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Early Spring Wildflower Magnet Collection

Early Spring Wildflower Magnet Collection

February 7, 2012 · Administrator · No Comments
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Horseweed, Canadian Horseweed, Canadian Fleabane

Horseweed has erect, sturdy stems which are branched near the top. There are two types of leaves.

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Tall Anemone

The Tall Aneome is an erect, almost unstalked plants which whorls of deeply lobed leaves which will have three lobes which will form three individual leaflets. The leaflets are oval and are also lobed, but not as deeply.

January 23, 2012 · Administrator · No Comments
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Carolina Horsenettle

Common Name: Carolina Horsenettle Botanical Name: Solanum carolinense Family: Solanaceae Light: Full sun Soil: Not particular about soil Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 4 – 8 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: July Plant Height: Twelve to thirty six inches Flower Color: White Type: Perennial Puzzle photo Carolina Horsenettle is erect with a branched stem [...]

January 20, 2012 · Administrator · No Comments
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Gray-Headed Coneflower

Common Name: Gray-Headed Coneflower Botanical Name: Ratibida pinnata Family: Asteraceae Light: Full sun Soil: Loam or clay Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 10 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: July Plant Height: Twenty four to forty eight inches Flower Color: Yellow Type: Perennial Gray Headed Coneflower is an erect, multi-branched plant with ridged [...]

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Arrow Leaved Aster

Common Name: Arrow Leaved Aster Botanical Name: Aster sagittifolius Family: Asteraceae Light: Sun Soil: Loam or even a bit rocky Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 9 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Twenty four to forty inches Flower Color: Lavendar Type: Perennial The Arrow Leaved Aster is an erect perennial [...]

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Tall Goldenrod

Tall Goldenrod is usually unbranched with alternate, lance shaped leaves. The stem is erect, rough and thick. The individual flowers are small, but they are closely packed along the upper stems creating a stunning, arching flower cluster.

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Obediant Plant

Common Name: Obediant Plant Botanical Name: Physostegia virginiana Family: Lamiaceae Sun: Sun, part shade Soil: Rich loam. Tolerates clay or gravel. Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 9 Propagation: Seed, division Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Twenty to forty eight inches tall Flower Color: Lavendar Type: Perennial Obediant Plant is an erect [...]

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Bluestem Goldenrod

Common Name: Blue Stem Goldenrod, Botanical Name: Solidago caesia Family: Asteraceae Sun: Part shade Soil: Loamy or rocky, well drained soil Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 4 – 8 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Thirty to thirty six inches Flower Color: Yellow Type: Perennial Bluestem Goldenrod usually has a single stem [...]

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Stout Goldenrod

Common Name: Stout Goldenrod Botanical Name: Solidago squarrosa Family: Asteraceae Sun: Full sun, part shade Soil: Well drained Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 6 Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: September Plant Height: Thirty to sixty inches Flower Color: Yellow Type: Perennial Stout Goldenrod is a native American wildflower found in rocky woods, [...]

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