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Oct 23, 2010 7:21 PM CST
Name: Cat
Edinburg, TX
in the deep south tip of Texas
Sweet Buckeye cat!!! One of these days I'll find some at the ranch. They are still flying but no luck on my quest :o)
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Nov 10, 2010 11:04 PM CST
Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
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I've still got two of the Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail cats left that haven't pupated yet. They really are slow...and the foliage available now is getting pretty crappy!
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Nov 11, 2010 7:33 AM CST
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Name: Sheila F
Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)
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Linda...do you have a suggestion as to the needs of the agalinis plant? I have seeds and have tried to get them going several times with no success. Do you have a picture of it's seedling also?
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Nov 11, 2010 10:14 AM CST
Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
Organic Gardener Bookworm Enjoys or suffers hot summers Charter ATP Member Salvias Herbs
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Well, I don't know a lot. Agalinis edwardsiana just likes parts of the Hill Country and comes up out on the property...it's xeriscape and probably likes our somewhat crappy soil, but the fact that there were none in 2009 and many in 2010 means it does like some rain. I've never thought to take pics of the small plants or seedlings. Here no plants show up until late summer usually and some won't appear until September. There's two areas I know about in San Antonio where I see Agalinis...one has a moister environment and better soil. I think it's A. heterophylla there. And there's another species that grows on land (doesn't look like good soil...looks kind of chalky) that's a bit elevated near a mall in town. A. tenuifolia, I think. If you'd like to try seed for A. edwardsiana, I seem to have lots to gather this year.
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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
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Nov 11, 2010 7:03 PM CST
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Name: Sheila F
Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)
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Thanks Linda...I have some seeds that Trois gave me at a RU in Arlington. I may have waited too long, but going to try anyway. Thanks for the picture too.

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