Wildflowers Archives - Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve

Harbinger of Spring

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:02/24/2025
Post category:Wildflowers
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by Jacob Crider While we still have some cold days and weeks ahead of us here in the Bluegrass Region, warm spells are bound to awaken a few of our…

American Passionflower

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:08/13/2024
Post category:Summer Wildflowers
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by Jacob Crider Found throughout the state of Kentucky, in fields, farms, forest edges, and backyards, is the stunning American Passionflower (Passiflora americana)! This summer and autumnal flower, commonly referred…

Royal Catchfly (Silene regia)

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:07/04/2024
Post category:native plants Outdoors Summer Wildflowers
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Happy Independence Day! Plenty of colorful fireworks will be ignited on this day of celebration, but we have the meadows at CMNP with flowers that remind us of fireworks. Royal…

Native Plant Month: Trilliums

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:04/17/2024
Post category:native plants Spring Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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by Christy Rybka Trilliums are a group of wildflowers that belong to the Liliaceae family and can be identified by their three petals, three sepals, and three leaves. It’s easy…

April is Native Plant Month

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:04/25/2023
Post category:native plants Uncategorized Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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April is Native Plant Month by Christy Rybka What are native plants? The term “native plant” refers to any plant that naturally occurs in the region from which it originated.…

Saving the Migrating Monarchs

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:08/25/2022
Post category:insects native plants Wildflowers
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Saving the Migrating Monarchs: How to Protect the Endangered Monarch Species From Your Own Home by Christy Rybka Earlier this summer, the migratory monarch butterfly was officially declared an endangered…

Take a Walk with Tavia #49 – Blue Black Sage

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:09/14/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #49 highlights Blue Black Sage. These flowers will bloom all summer long. It makes a great addition to any garden because it’s deer resistant and…

Take a Walk with Tavia #47 – enjoying your garden

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:09/14/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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In Take a Walk with Tavia #47, Tavia shares a reminder to enjoy the garden you’ve made! https://youtu.be/Tb9vrla9phg

Take a Walk with Tavia #46 – Dwarf Japanese Anemones

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:09/02/2020
Post category:Outdoors Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #46 highlights Dwarf Japanese Anemones. This beautiful plant really shows off in the late summer when not many other plants are in bloom. Enjoy! …

Take a Walk with Tavia #45 – Tall Coreopsis

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/31/2020
Post category:Grasslands native plants Outdoors Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #45 highlights Tall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris). This native plant will flower through late autumn making it great for our hot and humid summers. Tall Coreopsis…