10/22/2022
New perennials and bushes arrived today in the nursery.
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10/22/2022
Herbal-enhanced Skin care, candles and resin art | CW Native Botanika | Akron
Herbal-enhanced Skin care, candles and resin art | CW Native Botanika | Akron
CW Native Botanika, a woman-owned business, offers soaps, creams and lotions that use the finest ingredients available.
10/20/2022
We will be at Harvest Fest tonight at Kenton school district.
10/18/2022
We will be at the Hamburg Fairgrounds as CW Native Botanika for their fall pop up this Saturday. New wickless candles, great skin care and nature inspired art.
https://www.cwnativebotanicals.com
10/16/2022
New to the nursery is Red Spruce.
The Red Spruce (Picea rubens) is a medium-sized evergreen conifer that grows in cool, boreal forests of the northeast, including the Adirondack Mountains. This species is the conifer species most typical of the Adirondack region as a whole. Early records suggest that the Red Spruce constituted a quarter of the forest cover in the northern Adirondacks at one time.
Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Unisexual , Monoecious
Fruit Type: Cone
Size Notes: Up to about 130 feet tall.
Leaf: Green
Fruit: Red, Brown
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr
Distribution
USA: CT , DE , MA , MD , ME , NC , NH , NJ , NY , PA , TN , VA , VT , WV
Canada: NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC
Native Distribution: P.E.I. to s.e. Ont., s. to CT & NY; also mts. to NC & TN
Native Habitat: Wooded, upland slopes
Growing Conditions
Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun , Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Soil pH: Acidic (pH
10/15/2022
We have paw paws.
10/15/2022
We will be there for The closing day of Pendleton Station Market. Then we will be at vendor events for most of the winter with CW Native Botanika.
10/15/2022
For two years now we have been driving to Pennsylvania for trees and each year has been quite a bombardment of spotted lantern flies. It was like one of those horror movies which millions of insects flying on you and in in your hair.
This year we found only one - same time of year - same location. Why I asked - I was told that the bird population had decided they are a tasty treat.
Fortunately this happens sometimes. Now if only we can get a few birds in WNY to get on board with eating gypsy moths I’d be a happy woman.
10/15/2022
Sorry I have not been posting the last few days. We have a new puppy and the place is in chaos. Meet the new mascot. Willow
10/15/2022
I will be looking to add maple leaf viburnum to the nursery for next year.
Maple-leaf arrow-wood is a low, densely branched shrub, 4-6 ft. tall and 3-4 ft. wide. Flat-topped clusters of white flowers are followed by berries turning from red to blue-black. Bright- to dark-green, deciduous foliage, maple-like in shape, is very colorful in fall. A shrub with maple-like leaves and small, white flowers or uniform size in flat topped clusters.
The distinctive, purplish-pink autumn foliage makes this one of our handsomest shrubs. Another native Viburnum with 3-lobed leaves, Cranberry Viburnum (V. opulus var. americanum), has large, showy, white, sterile outer flowers in each cluster and in late summer and autumn bears red fruits suitable for jam. Few-flowered Cranberry Bush (V. edule), with red fruit and only slightly lobed leaves, occurs at high elevations in the Northeast, extending far north into Canada.
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VIAC
10/14/2022
What I love to see is the birds who are happily living their life on the property while I rarely see them at the feeders. It’s because they are finding all the food they need for themselves and their offspring.
This song sparrow is loving in the rose bushes for protection. It was a rare opportunity to observe it just being a song sparrow.
10/09/2022
Leaf footed bug. Not to be confused with the exotic invasive stink bug.
Family
Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs) in order Hemiptera (true bugs)
Description
Leaf-footed bugs are a family of plant-eating true bugs that are named for the flattened, leaflike extensions that many have on their hind legs. Good flyers, they usually make a noisy buzzing as they fly. When disturbed, many species give off a bad odor in defense. They are usually dark colored, though some are tan, orange, or yellowish, and may have contrasting colors.
https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/leaf-footed-bugs
10/08/2022
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10/07/2022
Asters.
10/06/2022
It is hard to imagine the sheer number of pollinators on late blooming asters. It is a crucial plant for pollinators that overwinter and migrate. Diversity of asters ensures a long bloom time.
10/06/2022
One more post because this is critical. Cultivars are not the same. I have cultivars, nativars and natives on my 10 acres. Woody species, perennials and exotic annuals (calendula, dahlias, zinnias) in my containers.
Outside of the annuals in the spring - the natives are the most attractive to pollinators. Asters for example. I had a New York aster from a local nursery and the straight native. The native was covered in pollinators while the cultivated native had one or two.
Black willow - I have the straight native and one I bought from a local nursery. Nothing was changed for the cultivated willow but I have never found a viceroy butterfly on the cultivated willow.
Not all cultivars/nativars are the same. One butterfly w**d nativar is butterfly w**d for clay. The only change is it has adapted to live in clay which most butterfly w**d cannot. For Wny that is a good thing because many of us have nothing but clay.
Telling gardeners that some cultivars are ok and some are not but not providing the real guidance they need to purchase quality natives when they want to help the environment is inappropriate.
I say this not because I own a native plant nursery. I say this because I have been gardening with natives for 20+ years and have observed this for myself.
I purchased the property in Newstead to see for myself whether natives matter. I started the nursery because I was so disappointed that the cultivated plants I purchased to help the environment were not all that beneficial.
10/05/2022
“Back in my ornamental gardening days, I wanted the latest, greatest, most elaborate flowers I could find, so I followed the advice of so many garden books: Choose cultivars – in other words, those (generally more expensive) “named varieties,” such as this variety of an expensive daylily cultivar.
Now,
as a habitat gardener, I avoid them.”
https://ourhabitatgarden.org/home/plants/cultivars/
10/05/2022
Are all cultivars are bad? Or individual cultivars as beneficial as the straight native? How do gardeners know what to buy to help the environment?
Tallamy’s research in the area of cultivars is clear - at best, some cultivars are as good or nearly as good as the straight native. Cultivars need to be evaluated individually.
However, Gardeners are not going to query the science to see if the cultivar has quality nectar (cultivars can reduce the quality), will the cultivar be attractive as a host plant (many cultivars change the native so dramatically that it is unavailable as a host plant), will it be as attractive to pollinators (most cultivars are not), will the cultivar escape and cross breed with the native changing wild populations (Russell lupine has made native populations unavailable as a host plant for kerner blue butterflies).
“What her (Dr Anne White’s) studies have revealed is that the more manipulated the cultivars became, the less attractive they became to pollinators. Therefore, if considering native cultivars for use in a pollinator garden, open pollinated seed-grown “selections” or “sports” (naturally occurring mutations) are the best choices. Cultivars that differ significantly in color and morphology from the native species should be used cautiously. (Morphology is a study of the form of things. In plants, it includes the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits.) White hypothesized that color differences and decreased nectar and pollen production in hybridized cultivars are the leading factors. However, she also cautioned that cultivars should be evaluated individually.”
I stand by my original opinion. If you want to help the ecosystem - plant the straight native. If you want to plant it for yourself - please be mindful of the damage cultivated plants has done to the environment. Pick a cultivated plant that won’t escape your yard.
https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/native-species-or-cultivars-of-native-plants-does-it-matter/
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New perennials and bushes arrived today in the nursery. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #pollinatorgarden #shoplocal #shop716 #smallbusinessbuffalo #wny
What I love to see is the birds who are happily living their life on the property while I rarely see them at the feeders. It’s because they are finding all the food they need for themselves and their offspring. This song sparrow is loving in the rose bushes for protection. It was a rare opportunity to observe it just being a song sparrow. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #pollinatorgarden #shoplocal #shop716 #smallbusinessbuffalo #wny
It is hard to imagine the sheer number of pollinators on late blooming asters. It is a crucial plant for pollinators that overwinter and migrate. Diversity of asters ensures a long bloom time. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #pollinatorgarden #shoplocal #shop716 #smallbusinessbuffalo #wny
We had a visitor today who wanted to fish in our pond. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #pollinatorgarden #shoplocal #shop716 #smallbusinessbuffalo #wny
Boneset. I found an amazing diversity of pollinators on just this one plant. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #pollinatorgarden #shoplocal #shop716 #smallbusinessbuffalo #wny
What is better than a plant nursery full of native plants? One that has a watering system. Yea. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #pollinatorgarden #pendeltonstationmarket #shoplocal #shop716 #smallbusinessbuffalo #wny
How do you know the sex of a monarch butterfly? Look for the pheromone dots on the bottom wings of the butterflies you find. This one I suspect was laying eggs and looked very tattered. That is one indication of age. The loss of scales over time give them a less vibrant look. I could see through her wings. I am grateful she came by. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #pollinatorgarden #pendeltonstationmarket #shoplocal #shop716 #smallbusinessbuffalo #wny
Straw bale gardening part two. Planting in decomposing hay on the ground. We will see. This is no till gardening. Part one there was a light till. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #flowers #plants #naturephotography #garden #gardening #botany #native #plantsofinstagram #nativegarden #pollinatorgarden #landscapedesign #natives #biodiversity #trees #nativebeauty #flowersofinstagram
Necessity is the mother of invention. This is straw bale gardening in two parts but not the traditional way. Here we just planted the tomatoes, basil and green beans, added some soil around and then layered on the straw. Straw bale gardening is good for the soil and I hope with will work. My father-in-law says gardening is a gamble. We are playing high stakes lol. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #flowers #plants #naturephotography #garden #gardening #botany #native #plantsofinstagram #nativegarden #pollinatorgarden #landscapedesign #natives #biodiversity #trees #nativebeauty #flowersofinstagram
One more. I covered it up when I was done filming. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #flowers #plants #naturephotography #garden #gardening #botany #native #plantsofinstagram #nativegarden #pollinatorgarden #landscapedesign #natives #biodiversity #trees #nativebeauty #flowersofinstagram
#pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #flowers #plants #naturephotography #garden #gardening #botany #native #plantsofinstagram #nativegarden #pollinatorgarden #landscapedesign #natives #biodiversity #trees #nativebeauty #flowersofinstagram
Something uncovered the bumblebee colony and I was able to capture images of what they were doing. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #flowers #plants #naturephotography #garden #gardening #botany #native #plantsofinstagram #nativegarden #pollinatorgarden #landscapedesign #natives #biodiversity #trees #nativebeauty #flowersofinstagram
Native roses are bumblebee heaven. This is meadow rose. You can almost hear the happiness in their buzzing. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #flowers #plants #naturephotography #garden #gardening #botany #native #plantsofinstagram #nativegarden #pollinatorgarden #landscapedesign #natives #biodiversity #trees #nativebeauty #flowersofinstagram
Weed cloth is useless. All it does is compact the soil. This 2-3’ tree was growing over the weed cloth my husband wanted to use. Believe me - so much crap grows on weed cloth. I don’t recommend it and it will kill trees if you use it around one. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #flowers #plants #naturephotography #garden #gardening #botany #native #plantsofinstagram #nativegarden #pollinatorgarden #landscapedesign #natives #biodiversity #trees #nativebeauty #flowersofinstagram
Waterfalls are abundant in South Carolina. #pollinatorgardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #flowers #plants #naturephotography #garden #gardening #botany #native #plantsofinstagram #nativegarden #pollinatorgarden #landscapedesign #natives #biodiversity #trees #nativebeauty #flowersofinstagram
A tour of the nursery
So I discovered something I did not know. Swallows eat insects but tree swallows typically arrive in the north too early for insects to be abundant. I knew they ate bayberries but they also eat bugs off the pond on sunny days. It was a very interesting find. #pollinatorgardening#cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants#nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplantgarden #nature #wildflowers #flowers #plants #naturephotography #garden #gardening #botany #native #plantsofinstagram #nativegarden #pollinatorgarden #landscapedesign #natives #biodiversity #trees #nativebeauty #flowersofinstagram
Seasonally flooded areas provide opportunities for geese, gulls and ducks to use it as habitat. Rapids near burdick in Newstead. #pollinatorgardening #pollinatorfriendlygardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplant #nativeplantgarden #nativeplantnursery
Finishing up you need to put the vessel together, affix it if you have to and put it outside. Relatively simple and no special equipment. You can sow up to March and still get results. Good luck if you chose to give it a try. Let me know how it works for you in the spring. #pollinatorgardening #pollinatorfriendlygardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplant #nativeplantgarden #nativeplantnursery
I sowed some joe pye weed with the fluff on. I don’t know if it will work but I found it too frustrating to take off the fluff so this is one more experiment. That is the absolutely best part of winter sowing. You feel free to experiment as much as you want because The process is relatively inexpensive. I collected the seed so my only cost is some potting mix, my time and rice hulls. #pollinatorgardening #pollinatorfriendlygardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplant #nativeplantgarden #nativeplantnursery
Label, label, label. It is critical to remembering what you winter sowed. I absolutely have failed in this department many times. By spring I am scratching my head - mystified. So I discuss different ways to label your jugs and roasters. #pollinatorgardening #pollinatorfriendlygardening #cwnativeplantfarm #cwnativeplants #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplant #nativeplantgarden #nativeplantnursery
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New perennials and bushes arrived today in the nursery.
We will be at Harvest Fest tonight at Kenton school district.
We will be at the Hamburg Fairgrounds as CW Native Botanika for their fall pop up this Saturday. New wickless candles, great skin care and nature inspired art.
https://www.cwnativebotanicals.com
https://www.cwnativebotanicals.com
New to the nursery is Red Spruce.
The Red Spruce (Picea rubens) is a medium-sized evergreen conifer that grows in cool, boreal forests of the northeast, including the Adirondack Mountains. This species is the conifer species most typical of the Adirondack region as a whole. Early records suggest that the Red Spruce constituted a quarter of the forest cover in the northern Adirondacks at one time.
Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Unisexual , Monoecious
Fruit Type: Cone
Size Notes: Up to about 130 feet tall.
Leaf: Green
Fruit: Red, Brown
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr
Distribution
USA: CT , DE , MA , MD , ME , NC , NH , NJ , NY , PA , TN , VA , VT , WV
Canada: NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC
Native Distribution: P.E.I. to s.e. Ont., s. to CT & NY; also mts. to NC & TN
Native Habitat: Wooded, upland slopes
Growing Conditions
Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun , Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Soil pH: Acidic (pH
The Red Spruce (Picea rubens) is a medium-sized evergreen conifer that grows in cool, boreal forests of the northeast, including the Adirondack Mountains. This species is the conifer species most typical of the Adirondack region as a whole. Early records suggest that the Red Spruce constituted a quarter of the forest cover in the northern Adirondacks at one time.
Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Unisexual , Monoecious
Fruit Type: Cone
Size Notes: Up to about 130 feet tall.
Leaf: Green
Fruit: Red, Brown
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr
Distribution
USA: CT , DE , MA , MD , ME , NC , NH , NJ , NY , PA , TN , VA , VT , WV
Canada: NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC
Native Distribution: P.E.I. to s.e. Ont., s. to CT & NY; also mts. to NC & TN
Native Habitat: Wooded, upland slopes
Growing Conditions
Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun , Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Soil pH: Acidic (pH
We have paw paws.
We will be there for The closing day of Pendleton Station Market. Then we will be at vendor events for most of the winter with CW Native Botanika.
For two years now we have been driving to Pennsylvania for trees and each year has been quite a bombardment of spotted lantern flies. It was like one of those horror movies which millions of insects flying on you and in in your hair.
This year we found only one - same time of year - same location. Why I asked - I was told that the bird population had decided they are a tasty treat.
Fortunately this happens sometimes. Now if only we can get a few birds in WNY to get on board with eating gypsy moths I’d be a happy woman.
This year we found only one - same time of year - same location. Why I asked - I was told that the bird population had decided they are a tasty treat.
Fortunately this happens sometimes. Now if only we can get a few birds in WNY to get on board with eating gypsy moths I’d be a happy woman.
Sorry I have not been posting the last few days. We have a new puppy and the place is in chaos. Meet the new mascot. Willow
I will be looking to add maple leaf viburnum to the nursery for next year.
Maple-leaf arrow-wood is a low, densely branched shrub, 4-6 ft. tall and 3-4 ft. wide. Flat-topped clusters of white flowers are followed by berries turning from red to blue-black. Bright- to dark-green, deciduous foliage, maple-like in shape, is very colorful in fall. A shrub with maple-like leaves and small, white flowers or uniform size in flat topped clusters.
The distinctive, purplish-pink autumn foliage makes this one of our handsomest shrubs. Another native Viburnum with 3-lobed leaves, Cranberry Viburnum (V. opulus var. americanum), has large, showy, white, sterile outer flowers in each cluster and in late summer and autumn bears red fruits suitable for jam. Few-flowered Cranberry Bush (V. edule), with red fruit and only slightly lobed leaves, occurs at high elevations in the Northeast, extending far north into Canada.
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VIAC
Maple-leaf arrow-wood is a low, densely branched shrub, 4-6 ft. tall and 3-4 ft. wide. Flat-topped clusters of white flowers are followed by berries turning from red to blue-black. Bright- to dark-green, deciduous foliage, maple-like in shape, is very colorful in fall. A shrub with maple-like leaves and small, white flowers or uniform size in flat topped clusters.
The distinctive, purplish-pink autumn foliage makes this one of our handsomest shrubs. Another native Viburnum with 3-lobed leaves, Cranberry Viburnum (V. opulus var. americanum), has large, showy, white, sterile outer flowers in each cluster and in late summer and autumn bears red fruits suitable for jam. Few-flowered Cranberry Bush (V. edule), with red fruit and only slightly lobed leaves, occurs at high elevations in the Northeast, extending far north into Canada.
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VIAC
What I love to see is the birds who are happily living their life on the property while I rarely see them at the feeders. It’s because they are finding all the food they need for themselves and their offspring.
This song sparrow is loving in the rose bushes for protection. It was a rare opportunity to observe it just being a song sparrow.
This song sparrow is loving in the rose bushes for protection. It was a rare opportunity to observe it just being a song sparrow.
Leaf footed bug. Not to be confused with the exotic invasive stink bug.
Family
Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs) in order Hemiptera (true bugs)
Description
Leaf-footed bugs are a family of plant-eating true bugs that are named for the flattened, leaflike extensions that many have on their hind legs. Good flyers, they usually make a noisy buzzing as they fly. When disturbed, many species give off a bad odor in defense. They are usually dark colored, though some are tan, orange, or yellowish, and may have contrasting colors.
https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/leaf-footed-bugs
Family
Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs) in order Hemiptera (true bugs)
Description
Leaf-footed bugs are a family of plant-eating true bugs that are named for the flattened, leaflike extensions that many have on their hind legs. Good flyers, they usually make a noisy buzzing as they fly. When disturbed, many species give off a bad odor in defense. They are usually dark colored, though some are tan, orange, or yellowish, and may have contrasting colors.
https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/leaf-footed-bugs
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Asters.
It is hard to imagine the sheer number of pollinators on late blooming asters. It is a crucial plant for pollinators that overwinter and migrate. Diversity of asters ensures a long bloom time.
One more post because this is critical. Cultivars are not the same. I have cultivars, nativars and natives on my 10 acres. Woody species, perennials and exotic annuals (calendula, dahlias, zinnias) in my containers.
Outside of the annuals in the spring - the natives are the most attractive to pollinators. Asters for example. I had a New York aster from a local nursery and the straight native. The native was covered in pollinators while the cultivated native had one or two.
Black willow - I have the straight native and one I bought from a local nursery. Nothing was changed for the cultivated willow but I have never found a viceroy butterfly on the cultivated willow.
Not all cultivars/nativars are the same. One butterfly w**d nativar is butterfly w**d for clay. The only change is it has adapted to live in clay which most butterfly w**d cannot. For Wny that is a good thing because many of us have nothing but clay.
Telling gardeners that some cultivars are ok and some are not but not providing the real guidance they need to purchase quality natives when they want to help the environment is inappropriate.
I say this not because I own a native plant nursery. I say this because I have been gardening with natives for 20+ years and have observed this for myself.
I purchased the property in Newstead to see for myself whether natives matter. I started the nursery because I was so disappointed that the cultivated plants I purchased to help the environment were not all that beneficial.
Outside of the annuals in the spring - the natives are the most attractive to pollinators. Asters for example. I had a New York aster from a local nursery and the straight native. The native was covered in pollinators while the cultivated native had one or two.
Black willow - I have the straight native and one I bought from a local nursery. Nothing was changed for the cultivated willow but I have never found a viceroy butterfly on the cultivated willow.
Not all cultivars/nativars are the same. One butterfly w**d nativar is butterfly w**d for clay. The only change is it has adapted to live in clay which most butterfly w**d cannot. For Wny that is a good thing because many of us have nothing but clay.
Telling gardeners that some cultivars are ok and some are not but not providing the real guidance they need to purchase quality natives when they want to help the environment is inappropriate.
I say this not because I own a native plant nursery. I say this because I have been gardening with natives for 20+ years and have observed this for myself.
I purchased the property in Newstead to see for myself whether natives matter. I started the nursery because I was so disappointed that the cultivated plants I purchased to help the environment were not all that beneficial.