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TJ McClain Keegan Hansen Jake Snodgrass
Project:
Conclusion of Project:
To design and plant six planters in native tall grass prairie.
We successfully planted 7 various plants, includingforbs and wild grasses, with only one mortality.
The goal of this project is to bring back plant life and beauty that may no longer exist in Northwest Arkansas. Also, educate others and allow them to become aware of what was once present in Northwest Arkansas
The plants we used are: Baptista sphaerocarpa Solidago rigida Aster paludosus Schizachyrium scoparium Silphium perfoliatum Manfreda virginica Vernonia arkansana
The planters are located along the scenic trail, behind the NWACC campus.
We obtained our plants through NWACC from the Pine Ridge Gardens.
Through the course of the semester we maintained and planted 7 plants in planter box 5.
Site MapLat. 36.36 Long.94.17
Yellow wild Indigo
2 to 3 feet
May – June
Low maintenance
Goldenrod
3 to 5 feet
August – September
Medium maintenance
Tennessee Aster
24 to 36 inches
Late summer – early fall
Color: lavender / blue
Little bluestem
2 to 4 feet
August - February
Low maintenance
Cup plant
4 to 8 feet
July – September
Low maintenance
False aloe
3 to 6 feet
July – October
Low maintenance
Great Ironweed
2 to 6 feet
Late summer – early fall
Ozark Ironweed / Curlytop Ironweed
While we cannot give accurate results if our plants will bloom as we planned, they're looking much healthier than
when we first planted them.
We are very optimistic that our plants will continue to thrive in the natural
environment. We also hope to provide future students with a healthy, living
laboratory!
We feel that this project taught us a lot about plant biology in a hands on and
fun way.
This project will help the community by making it more pleasant and
allowing others to learn more about what was once present in this area of
Northwest Arkansas.
Diane Phillips
Wilma Hinterthuer
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/great_ironweed.htm
http://www.mobot.org http://www.sunlightgardens.com
This semester we focused on learning about tall grass prairie and savannah restoration, including how to prepare planter boxes, transplant tall grass prairie plants for establishment, and, in addition, document all species observed in the nature area.