tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920285342579923379.post2330752750265570992..comments2023-12-25T03:40:42.307-05:00Comments on Through Handlens and Binoculars: Why So Blue When You Can Be White, Yellow, or Pink?Scott Namestnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920285342579923379.post-10706405787757085402016-08-29T20:33:34.361-04:002016-08-29T20:33:34.361-04:00Glad I could help you out! Oak Ridge Prairie is a...Glad I could help you out! Oak Ridge Prairie is a great place. You should consider joining INPAWS (Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society)... it's a state organization but we also have a North Chapter that has regular field trips in the growing season and talks/presentations in the winter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920285342579923379.post-27189640860676101372016-08-29T00:08:23.032-04:002016-08-29T00:08:23.032-04:00I am so glad I ran across this particular page. I ...I am so glad I ran across this particular page. I happened to be reading a Stephen King book called 'Lisey's Story'. The story has mentioned the lupin several times and I wanted to see what one looked like. I googled Lupin images. Somebody had a small picture of something I thought looked VERY familiar so I googled Lupin species in Indiana. I just happened to stumble on your page. You have helped me identify both the wild Lupin and the pasture rose. I am a macro photographer and a watercolorist. Now I can name my paintings!! Thank you very much. I found the lupin at Oak Ridge Prairie in Griffith, Indiana and at the Oak Savanna in Highland, Indiana. The pasture rose along the Erie-Lakawana bike trail, also in Griffith. This is very exciting for me.<br /> DawnCherie67https://www.blogger.com/profile/04697093616532110146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920285342579923379.post-73349828147704073712013-09-15T11:14:32.882-04:002013-09-15T11:14:32.882-04:00With the strange weather this spring, picking the ...With the strange weather this spring, picking the best week for my surveys was like me throwing a dart at an accelerating Ferrari.<a href="http://www.onlineplantnursery.com/trees/" rel="nofollow">trees for sale</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920285342579923379.post-91852330252419333522012-08-04T14:42:02.656-04:002012-08-04T14:42:02.656-04:00No problem. If it isn't sandy, you may not wa...No problem. If it isn't sandy, you may not want to try the Porcupine Grass or June Grass. The other four should be fine.Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920285342579923379.post-34926266582507173642012-08-03T19:28:28.428-04:002012-08-03T19:28:28.428-04:00Thanks Scott! That list is a huge help.... The are...Thanks Scott! That list is a huge help.... The area I'd like to try it in is a medium sized slope that has been mulched with leaf mold and bark over the years, so it's not that sandy, but I'm hoping that the drainage will help.... I just thought I would try one small test area at a time and see how it goes...<br />Thanks again.Gelenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920285342579923379.post-88399605544024156012012-08-02T20:57:40.742-04:002012-08-02T20:57:40.742-04:00Hi Gelene. I'm assuming you are working in sa...Hi Gelene. I'm assuming you are working in sandy soil? Yes, Little Bluestem would work, as would Big Bluestem, Indian Grass, Switch Grass, Porcupine Grass, and June Grass. Sand-bracted Sedge would be the most common sedge to associate with lupine and its nectar species, followed by Common Oak Sedge. Hope this helps.Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920285342579923379.post-88300859140811914562012-08-01T12:59:37.196-04:002012-08-01T12:59:37.196-04:00Hi, I am a professional gardener who would like to...Hi, I am a professional gardener who would like to recreate a habitat for the Blue Karner butterfly... and I'm wondering what grasses usually grow alongside the Lupines and Lithospermums; would Little Bluestem work?<br />You seem to know so much about their habitat, i just thought I would ask! Thanks.Gelenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920285342579923379.post-36866860789305945612012-07-22T20:21:10.116-04:002012-07-22T20:21:10.116-04:00Yes they are!
I agree, Indiana has a nice range o...Yes they are!<br /><br />I agree, Indiana has a nice range of natural communities, with the dunes, prairies, mesic forests, savannas, sandstone glades, hill prairies, bogs, fens, marshes, sedge meadows, etc. Always something to see somewhere!Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920285342579923379.post-63359037022159055532012-07-22T15:55:21.638-04:002012-07-22T15:55:21.638-04:00Oh, those butterflies are beautiful! All of them!
...Oh, those butterflies are beautiful! All of them!<br /><br />Hard to believe that not too far away from our area is such a different ecosystem. That's actually one of the reasons I love Indiana!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.com