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By wildflowers | The Christmas season is upon us; a time of traditions and celebrations and just maybe a kiss under the mistletoe.
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Name: Sheila F Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)              Sheila_FW Dec 20, 2011 10:37 AM CST |
The Great Purple Hairstreak butterfly uses mistletoe as it's host plant! http://www.butterflyfunfacts.c... |
Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b)           wildflowers Dec 20, 2011 2:23 PM CST |
| Thank you Sheila! that is such a pretty butterfly! May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb |
Name: josephine Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a) Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.      frostweed Dec 23, 2011 8:48 AM CST |
| Thank you for the article Christine, and thank you for the link Sheila, that is a very neat site. I love those elusive Great purple Hairstreaks. Josephine. Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature. Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers. |
Name: Sheila F Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a) Sheila_FW Dec 24, 2011 3:28 PM CST |
| They are pretty large, but few and far inbetween. You can see a regular hairstreak in the lower portion of my picture for comparison! We just don't get that many I guess. |
Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b) wildflowers Dec 24, 2011 4:41 PM CST |
| It was this past year that I saw my first Great purple hairstreak! It was so striking with its bright colors, it caught my eye! I tried to get a pic but it didn't turn out very clear! Ha! I really enjoyed the site too, Sheila, thank you!  May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb |
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