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Thursday, July 23, 2015

Thursday Thirteen 382: Curtis Prairie Walk

Photos from a Curtis Prairie Walk, UW Arboretum, 21 June 2015 -- I have identified those plants I know for sure.

Spiderwort -- I was glad I went early to walk around other parts of the
Arboretum before the guided walk, as these were all closed up by the time the
walk started. Spiderwort does not like hot, sunny afternoons.
Your best chance to see them in bloom is before 11 am, unless it's a
mild, cloudy day -- then you might see some in the afternoon.


There was a LOT of spiderwort this year


White Indigo. The white variety grows
 vertically, the cream horizontally.




Marsh Pea


Daisies -- there seemed to be more daisies everywhere this year!


Indigo seed pods


Blue-Flag Iris -- this is actually from the Wetlands, which I
visited prior to the guided Prairie Walk


There was an abundance of prairie roses this year as well. 




A gall on one of the prairie plants


Native Wood Lily -- you can tell it is a native species
by the gaps between petals 


Canada Anemone




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12 comments:

  1. Mia CelesteThursday, July 23, 2015 9:06:00 AM


    What awesome sights! I love flowers and you photograph them well! Thanks for the eye candy.


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  2. HeatherThursday, July 23, 2015 9:11:00 AM

    Mia: Thank you and you're welcome! ☺

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  3. Alice AudreyThursday, July 23, 2015 12:07:00 PM

    If indigo will grow in Wisconsin, think it will grow in Montana?

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  4. HeatherThursday, July 23, 2015 12:49:00 PM

    Alice: I honestly don't know. All I could find online is that Baptisia are prairie plants native to the eastern and southern US, nothing about particular states/zones.

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  5. CountryDewThursday, July 23, 2015 1:46:00 PM

    These are lovely shots. Not all plants I see around here, either. Nice.

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  6. Ron.Thursday, July 23, 2015 2:17:00 PM

    Ahhhhh.

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  7. colleenThursday, July 23, 2015 3:15:00 PM

    I didn't know that about lilies, just knew that they naturalized. We have wild tiger lilies here.

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  8. ForgetfuloneThursday, July 23, 2015 3:26:00 PM

    That lily is just gorgeous!

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  9. NovrozThursday, July 23, 2015 8:49:00 PM

    They are all beautiful.
    I have never seen the first 4 flowers before

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  10. HeatherFriday, July 24, 2015 9:28:00 AM

    Anita: Thank you -- I think it's interesting seeing what grows in different parts of the country, don't you? A lot in common, but a lot that is different, too.

    Ron: Thanks! ☺

    Colleen: I don't know that this is true of ALL lilies, but it is for this native wood lily.

    Forgetfulone: Thank you! ☺

    Novroz: Thank you. These are all prairie plants native to the north-central USA.

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  11. LeaFriday, July 24, 2015 1:22:00 PM

    Beautiful flowers!
    The yellow one might be some sort of Primrose

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  12. HeatherFriday, July 24, 2015 1:31:00 PM

    Thank you, Lea!

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