In my case, I have been doing exactly that for a number of years. Many years ago I found if difficult to even find these plants. Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) was still being sprayed and removed, and you could not yet find swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) in the garden centers. Dial forward a few years […]
Archive for July, 2021
Make room for milkweed!
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Packera aurea (golden ragwort)
Posted in Flora, Interesting, Plant bio on July 19, 2021 | Leave a Comment »
This was an unusual plant to find at a plant store in October last year, but they were on sale and the basal leaves had a nice dark green color, so I took them home and planted them among the pines and black cherries. Much to my surprise they survived and thrived. The plant adds […]
The last of the spiderworts
Posted in Flora, Interesting on July 19, 2021 | Leave a Comment »
Tradescantia virginiana has done well in the woodland garden over the years, but the plants that get more sun have been prolific bloomers. Of course, with the wet weather we have been enduring they all are looking a bid sad and wet right now. I am planning on adding more spiderworts later this year, in […]