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Category Archives: Flowers
Planting Ginseng
American ginseng, (Panax quinquefolius) We only have a few wild Ginseng plants at the PGT so I’ve been out planting seeds. Ginseng used to be common but it is so valuable as herbal medicine that it was over harvested. The … Continue reading
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Ordering Wildflowers
Virginia bluebells, (Mertensia virginica) A wonderful winter task is thumbing thought wildflower catalogs to decide what to plant next year. We are thinking of adding a mix of wildflowers to the steep slopes below The Point. Intensive grazing by goats … Continue reading
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jack-in-the-Pulpit Seed Head, (Arisaema triphyllum) Walking the woodland trails this time of year I occasionally find the intensely red seed heads of Jack-in-the-Pulpit. I’ve never tried eating the seeds because I’ve read that they contain the calcium oxalate crystals which … Continue reading
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Common Checkered Skipper
Common Checkered Skipper, (Pyrgus communis) on Sky Blue Aster (Aster oolentangiensis) There won’t be many days left this year to photograph butterflies because we are at the end of the growing season. Walking the prairies at the PGT today the … Continue reading
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Harvesting Native Plant Seed
Merv Wallace on his combine This weekend Merv Wallace came out to harvest some native plant seed. He used this custom combine to collect the seed from Rattlesnake Master and Sweet Coneflower. Merv owns Missouri Wildflowers Nursery which is where … Continue reading
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Wild Onion
Wild Onion, (Allium stellatum) Just in front of the entrance to the PGT Visitor Center is the Circle Garden. Today I found this wild onion in full bloom there. Another common name for this plant is Wild Leek; supposedly it … Continue reading
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Sneezeweed
Sneezeweed, (Helenium autumnale) One of the many flowers with yellow blooms right now is Sneezeweed. It tends to occur in moist places. I found this cluster of flowers growing in a gravel bank in Hillers Creek. It is called sneezeweed … Continue reading
Great Blue Lobelia
Great Blue Lobelia, (Lobelia siphilitica) This picture was taken as I was taking a walk along Hillers Creek this morning. Blue Lobelia is fairly common along the edges of the creeks at the PGT right now. It looks just like … Continue reading
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Obedient Plant
Obedient Plant, (Physostegia virginiana) Along the edge of Hillers Creek now you should be able to find this wildflower blooming. It is called Obedient Plant because if you move one of the flowers side-to-side it stays where you moved it.
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Partridge Pea
Partridge Pea, (Chamaecrista fasciculata) Partridge Pea was all along the trail through The Savannah tonight. This short yellow annual thrives in areas that have been burned recently. That area was burned last winter.
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