Flower fanciers have generally forsaken native plants over the years for the fashionable and the flashy, but the robust perennials are steadily regaining favor in light of an ongoing conservation campaign. It's understandable that people want new and different kinds of plants for their gardens, but alien species don't contribute much, if anything, toward the care and feeding of wildlife, he said. Their physiology is locked into the plants with which they've co-evolved," Tallamy said. If we start spraying all the milkweeds, the monarchs can't simply go off and start feeding on oak trees.
They don't have much dietary value. One person's wildflower is another person's weed. Time for some definitions:. Queen Anne's lace, chicory and ox-eye daisy are several naturalized aliens. Beware the inexpensive "show and go mixes" that bloom heavily for a year but then die back because they contain so many annuals. A blog about all things related to flowers.
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I think you better let them flower then show us another pic. I am sure it will be first for someone older than 5 to intentionally grow dandelions in a planter and I want to see it Then again I think amaranthus Caudatus is considered a weed in Africa and I am trying to grow it and Mother Nature is trying to drown it.
Mother Nature is trying to drown everything in my yard! Maybe I should have everything in well draining planters! For that matter, I think I might just let the weeds grow in my pots and put them on display.
You just might have started something here, Cindy! They actually looked rather green and healthy and many had nice little colorful flowers on them too! And the birds seeded many sunflowers, millet, canary grass, and niger. Mother Nature sure has been generous this year!
Ginny don't let Cindy fool you. She is just growing extra weeds to practice clearing by mouth. Due to her injuries she can't do it outside so she has her husband bring the planters into the house where she can munch away.
She is a very cunning individual. We have lots of pine siskens around here you have me thinking about going and getting some niger seed to try and grow for them. Lance, everything around here is well fed including the old goats! And my yard is wheelchair accessible so Cindy is welcome to practice over here any time!
I'll even put dressing on them. K, Cindy? No wheel chair needed I can walk but stairs are hard and only for short periods. I can lay on my back but haven't figured out how to eat out of back of head. If I had the neck of an owl it might help. I can bend a bit but not enough to touch the ground. So while I would love to come help Ginny I am not sure this year is possible.
Maybe next year and we can try for a video. LOL only 4 more weeks and I can drive again. Not sure if goats are like dogs but I am having an urge to go for a car ride. You can stick your head out the window and, if it's as windy up there as it is here, you can catch flying caterpillars. It's windy but so far I haven't seen any caterpillars my friend said they are in town. But they have not come to my house. You're invited to a party, A gourmet feast, To dine on elephant Or some other beast.
A dinner aperitif Of blended moths will be served, In goat horn containers That are fancy curved. Be sure not to miss The termites on ice, With a sauce of snail slime To give them some spice. For the dessert course Fresh caterpillar pie, Garnished with the wings Of a butterfly. Children's pretend cooking Is cooking quite easy. Pretend with them If your stomachs not queasy. So do these little babies get out of hand or are they good kids. I really love them.
They are cute! I just read about oxalis Here is a link that might be useful: Eradicating Oxalis. The picture that's shown there is a variety that i have as a houseplant.
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