Jumping in a little late on this. The WI DNR does have a pathology unit - and their job is to determine exactly this kind of thing. Sorry I can't give specs,...
To follow up on my own thread... I finally bought a camera. After much research and deliberation, I decided to take the plunge and spend the money to get a...
Good choice Don. Canon is a very good camera (however I am a Nikon person). The quality of zoom lenses has improved so much that I doubt you would be able to...
I'm looking for some tips on collecting and sharing seeds. Usually I just let them scatter as they will, but some friends have asked if I would share them. So...
Barb, I gave a talk to my WO chapter about this subject. Since the file is so small and I expect some others here will also be interested, I'm attaching a pdf...
Barb, Rebecca's information is pretty helpful. I want to add that I generally let most seed dry because even after the petals fall, the plant is still putting ...
For better germination rate, it's best to wait until the seed heads are dry. You can collect the entire head and put it in a paper bag (allows more air...
I was worried once about R. triloba and R. submentosa taking over my young prairie plot. I started taking them out and worried about what was going to happen...
... People regularly pronounce that a given native plant species is too aggressive and that it will "take over". Examples I have heard include cup plant,...
There are some species that may be aggressive in one region but not in another. Location is a factor. Is the aggressive plant in a home landscape or in a...
There is a gigantic book called something like "Native Plants of North America" ... well, that's not very useful if I just guess, let me see if I can find it...
I agree that each situation has to be evaluated on its own. You can assess whether an "aggressive" native is interfering with the growth of your more...
The Cup Plant is aggressive?!?! Bummer. I really love my one Cup Plant that I planted as a plug this spring in a small section of a somewhat formal garden. ...
We've talked about collecting seeds to increase amount of plants for our own garden, but what about the idea of splitting the plants in the spring to multiply...
Hi folks, I just got back from a canoe trip on the Namekagon River in northern Wisconsin. There were many medium blue asters growing in the woods. They had...
The few responses to this thread clearly illustrate my point. We must be extremely careful about proclaiming that any plant is too aggressive for home...
I want to concur with the point of "aggressive is as aggressive does". In a spot that promotes it, many plants can be deemed aggressive. In another location...
I have Cup Plant in one spot next to the house so it cannot spread too far. I am pretty diligent at clipping the seed heads off right after it is done ...
... *** Both points well taken. The difference however could be remarkable when a small native plants plot is well tended by the gardener/landscaper, poring...
Cindy, I looked through the book, "The Sunflower Family in the Upper Midwest," and see that there are a lot of possibilities. A lot of the asters look as you ...
I have a couple of swamp asters that I planted this spring in my shady areas and they're blooming as you described and are about 5 feet tall. Really gorgeous....
I am hoping to plant one cup plant in my smallish rain garden. To keep it from taking over I plan to simply cut off the seed head each year before they are...
Another thing to look at when trying to ID asters, aside from the leaves, is the shape of the branching pattern of the flowering stems. This can be especially...
We've been talking quite a bit about plants that don't work so well with small native gardens, so how about suggestions for good plants to use. Post your...
I'm always delighted with bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) - also known as Kinnickinnick - for rock gardens especially. It has small, dark green, rounded...
The best thing about having a cup plant, for me, is watching the goldfinches as they flit about and sing their sweet song while eating seeds from the cup...
... Hi Rebecca, I'm scheduled to speak to several garden clubs this season all about saving seeds, trading via the internet and wintersowing the seeds. I found...
(Apologies if this is a duplicate; email's "acting up"!) Thanks, Susan. Please do use the seed saving document if it will be helpful in your presentations. I...
