tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post8175582912853186964..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: I Love The Prairie~Wildflower WednesdayGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-91319685133920860012010-07-15T11:52:00.976-05:002010-07-15T11:52:00.976-05:00I just noticed you were using Mr. Linky. I know y...I just noticed you were using Mr. Linky. I know you've been to my post, but I wanted to put the link in, anyway to show I was part of the party.<br /><br />My lunch is finished, and I better get myself back to working on the house after I balance our checkbooks. I hope your day is going well!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9548714720267541942010-07-04T14:35:46.689-05:002010-07-04T14:35:46.689-05:00great blog, great readgreat blog, great readNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01205913647975627623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-77181206897809341112010-07-02T14:44:58.020-05:002010-07-02T14:44:58.020-05:00Your camera is a great evangelist for natives. Ke...Your camera is a great evangelist for natives. Keep it up!Thomas Rainerhttp://www.groundeddesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-8426978556362643982010-06-27T06:33:34.877-05:002010-06-27T06:33:34.877-05:00I love prairie planting - its a dream of mine to s...I love prairie planting - its a dream of mine to see echinacea growing wild as far as the eye can see. Echinacea hates my soil and never lasts longer than 2 years so I have to be content seeing it in everyone elses garden.<br /><br /><br />Gail as you can see I'm late with my submission for the meme this month and it was so sad to read about the loss of your dear sister.Rosie@leavesnbloomhttp://www.leavesnbloom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-38726006441858483832010-06-25T05:42:18.292-05:002010-06-25T05:42:18.292-05:00Please tuck my little Lachenalia rubida into your ...Please tuck my little Lachenalia rubida into your next Wildflower Wednesday. My heart goes out to you, in the loss of your sister.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-54533948049787868512010-06-25T01:30:02.634-05:002010-06-25T01:30:02.634-05:00Hi Gail, Nice wildflowers! I love the Echinacea te...Hi Gail, Nice wildflowers! I love the Echinacea tenn. but I don't think mine survived. Like you said, they like full sun and when you've got fifty three plants vying for soil space in a 3x5 area, well, only the strong survive. LOL My bad. <br /><br />My PPPP are still going strong. I'm going to be heartbroken when they're finished because I've come to expect and enjoy their beauty and fragrance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-7582415298688339562010-06-25T00:52:57.566-05:002010-06-25T00:52:57.566-05:00These flowers are tough and gorgeous at the same t...These flowers are tough and gorgeous at the same time! As for the grasses, my Little Bluestem didn't survive our wet winter. I needed to choose the dryer spot. Thank you for hosting Wildflower Wednesdays, Gail!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-90646539580829813432010-06-24T20:38:31.432-05:002010-06-24T20:38:31.432-05:00Stunning display and wonderful post, Gail. At some...Stunning display and wonderful post, Gail. At some point, hoping to wrap arms around my life, will remember to join in! (I did do a echinacea post today :)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-82144561332182776592010-06-24T15:31:38.777-05:002010-06-24T15:31:38.777-05:00I have a plant in my garden that was labeled as Ec...I have a plant in my garden that was labeled as Echinacea Xtennesseeinses (which I probably misspelled) when I bought it. After looking at your pictures, I know that the label was right! It doesn't quite look like Tennessee coneflower but it doesn't look like E. purpurea either. Now I know, and as I learned from cartoons, knowing is half the battle. Thanks! ;)Liviahttp://asclepias.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-56429593723289908282010-06-24T14:58:21.210-05:002010-06-24T14:58:21.210-05:00Gail, I posted about my Texas Bluebells. I've ...Gail, I posted about my Texas Bluebells. I've got to find a source for the Sabatia campestris. I bought one small plant at a private garden in Raleigh but it didn't come back after winter.Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-77320514710930945022010-06-24T12:51:42.076-05:002010-06-24T12:51:42.076-05:00VW, Well said! I do like midwesterners and I love ...VW, Well said! I do like midwesterners and I love southerns. Have never experienced the real west coast resident, but I would be willing to live there for a while to see! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-30024670549877494182010-06-24T12:48:39.716-05:002010-06-24T12:48:39.716-05:00We lived in Iowa for 3 years, and I loved the midw...We lived in Iowa for 3 years, and I loved the midwest. Well, not the crazy-cold winters we had and the humidity in the summer. But the fireflies, and the salt of the earth people. People in the midwest in general are different from those on the coasts. I liked the unpretentious people I worked with in Iowa. And you love the unpretentious flowers of the prairie! Not the most flamboyant, but pretty and serviceable and sturdy, like the people.VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-62232834171475245042010-06-24T10:09:36.415-05:002010-06-24T10:09:36.415-05:00Now they are back, but other things have disappear...Now they are back, but other things have disappeared...Sigh!<br /><br />gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3783140110641668982010-06-24T09:28:11.055-05:002010-06-24T09:28:11.055-05:00My dears~all my comments disappeared when i switch...My dears~all my comments disappeared when i switched to a new domain name...Hoping they will reappear shortly!<br /><br />gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-42970802918336641022010-06-24T09:23:55.829-05:002010-06-24T09:23:55.829-05:00Hey Gail, lovely post, and your picture of rose ge...Hey Gail, lovely post, and your picture of rose gentian or Texas star is better than mine although I did profile them today. Thanks for all that you do to promote wildflowers and other natives. We need an appreciation of them for the pollinators.<br /><br />As for loamy soil, although may of the prairie wildflowers love it, those fields around my house are almost all pure red sand from sandstrone. If you try to dig in it, it's like rock. Another good reason to gather seeds. :)Dee @ Red Dirt Ramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-56292563242459828902010-06-24T07:50:12.461-05:002010-06-24T07:50:12.461-05:00Gail - thanks for responding so quickly! Since it ...Gail - thanks for responding so quickly! Since it will be 101 today, I'm planning my seed stock for next year in the cool of the indoors.F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-63780407830519932202010-06-23T22:01:52.951-05:002010-06-23T22:01:52.951-05:00Very lovely Gail. I have some wild flowers in my F...Very lovely Gail. I have some wild flowers in my Flag Pole Garden that I planted several yrs. ago. They are a hardy lot with small blue flowers. I don't have a clue as to their ID. They come back most yrs. This is the best yr. ever.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3529426494052912842010-06-23T20:38:43.285-05:002010-06-23T20:38:43.285-05:00Cameron, It would and has here...I replenish the s...Cameron, It would and has here...I replenish the stock annually! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-25977760700877348862010-06-23T19:47:17.399-05:002010-06-23T19:47:17.399-05:00Gail - a wonderful prairie education and photos. I...Gail - a wonderful prairie education and photos. I do love that Tennessee coneflower, but since I grow open-pollinated varieties in abundance, I wonder if it would cross and not be the same. i have that problem with solid orange gaillardia getting cross-pollinated with the native bi-color.<br /><br />CameronF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-12236701787625222302010-06-23T19:33:28.806-05:002010-06-23T19:33:28.806-05:00Gail, this is absolutely fabulous! I have only see...Gail, this is absolutely fabulous! I have only seen a bit of prairie twice--once in Windsor, Ontario, which is the southernmost part of Ontario and has a bit of preserved prairie, and once in Powell Gardens, outside Kansas City, Missouri. I love prairie plants though giving them what they want is a bit of a challenge for me with my wet clay. Still, I persevere. <br />I'd like to join in this meme, but probably won't get to do that until next month, once I meet my book deadline. So I'm sneaking around visiting other blogs, but please don't tell my editor. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-20336995236340712092010-06-23T19:32:18.352-05:002010-06-23T19:32:18.352-05:00Hi Gail,
I enjoyed your post, as always. I like t...Hi Gail,<br />I enjoyed your post, as always. I like those Tennessee coneflowers. <br /><br />I got my wildflower post up a few minutes ago. Here's a link to my blog:<br /><br />http://acornergarden.blogspot.com/Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-39806876139275981662010-06-23T19:26:38.046-05:002010-06-23T19:26:38.046-05:00I love the prairie too...at my garden the native l...I love the prairie too...at my garden the native landscape is primarily shortgrass prairie/savanna plants, which were the dominant pre-settlement landscapes in my little area. Thanks for sharing your pictures; I was sorry to miss out on posting this month due to torrential rains keeping me and the camera out of the garden the last few days!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-10913885955421662602010-06-23T16:49:10.119-05:002010-06-23T16:49:10.119-05:00MMD, They are pretty darn friendly and the pollina...MMD, They are pretty darn friendly and the pollinators aid and abet that behavior! I've some nice offspring with petals that turn up and down! Glad you joined the celebration.<br /><br />GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3008488527910351882010-06-23T15:34:40.860-05:002010-06-23T15:34:40.860-05:00I just love the prairie plants too! I learned toda...I just love the prairie plants too! I learned today that the Tennessee coneflower is very promiscuous and will interbreed with other coneflowers readily. I saw a hybrid with the up-curving petals that was bright magenta. I tried to get a shot of it, but it was raining pretty hard then.<br />Here's my Wildflower Wednesday post: <a href="http://mcgregorsdaughter.blogspot.com/2010/06/wildflower-wednesday-asclepias.html" rel="nofollow">Asclepias purpurascens</a>. Thanks for hosting!Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-1445614991934812062010-06-23T14:18:34.361-05:002010-06-23T14:18:34.361-05:00I love these, especially the coneflowers, just bea...I love these, especially the coneflowers, just beautiful. I also love the idea of Wildflower Wednesday, being a bit of a wildflower girl myself. Maybe I will join in next time although my photos can't compare to these!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.com