The Prairie is back.

21 years ago

This is Rudbeckia triloba, a biennal that I've grown in my Seattle area garden from traded seed. It is huge as I can reach about 8 1/2 feet.

On another note. I just returned to Seattle from a drive to Wisconsin. I am very heartened by the prairie restorations that the state and private citizens are making all over. I remember reading Aldo Leopold's "A Sand County Almanac" in the 1970's, in which he described the virgin prairie and lamented its destruction. At that time I thought I would never see the prairie again. But unlike a virgin forest, the prairie can be restored in a few years. It's glorious. I do hope midwest prairie gardeners will flood the GW with prairie seed selections every fall.

Cheers, FireVicar

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Vera_EWASH
21 years ago
That is absolutely fANTASTIC!! WoooHoooooo :))

Vera
joepyeweed
21 years ago
i have grown to dislike rudbeckia triloba. It seems so nice a cute when growing in the wild. It sneakily entices you to take some seeds home. but then in a yard planting it rears its nasty nature. it grows huge, reseeds prolifically and is more aggressive than the darn canada golden rod. but the flowers do make great cuttings for arrangements.

prairie is alive and well and growing more and more popular. wild one's convention is this week in Minnesota.

check out www.for-wild.org
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cjlambert
21 years ago
joepye - I heartily second your dislike of R. triloba. We bought a blooming plant three years ago, which promptly died. We have allowed it to remain in the back forty, but are still pulling seedlings from the original area. But, oh, it is striking when it's kept in check.

Perhaps it will perform differently in the PNW?