It’s What’s Up Wednesday, my friends!

Does anyone want some Gooseneck Loosestrife? If I had the means, I would happily mail everyone a few roots. (Unfortunately, I don’t, so I won’t.)

This past spring, while I was getting to know the flower beds around my house, I noticed something coming up in the front flower bed. I had no idea what it was; all I knew was that it was prolific. 
 

It was everywhere!

I was both excited and a bit apprehensive, wondering what on earth this mystery plant could be. Turns out it was Gooseneck loosestrife. The previous tenant let the flower beds go, and this stuff, left to its own devices, happily took over the entire front flower bed. (Which isn’t tiny, by any means!) It swallowed two boulders and every other plant growing in this bed by June.

Well, it’s divide and conquer season in the perennial world. Fall is an excellent time to split perennials that have grown a little too cramped. Or, in the case of my loosestrife, too big for their britches. Join me in solidarity as we tackle our plants that need to be divided.