Knowing Native Plants: Late Spring Lovelies

Start Date

05/04/2024

End Date

05/04/2024

Description

A lot happens at Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve between the burst of spring ephemerals and the peak of flowering shrubs. Join Naturalist Mary Anne Borge to learn about the wildlife and landscape value of the later-blooming spring wildflowers, including woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata), eastern columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum), shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia), wood geranium (Geranium maculatum) and the beautiful yellow lady’s-slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum) orchid.

Mary Anne Borge is a naturalist, photographer, author and educator. She is the editor of Butterfly Gardener Magazine, a naturalist and instructor at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve and a Pennsylvania master naturalist. She is the team leader for Lambertville Goes Wild, a volunteer organization that successfully led Lambertville to certification as a community wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. On her blog, Mary Anne writes about and illustrates with her photography the importance of native plants to all life.

Location

New Hope, PA

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Hours

3.0

Learning Outcomes

Discuss the landscape and wildlife value of late-blooming spring flowers.

Discuss the variety of life strategies they employ and the various gardens they can be utilized in.

Learn to identify these species through various physical characteristics.

Instructors

Mary Anne Borge

Course Codes

Provider

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve

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