Hi MJ,

Sorry you had problems with the Zoomer site.  I had not previously explored the Wildflower section, but just did because of your note.  The Sierra Club "Zoomer" site is a one-stop resource that links many websites with environmental content in one place.  Each topic is actually a link to the another site.  Most of the sites are run independently of the Sierra Club.  I tried to find the promotion to the MidWest Mix Wildflowers, but could not.  I believe you found it there, but maybe it is burried deep within the e-nature website.  Unfortunately, not everything for sale on the site applies to Iowa.  However, I thought the identification pictures of wildflowers that are in Iowa was helpful.  For more detailed Iowa wildflower information and a list of suppliers that do indeed sell Iowa specific seed mixes, I would go to the Iowa Ecotype Project at  http://www.uni.edu/ecotype/index.html

Elisa

 MJ Hatfield <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I called up this Sierra Club web site, typed in my zip code, and decided to check out "wildflowers" only to run into "e-nature" and their promotion of MIDWEST MIX WILDFLOWERS which included the following, MOST of which are NOT native Iowa Wildflowers.

Botanical Name Common Name

Centaurea cyanus Cornflower

Cheiranthus allionii Siberian Wallflower

Chrysanthemum maximum Shasta Daisy

Coreopsis lanceolata Lance-Leaf Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis

osmos sulphureus Sulphur Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus Wild Cosmos

Eschscholzia californica California Poppy

Gaillardia aristata Perennial Gaillardia

Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket-

Gysophila elegans Baby's Breath

Helianthus annuus Wild Annual Sunflower

Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket

Iberis umbellata Candytuft

Linum grandiflorum rubrum Scarlet Flax-

Lupinus perennis Perennial Lupine-

Machaerantera tanacetifolia Prairie Aster

Nemophila menziesii Baby Blue Eyes

Oenothera lamarckiana Evening Primrose

Papaver rhoeas Red Poppy

Ratibida columnaris Mexican Hat

Ratibida columnaris yellow Prairie Coneflower

Rudbeckia hirta gloriosa Gloriosa Daisy

MJ Hatfield

 

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