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Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b)              |
| This coming week is Natives and Wildflowers week and I always open the weeks with a "Top 25" type article. In this case, these things spread across a wide variety of plants. So I'm not exactly sure what to do with tonight's top article and I'm thinking about skipping it. But if anyone has any ideas, I'd be wide open. Maybe you could give a list of a genera that would be considered "Wild flowers" and I can generate a top 25 list off that list? |
Name: Jennifer 48036 MI (Zone 6b)              jvdubb Oct 17, 2014 8:38 AM CST |
| Despite cultivated varieties I think of Gaillardia, Lupines, Echinacea, and Black Eyed Susans as some of the most common "Wild Flowers". I'm sure there are more in my mind. But those four jump out immediately to me |
Name: Jennifer 48036 MI (Zone 6b) jvdubb Oct 17, 2014 8:40 AM CST |
| Also, what about Trillium and Jack-in-the-Pulpit? |
Name: Jennifer 48036 MI (Zone 6b) jvdubb Oct 17, 2014 8:45 AM CST |
| What about Liatris, Joy Pye, Evening Primrose, Lobelia, certain Coreopsis, Fleabane, Ironweed, Milkweed, certain Asters, and some False Sunflower/Helianthus? |
Name: Danita GA (Zone 7b)           Danita Oct 17, 2014 9:17 AM CST |
| Perhaps you could feature the official state flowers or wildflowers on your list? Obviously, you'd only include the state flowers that were actually native. It might be fun to have an international wildflower list of some sort, too, but I'm not quite sure how you'd compile that list. Oh, Canada has official province/territory flower symbols, too.  |
Name: Kent Pfeiffer Southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)      |
Of the plants in the database that have parent plant entries, the following would mostly contain entries that many people think of as wildflowers, or cultivars that aren't terribly far removed from their wild state. Wildflower is one of those nebulous terms that has a bit different meaning for each person, though.  Anise Hyssops (Agastache) Arisaemas Asters Astragaluses Baptisias Black Eyed Susans Columbines Coneflowers Erythroniums Eupatoriums Foamflowers Foxgloves Gayfeathers Goldenrods Joe Pye Weed Maianthemums Milkweeds Oenotheras Penstemons Phloxes Pitcher Plants Salvias Silphiums Sisyrinchiums Sunroots Tradescantias Trilliums Uvularias Wild Gingers Wood Sorrels Yarrows |
central Illinois     jmorth Oct 17, 2014 11:00 AM CST |
| Most Goldenrods, Burnweed, Fire Weed, Paintbrush, thistles, Boneset, Bidens, Ironweeds, American bellflower, some bluebells, pokeweed, wild violets, Teasel, skullcap, jewelweed, catchfly, Michian and Wood Liiy, ragwort, Queen Anne's Lace, wild indigo, Culver's root, Soloman's Seal, Wood sorrels, ragworts, Ipomopsis, Loosestrife, Blazing Stars, horse nettle, horsemint and other mints, clovers, ginseng, some passion flowers, some spiderworts, wild blue phlox, chicory, Rattlesnake Master, some poppies... Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. |
Name: Sharon Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)      Sharon Oct 17, 2014 11:31 AM CST |
| Kent's list is excellent, but Jmorth's list is more like mine for KY. Edited to add Mayapple. Silene Monarda |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| Thanks everyone, I've got what I was hoping for! I look forward to seeing the top 25 from this list! |
Name: greene Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b) Dreams don't work unless you do.        greene Oct 17, 2014 2:09 PM CST |
Drat, too late again. I would have added the Blue Curls Trichostema dichotomum. Maybe next year.  Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith" |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b)      valleylynn Oct 17, 2014 2:23 PM CST |
| And there are the sedum that are native to the US. Sedum spathulifolium Sedum oregonum Sedum divergens Sedum laxum Sedum obtusatum Sedum ternatum And I'm sure there are many more forms of succulents that are native in the US |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| I've already written the article and it's in the queue for tonight. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) valleylynn Oct 17, 2014 2:40 PM CST |
 I look forward to reading it.  |
Name: greene Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b) Dreams don't work unless you do. greene Oct 17, 2014 4:55 PM CST |
| Super Dave, looks like it took less than an hour. He is that good. Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith" |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
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