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Glen, yes I do landscape design and planning and I love to incorporate natives wherever I can. I think the native plants here are truly unsung beauties. If you know where to look, there is a slowly increasing variety of them available for landscape use. You might even find yourself a place with existing natives already there in need of good stewardship. Good luck on your hunt for a new home!
Mitzi
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"I don't think anyone would object if you took a few freebies from a subdivision right-of-way or a public roadside."
Speaking for many ...... we DO object.
With all the poaching going on, there is nothing left of the rare ones for anyone to enjoy other than the selfish few whos narcissisitic outlook is denuding the aina.
Isabel.
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Prochoice, I think leilaniguy, the original poster of the statement that you quoted, was referring specifically to bamboo orchid, which is an aggressive, introduced species that's nearly everywhere in disturbed areas.
You are correct though, that there are some rare native plants that shouldn't be poached. There are a few situations where not-rare native plants growing in a public right of way are not protected. It would be best to have a skilled person take seeds or cuttings without damaging or destroying the whole plant. In the National Park, it's against the law to take any plants (I wonder if that includes a Faya tree? Not that anyone might be foolish enough to do that!)
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I would never suggest taking native plants, they grow where they do because they're happy where they sprouted. Bamboo orchids are just another weed that competes with natives.
