Is anyone on here a wildflower nut?

Has anyone participated in wildflower rescues?

Ummmm, well, ummmmmm, I have some trilliums and mayapples growing in my yard that didn't get here naturally. You might or might not consider them "rescues" -- I dug them up at the edge of I-40 -- but figuring how they keep the grassy strips mowed, I felt they were reasonably endangered.

I have "rescued" other non-natives -- such as lilies of the valley, Christmas fern, and Adenophora from a very old home that has now been torn down, and some old pheasant's eye daffodils from an abandoned homestead.

Uh, yeah....., you would have to define rescue. Ive got a small wildflower garden here myself that came from the woods at my mothers and adjoining property along Poplar creek in Oliver Springs.

Some of youy guys need to come out in the early spring and walk along the "cow trail" by Poplar creek next to my moms place. The hillside next to the creek is absolutely carpeted with Trout Lily, Blood Root, Dwarf Crested Iris, native Heuchera, Trillium, and wild Geranium in spring.

Its one of the things that I look forward to the most in spring.

After my "conversion" last Saturday, I thought about going to places where subdivisions were being developed and looking to see what was getting ready to be bulldozed. I'm thinking that some of these places may have a wealth of stuff just hoping that someone would save them from the carnage.

I already tried it to a small degree. I brought home 3 cuttings but two died and the other one isn't looking too good )-: I didn't have any way to keep them moist on the way home. Maybe the shock killed them.

I've seen stories about rescue efforts on TV and read about groups that do this. If I was really good at IDing wildflowers and got the opportunity, it sounds like it might be very rewarding and fun.

Cuttings of what?

Doug, I'd love to replace my beloved bloodroots (which were obtained through strictly legal methods!). I had them for several years, but for some reason this spring the whole patch was gone. I was very sad!

I think it was Pycnanthemum virginianum. I've rooted mints before this time of year without much problem, but maybe spring would have been better.