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Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Plant

Delonix1

By Delonix1


Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Plant (Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Plant)
  • Photo posted on 22 Apr, 2011
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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.



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bernieh
Bernieh
 

Love the brilliant fluorescent colours on this.

22 Apr, 2011

sixpence
Sixpence
 

Beautiful display and such pretty flowers.

22 Apr, 2011

Delonix1
Delonix1
 

Bernieh:

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

22 Apr, 2011

Delonix1
Delonix1
 

Sixpence:

Thanks! :>)

22 Apr, 2011

sixpence
Sixpence
 

:o))

22 Apr, 2011



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