Touring Sargent’s Prairie

We wanted to learn more about native plants and hear about creating a native prairie.

A view of the prairie behind Sargent’s Gardens

The kind tour guide led us around a mowed path. Pointing out flowers both seeded by Sargent’s and that grew naturally. Some examples of plants they seeded include Black-eyed Susan’s and Blue Vervain. However, native flowers such as Wild Bergamot grew naturally after the prairie was created.

A group of friendly tour goers
Flower fasciation

A few flowers looked like the one above. This mutation is called fasciation and can occur in the roots, stem, fruit, or flower of a plant. It can be caused by various factors, but it was noted that Sargent’s used a large amount of pesticides on the area. Chemicals may be a cause of fasciation.

Want to learn more about Sargent’s new prairie? Visit their website!


Posted

in

by

Tags: