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Gentian the Prairie Fairy learns about pollination and our native Mason bees in a children's chapter book.

Gentian the Prairie Fairy lives in an oak tree at Wilkinson Park. Read about her adventure helping the wildflowers and Mason bees in her book: Gentian Wakes the Mason Bees.

Ad for children's chapter book about a fairy named Gentian who cares for the wildflowers and animals in the park. Readers will learn about pollination and Mason bees as they follow Gentian in her adventure.

Video introducing my new children's chapter book.

Tall Boneset: a late summer prairie wildflower that was used to treat "bone set fever."

Indian Grass: one of the tall prairie grasses. Learn how to identify and its' uses.

Ladies' Tresses: Iowa's most common Orchid

Learn about this terrific late blooming Summer wildflower.

Whorled Milkweed - a tough yet beautiful pollinator plant.

Queen Ann's Lace an invasive flower filling up roadside ditches, railroad tracks and vacant lots. Why we should dislike it and why we love it.

Learn all about this easy to identify wildflower from its benefits to butterflies and birds to its role in prairie restoration.

American Water Lilly - an amazing plant for water purity and for animal shelter and food. Learn where this lily grows and how it pollinates.

Learn about Big Bluestem - the tall prairie grass that once covered hundred and hundreds of miles of prairie

Sneezeweed: a late summer wildflower for butterflies and hummingbirds

American Bellflower

Velvetleaf/Buttonweed: invasive weed with a few good uses

Arrowhead: aquatic wildflower

Tall Prairie Cinquefoil - a medical and superstition used wildflower

Motherwort

Wild Blue Flag Iris

Dame's Rocket - that invasive wildflower queen

Golden Alexander

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INDIAN PIPE

Cream Gentian

Jewelweed

OBEDIENT PLANT

Common Mullein

LEAD PLANT