tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post4603186667746210502..comments2024-03-10T14:50:10.475-04:00Comments on Red House Garden: Swamp VerbenaIndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-60210245940507003332014-08-06T21:26:21.717-04:002014-08-06T21:26:21.717-04:00Thanks! I've found several more patches of it...Thanks! I've found several more patches of it around the detention pond. So pretty!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-34167214559438590672014-08-06T21:25:03.946-04:002014-08-06T21:25:03.946-04:00Thank you! I see a good amount of bees and dragon...Thank you! I see a good amount of bees and dragonflies in the meadow. The deer also enjoy it from time to time :)Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-16408982229801921102014-08-06T21:24:06.829-04:002014-08-06T21:24:06.829-04:00I've always wanted a meadow, so I'm very g...I've always wanted a meadow, so I'm very glad to have one now. Hopefully some of the native wildflowers will really fill it in!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-76044144541218001012014-08-06T21:23:02.913-04:002014-08-06T21:23:02.913-04:00I'm glad they were able to find a control for ...I'm glad they were able to find a control for the purple loosestrife! I have quite a bit of it in my detention pond, but not for too much longer!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-19861338575484475582014-07-31T21:48:35.825-04:002014-07-31T21:48:35.825-04:00Oh my gosh, I love that plant! Interesting how it ...Oh my gosh, I love that plant! Interesting how it has so many nicknames. Most people around here seem to call it Blue Vervain. It's one of my all-time favorites. Lucky you! And you've captured some lovely images of it. :)Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-37113947245512791792014-07-30T19:15:38.011-04:002014-07-30T19:15:38.011-04:00Indie I love your meadow flowers especially the sw...Indie I love your meadow flowers especially the swamp verbena. My meadow is a favorite garden for me and the critters.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-34111180006460673922014-07-29T17:19:51.620-04:002014-07-29T17:19:51.620-04:00I wish I had a wet area so that I could have a mud...I wish I had a wet area so that I could have a mud-dow filled with natives. I sigh when I see lovely swaths of color such as your swamp verbena. No purple loosestrife here!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-49818577775318560892014-07-28T07:53:02.766-04:002014-07-28T07:53:02.766-04:00Swamp Verbena is really common around here in wet ...Swamp Verbena is really common around here in wet meadows too. I think it is a pretty plant with how vibrant it stands out in the meadows. Purple Loosestrife is blooming also, but not very prolifically. I just mentioned that to a friend on our birding tour yesterday that there really was not much of it. It was not crowing out other plants like before. Honeybees love that plant though. In 1992, insects (beetles) that are known in control of purple loosestrife in Europe have been imported to North America. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-65146571949762375252014-07-27T21:38:56.942-04:002014-07-27T21:38:56.942-04:00Yeah, we have a lot of it, too. I actually spent s...Yeah, we have a lot of it, too. I actually spent several hours the last couple days cutting it out. I don't think I could shovel it all out, but I tried to cut it down next to the ground. Good news is I found several more stands of Swamp Verbena as well as a lot of other wildflowers in the detention pond, so hopefully they'll start filling in!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-71671474276241058792014-07-27T20:29:37.152-04:002014-07-27T20:29:37.152-04:00You sound like you have some beautiful native plan...You sound like you have some beautiful native plants ready to fill in your meadow. Nothing will out compete purple loosestrife. I would get out the shovel and start digging it out. I have done it and it works. In the meantime cutoff the flower heads before they set seed and dispose of them in the trash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-18244078966189185742014-07-25T14:46:10.219-04:002014-07-25T14:46:10.219-04:00It's so nice to see another local garden blogg...It's so nice to see another local garden blogger! I've only lived in MA for about a year. I moved from NC, so I'm getting used to more Northern gardening :) I'm more west of Boston and a little further out than you. I'm sure the Swamp Verbena would love your swampy area!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-16566439261257044812014-07-25T14:42:45.349-04:002014-07-25T14:42:45.349-04:00Yes, it's one of the prohibited plants here in...Yes, it's one of the prohibited plants here in Massachusetts. It's so beautiful, but so destructive to native wetlands.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-44244790456941891182014-07-24T15:53:12.047-04:002014-07-24T15:53:12.047-04:00Thank you for visiting my blog. A New England Flow...Thank you for visiting my blog. A New England Flowerbed, and leaving the nice message! How long have you been in Massachusetts? I live S of Boston and inland. Only about a 30 minute drive on a good day. I love the Vervain! It's never caught my eye but now I want some! Of course, it might not like my gardens.....but, I have a swamp in the back.....Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914703548887252991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-30946018606627634962014-07-24T14:54:05.938-04:002014-07-24T14:54:05.938-04:00That's a pretty special plant. We have someth...That's a pretty special plant. We have something similar growing along our creek area and it does well in wet years.<br /><br />I remember when we lived in the Boston area I thought purple loosestrife was so beautiful en masse until I learned about the invasive part. I'm not sure about Massachusetts but many states have laws against sharing plants or seeds. Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-57375018179993247732014-07-24T13:58:45.150-04:002014-07-24T13:58:45.150-04:00Thanks! It will probably be a few years before my...Thanks! It will probably be a few years before my meadow idea really starts getting together (right now I'm focusing on the front gardens), but I think it will be so nice when it happens.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-78870866996442933582014-07-24T13:57:10.256-04:002014-07-24T13:57:10.256-04:00It does have that wispy thing going, much like the...It does have that wispy thing going, much like the Verbena bonariensis! It would look so pretty in a meadow. My one little plant will likely take awhile to make a dent in my detention pond, though - I think I'll try ordering and wintersowing some seeds for next year to help it out.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-40838348666552251322014-07-24T08:29:05.015-04:002014-07-24T08:29:05.015-04:00What a sweet little plant! I hope it manages to f...What a sweet little plant! I hope it manages to fight off all the purple loosestrife. A meadow behind your house sounds wonderful!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-347364370410084842014-07-24T00:08:40.843-04:002014-07-24T00:08:40.843-04:00That's a great idea for showcasing this plant!...That's a great idea for showcasing this plant! I'm going to try to find a spot to do this. If Verbena bonariensis can become popular, one of our natives should be at least as popular as well!Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.com