Alicia Hoogstra
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The Globe flower is Globe Thistle. I do have Alium too
Ooooo, Echinops spp. Very nice! I just might look into that plant, especially if the butterflies enjoy it. It's not a native but maybe Steve will enjoy snacking on it.The Globe flower is Globe Thistle. I do have Alium too
I think so! The little plants to the right of the yucca should be milkweed. I think we have two species growing now. I plan to get lots more; that and golden Alexander. Lots of butterfly plants!Nice thread of your garden project. It’s all looking good. Any luck with the milkweed? I gathered some pods last year...great native weed for the natural garden effect.
I think so! The little plants to the right of the yucca should be milkweed. I think we have two species growing now. I plan to get lots more; that and golden Alexander. Lots of butterfly plants!
No, those look like horseweed to me, not milkweed. A very obnoxious weed that if allowed to go to seed will give you hundreds, nay I say, Billions of plants next year - all over your and your neighbor's properties!I think so! The little plants to the right of the yucca should be milkweed. I think we have two species growing now. I plan to get lots more; that and golden Alexander. Lots of butterfly plants!
No, those look like horseweed to me, not milkweed. A very obnoxious weed that if allowed to go to seed will give you hundreds, nay I say, Billions of plants next year - all over your and your neighbor's properties!
Thanks for the tips from you and @Yvonne G. I can't say for sure what's in the butterfly garden at the moment. My husband is more of the natives "expert" but often forgets to weed... I would instead call myself an expert of the tort plants in Steve's garden, since I have to be sure he's eating what's safe for him.I agree, hard to know exactly what plant, but none of those non-yucca plants look like milkweed to me. But...maybe, upper lefthand corner, circled here in red, might be...can’t see the leaves clearly. But.... it’s all looking good!
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Now that you've pointed it out to me, I've found tons more in the backyard too!No, those look like horseweed to me, not milkweed. A very obnoxious weed that if allowed to go to seed will give you hundreds, nay I say, Billions of plants next year - all over your and your neighbor's properties!
Yup, we have some milkweed there and it's in bloom now. The orange flowers have added some much needed color to our cloudy days.Remind me to send you some Joe Pye weed later this year.... nice tall plant, perennial, and the butterflies love them once flowering.
So the one circled did turn out to be milkweed? Looks like it.
Yup, we have some milkweed there and it's in bloom now. The orange flowers have added some much needed color to our cloudy days.
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Obviously lots of weeding still left to do.
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So the stalks with the larger leaves should be common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), and the orange flowers are another species of milkweed called butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa). In the U.S., there are well over 50 species of milkweed in the Asclepias genus, if you look on the USDA Plants Database!Great...what plant there with the milkweed is putting out those orange flowers? Almost looks like Yarrow. Really bright... weeds...yep, they are part of the process, aren’t they. We’ve had close to 15 inches of rain over the last two months....mix in some 90 degree days, and presto changeo - weeds!