THE NATIVE PLANT CENTER AT WCC

The Lady Bird Johnson Demonstration Garden Blooming in August

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Joe-Pye Weed towers over Black-eyed Susans
Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum) towers over Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldstrum').

Black-eyed Susans
Close-up of Black-eyed Susans		 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail visiting Purple Coneflowers
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) visiting Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) in the meadow
Wild Quinine
Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) and Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) in full bloom in the meadow		 Butterfly Weed
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Sweet Black-eyed Susans
Sweet Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia subtomentosa)
Coneflowers in bloom
New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)		 New York Ironweed
Coneflowers in bloom 		Highbush Cranberry in berry
Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum trilobum) in berry
Culver's Root
Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)		 Sweet Pepperbush and Joe-Pye Weed
Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) and Joe-Pye Weed rim one of the garden's paths
 
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The Native Plant Center's Garden Conservancy Open Day Tours were held on July 15. Visitors flocked to the Lady Bird Johnson Demonstration Garden, to pay tribute to Lady Bird Johnson and realize her vision of a "more naturally beautiful america."
Ladies in the garden
Dedicated volunteers gave tours through the garden and meadows while answering the age-old question
"Why Natives?'' As the tour came to a close, visitors had a better understanding of why natives are a
good choice.
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