Oxeye Daisy
At the PGT we prefer to feature plants that are natives i.e. plants that occur naturally in a given area. If exotics show up and are well behaved (i.e. not … Continued
Spiderwort
Spiderworts are an easy-to-grow and a long-blooming native perennial. In sunny spots they’ll bloom from May through July. At the PGT you can find them blooming now on almost any … Continued
Pink Water Lily
Water Lilies are one of the most spectacular native wildflowers. Peak bloom is from July–October, but I found a few flowering last week in the Lotus Ponds. Most of the … Continued
Orchard Grass
Cool season grasses in the fields across the state have started flowering. When I touched one of the blooms yesterday it let out a cloud of pollen. In contrast the … Continued
Blue-eyed Grass
It’s easy to overlook this tiny wildflower. To see it well you have to get down on your hands and knees. I found some this week along the edge of … Continued
Copper Iris
This week I’ve seen a few Copper Iris blooming at the edge of the ponds at the Prairie Garden Trust. This native Iris has a more flattened shape and lacks … Continued
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
I saw the first patch of these wildflowers yesterday on a sunny hillside under the high power lines here at the PGT. They should keep blooming until early summer, offering … Continued
Fringetree
Every year I’m surprised by this Fringetree in the field by our barn. The tree looks dead with bare branches, then suddenly it’s covered in spectacular blooms. The flowers are … Continued
Waterleaf
We found a huge colony of this delicate wildflower last weekend. It’s growing in the rich soil on the slope above Butternut Bottom.
Siberian Iris
At the PGT we feature natives, i.e. plants that occur naturally to a given area. One non-native that we tolerate is Siberian Iris. It’s well behaved and isn’t invasive. We … Continued