tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post5376961982615545723..comments2024-03-13T01:12:05.347-07:00Comments on Weeding on the Wild Side: Wildflower Wednesday, July 2013Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-17749255833243454142013-07-29T16:58:44.032-07:002013-07-29T16:58:44.032-07:00Hi Hannah, It's always a learning experience g...Hi Hannah, It's always a learning experience growing native plants. I have taken to planting spreaders like the butter and eggs in tubs. Well, at least the berry on your plant is pretty, even if it doesn't taste so great.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-26509913418253241972013-07-28T19:05:43.484-07:002013-07-28T19:05:43.484-07:00I have the native blackberries Rubus ursinus, they...I have the native blackberries Rubus ursinus, they trail and have small berries that are very flavorful, but they are extremely invasive and hard to get rid of, they have come up yet again in my Salal and Oregon Holly Grape stands and it's very hard to get out all the roots next to the other plants. A little of this wouldn't be too bad but on a 2 acre scale it is a continuous battle.<br /><br />I like to study herbal medicine, so that book is interesting. The Native Americans knew a lot about how to use the plants.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-777369106700746302013-07-28T07:02:31.659-07:002013-07-28T07:02:31.659-07:00Hannah these sound like my blackberries which are ...Hannah these sound like my blackberries which are native and take over...but they are yummy. I had heard of these but had never seen them... Love the Native book resource. I collect many of these books for writing posts about my native plants.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-27460957111831921752013-07-26T11:18:15.428-07:002013-07-26T11:18:15.428-07:00They taste a little similar to raspberries, and th...They taste a little similar to raspberries, and the seeds are much smaller so don't stick in your teeth or need to be strained out. The yields are very low though, and they are very delicate and perishable. I just wish they weren't so rampantly obnoxious and difficult to remove/kill. They are coming up in my shrubbery, my raspberry patch now non-existent, and my Salal patch, etc.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-52647300094082411862013-07-25T18:50:11.660-07:002013-07-25T18:50:11.660-07:00Apparently it grows in my state (Wisconsin), too, ...Apparently it grows in my state (Wisconsin), too, but mainly in the north. It's a beautiful shrub with beautiful fruit. Do the berries taste like Raspberries?Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-80747955421901868622013-07-25T11:45:40.868-07:002013-07-25T11:45:40.868-07:00I particularly like the natives that fruit, but Th...I particularly like the natives that fruit, but Thimbleberries can turn into a nightmare!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-31472765643186606582013-07-25T11:44:43.430-07:002013-07-25T11:44:43.430-07:00Thanks, Gail. I do like it on my front bank but I...Thanks, Gail. I do like it on my front bank but I am fighting it in lots of other areas. I love the Mahonia (Oregon Holly Grape, undergoing a name change), and Salal. Salal can spread too, but not on the scale of Thimbleberry.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-1992818573124965612013-07-25T11:42:07.746-07:002013-07-25T11:42:07.746-07:00I would highly recommend Oregon Holly Grape, it co...I would highly recommend Oregon Holly Grape, it comes in several heights and species- Mahonia, is very drought tolerant and has very high oxidant level fruit. There is one native to Texas, Mahonia swaseyi. <br /><br /> I also like other barberries, a few have fruit large enough to eat, but most of the really edible ones don't grow up here, and are from Asia. I did get Berberis darwinii, but the fruits are very small. Deer don't eat them because they are thorny.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-67675707218682086592013-07-25T08:53:15.705-07:002013-07-25T08:53:15.705-07:00At first I thought it might be an interesting nati...At first I thought it might be an interesting native to include in my garden but by sharing all the info you have changed my mind in a hurry. Even though not too many plants can spread by underground runners here I don't plan on letting it try.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-64526477971824742792013-07-25T04:23:53.369-07:002013-07-25T04:23:53.369-07:00This is a new one for me! Way cool! I suspect it&#...This is a new one for me! Way cool! I suspect it's wildlife value is through the roof. It's quite lovely, too bad it's thuggish in you're fruit patch. Btw, your fruiting plants sound very interesting. Happy WW! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-35344129905062547562013-07-24T17:45:47.874-07:002013-07-24T17:45:47.874-07:00I have heard of Thimbleberries, but had no idea wh...I have heard of Thimbleberries, but had no idea what they looked like. Now I do - Thanks!<br />Happy Wildflower Wednesday!<br />Lea<br />Lea's MenagerieLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201714466868118083noreply@blogger.com