David Wheeler, Author at Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve

Take a Walk with Tavia #39 – Black-Eyed Susan

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/10/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #39 highlights Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). These flowers are perfect for beginner gardeners. Give Black-Eyed Susans a lot of space because they love to spread.…

Take a Walk with Tavia #38 – Monarch caterpillars and milkweed

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/03/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #38 highlights Monarch caterpillars and their host plant milkweed. Being the host plant, milkweeds are the only type of plant Monarchs will lay their eggs…

Take a Walk with Tavia #37 – Mexican Sunflower

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/30/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #37 highlights Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia). This gigantic plant is an annual in our area because it is frost tender. Mexican Sunflower attracts many butterflies…

Take a Walk with Tavia #36 – Cardinal Flower

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Post published:07/27/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #36 highlights Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis). This plant loves moisture and does well in the hot, humid Kentucky summers. Cardinal Flower will add a lot…

Take a Walk with Tavia #35 – Swamp Hibiscus

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/23/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #35 highlights Swamp Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos). This plant has beautiful variations and is cold hardy, so you don’t have to dig it up in the…

Take a Walk with Tavia #34 – Zinnia

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/20/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #34 highlights Zinnia (Zinnia elegans). These flowers are easy to grow and butterflies LOVE them. Zinnias are also wonderful if you love cut flowers in…

Take a Walk with Tavia #33 – Giant Coneflower

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/15/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #33 highlights Giant Coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima). Birds love this plant, even when the flowers start to fade. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/BJO7x5m42eo

Take a Walk with Tavia #32 – Tiger Lilies

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/13/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #32 highlights Tiger Lilies (Lilium lancifolium). These easy-to-grow flowers attract bees and long-tongued butterflies. Tiger Lilies are also edible. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/JRsv8jIbKbY

Take a Walk with Tavia #31 – Culver’s Root

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/08/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #31 highlights Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum). This native plant can get up to six feet tall with tight white flower spikes that bees love. Culver's…

Take a Walk with Tavia #30 – Royal Catchfly

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/06/2020
Post category:insects native plants Outdoors Spring Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #30 highlights Royal Catchfly (Silene regia). This native plant can adapt to several different soil conditions. The stunning flowers attract Black Swallowtails making it great…