Native Plant Month: Trilliums

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:04/17/2024
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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.…

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…

Take a Walk with Tavia #44 – Ironweed and Wingstem

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/26/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #44 highlights two native Kentucky plants. Ironweed and Wingstem, also known as Yellow Ironweed, these tall plants bloom around the same time and bring wonderful…

Take a Walk with Tavia #41 – Monarch Butterflies

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/15/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #41 takes a deeper look at monarch butterflies. Tavia releases two butterflies she has raised and shows you how to identify male and female monarchs.…

Take a Walk with Tavia #33 – Giant Coneflower

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/15/2020
Post category:Birds Grasslands Outdoors Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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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 #31 – Culver’s Root

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/08/2020
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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
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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…

Take a Walk with Tavia #28 – Eastern Bergamot

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/29/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #28 highlights Eastern Bergamot, also known as Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa). To celebrate Pollinator Week we wanted to show off this beautiful native flower that…

Take a Walk with Tavia #24 – collecting Columbine seeds

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/15/2020
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In Take a Walk with Tavia #24, Tavia shows you how to collect Columbine seeds. This flower is nearing the end of its blooming period and many of the seed…