| Image | Plant | Status | Notes | Events |
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Honeysuckles (Lonicera) |
Have Favorite/Birds Invasive (or Potentially) Favorite/Butterflies Native Plant Favorite/Bees Favorite/Hummingbirds |
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Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) |
Have Favorite/Birds Invasive (or Potentially) Favorite/Butterflies Native Plant Favorite/Bees Favorite/Hummingbirds |
The nectar can be extracted by removing the flower and pinching the green base off, being careful to avoid breaking the stamen, which can then be gently pulled back through the tube of the flower like a piston, collecting the necter in a tiny drop that appears at the flower's base. This is quickly brought to the tongue, a hard-won but delightful treat for children. White flowers turn yellow as they age, then fall off the vine. Red berries, slightly toxic to humans, are favored by birds. |
February 12, 2019: Bloomed (Observed a branch of blooms already, some several days old--old enough to have already turned yellow. I was surprised to see them so early.) |
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Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) |
Want (Love to have)Favorite/Hummingbirds Favorite/Birds Native Plant Favorite/Butterflies |
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Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) |
Have Edible Native Plant Favorite/Birds |
"Poke Salad" leaves are edible but potentially poisonous if not cooked properly. Berries poisonous to humans, but favored by birds. Berries can be used to make ink or dye. | |
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American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) |
Have Favorite/Butterflies Favorite/Bees Native Plant Favorite/Birds |
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Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) |
Want (Absolute must-have)Favorite/Birds Medicinal Edible/Spice Favorite/Butterflies Native Plant Favorite/Bees Edible |
