Video: Visitors at our August Prairie Tour walk through Prairie Dock, Water Hemlock and Cord Grass
August 19, 2010 by Steve
Filed under Customer FAQ's, Prairie Moon Happenings, Species and Product Overview, Videos, What's blooming?
We have annual, free Prairie Tours each summer. In this short video, visitors at our August Prairie Tour walk through Prairie Dock, Water Hemlock and Cord Grass. [Steve at Prairie Moon Nursery] The really tall ones are the Silphium terebinthinaceum; Prairie Dock. That’s the one with the true elephant ear type leaves. The really tall [...]
The Carnivorous Cup Plant!
July 14, 2010 by Becky
Filed under Species and Product Overview, What's blooming?
The Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) is starting to bloom now. We’ve had a very wet, hot summer so far here in Southeast Minnesota and the Cup Plant is responding wonderfully! It’s a unique native plant for many reasons and I feel it deserves more attention! Cup Plant is so named because its large broad leaves [...]
Fall Textures
December 10, 2009 by Ann
Filed under Seasonal Reminders, What's blooming?
Yesterday, December 9th, we got hit with the season’s first significant snow storm. We had to dig out from under accumulations of a foot or more. It is a dramatic end to what was a long and beautiful fall. Here are just a few pictures to commemorate the passing of growing season 2009: Brutus and [...]
