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By: [ Lost in the Landscape ] » “satisfactory germination”

[ Lost in the Landscape ] » “satisfactory germination” — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:29:21 +0000

[…] spring’s trip to the Santa Ysabel Preserve introduced me to chaparral whitethorn in full bloom. This plant, Ceanothus leucodermis, has a […]

By: lostlandscape

lostlandscape — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:24:22 +0000

Lynn, I’m sorry to push get you nostalgic for the West, but I’m sure you’ve got some terrific local ones there in NY, big ones AND dinkophytes!

Charles, I found it pretty interesting myself. It might explain why my garden bugs that feed on plants in the nightshade family seem to thrive, while others are better controlled by the birds.

Ruth, thank you. I know there are nurseries that grow natives, some of them specializing in attractive garden natives, a very few others specializing in plants for habitat restoration, including plants people might deem more homely. I’ve spoken to people who informally gather and germinate seeds to grow back in the local wild areas where the seeds originated.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:17:16 +0000

Lovely photographs and scenery. Do you have indigenous plant groups who collect seeds from wild plants and grow them on? Thanks also for the photographic information. Enjoying your posts.

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:35:41 +0000

I knew that monarch butterflies gained some protection from milkweed plants but I didn’t know that monarchs from other areas could be affected by the chemicals in plants from different areas. Makes sense though.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:42:15 +0000

Thanks for sharing your botanizing. I’ll start spreading “dinkophyte” in the East–brilliant. I’m missing the Western wildflowers about now but loving the discoveries of NY state’s. We all have violas and little star shapes.