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[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

You are talking about a native patch in a non-native yard. That's not how this works. You make a native YARD. The fact that they spread seeds is a GOOD THING. It's not a weed, because it belongs there.

It's self-seeding, it's self-maintaining. It's not magic, it's evolution. The plants are supposed to be there, they want to be there, the ground wants them to be there, nature wants it to be there. You're building a house in nature, not putting a tiny spot of non-natural nature in your lawn.

The maintenance is less, but you still have some. You just need to make sure that invasives stay out, but past that, it's mostly self-maintaining.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

Heres a great resource so you can educate yourself instead of repeating marketing verbatim.

Great point right here for you

Because native plants are uniquely suited to their geography, they are able to grow with little need for human inputs. Natives require less water, fertilizer or pesticides. They simply need to get established and then you barely need to do anything. Apparently non-natives are the exact opposite. They constantly need watered and fertilized. They are always plagued by insects and need sprayed all of the time. If you see a sick or diseased plant in your neighborhood, rest assured, it's definitely a non-native. 🙄

[-] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Having one flower gets its seeds under another plant can cause issues of competition, even with native plants.

Uhh native doesn’t mean self seeding or self maintaining. Your native plant isn’t native here and does the same exact thing unless it’s invasive…

You claim I’m uneducated and you only spout marketing they sell to people who haven’t read or studied horticulture.

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