| These are both annuals, very
attractive, but each year have become more
numerous, to the point that they are growing over
everything else. Try to limit their
rambunctiousness so other species have a chance.
Tickseed Sunflower (Bidens sp.)
Big show of yellow flowers in September.
Goldfinches feast on the seeds in October. Gets
tall, so can be pulled out if too close to trail or
covering up other desireable, less abundant
species. |
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Jewelweed
(Impatiens)
Orange, tubular flowers that hummingbirds feed on
throughout the summer. Explosive seed pods. Related
to garden Impatiens. This year, jewelweed is
verging on too much of a good thing, growing in
thick stands up to 6 feet tall. Worth pulling out
if it’s covering something else up or crowding
the trail. |
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