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self-seeders vs native plants (post #16481)

enos-w.or on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 11:40
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self-seeding plants as reccommended can be be awfully nice, but won't they populate native fields?

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Self Seeders, Native plants, or both (post #16481, reply #1 of 2)

by KimmI in reply to enos-w.or [original] on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 03:50

Self seeding plants can be native plants and native plants will be self seeding. If you decide on growing something you need to determine if that is a native or an invansive species, such as "Lythrum salicara" a very invasive Purple Loosestrife. Some plants can be invasive in one place but not in others.

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Also, some plants might (post #16481, reply #2 of 2)

by SteveA in reply to enos-w.or [original] on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 06:39

Also, some plants might reseed in the controlled environment of a garden bed but not be tough enough to compete in the wild.

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