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re: The native plant thread
Posted on 9/5/26 at 12:53 pm to TimeOutdoors
Posted on 9/5/26 at 12:53 pm to TimeOutdoors
quote:y'all should definitely do this if you have a bunch of natives growing. very cool program
Not sure if any of you are members of the Louisiana Native Plant Society, but they are touring two certified native plant lawns around Pineville this weekend.
it is amazing what a difference a week of rain does. i'm amazed at how drought tolerant many natives are, they just bide their time until they get rain then explode
here's the driveway bed i had been renovating. native hibiscuses, pickerel weed, irises, bee balm, zinnias and a bunch of stuff that was already growing.
heres the back of the bed, still under renovation. i blasted the sprouting vines with vinegar and soap today
This post was edited on 9/5/26 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 9/6/26 at 11:35 am to cgrand
here’s the backyard water oak stump bed.
Before, March 2025
Now, Sep 2026
the stump is just starting to break down good, I helped it along by stuffing a bunch of leaves and topsoil down into the cavity. So while I had to water quite a bit during the drought, that should be less and less over the years as it starts to act as a water sump.
Everything is self seeding now (Indian blanket, coreopsis, zinnias, black eyed susan, and basket flower mostly.
This is a cool plant, cowpen daisy. It’s pretty stout so I’m hoping it will come back from the roots next year
It has grown and bloomed constantly all summer
Before, March 2025
Now, Sep 2026
the stump is just starting to break down good, I helped it along by stuffing a bunch of leaves and topsoil down into the cavity. So while I had to water quite a bit during the drought, that should be less and less over the years as it starts to act as a water sump.
Everything is self seeding now (Indian blanket, coreopsis, zinnias, black eyed susan, and basket flower mostly.
This is a cool plant, cowpen daisy. It’s pretty stout so I’m hoping it will come back from the roots next year
It has grown and bloomed constantly all summer
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:20 am to WhiskeyThrottle
In-laws lived in Kingsland for years and dug a well to have enough water to keep the St Aug. lawn looking nice. The soil was mostly decomposed granite and barely retained water. One of their anti-critter strategies was to keep house walls bare except lawn and garden at the fenced lot sides. They blew oak leaves off as soon almost as soon as they fell. No shrubs near doors. I thought they had a lot of small scorpions inside. You had to be careful handling things that sat on the floor like a basket of magazines.
Out buildings and brush piles on undeveloped lots (natural) were the biggest snake and rodent problem.
Out buildings and brush piles on undeveloped lots (natural) were the biggest snake and rodent problem.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 12:05 pm to Tree_Fall
couple of ditch finds this morning
common blue lettuce (Lactuca pulchella). Member of the sunflower/aster family. It was all chewed down by deer and rabbits but should recover. It spreads so I’ll pick a naturalized spot to plant it
Willow primrose (Ludwigia octovalvis). Myrtle relative, it’s blooming everywhere right now.
both of these bloom late, very helpful to the bumblebees
common blue lettuce (Lactuca pulchella). Member of the sunflower/aster family. It was all chewed down by deer and rabbits but should recover. It spreads so I’ll pick a naturalized spot to plant it
Willow primrose (Ludwigia octovalvis). Myrtle relative, it’s blooming everywhere right now.
both of these bloom late, very helpful to the bumblebees
Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:42 am to cgrand
Willow primrose
The lovely weed appeared in my uncontrolled wet area this year. Then I found out that it is a major nuisance in FL. I'm letting it stay but might regret it.
The lovely weed appeared in my uncontrolled wet area this year. Then I found out that it is a major nuisance in FL. I'm letting it stay but might regret it.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 8:52 am to Tree_Fall
if it’s the native Ludwigia octovalvis it’s supposed to be there. If it’s the non native Ludwigia peploides it’s an invasive. The latter is a floating aquatic, the former is a shrub like plant
Posted on 9/13/26 at 9:43 am to cgrand
here is a better look at this cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides). Really impressive native plant
turbocharged growing and flowering all thru the hottest and driest weather, and now really enjoying the rain
pollinator magnet too. Seeds look like this so I’m pretty certain it will come back next year.
There’s a few new ones sprouting which I assume are from this years seeds. Anyway, I’d never heard of it before so now you have too
turbocharged growing and flowering all thru the hottest and driest weather, and now really enjoying the rain
pollinator magnet too. Seeds look like this so I’m pretty certain it will come back next year.
There’s a few new ones sprouting which I assume are from this years seeds. Anyway, I’d never heard of it before so now you have too
Posted on 9/20/26 at 3:27 pm to cgrand
seed haul from today’s visit to Cajun prairie remnants with friend-of-the-thread AyyyBaw, who is a gentleman and a scholar of all things native plant.
rosinweed, false indigo, liatris, hibiscus and a few others. Right now most summer flowering plants are in seed so now’s the time to go collect. I thought I was the only one who drove around with a bucket and a pair of clippers at all times, it’s good that there are others out there
rosinweed, false indigo, liatris, hibiscus and a few others. Right now most summer flowering plants are in seed so now’s the time to go collect. I thought I was the only one who drove around with a bucket and a pair of clippers at all times, it’s good that there are others out there
Posted on 9/20/26 at 6:01 pm to cgrand
Put out a bunch of MSM Turf, 24d and Atrazine today
Posted on 9/20/26 at 7:15 pm to cgrand
Pleasure to have you out here. What we walked through today was once one of the largest ecosystems in our country. It’s now less than 1% of its previous acreage. Tallgrass prairie is disappearing and also beautiful in all seasons.
Posted on 9/23/26 at 8:52 am to AyyyBaw
rescued rose mallow (H. moscheutos) first bloom hell yes
native hibiscus is maybe the best bang for buck you can use. Massive blooms, copious seeds for propagation and comes back from the roots every year. Full sun, wet soil
native hibiscus is maybe the best bang for buck you can use. Massive blooms, copious seeds for propagation and comes back from the roots every year. Full sun, wet soil
Posted on 9/23/26 at 11:29 am to cgrand
Took three years but the butterflies found the Dutchman’s pipe. These are caterpillars of the pipevine swallowtail
They’ve just about got the vine stripped, hope it’s enough
They’ve just about got the vine stripped, hope it’s enough
Posted on 9/23/26 at 6:03 pm to cgrand
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Took three years but the butterflies found the Dutchman’s pipe. These are caterpillars of the pipevine swallowtail
I just saw my first Black Swallowtail today. I have pipevine growing as well.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 6:59 pm to Zappas Stache
here’s another cool native that I can almost guarantee is blooming somewhere around you right now
Whorled tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata). Perennial, spreads by reseeding and by rhizomes. I’ve got a giant patch growing wild behind me on a ditch bank. Prefers shitty soils and almost no water.
50/50 chance you can pull up small ones and transplant but the seeds (they look like ticks, hence the name) are incredibly easy to germinate. Pick off the dried seed heads and toss them in your beds, they’ll germinate in the following summer and bloom all fall into winter
Whorled tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata). Perennial, spreads by reseeding and by rhizomes. I’ve got a giant patch growing wild behind me on a ditch bank. Prefers shitty soils and almost no water.
50/50 chance you can pull up small ones and transplant but the seeds (they look like ticks, hence the name) are incredibly easy to germinate. Pick off the dried seed heads and toss them in your beds, they’ll germinate in the following summer and bloom all fall into winter
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