Tag: noxious weed

Singing the Wildflower Blues: Bachelor Buttons!

Bachelor Buttons (or Bachelor’s Button) are blooming in my field of dreams next to my Potting Shed. In the southeastern United States, Bachelor Button can be found growing in meadows and fields, is drought-tolerant, self-seeding and therefore aggressive. Here in North Carolina, it’s considered a noxious weed and growing it is prohibited since it quickly…

Lacy Queen Anne

My field of dreams is yielding a healthy crop Queen Anne’s Lace~ Replacing the daisies and cornflowers~  Cornflowers were at one time on the prohibited plant list in North Carolina since they’re so invasive~ Personally I find dandelions more problematic since we’ve never been invaded by cornflowers :)  Queen Anne’s Lace arrived with the colonists…