[APWG] [PCA] Wildflower Seed Postcards aren't as bad as the "wildflowermix" (fwd)

[Olivia Kwong]

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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:08:54 -0700
From: Rob Fiegener <rob at nativeseednetwork.org>
To: 'Craig Dremann' <craig at astreet.com>,
     'John De Noyer & Ann Csonka' <jdenoyer at verizon.net>
Cc: native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org, apwg at lists.plantconservation.org
Subject: Re: [PCA] Wildflower Seed Postcards aren't as bad as the
     "wildflowermix"

The University of Washington did a study of "wildflower" packets a few years
ago.  Here's an excerpt and link to the full story:

"When growing 19 such packets of wildflower mixes, however, University of
Washington researchers found that each contained from three to 13 invasive
species and eight had seeds for plants considered noxious weeds in at least
one U.S. state or Canadian province.

And what makes it nearly impossible for gardeners who want to be
conscientious is that a third of the packets listed no contents and a little
more than another third had inaccurate lists. Only five of the 19 correctly
itemized everything."

http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7637


   -Rob


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Rob Fiegener
Native Seed Network
Institute for Applied Ecology
541.753.3099
rob at nativeseednetwork.org
www.nativeseednetwork.org



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