![]() The larvae grow quite quickly in summer indoor conditions (never keep them in direct sunshine). You don’t even clean them out and they look after themselves over weekends! The five Painted Lady caterpillars live their whole life inside the see-through pot which contains all they need from birth to pupating. This species is not suitable for beginners and schools.įive Painted Lady larvae in Total Environment PotĪvailable only for delivery to GB addresses, not international orders. Very attractive caterpillar, bright green, striped black and orange. See advice on using Plastic Rearing Containers on this website.Įasy to rear on Fennel and other Umbelliferae, such as carrot tops, Parsnip and Wild Parsnip flowers and fresh leaves. They do best sleeved on growing food, and this is strongly recommended, but can be reared in plastic boxes as long as always kept clean and with fresh food daily. When they are ready for green food and wander from the egg shells, using a soft artist's brush, transfer to fresh foodplant. Newly hatched larvae need to eat their egg-shells. Demand is always high, and the earlier an order is booked, the sooner it gets sent out at the beginning of the next breeding season, usually in June/July.Į ggs are best kept in a clear plastic box without fresh foodplant. The breeding season will end in August, after which orders will be booked for the following summer. This plant is a complete success story – you will be pleased you tried it!Įuropean Swallowtail Papilio machaon gorganus It is advisable to plant them before the roots actually burst out of the bark. You can store cuttings before planting, either in a polythene bag in the fridge, or standing in water. You may even be able to feed some in the first year. Next year, in normal drought free conditions, if you winter prune very hard, you will have perhaps 2 metres of growth on every branch, providing masses of foodplant. In the first year they will more than double in size. Leaves will appear within the first fortnight if planted in spring, roots quickly follow. You simply push them into the ground, during autumn or spring. Probably the easiest cuttings to strike and grow. We are offering a bunch of 10 cuttings for you to try not only as probably the most universal foodplant for larvae, but a great addition to your garden and grounds. ![]() In short it is a blessing to the environment, and very pleasant on the eye in landscaping schemes. ![]() Osier is grown as a crop for energy production. Winter or summer, Osier makes wonderful screens and windbreaks. ![]() Osier is Basket Willow, the flexible essential for basket weaving. This stick was the daddy of hosts of willow thickets that we have established in Dorset, Cornwall and in France. We tried it as a foodplant and discovered that not only did British species do well on it, but exotic silkmoth larvae as well. That was in 1954! It grew – rapidly – producing a wealth of leaves. Years ago we planted a stick that was floating down a river in Wiltshire. ![]()
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