Comments on: Lead Plant http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/21/bluff-spring-fen-lead-plant/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:46:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: RS http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/21/bluff-spring-fen-lead-plant/#comment-45079 RS Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:57:44 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/21/bluff-spring-fen-lead-plant/#comment-45079 Oh yeah, the best time to hit the fen is when the lead plant is blooming. It's also really nice at about the same time that the blue flag is blooming. I don't think lead plant is invasive. It would be unusual for one of our native plants to be invasive. That's one reason natural areas require a special effort to maintain. The foreign plants are very invasive and will almost always outcompete native plants. Oh yeah, the best time to hit the fen is when the lead plant is blooming. It’s also really nice at about the same time that the blue flag is blooming.

I don’t think lead plant is invasive. It would be unusual for one of our native plants to be invasive. That’s one reason natural areas require a special effort to maintain. The foreign plants are very invasive and will almost always outcompete native plants.

]]> By: Paula http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/21/bluff-spring-fen-lead-plant/#comment-45078 Paula Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:31:19 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/21/bluff-spring-fen-lead-plant/#comment-45078 What an interesting plant. I haven't been out to the Fen since last fall and I keep meaning to find time to go. I'll bet midsummer is the prettiest time. I had never seen a lead plant before, but from you picture, it is indeed an interesting and beautiful plant. I'm wondering if maybe it isn't used in landscaping because it's invasive? Now I'll have to investigate that. Using native plants in landscaping not only makes for a beautiful garden but for a more hearty garden, able to withstand drought. What an interesting plant. I haven’t been out to the Fen since last fall and I keep meaning to find time to go. I’ll bet midsummer is the prettiest time. I had never seen a lead plant before, but from you picture, it is indeed an interesting and beautiful plant. I’m wondering if maybe it isn’t used in landscaping because it’s invasive? Now I’ll have to investigate that. Using native plants in landscaping not only makes for a beautiful garden but for a more hearty garden, able to withstand drought.

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