Tag: support plant
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Lupine
Lupinus, commonly known as lupin or lupine, is a flowering legume plant. Lupine fixes nitrogen from the air into the soil. The process is similar to other legumes such as clover, alfalfa and beans. Lupine can improve the soil and benefits the plants around it. This plant has very colorful flowers and many different colors varieties exist. These flowers attract bees, beneficial insects, butterflies and hummingbirds. Read more
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Applemint
Applemint is a mint that can compete with quack grass! It is a perennial and can survive cold winters down to (–25) degrees F. I have it planted around some of my apple trees as a ground cover. It comes back each year and is forming a ground cover where I planted it. It attracts bees and other beneficial insects. Applemint can be Read more
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Comfrey
This plant serves several purposes in my backyard orchard. It has large roots that can grow into hard packed clay soils. This will help loosen compacted soils and improve water absorption. A 1 inch root cutting can be planted by making a slit in hard clay with a shovel, pry open the slit with the shovel, drop in the root cutting, Read more