Wild Wild Woods

  Ox-eye Daisy Leuceanthemum vulgare  is a perennial herbaceous species with a creeping root system.  This daisy is not native to Minnesota...

Many plants, which bloom and fruit in the warm growing season, stand bravely throughout the winter to ensure its seeds are fully distributed...

You might see me pulling weeds, snipping tree sprouts, or clipping seed heads in the riparian buffer surrounding our pond.  This is necessar...

Unfortunately, everything that looks appealing is not a good thing. This plant opened its blooms this week with a pretty show of purple ...

Queen Anne's Lace Daucus carota is a member of the carrot family.  There are several of these tall striking 'wild carrot' pl...

The Musk Thistle Carduus nutans I've been watching since May is now blooming.  The plant is more than 5 feet tall and branched out reg...

We have been watching this thistle plant, while removing the other "field" thistles from the wetland area.  Probably 'Musk Thi...

Blooming in late summer, the Blue Vervain's tiny 1/4" flowers grow on floral spikes about 5" tall.  This native plant Verben...