One of the biggest lessons my ‘If You Plant It’ journey has taught me is the importance of patience. I am familiar with growing ornamental plants from seed, and they tend to be quick and easy. Growing native plants from seed can be more exacting and much slower. But wow! The effort and wait are truly worth it.
These Erigeron speciosus plants are three years old from seed. They were big enough to bloom last year, but they threw blind stems (stems that appear exactly like flower stems but end up with no buds or flowers).
They are spectacular this year! Amazing! So very worth the wait.
Here are some other native plant images from around the garden. It is a boisterous time of year!
