Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden by Jessica Walliser

Author:Jessica Walliser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2013-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

If you are worried that dill may become invasive in your garden, consider planting a native variety of yampah (Perideridia species) instead.

Dill’s culinary uses are many and it is easily started from seed (both intentionally and not). It readily self-sows and reaches 2 feet (0.6 m) tall in just a few short weeks. Sited in full sun, dill does not require staking, but in partial shade, plan to support it.

Other insectary species: Because it has naturalized across much of North America, dill has created some apprehension about it becoming invasive. If this concerns you, consider planting North American native perennial Perideridia americana—commonly known as wild dill, thicket parsley, or yampah—instead. A native of the Midwest over to Oklahoma, down to Alabama, and up to Michigan, wild dill is another member of the carrot family and bears umbels of small white flowers. A similar species, P. gairdneri (gardener’s yampah), is a native of western North America. Both plants reach only 2 to 3 feet (0.6 to 1.0 m) tall and have very finely dissected, slender green leaves. The flowering period is a mere two weeks, and P. americana then goes dormant after flowering. There are other, less-common regional species of Perideridia that also serve natural enemies of all sorts.

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