Re: Purple Loosestrife
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Purple Loosestrife
- From: D* S*
- Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 22:20:21 -0400
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:23:19 -0700 "jaime" <jknoble@warwick.net> writes:
> Just as loosestrife, bull thistle and other examples too numerous to
> name, have adapted to an alien environment, many thrive and are
> horrendously destructive.
What's interesting about this subject is that even while I read all these
messages about the horrors of purple loosestrife and other invasive
exotics, I look over towards the TV and see a group of people holding
some sort of candlelight vigil for feral horses -- a/k/a wild (sic)
mustangs. These feral horses are no less exotic and no less destructive
than purple loosestrife or any other plant mentioned, yet I don't see
anyone holding candlelight vigils for purple loosestrife -- nor for the
fragile ecosystem these horses are destroying. Very interesting
double-standard going on here.
Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B
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