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Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Plant


Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Plant   (Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Plant)

Butterfly plants pop up all around the yard. These are growing by the Jacaranda tree trunk in the front yard. They grow and bloom most of the year. Photo taken April 21, 2011.



Comments on this photo

 

Love the brilliant fluorescent colours on this.

22 Apr, 2011

 

Beautiful display and such pretty flowers.

22 Apr, 2011

 

Bernieh:

Thanks! This plant can become very weedy...it produces thousands of small fly-away seeds.

22 Apr, 2011

 

Sixpence:

Thanks! :>)

22 Apr, 2011

 

:o))

22 Apr, 2011




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