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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