Top adult leavesSeed leaves remainingThis second individual isn’t growing as tall. Baptisia probably bracteata seedlings!Possibly green milkweed seedlings in that pot with the Baptisia. In the cactus tiered planter, a mystery seedling. Mystery seedlings in the rose/bluehearts planter. Still hoping for bluehearts!A brome grass. I need to key it. Not one of the common non native ones. Not sure if volunteers or I planted.
We walked Briar at Ruby Grant park today and saw what baby gumweeds (Grindelia) look like. This confirms that we do have some growing at home. These park ones were not sticky, which is why we were dubious about the home ones.
We got 2.75” in less than 24 hours!Missouri Fluttermill primrose baby survived pouring rain even under the rain barrel! Left seedling is Winecup and upper right seedling is Astragalus crassicarpus!Two possible yuccas in the green section. Not a milkweedNot a milkweed?Maybe a milkweed Known milkweed (probably viridiflora)The skinny adult leaves of known milkweed. New book The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants by Diboll and Cox mentions many milkweeds first adult leaves are skinny even if the eventual adult leaves are broad. Either that or I got the species wrong. One of two Blackfoot daisy survived earwigs and is now growing flower buds and a few new leaves!Perennial coreopsis begins!Briar was pretty miffed it rained HARD most of the day. So before our walk she curled up in disgust right on my big Liatris mucronata from home. Thanks. The Mexican Sage from Judy is up!A sedge?Partridge peaOldplainsmanMysteryCaliche planter babiesThe tomatoes have gotten a bit sunburnt from past rain with sunlight after, so this time I flicked water off and put them in a less intensely sunny spot. Trying to get them hardened off for planting. Like Briar, Shacks was disappointed by rain and not being out. Paula brought him some favorite juicy grass and he loved it.
Hidden dog among englemann daisies and showy evening primroses. Englemann daisy close up. Briar was very pleased to escort Shackleton around the yard. The Solomon’s seals by the dining room window are doing well, as are their colleagues around the yard.
It has lovely pale blue flowers and a second bud coming up! I’m very pleased. the leaves came up after C. angusta but this one is indeed flowering first like the Prairie Moon nursery site said.
Judy’s suggestion of starting the tomatillos outside has worked great. They are already sturdier and healthier than the few surviving seedlings indoors. This isn’t a Euphorbia seedling so maybe it’s a globemallow??The Baptisia australis plant I bought at Prairie Wind Nursery last year is coming up again!This snailseed from Abby appears to live! Though it’s a bit chewed on. I think this is one of the several ampelopsis vines we moved in late summer or early fall. Yay! I hope some of the others come up too.
The prairie parsley dug from TX home is about to bloom!!! It is a biennial, so I hope it likes it enough to reseed here. Bluestars make it to another year! I think they must need a second individual to seed as they haven’t spread. The little grayish friends are rabbits tobacco! I think I may have finally hit critical mass with them as a few are in the tiered cactus planter too. Speaking of needing two individuals, I bought a Salvia azurea to supplement my otherwise happy one from TX. I hope they start spreading now!One of the two potted Baptisia bracteata have emerged! So excited. I haven’t had luck with them from seed.