It is!! Good eye! I’ve heard you can make tea with it, but was too nervous to try lol. We planted it along with some other native pollinators to help the ecosystem. (Even if it’s insignificant)
No effort is insignificant. You never know if a local population of something is depending on the last few host plants in your area and you are increasing their chances by a lot if that is the case.
I’m starting to think the squirrels around here are a bit deranged. They also ate all of the echinacea flowers, and every single hot pepper I grew this year.
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It is!! Good eye! I’ve heard you can make tea with it, but was too nervous to try lol. We planted it along with some other native pollinators to help the ecosystem. (Even if it’s insignificant)
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That’s really inspirational, thank you!!
No effort is insignificant. You never know if a local population of something is depending on the last few host plants in your area and you are increasing their chances by a lot if that is the case.
Stupid squirrels ate all the flower buds off my M. punctata. 🤦♂️
I was waiting all summer for it to bloom.
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Yeah I’m basically running a squirrel grocery / pharmacy nowadays. Also serving the needs of the local slug population.
Oh no! I had no idea they like these. We’ve got squirrels everywhere, but thankfully they’ve left our stuff alone.
I’m starting to think the squirrels around here are a bit deranged. They also ate all of the echinacea flowers, and every single hot pepper I grew this year.