Keep Chicory?
Chicory, (Cichorium intybus) I found a small patch of Chicory blooming at the PGT today and I’m trying to decide if I should kill it. The plant is native to … Continued
Heat Stress
Sassafras, Sassafras albidum The intense heat and drought is having an impact. Many of the plants are going dormant but some are dying. Here is a picture I took this … Continued
Lotus Peak
American lotus, (Nelumbo lutea) American Lotus is in peak bloom at the PGT right now. There were hundreds of flowers blooming this morning. The intense summer heat and dry weather … Continued
First Fern Walk
Dennis Figg helps identify a fern Yesterday we had the first PGT Fern Walk. Dennis Figg, a biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation led the walk that took us … Continued
Coreopsis Hillside
Lanceleaf coreopsis, Coreopsis lanceolata This is what the hillside east of our house here at the PGT looked like today at sunrise. Coreopsis everywhere!
Fun at the PGT Wildflower Walk
About 30 people explored the Prairie Garden Trust this morning on the first Wildflower Walk. Tim Smith, former botanist and current ombudsman at the Conservation Department, led the group through … Continued
Foxglove Beardtongue
Foxglove Beardtongue, Penstemon digitalis Today the field East of the PGT Center is filled today with the white flowers of Foxglove Beardtongue. There must be a million blossoms. I saw … Continued
Brand’s Phacelia
Brand’s phacelia, Phacelia gilioides What an ugly name for such an attractive plant! This small plant is blooming now on the trail through The Savannah.
Honeybees on Wild Hyacinth
Wild Hyacinth, Camassia scilloide Yesterday we found a patch of Wild Hyacinth blooming just east of Beaver Lake. The bees were actively working the flowers.