Re: native prairie plants
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  • Subject: Re: native prairie plants
  • From: B* <b*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 00:01:28 +0000 (UTC)
Mine is planted with golden rod making a beautiful arrangement. 

Bonnie 
ETN Zone 7 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Cornergar@aol.com 
To: gardenchat@hort.net 
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 5:59:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [CHAT] native prairie plants 

Kitty, We have Ironweed growing wild on our property. I love it as it 
competes well with the switch grass and big bluestem and is a welcome sight in 
mid summer. Ours is 4-5 ft tall. I've increased the numbers by simply 
tossing the seeds around. Kathy 


In a message dated 5/16/2010 1:40:33 P.M. Central Standard Time, 
kmrsy@comcast.net writes: 

I picked up a couple of plants at a local nursery. Prairie Smoke, Geum 
triflorum, I was vaguely familiar with because I remember Donna talking 
about starting it in a greenhouse several years ago. Pretty thing. I 
note 
that it spreads by rhizomes - is it a fast spreader? 

The other one was in a small pot and labeled Ironweed. Though I know that 
it is a Vernonia, I don't know which species. Can anyone tell me which 
species would MOST commonly use the name Ironweed? I'd like to get some 
idea of ultimate size before planting it. 
Kitty 
neIN, Zone 5 

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