Which ones would survive.

15 years ago

I'm thinking of removing all the natives this year I have planted over the years and transporting them ( with proper promission) onto protected land/nature center, so there is zero chance of them getting removed or destroyed by new homeowners when my parents sell the property. However I understand not all of them would survive,having deep root systems or fragile in nature, being dug up and replanted so I'm leaving those ones intact, in the hopes that the neighbors wont kill them, the trouble is I do not yet know which ones those are.

that and they are attracting the local wildlife too much, we now have a nesting pair of gray squirrels burrowing in our attic.

prairie natives to MN (correct me if I'm wrong about them being native)

Purple prairie clover

little blue stem

indian grass

Brown eye susan.

Rattlesnake master

Mexican hat.

Common milkweed

Swamp milkweed

porcupine grass

switch grass

purple cone flower

yellow cone flower (need to research the species)

butterfly weed

joe pie weed ( a mini type- okay to leave or plant.... will it harm wild populations?)

Common,Asters- grew there wild ( are there nonnative asters in MN?- may want to post flowering photos of the non-native ones if there are any)

Woodland natives to MN ( correct me on any if I'm wrong about them being native)

Bloodroot (don't know yet if they survived the winter)

Jack in the pulpit

bishops cap

yellow trillium (same as the bloodroot)

Solomon seal

canada columbine

wild ginger

Do I need any kind of permit or license to do this?

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Iris GW
15 years ago
All of those look "movable". The only permission you'd need is the permission of the person/org that owns the land to which you want to move them. I'm sure many nature centers would love to get some or all of these plants (providing they have the right habitat).

As for your comment about the squirrels in the attic, I don't think any of these would have been responsible for that attraction. I mention this only because I don't want your comment to scare off people wanting to have more native plants - they might be afraid that squirrels will move into THEIR attic!
runsnwalken
Original Author
15 years ago
Okay, we did leave corn/stuff out this winter, but we've had an overabundance of squirrels for years.

I know Butterfly weed has deep root systems, and the prairie plants are planted on a garage easement, Planted in a strip of soil Separating the street (alley) from the garage itself.. The woodlands are more moveable.
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Iris GW
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Butterfly milkweed does make a tuber - I find that if you soak the area well a day in advance, you can usually dig it up fine.

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runsnwalken
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thank you.
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Another idea is for you to contact your local wild ones group - there are a bunch in Minnesota - http://www.for-wild.org/chapters.html#Minnesota and let them know that you are having a dig day. They will come and dig out what plants they want and move them to their yards and whatever is left you can dig out and transplant. Let your local park district or nature area know - many places are using native plants now and would love to have them.

I agree that all of your plants look easily movable.
neen_5mi
15 years ago
I appreciate your instinct to protect these plants. But what if whoever buys the property turns out to be a native plant freak?! The very presence of the plants may help attract a "good" buyer. Or convert someone to natives when they experience the landscape around them.

My bias would be to leave these established plants where they are, hope for the best, and focus energy on establishing additional plants elsewhere.

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maifleur01
15 years ago
From experience it would be nice for the new owners to keep what is there. I would add to the suggestion to leave the established plants there BUT pot up some to take with you. That way you have a start at your new home. Most will be able to live in pots for a while.
bob64
15 years ago
For those plants that you have in large numbers or that are easily divided you could probably leave some and take some. I have successfully moved blood root and grasses so I'm pretty sure at least those are moveable. I think there are both non-native and native asters around. Your attic problem is probably more a function of some sort of opening in the house than your garden. Your heart is in the right place. Good luck!

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