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Heron
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Indiana
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I was doing some web search on Goldfinches and I found this.
Some Grasses and grass like Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Bluestem Forbs (Wildflowers) Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Weed Chamaecrista fasciculata - Partridge Pea Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower Eryngium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake Master Helianthus grosseserratus - Sawtooth Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides - Ox Eye Sunflower Ratibida pinnata - Grey-Headed Coneflower Rudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba - Brown-eyed Susan http://http://ohioprairienursery.com/shoppingcart/ I was surprised to see milkweed on the list, so I did some more research. Heres what I found. Cool huh? Quote:
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WG Facilitator
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA
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Nesting material today, snack later.
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Fox
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Chesterfield, Virginia
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Unexpected behavior
During the summer I had a patch of Coreopsis lanceolata - Tickseed - near my screened porch. Sitting out there, I observed the goldfinches pulling the petals off the flowers and eating them.
I think we understand only a little of how our feathered friends go about their business, so the more variety we can offer for habitat, the better off they will be. |
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Grub
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Montgomery, Illinois
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Great info! Thanks for posting. I recently discovered something new about goldfinches around my yard. They are totally devouring my Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover) seeds! I have seen it three times in the last week and am trying to get a picture of it! I had been thinking that my kids were pulling the seed off.
You are right benj1- there is a lot to learn about even our most "common" feathered friends! |
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POM Judge & Official Non Gardener
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
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Rock Star
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Piedmont area NJ USA
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I have quite a few goldfinch visitors for the first time this year and their favorite food is the anise hyssop that has reseeded into the cracks along the driveway.
I'm sure it doesn't hurt that I have 6 of the plants and the little bluestem grass on milkweeds list. Thanks milkweed for the information, especially about them using the fluff from swamp milkweed as nesting material. It's also interesting to hear what they are attracted to in everyones yard. |
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Salamander
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Racine, Ohio along the Ohio River
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Another good species for Goldfinches is Silphium. S. perfoliatum, S. lacinatum, and S. terebinthanaceum are like magnets. I have seen as many thirty Goldfinches feasting on the seeds. They will also occasionally take a short bath in the recesses created by S. perfoliatum (Cup Plant) where the stem perforates the opposite leaves.
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Rock Star
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Piedmont area NJ USA
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Porterbrook, Is the S. perfoliatum a suitable plant for a small yard?
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Salamander
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Racine, Ohio along the Ohio River
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Silphium perfoliatum can reach a height of 6 to 8'. In a small yard, you could use it as a background plant putting smaller species in front. You could also use it as a centerpiece in a small round garden, again planting smaller species in a tiered effect around it. I like this plant especially because it blooms in summer through early fall, stands erect, and attracts dozens of Goldfinches and numerous butterflies.
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Heron
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Indiana
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I've heard Silphium perfoliatum are prolific self seeders. Has any one noticed this?
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