Video: Prairie Buttercup (Ranunculus rhomboideus)
[Steve] – (April 16) This is the Prairie Buttercup. It’s in the Ranunculus family. It’s interesting you can see some Bird’s Foot Violet (seedling) here also. These are all typical (early spring) species in a dry prairie.
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Video: Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)
[Steve] – (June 5)
Hi. This is Steve at Prairie Moon Nursery.
I’m in front of our new office here in the planting that we did last year.
Here is the Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum. It’s really one of the favorite (native) species – people are always asking for it and asking about it after they’ve seen it, [...]
Video: Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides)
[Steve]- (May 4th) Hi is this is Steve at Prairie Moon Nursery. I’m in a north facing steep wooded hillside. Come summer this will be really a dark shady place – the leaves will fill in so it and will be very shaded. You can see fiddleheads around here that will turn into some really [...]
Video: Bloodroot and Trout Lily
January 17, 2010 by Steve
Filed under Species and Product Overview, Videos, What's blooming?
[Steve] – (April 16th) This is the Bloodroot – Sanguinaria canadensis. It’s a great spring ephemeral woodland edge / woodland species. It likes a richer soil but it can go a little bit on the dry side. Here it’s along side the Trout Lily (Erythronium albidum). You can see the Trout Lily pattern on the [...]
Video: Impatiens (Touch-me-not or Jewelweed)
January 15, 2010 by Steve
Filed under Species and Product Overview, Videos, What's blooming?
[Steve] – (June 5) Hi this is Steve at Prairie Moon Nursery.
I’m sitting out in the woods by a little pond that is formed by seepage through the soil.
This the perfect spot for the Spotted Touch-Me-Not, the Impatiens capensis. That’s what you are seeing right here. This is a natural population.
It’s a really difficult species [...]

