny_56
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- USDA Zone: 5b
- Location: Putnam County, Indiana Lat. 39* 45' 54.2892" Long. -86* 41' 55.9284''
Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
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Claudia
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest" - John Muir
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest" - John Muir
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Chris_W
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Re: Tiger Swallowtail
It's always fun to watch the butterflies 
Is that Agastache cana that it is on? I had that for a few years but then one year it barely came back and never returned, so I'm hesitant to try it again. Seems like either the Agastache aren't very long lived or they are noxious weeds...
Is that Agastache cana that it is on? I had that for a few years but then one year it barely came back and never returned, so I'm hesitant to try it again. Seems like either the Agastache aren't very long lived or they are noxious weeds...
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nanny_56
- Posts: 3202
- Joined: Jul 01, 2006 5:07 pm
- USDA Zone: 5b
- Location: Putnam County, Indiana Lat. 39* 45' 54.2892" Long. -86* 41' 55.9284''
Re: Tiger Swallowtail
Hey Chris!!
That is Agastache Acapulco Orange. I bought two of them (through mail order..$23
) spring '07 not knowing they were not hardy to zone 5. This one came back gangbusters!! It is listed as 18-24 inches. This one is easily 3ft x3ft. It did not through any seeds, here anyway. To large for the space ...but I am not gonna move it now! The other one started new growth but all the rain eventually killed it off. I found the Acapulco Rose at my little MOM & POP garden center for $1.61 in the annuals a couple weeks back, so got one of those to try to overwinter.
THe bees, hummer & butterflies love it!
That is Agastache Acapulco Orange. I bought two of them (through mail order..$23
) spring '07 not knowing they were not hardy to zone 5. This one came back gangbusters!! It is listed as 18-24 inches. This one is easily 3ft x3ft. It did not through any seeds, here anyway. To large for the space ...but I am not gonna move it now! The other one started new growth but all the rain eventually killed it off. I found the Acapulco Rose at my little MOM & POP garden center for $1.61 in the annuals a couple weeks back, so got one of those to try to overwinter.THe bees, hummer & butterflies love it!
Claudia
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest" - John Muir
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest" - John Muir
