Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden Florilegium, A Sampling
The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sancturary, established in 1907, is the oldest public wildflower garden in Ameria. Members of the Minnesota School of Botanical Art are documenting the plants that grow there. Begun in 2010, a collection of 135 paintings will be completed by 2020.
Wild Plum, Prunus americana, Marilyn Garber
New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Kathy Creger
Skunk Cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, Ronda Dick
Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, Marilyn Garber
Red Elderberry, Sambucua racemosa - Marilyn Garber
Wild Calla, Calla palustris, Lynne Hagen
Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum pedatum, Terry Klepinski
Sensitive Fern, Onoclea sensibilis, Linda Powers
Striped Maple, Acer pennsylvanicum, Ben Lander
Wild Ginger, Asarum canadense, Linda Thorson
Blue Cohosh, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Karen Wallgren
Highbush Cranberry, Viburnum opulus var. americanum, Betsy Cole
Swamp Milkweed, Asclepius incarnata, Jane Hancock
Leadplant, Amorpha canescens, Barbara Illingworth
Blue Flag Iris, Iris versicolor, Shelley Bowman
Climbing Bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, Debra D'Souza
Nodding Trillium, Trillium nivale, Janet Goltz