I just shared this on Twitter to Proven Winners asking them to sponsor your channel. I know they sponsor Garden Answer but that is really a Garden Wrong.
Hi Mark, thanks for commenting. The northern bush honeysuckle mentioned in this video is our native Diervilla genus, which is not invasive. Unfortunately, common names make things confusing. The invasive bush honeysuckle is not native and that one falls under the genus Lonicera.
@@NativePlantChannel Actually, Lonicera sempervirens (coral honeysuckle or trumpet honeysuckle) is an excellent native shrub, hummingbirds love it! The invasive one is Lonicera japonica, an aggressive, highly invasive species considered as a significant pest on the continents of North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa.
Hi Mark! It's always better to rely on Latin names of the plants. Here in the video she talks about native Diervilla. Another excellent native plant is Lonicera sempervirens (coral honeysuckle or trumpet honeysuckle). The aggressive and highly invasive one is Lonicera japonica.
According to Doug Tallamy, plants with red leaves are not eaten by caterpillars. Regarding variegated and other leaf colors, I have not seen research results.
It’s very disappointing , your recommendations are all cultivars ! I have been gardening with native for over 4 years , the native is better than the cultivars , there is many native species and options that will suit any garden beds . This video is only to promote proven winners it’s a marketing video . This should be called cultivar plant Chanel not native .
Thank you for commenting. No, this channel is not a promotion for proven winners or any other company. Growing the species of a native plant is the best option, but often very difficult to find. I grow both species and some cultivars and discuss what the plant does. There is some research that has been done on cultivars including by Doug Tallamy, Mt. Cuba and others on cultivars that shows they be useful as well. This video addressed this topic. th-cam.com/video/60kMDk_5J0Y/w-d-xo.html
I'm pretty sure also that these cultivars are selections, as opposed to hybrids. So naturally occurring variations within the species. The flower is still exactly like the original, which is the important thing for the pollinators. Both are excellent plants for a native garden.
To be most useful to the environment and other aspiring native plant gardeners, we might consider expanding our own definitions of “native plants” to reflect the actual diversity and complexity of nature. Plants are constantly migrating geographically and exhibiting genetic diversity. As they breed in the wild. Humans have long been a part of the process of creating new cultivars. Based on botanical traits including flower structure, if a cultivar can breed with the parent stock and produce fertile offspring, it is still the same species and useful to pollinators. By softening our approach and being more flexible, we might be better able to convince more ”ordinary gardeners” to join us in landscaping with natives. Lilian (Wilder Hill Gardens)
I just shared this on Twitter to Proven Winners. They should sponsor this channel. Good stuff.
Thank you Karen, very nice of you to do that.
Fabulous the only you tube video that did not use ugly useless boxwood
Thank you for all the great information about these native plants!
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate hearing from viewers!
Thanks for your helpful suggestions for plants. Where do you suggest we buy native plants? It’s very hard to find them sometimes! Thanks 😊
Yes, natives are hard to find. The best place to learn about local sources is through your state's native plant society.
Just what I was looking for🙏🏽
yes! plant native!
I just shared this on Twitter to Proven Winners asking them to sponsor your channel. I know they sponsor Garden Answer but that is really a Garden Wrong.
So did the Aronia draw pollinators the following spring? I am interested in this plant but won't bother if it does not draw the polinators.
bush honeysuckle is on the prohibited plants list (invasive) for Massachusetts
Hi Mark, thanks for commenting. The northern bush honeysuckle mentioned in this video is our native Diervilla genus, which is not invasive. Unfortunately, common names make things confusing. The invasive bush honeysuckle is not native and that one falls under the genus Lonicera.
@@NativePlantChannel Actually, Lonicera sempervirens (coral honeysuckle or trumpet honeysuckle) is an excellent native shrub, hummingbirds love it!
The invasive one is Lonicera japonica, an aggressive, highly invasive species considered as a significant pest on the continents of North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa.
Hi Mark!
It's always better to rely on Latin names of the plants. Here in the video she talks about native Diervilla.
Another excellent native plant is Lonicera sempervirens (coral honeysuckle or trumpet honeysuckle).
The aggressive and highly invasive one is Lonicera japonica.
@@inkagogo thank you all for the responses, I will take a look. great channel.
Do these nativars attract the same amount of wildlife?
I love your channel, but I have several walnut trees on my one acre property. How about discussing what I can plant near them? Thanks
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind for this summer!
I’m planting in an area with mature walnut trees as well. It is okay so far.
All cultivars really native?
I thought changing the leaf color of a native plant made it useless to wildlife?
According to Doug Tallamy, plants with red leaves are not eaten by caterpillars. Regarding variegated and other leaf colors, I have not seen research results.
Where are you located?
Hi Alice, I am in New Jersey.
It’s very disappointing , your recommendations are all cultivars ! I have been gardening with native for over 4 years , the native is better than the cultivars , there is many native species and options that will suit any garden beds . This video is only to promote proven winners it’s a marketing video . This should be called cultivar plant Chanel not native .
Thank you for commenting. No, this channel is not a promotion for proven winners or any other company. Growing the species of a native plant is the best option, but often very difficult to find. I grow both species and some cultivars and discuss what the plant does. There is some research that has been done on cultivars including by Doug Tallamy, Mt. Cuba and others on cultivars that shows they be useful as well. This video addressed this topic. th-cam.com/video/60kMDk_5J0Y/w-d-xo.html
I'm pretty sure also that these cultivars are selections, as opposed to hybrids. So naturally occurring variations within the species. The flower is still exactly like the original, which is the important thing for the pollinators. Both are excellent plants for a native garden.
Excellent point! Botany Rules
To be most useful to the environment and other aspiring native plant gardeners, we might consider expanding our own definitions of “native plants” to reflect the actual diversity and complexity of nature. Plants are constantly migrating geographically and exhibiting genetic diversity. As they breed in the wild. Humans have long been a part of the process of creating new cultivars. Based on botanical traits including flower structure, if a cultivar can breed with the parent stock and produce fertile offspring, it is still the same species and useful to pollinators. By softening our approach and being more flexible, we might be better able to convince more ”ordinary gardeners” to join us in landscaping with natives. Lilian (Wilder Hill Gardens)
Changing the definition of words is not addressing anything
Agree with Barry. This way of looking at “native plants” is not helpful, and damaging.