Commonly known as a prolific weed amidst New England and unfortunately pulled up before being able to flower, Horseweed is one of my favorite plants to use in disturbed soils and dispersed in gardens. The green, slender stalks brandish long thin green leaves up until around late summer; when they brandish thin, wide-spreading white flowers that attract a wide array of beneficial pollinators and predatory insects. The stalks reach anywhere from 3 to 8 feet depending on the nutrients in the soil; providing dappled shade through any garden or meadow. The part-shade provides by these plants provides a lot of relief for other plants in heat wave. They grow well with almost all other plants & vegetables. Dense patches can be thinned out as they grow taller; and turned into a chop & drop mulch or a homemade fertilizer.
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