Hemp Dogbane, Indian Hemp

It is one of the native wildflowers that survives in most any American meadow after European settlement brought a good number of European...Read More meadow plants that took over the most as Bluegrasses, Fescues, Sweetclovers, Wild Carrot, Chickory, and such. It is one of the American survivors as Goldenrod, Asters, White Snakeroot, Ragweed, Common Milkweed, and some others. Some native nurseries may provide some for sale.

I got some of this from a friend's property but began yanking it after the bees didn't show any interest in it. I plant my native gardens...Read More for pollinators. NOW, I read that it's a host plant for Hummingbird Moths and Monarchs.

I'm giving it a positive for this reason. Of course, it's easy to grow :-) and it provides necessary hosts plants for some our most treasured wildlife species.

This plant is not the best choice for fussy gardeners. It is a plant, it has a mission, and it travels quite well. In fact, it very much ...Read Morereminds me of the growth patterns of running bamboo. Many feet from the mother plant you will find shoots popping up here and there.

I don't mind it, I simply run over the unwanted with the lawn mower. Yes, it will grow back, but not worth getting terribly excited about.

Hemp Dogbane Apocynum cannabinum is native to Texas and other States.