Posts Tagged ‘Wild Rose’
May 5, 2021 Two Great Garden Design Tips,Thomas Hayton Mawson, Cecil Ross Pinsent, Planting on Fallow Ground, Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening by Matt Mattus and The Iowa State Flower
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Two Secrets to Great Garden Design | Fine Gardening | Ann Stratton Botanical History On This Day 1861 Birthday of British garden designer Thomas Hayton…
Read MoreThe Wild Rose: lowa’s Enduring State Flower
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 5, 1897 Dearest readers, Today, we celebrate the official selection of Iowa’s State Flower—the cherished wild rose, a beloved bloom that greeted Iowa’s pioneers as they settled its vast prairies. Yet, in…
Read MoreIllinois Violet State Flower: Chosen by Schoolchildren in 1908 Amid Floral Fashion Shift
The State Flower Illinois adopted the Violet as its State Flower. As with many State Flowers, Illinois decided to let the school children of the state vote to decide the state flower. The purple violet received 15,591 votes, and the wild rose came in second with 11,903 votes. The children also decided on the state…
Read MoreLewis and Clark: The Expedition That Brought Back America’s Wild Plants
A Route to the Pacific Today, in 1806, Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis after spending over two years exploring the headwaters of the Missouri River in an effort to find a route to the Pacific. They returned with their journals and with plant specimens. Here’s just a handful of the plants they discovered…
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