{"id":738,"date":"2015-06-14T20:27:26","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T01:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/?p=738"},"modified":"2015-06-23T14:56:14","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T19:56:14","slug":"wildflower-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wildflower-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildflower Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Yours<\/a>

Yours truly. Photo by Lynn Carey Michael.<\/p><\/div>\n

Back in mid May I was invited to give a talk on landscaping with native plants at the Oklahoma Native Plant Society’s<\/a> 37th annual Wildflower Workshop<\/a>. \u00a0This year’s was held in the Durant area. \u00a0The first day was filled with some interesting talks which included the topics of\u00a0wildflower photography, “good” insects for the garden, the rare Seaside Alder of Oklahoma and the overflowing dam at Lake Texoma, amongst others. \u00a0My talk centered around a concept I’ve been toying around with for a while which attempts to organize the principles of ecological landscaping into a\u00a0basic code. \u00a0I’ll be expounding upon this more in the near future and I’m considering turning it into a book.<\/p>\n

The second day of the workshop was spent out exploring the Durant area looking at areas of interest. \u00a0Our first stop was what to me looked like a vacant field adjacent to a new giant Methodist church. \u00a0Turns out that it is\u00a0a somewhat rare remnant prairie once referred to as Carpenter’s Meadow, where the native Oklahoma orchid Calopogon oklahomensis can be found. \u00a0This orchid is becoming increasingly scarce due to development and loss of habitat. \u00a0If you didn’t know what you were looking for you might miss it. \u00a0It’s a fairly diminutive little plant, but once you get up close and take a look, it’s quite a beautiful flower and a graceful plant. \u00a0The reaction I get when I mention one of Oklahoma’s native orchids to people is usually one of disbelief, or amazement that we have native orchids in the state. \u00a0In fact we have quite a few orchid species in the state. \u00a0Unfortunately many of them are threatened and becoming increasingly rare. \u00a0Carpenter’s Meadow was a very diverse field which led to some interesting “botanizing”. One of it’s features which was new to me is the phenomenon known as “pimple prairies”<\/a>. \u00a0These are strange little mounds found in undisturbed prairies in various pockets of the world. \u00a0Their origin seems to be somewhat of a mystery but it was neat to see how different plants favored the various features of these mounds and the lower ground around them. \u00a0All in all I had a great time, learned much and enjoyed getting to know the good folks of the Native Plant Society more.<\/p>\n

\"Calapgogon<\/a>

Calapgogon oklahomensis rare native Oklahoma Grass Pink orchid<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Calopogon<\/a>

Calopogon oklahomensis 2<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Eryngium<\/a>

Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Matelea<\/a>

Matelea biflora (Purple Milkweed)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Near<\/a>

Near Silo, OK. Lush from all the rain!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"(Standing<\/a>

(Standing Cypress) Ft. Washita, OK<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Botanizing<\/a>

Botanizing with the Prez<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Diverse<\/a>

Diverse species interplay<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Asclepias<\/a>

Asclepias viridis (Green Milkweed)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Fimbry<\/a>

Fimbry sp. and Cerastium sp.?<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Gaillardia<\/a>

Gaillardia aestivalis (Prairie Gaillardia). Eco logo anyone?<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Plantago<\/a>

Plantago aristata. A fancy looking plantain!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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