Fleabane

[Anonymous]

This stuff is all over my lawn how do I get rid of it?

[Anonymous]

I think it smells really good. No tips here -- my lawn is mostly violets.

[Anonymous]

Personally, I'd just let it flower (it's a good pollinator attracting native), and just mow. If you need a pristine, grass only lawn, you'll have to use an herbicide, if there too many to individually dig up.

[Anonymous]

My lawn is a pollinator habitat and it’s driving me crazy. It’s basically a haven for weeds and fast-growing vines and invasives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My lawn is a pollinator habitat and it’s driving me crazy. It’s basically a haven for weeds and fast-growing vines and invasives.

It can be hard to get started because the invasives are so . . . invasive. But hang in there, focus on one area at a time. It's a process. Keep pulling the invasives and planting fast spreading natives in that one area and eventually they will be well established. Then you can add in another section.

Wishing you good luck!

[Anonymous]

Daisy fleabane is such a great native pollinator friendly flower! Wait until Mother's Day and cut them all for a bouquet if you must

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My lawn is a pollinator habitat and it’s driving me crazy. It’s basically a haven for weeds and fast-growing vines and invasives.

It can be hard to get started because the invasives are so . . . invasive. But hang in there, focus on one area at a time. It's a process. Keep pulling the invasives and planting fast spreading natives in that one area and eventually they will be well established. Then you can add in another section.

Wishing you good luck!

+1 it's been three years and finally my native flower garden is leaping. Neighbors went from snarky comments to effusive complements. Like all good things, it takes time but if you're planting native perennials, just know it will get better and better over the years

[Anonymous]

I’m a bit flummoxed by this as the native perennials are also invasive:
Fleabane
Goutweed
Loosestrife
Lambsear
English Ivy
Honeysuckle
Porcelain berry
Wineberry
And then Chinese Wisteria

Which of these if any should I keep? They all seem like nightmare invaders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a bit flummoxed by this as the native perennials are also invasive:
Fleabane
Goutweed
Loosestrife
Lambsear
English Ivy
Honeysuckle
Porcelain berry
Wineberry
And then Chinese Wisteria

Which of these if any should I keep? They all seem like nightmare invaders.

It's terminology, but native plants can by definition, not be invasive. It would be like saying that the US invaded the US. They can however, be aggressive PITA. From your list:

Fleabane - Native. Good for early pollinators. I would keep them where possible. You can always just mow them after they flower, to keep them from re-seeding.
Goutweed - Non-native invasive. Feel free to get rid of them.
Loosestrife - Depends on which kind, as there are native ones and non-native ones. If native, see Fleabane. If not, Goutweed treatment
Lambsears - Non-native. Can be a little assertive, but I have found it fairly easy to pull out.
English Ivy - Non-native invasive. Kill it with fire.
Honeysuckle - Depends on which kind. If Japanese honeysuckle, same as English Ivy.
Porcelainberry, Wineberry and Chinese Wisteria - Same as English Ivy

[Anonymous]

Thanks.

How do you speciate?