MinervaFlora - July Update
In this current series of articles, we’re exploring the replacement of invasive non-native plants with plants that are native to our local ecosystem. This month, we will focus on the Daylily (Hemerocallis) aka Ditch lily, Tiger lily. Their rhizomes spread aggressively, forming dense, impenetrable mats that deter native flora. The plants themselves provide little or no value to pollinators. I will include Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) in this category as well for t
MinervaFlora - June Updates
REPLACING GARLIC MUSTARD (Alliara petiolata) WITH NATIVE PLANTS Native to Europe and Asia, garlic mustard is a biennial flowering plant in the mustard family. Their first year, clumps of round, scalloped leaves develop, which when crushed smell of garlic, as does the rest of the plant. In the second year, spike-like stems elongate to 12-18” and produce cross-shaped white flowers. In mid-summer, once flowering is complete, the plants produce upright fruit that releases seed. T