Allen, Sterling & Lothrop's nursery manager Bill Kennie
has been working with the Falmouth Open Space committee to help eradicate
invasive plants from the Maine landscape. Bill believes that it is very
important to include native species in ornamental landscape gardens. Indeed,
the more native plants a garden has the better--native plants are typically low
maintenance, they provide food and shelter for wildlife and are visually in
keeping with our native "wild" landscape.
Macleaya Plume
Poppy
Height: 84”-96”
This is one of my all-time favorites! I actually planted
this as a backdrop near a picture window to protect my houseplants from the hot
summer sun. It has (pink) huge lobed
shaped leaves with beautiful seed pod like flowers that dance in the wind! This plant is aggressive but will not take
over if you dig up its babies as they
come up. Not an invasive or high
maintenance plant, I have many other perennial in this garden and I’ve had no
issues with them being choked out by the Plume Poppy. Also, a great plant for hiding an unsightly
area in the yard because of its height and ability to spread. 
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