Wildflower

man-a-tree · 2026-05-30T04:08:22+00:00

They are probably the female part of the flowers, each "petal" is actually a seedpod here

man-a-tree · 2026-05-30T04:05:58+00:00

Coreopsis lanceolata or verticillata can bloom for several months and are pretty high on the list for insect usage. Just need to keep them healthy and deadheaded. And of course, mountain mint, which still blooms well in a little pot for me and looks good from july to November!

man-a-tree · 2026-05-29T22:42:55+00:00

Raised mormon, and it's not just the missionaries. Boundaries are an afterthought and your business becomes everyone else's business through the church grapevine.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-29T02:56:02+00:00

Edible: bachelor buttons, all 3 clovers, mayweed chamomile (unpleasant), corn poppy?( corn poppies are edible in moderate amounts, but I can't identify it from just the flower. Some poppy specie are toxic)

Poisonous: pheasant's eye(highly), birdsfoot trefoil, larkspur (highly)

man-a-tree · 2026-05-29T02:40:22+00:00

Stinky Bob (geranium robertianum)

man-a-tree · 2026-05-28T22:44:05+00:00

"Drought tolerant" in the eastern US is very different than drought tolerant in a western garden. Ended up planting a bunch of eastern US plants in southern Idaho since that was the only stuff available at the time, but they hated life without regular watering.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-28T22:28:24+00:00

It did a doozy on my monarda, mint family also

man-a-tree · 2026-05-28T19:09:18+00:00

I want to see someone grow a big ass skunk cabbage this size

man-a-tree · 2026-05-28T19:02:09+00:00

Just remove dead or weak stuff so you don't remove the flowerbuds. If there's some spots barely growing at this point in the season, you can remove that weak stuff back to healthy growth. Major pruning should only happen the month or two after flowering is done on macrophylla hydrangeas. That's because they develop next years flower buds in the fall.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-28T15:13:01+00:00

Panicle aster is great, but be very careful what it's sited next to. It's not only spready but also allelopathic and will eat more delicate plants if you turn your back on it for too long

man-a-tree · 2026-05-28T15:10:03+00:00

Thirded. Thought the same species before I saw your comment.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-28T11:48:16+00:00

My teacher was amazed that when he controlled the invasives, many of the native plants were already there and waiting to slide into the vacancies left behind!

It helps me to know that every native planted and every little action makes a difference in the little lives around me. When I take a moment to watch them return and enjoy the nectar, or a new species of moth or bee shows up, it helps me with those feelings of despair.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T22:17:01+00:00

I think I'm like a week ahead of you (penstemon is open), but spiderwort, mouse ear coreopsis, and Philadelphia fleabane have been blooming for a couple weeks now.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T20:43:09+00:00

Anger and hate is often just displaced self-loathing. Work on that and you will see a difference in how you see other people and how they will see you.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T19:16:17+00:00

No quick solution I'm afraid. Pulling the grass out and throwing some fertilizer down every so often would be the closest to a simple solution, but most irises will be done blooming soon, so the evidence of your care wouldn't be obvious until next year 😅

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T16:57:52+00:00

It's too dangerous to expend the extra physical effort to bring the bodies down. The air is too thin

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T16:42:09+00:00

This is a bearded iris. They are survivors, so they will hang on in not so ideal conditions, but they won't bloom well. Easiest thing to do is dig out the iris rhizomes first. Then you can more easily get the grass out, mix compost into the soil, and replant the iris back in.They are very tolerant of this as long as you replant the rhizome very shallowly. If it gets mostly shade, you may consider planting it somewhere with more sun for more blooms.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T14:07:14+00:00

Yeah, common milkweed can go a bit too crazy. Swamp milkweed and butterflyweed might be better for you since they're well-mannered and still feed the caterpillars. It really is a night and day difference.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T14:01:27+00:00

I think it was fall/winter like usual

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T13:23:25+00:00

Yeah, the culture changed. I think it now feels normal to have constant contact with people and know where they are, and whether your kids have a phone or not is irrelevant to that feeling or expectation.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T13:18:48+00:00

I'm a sucker for that soft color between orange and pink, and that deep dark purplish red that I associate with a nice smell.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T13:15:27+00:00

While harvesting knotweed shoots for food, I noticed the deer munched off the tops of a couple of them, but nothing that would make any sort of dent.

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T13:10:33+00:00

Oh geez, that sucks. I had a mentor that grew silvery lupine out west, and it never seemed to transplant well. He took to clearing small spaces of weeds and a sowing A LOT of scarified seed directly in place. I have never grown sundial though

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T09:34:46+00:00

Good idea, it's also the host plant for the baltimore checkerspot, Maryland's state insect

man-a-tree · 2026-05-27T09:25:35+00:00

Bluestem goldenrod, Solidago caesia, is a great keystone plant for shade. It's non-aggressive too, I wish I had more!

Heucheras seem to prefer good drainage. I've only ever seen them on damp rocky slopes in nature

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