Three dozen iris reticulata must have been planted at the base of the gargoyle last Fall; memory said maybe a dozen. These seem not to naturalize here -- at least they haven't at other places in the garden -- but maybe one show is good enough.
Everything I know about the allelopathy of black sunflower seed hulls is being turned on its head by these daylilies. Perhaps the seeds require moisture to do their damage to the dirt. Moisture there will be once the sprinklers start up in another month or so. Before then, maybe the resident gardener will see to a little homework and attention at the base of the bird feeders.
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