On Earth Day 2015 (April 22, 2015) volunteers gathered to
plant seedlings of more than a dozen different prairie plant species on the
power line right of way at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. As many
Nature Ramblers know, this part of the power line right of way is to become a
restored Piedmont Prairie honoring Elaine Nash. These 740 "plugs",
each containing one or more seedlings, were grown from seed that was first
stratified for 11 weeks before sowing. This enormous effort was the work of and
overseen by Heather Alley, the Garden's Conservation Horticulturalist. Heather kindly
provided to me the following information about the species planted and/or seed
mixtures that were sown. Thank you Heather!
PRAIRIE 740 plugs TOTAL
Scientific name
|
No.
plugs
|
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Anemone virginiana
|
72
|
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Coreopsis lanceolata
|
36
|
||
Helianthus atrorubens
|
72
|
||
Monarda fistulosa
|
108
|
||
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
|
108
|
||
Ratibida pinnata
|
216
|
||
Salvia azurea
|
36
|
||
Salvia urticifolia
|
8
|
||
Silphium compositum
|
2
|
||
Symphyotrichum georgianum
|
10
|
||
Tradescantia virginiana
|
72
|
||
Floodplain 118 plugs TOTAL
|
|||
Juncus sp.
|
50
|
||
Carex sp.
|
50
|
||
Senna marilandica
|
18
|
||
PRAIRIE SEEDS BROADCAST MIX
"A"
MIX SCATTERED THINLY ALONG UPPER EASTSIDE ABOVE DOGWOOD |
|||
Scientific Name
|
Amount(oz)
|
Seed Lot
|
|
Chrysogonum marilandica
|
5.6
|
2013
|
|
Liatris spicata
|
14.1
|
2014
|
|
Monarda punctata
|
2012
|
||
Parthenium quincefolia
|
4.2
|
2013
|
|
Pityopsis graminifolia
|
1.4
|
2012
|
|
Schizachyrium scoparium
|
1
|
2012
|
|
Solidago petiolaris
|
3.8
|
2012
|
|
Solidago petiolaris
|
4
|
2013
|
|
Solidago ptarmicoides
|
8
|
2014
|
|
Sorghastrum elliottii
|
2012
|
||
PRAIRIE SEEDS BROADCAST MIX
"A-2"
SCATTERED THINLY ALONG LOWER EASTSIDE BELOW DOGWOOD |
|||
Monarda punctata
|
3.4
|
2014
|
|
Solidago nemoralis
|
1.1
|
2013
|
|
Solidago petiolaris
|
7.4
|
2013
|
|
Solidago ptarmicoides
|
11
|
2014
|
|
PRAIRIE SEEDS BROADCAST mix
"B"
MIX SCATTERED THINLY ALONG ENTIRE WEST SIDE: |
|||
Helianthus verticillatus
|
2012
|
||
Lezpedeza virgianiana
|
2011
|
||
Monarda fistulosa
|
2014
|
||
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
|
13
|
2012
|
|
Saccharum alopecuroides
|
6.6
|
2013
|
|
Solidago arguta var.
caroliniana
|
11.2
|
||
Solidago nemoralis
|
8.8
|
2012
|
|
Sorghastrum ellliotii
|
2014
|
||
FLOODPLAIN SEED BROADCAST MIX:
|
Amount
|
||
Cyperus odora
|
3.2
|
2014
|
|
Andropogon glomeratus
|
14
|
2012
|
|
Carex frankii
|
4
|
2014
|
|
Chasmanthium sessifolium
|
12
|
2013
|
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