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Post by casimira on May 23, 2020 12:15:17 GMT
Over the past few years I have been planting a lot more native plants.
Many of them are nectaring plants designed to lure more butterflies and bees.
They are also much easier to maintain, requiring less watering and are not as fussy.
Some gardeners are militant and eschew growing any non-native plants which include many tropical plants and what they classify as alien plants.
I haven't become that radical and have found that some of these gardeners can be quite tedious, bordering on obnoxious.
I welcome just about any plant that enhances my garden as long as it's not too, too fussy and invites pestilence.
Some of the native plants in my garden include the following:
Joe Pye Weed (E.fistulossum) Coral Honeysuckle (L. sempervirens) Louisiana Iris (many cultivars) Swamp Dogwood Cardinal Lobelia (Lobelia cardinalis) Mist-Flower, Wild Ageratum (Eupatorium coelestinum) Rose Mallow (Hibiscus militaris) Maypop, Passionflower (P. incarnata) American Beautyberry (Callicarpa Americana) Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
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Post by tod2 on May 23, 2020 13:29:10 GMT
We are encouraged often, and sometimes have no choice but to plant Indigenous plants in our gardens and even in public parks and gardens. Many so called "Imported" flowers and bushes and even trees, are on a No No list in South Africa. I like sending people seeds from here but I am also mad about collecting seeds from all over the world. I have a lovely little Guanabana Soursop tree growing from some seeds Bixa sent me, and OnlyMark should soon be reunited with the Fever Tree/s growing at his house in Spain. Those seeds came from the Kruger National Park. But, it's lovely to see ones own flora thriving.
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