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- 1. Wild About Wildflowers Liatris on Duralde Prairie Know and Grow Know and Grow Louisiana's Native Wildflowers Louisiana's Native Wildflowers
- 2. Wildflowers Wildflowers are flowering plants are flowering plants that occur in nature that occur in nature without human cultivation without human cultivation grow on vines, trees, grow on vines, trees, grasses, and forbs grasses, and forbs native wildflowers native wildflowers grew here before 1492 grew here before 1492 American Wisteria American Wisteria
- 3. Where have all the flowers gone? Butterweed Butterweed (Packera glabella) (Packera glabella) an important early spring an important early spring source of nectar for bees source of nectar for bees and other pollinators and other pollinators
- 4. blue fall aster blue fall aster on empty city lots or abandoned fields?
- 5. White Milkweed Does Louisiana protect wildflowers on roadsides? Horsemint LaDOTDPolicyForRoadsideVegetationManagement Mamou/Coral Bean Mamou/Coral Bean Erythrina herbacea Erythrina herbacea
- 6. Why grow wildflowers? for color and beauty for color and beauty Buckeye Daisy Fleaban Daisy Fleabane Photo: Camilla Cerea/Audubon for balconies, patios, for balconies, patios, seasonal interest, seasonal interest, cut flowers cut flowers
- 7. for variety, curb appeal, seasonal interest
- 8. To Attract butterflies, To Attract butterflies, hummingbirds, hummingbirds, other wildlife other wildlife Arrowwood Viburnum Arrowwood Viburnum (shrub) (shrub)
- 9. e Interesting shapes, textures, Interesting shapes, textures, fragrances, uses: fragrances, uses: edible, edible, medicinal, medicinal, insect insect repellence) repellence) Blue Curls, Clematis crispa
- 10. Decisions - perennials or annuals - ease of growing - weediness Daisy Fleabane Daisy Fleabane Erigeron Erigeron philadelphicus philadelphicus
- 11. Before you grow, get to know your soil (fertility, pH, moisture) sun/shade; cold/heat tolerance neighborhood expectations record keeping - planting maps - publications - soil test results - photos - contacts, info - wish list Evening Evening Primrose Primrose http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Oenothera%20speciosa.png
- 12. Availability of native plants? Availability of native plants? - in local nurseries - in local nurseries - plants or seeds - plants or seeds - online - online Most-used flowers are Most-used flowers are exotics: exotics: crape myrtle and other long- crape myrtle and other long- blooming annuals (pansy, blooming annuals (pansy, vinca, etc.) vinca, etc.)
- 13. Yellow Jessamine/ Yellow Jessamine/ Carolina Jessamine Carolina Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens Gelsemium sempervirens Butterweed Butterweed Packera glabella Packera glabella Earliest blooms – Late Earliest blooms – Late winter, early spring winter, early spring
- 15. l Easy growing,sun-loving Tickseed Lanceleaf Coeopsis Coreopsis lanceolata perennial, 6 – 24 in. April - June Garden Tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria annual, 2 – 5 ft., May to June
- 16. Beard-tongue Beard-tongue Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon digitalis, tenuis tenuis 1 – 2 ft. 1 – 2 ft. blooms April - June blooms April - June white to purplish white to purplish tubular flowers tubular flowers attract attract hummingbirds and hummingbirds and bees bees
- 17. Coral Coral Honeysuckle Honeysuckle Lonicara Lonicara sempervirens sempervirens vine 10 – 20 ft. March – Nov. and later
- 18. Phlox Phlox Woodland Phlox Woodland Phlox Phlox divericata Phlox divericata 1 – 2 ft, March - May 1 – 2 ft, March - May 6. Summer 6. Summer Phlox Phlox P. paniculata P. paniculata 1 -4 ft. 1 -4 ft. Aug.-Oct.) Aug.-Oct.)
- 19. Purple Coneflower Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Easy to grow perennial, 1-4' tall, Easy to grow perennial, 1-4' tall, blooms ~ June to August blooms ~ June to August long-lasting, makes lots of seeds long-lasting, makes lots of seeds
- 20. Stokes Aster Stokes Aster Stokesia laevis Stokesia laevis 1 – 2 ft., May – Sept. 1 – 2 ft., May – Sept. evergreen foliage evergreen foliage
- 21. Sunflowers Sunflowers Common Sunflower Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus Helianthus annuus Giant Coneflower Giant Coneflower Rudbeckia maxima Rudbeckia maxima Swamp Swamp Sunflower Sunflower Helianthus Helianthus angustifolius angustifolius ? ? H. simulans? H. simulans? Tall and sun-loving, up to 8 or 10 ft.; Tall and sun-loving, up to 8 or 10 ft.; bloom summer to fall; bloom summer to fall; insects take nectar; birds eat seeds insects take nectar; birds eat seeds
- 22. Plant flowers with herbs and vegetables Cardinal Flower Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia cardinalis 2 – 4 ft; July to frost 2 – 4 ft; July to frost
- 23. Do genetics matter? Do genetics matter? Straight species or cultivars? Straight species or cultivars? Do beneficial insects Do beneficial insects prefer natural ecotypes prefer natural ecotypes or hybrids? or hybrids?
- 24. Pesticides harm the environment— Pesticides harm the environment— insecticides, herbicides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides fungicides
- 25. Ironweed Too Tall Fall Flowers? Prune in June
- 26. New Orleans City Park New Orleans City Park Where to find wildflowers? Where to find wildflowers? BREC parks Frenchtown Road Gloster Gloster Arboretum, Arboretum, Mississippi Mississippi Briarwood Nature Preserve, Saline
- 27. Pitcher Plant Bog, White top Sedge, Meadow Beauty Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas (require permit) (require permit)
- 28. Sandy Hollow WMA Sandy Hollow WMA near Amite near Amite Louisiana Native Plant Society Louisiana Native Plant Society Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society Acadiana Native Plant Project Acadiana Native Plant Project
- 29. To see native azaleas? Gloster Arboretum in March - April
- 31. Pop Pop Quiz Quiz A-Venus's Looking Glass (5 petals, tubular form) A-Venus's Looking Glass (5 petals, tubular form) B-Bluets - 4 petals B-Bluets - 4 petals C-Blue-eyed Grass (6 "petals" with yellow centers" C-Blue-eyed Grass (6 "petals" with yellow centers"
- 32. Louisiana's State Louisiana's State Flower? Flower? State Tree? State Tree? Southern Magnolia Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora Bald Cypress Bald Cypress T Taxodium distichum axodium distichum
- 33. Louisiana Louisiana Iris Iris (Iris giganticaerulea) (Iris giganticaerulea) What is the state's What is the state's wildflower? wildflower?
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