Those are a native, wild aster. If they aren't where you want them, they are "weeds" so pull away. I pull some to keep them under control.
Just a few random pics. Lots of goldenrod by the swamp. Must be a 1/4 acre here. I keep picking cosmos seeds to disperse in the ground before freeze up. I'll scratch up the septic area, scatter and rake over. The voles live in the same area, hopefully they won't find them. Turkeys passing through and stripping grass seeds as they go.
I brought some obedient plant home today. It had some coreopsis mixed in which is fine with me. The obedient plant is native and a good pollinator, as well as deer resistant. It is drought tolerant, and spreads by rhizomes, which are shallow and easy to pull. I planted them at the edge of the septic bed which was deep, dark loamy soil. I'll be able to mow them if they spread. This clump is just about gone by. A few weeks ago they were fantastic. Bee on the goldenrod...
Planted two Japanese Anemones at the same time I planted some Rose of Sharons. The Anemones had a bunch of buds on them and I couldn't wait to see them. Being between the two ROS, it has been easy to remember to water them thru this dry weather (only things I been watering for the last 2 weeks). But, the chipmunks or squirrels have other ideas and just as the tightly closed buds are relaxing, they are literally, nipped off at the bud. Maybe next year I'll actually see the real thing instead of consoling myself by looking at the picture I took of the label.
The first is cleome, the second verbena bonariensis. Both are annuals, but self seed themselves, so they keep coming back.
Floppy asters in the front yard, the bees are all over them. A happy echeveria, soon to go in the basement for the winter.
I bought two Japanese Anemones from the discount shelf. I had no idea what they were. Fortunately I got to see them bloom and they are still going strong. Are they annuals or perennials?
Thanks Midwinter! I dont know where I got it from, but I was thinking the first was cleome. The 2nd I had no clue. And the verbena b. is definitely a good self seeder!
Do you have deer around? Or a woodchuck? I've had chipmunks steal cherry tomatoes, but they leave my flowers alone.
I glanced back through the thread and look at a few of your pics. If you wanted to see what's eating on your plants, you have lots of places to place a game camera....fences, some trees, even those rose of sharons. You could also drive a stake or fence post and attach a camera. They're fairly lightweight and it's pretty easy to figure out a way to put one almost anywhere you want.
We use an iron shepherd's crook, and position the cam directly over where we leave chicken legs for the possums.
