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Convert a hellstrip into clover (or something else)?
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From the second list, a mix of green-and-gold and wild stonecrop with some interspersed clusters of lyreleaf sage sounds great for an apartment hellstrip in the NE, but I don't know a whole lot about how easy and economical it would be to acquire the seeds to create said mix.
That sounds beautiful! Places like Prairie Moon Nursery sell seed in bulk, but it's better to find local sources if possible. iNaturalist can be good for this. You'd have to look up when they go to seed and be mindful not to over harvest.
Personally, I would test the waters with landscapers using common blue violets and native wood sorrels since they aggressively spread themselves. They can handle a wide variety of conditions and mowing.
What are our thoughts on throwing the blue violets and lyreleaf sage in together? I love me some flowers and my balcony garden isn't currently doing much for our local pollinators. Plus the description of the lyreleaf even says it can survive hellstrips and if the blue violets are pretty aggressive then it sounds like a powerful combo
That sounds like a good start! Next best time to seed and/or plant is the fall. Common blue violets make seeds around then if you want to collect them yourself.
oh that's convenient! We do have violets in the backyard, maybe I could harvest the seeds then. I don't think I've ever harvested seeds from anything before.
EDIT: after some reading, it seems that lyreleaf sage is not present in my area (which I'm starting to think is a little bit of an unusual spot ecologically). But the wild strawberries on the list are! Wild strawberries and blue violets sounds so magical...