What’s blooming in Fran’s yard? Blue lobelia

Blog and photos by Fran Glass Secretary and Membership Chair, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Plant name: Blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitca) (also called blue cardinal flower or great lobelia) Description: This Missouri native perennial is clump-forming. It grows about two feet tall with showy flowers in August and September….

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August 2017 Gathering Highlights

August 2 and 5, 2017 Kevin King hosted two August yard tour gatherings. Thirty members and seven guests attended Wednesday evening August 2, and 16 members and two guests attended Saturday August 5. James Faupel made announcements on Wednesday, as did Marsha Gebhardt on Saturday. Kevin built three town homes…

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Participation opens Fri Aug 18 for our 2017/2018 MDC seedling order

By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Each year, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) offers Missouri residents a variety of tree and shrub seedlings for reforestation, windbreaks, and erosion control, as well as for wildlife food and cover. MDC provides mainly one-year-old, bare-root seedlings. A few species are…

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Last call for Native Plant Garden Tour early bird registration

There’s just a few days left for $15 early bird registration to our 2017 Native Plant Garden Tour on September 16. After August 15, tickets will be $20 and only available at our four retail garden center partners: Garden Heights Nursery in Richmond Heights Greenscape Gardens & Gifts in Manchester Rolling Ridge Nursery in Webster Groves Sugar Creek…

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What’s blooming in Penny’s yard? Missouri coneflower

Blog and photos by Penny Holtzmann Board Member and Treasurer, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Plant name: Missouri coneflower (Rudbeckia missouriensis) Description: This perennial occurs on limestone glades in the Ozarks and tolerates all the heat and drought that our Midwest summers can throw at them. Missouri coneflower only…

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