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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A familiar sight on the local prairies, Geum Triflorum is another important source of nectar and pollen early on in the season. Add this plant to your garden to attract and feed Bumblebees, or to form a handsome ground cover that blooms in the shoulder season. #nativeplants #edmonton #alberta

Common names of this pink wildflower are Prairie smoke and Old man's whiskers. It's well known for fluffy seed heads made up of achenes, a type of dry fruit that is mistaken for a seed.

Geum triflorum blooms in early May, and the green foilage will sometimes turn red in the fall as the plant cycles nutrients. It's an eye catching ground cover.

Bumblebee queens are the primary pollinator, although many insect species will thieve nectar by cutting holes in the bright pink flowers.

Early blooming plants like this species are very important, and we should all strive to have species blooming in the late fall and the early spring. This slide focuses on phenology, the study of plant and animal cycles and their timing as driven by changes in weather and climate. If the bees are missing the flowers as they bloom before they emerge, our ecosystem services that we all rely on suffer as a result.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Have you heard of Prairie crocus? This native early blooming wildflower is a fixture of undisturbed grasslands in Alberta. Once finished blooming, the seeds ( dry fruits called achenes ) are distributed by wind or catching on the fur of nearby animals. #yeg #alberta #nativeplants #prairie

A slide about Prairie crocus, showing a small bee covered in pollen and various angles of Pulsatilla nuttilliana

A slide describing the white, pale purple coloration of the prairie crocus as well as how flowers close up on cool/cloudy days and open on warm/sunny days

A slide describing the fungal partnerships Prairie crocus has, with notes on the importance of pollen and nectar for early season pollinators.

A slide showing the flowers in various stages of growth, including gone to seed, with a note about how the intact heads left feed American Goldfinches.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Caltha palustris is an early flowering buttercup that goes by the name of Marsh Marigold. A fixture of wetlands around Edmonton, this species is a critical food source for early pollinators. #yeg #alberta #nativeplants #edmonton #gardening

Buttery yellow large flowers are perched atop flushes of kidney shaped leaves. They are called Marsh Marigolds and flowering happens May to June. They are a wetland species and can be seen at Wagner natural area outside of Edmonton.

More details about the leaf shape & ' leaf dimorphism ' is mentioned which means there are two different morphologies of a single plants leaves.

It's a critical early flowering species that feeds at minimum 39 different species of insect. The major pollinator for Caltha palustris is the Syrphid flies.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

This plant is so beautiful it's been mistaken for an orchid! Impatiens noli-tangere is an attractive forb with large yellow flowers that stand out in the later summer. Very abundant at Wagner Natural Area just outside of Edmonton. #nativeplants #yeglocal #explorealberta #nature

A slide depicts Western jewelweed. It describes that it grows in wet habitats.

A close up of the flower head with three text boxes. It's an annual, completing it's lifecycle in one year. It flowers from July through to September.

This slide describes how the flower is shaped and what pollinates it.

This slide shows three close up images of the seeds and seed pod and describes how if you touch the pod, it explodes, leading to it's namesake ' touch me not '

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Fourth and final photo: it's winter form!

In the winter, twining honeysuckle is visible shooting up tree trunks. Its leaves stay on during the winter season, offering a clue in the over story to watch out for.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Are you familiar with our native honeysuckle, Lonicera dioica? Common in the Edmonton area, this twining vine likes to shoot up trunks or nearby shrubs. The shape of the flowers suggest hummingbird pollination, though it's beloved by many different pollinators. #Alberta

Twining honeysuckle in bud. A green vine with cupped leaves holds several flower buds in the very center of the leaf.

Twining honeysuckle in flower. A green vine with cupped leaves holds several flower buds in the very center of the leaf, some open and some closed. The color of the open flowers are yellow and orange, and a large bumblebee hangs upside down, feeding from a yellow bloom

Twining honeysuckle in full flower. A green vine with cupped leaves holds several flowers emerging from the center, all open, varying shades of orange and yellow. Long anthers stick out from the flowers.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Here we take a peek beneath the forest floor to see associations we rarely think about: Ectomycorrhizae and their partners, native plants! Many native plants have fungal partnerships they rely on for survival, and today we learn about Russalaceae. #yeg #alberta #mushrooms #nativeplants #nature

Russulaceae mushrooms are called milk caps and brittlegills, there are several pictures of different colored russulas. There is an association between the fungi and several families of native plants.

This slide talks about hyphae and the hartig net.

This slide features Monotropa uniflora and russula, showing the special relationship between the two.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

My partner likes them in the winter as well!

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Though Highbush cranberry can grow in a variety of conditions, it does its best in moist soil. It's a multi stemmed shrub with white flowers in late June ripening into red drupes over August and September. The fruit is high value for birds during winter. #yeg #edmonton #alberta #nativeplants

Informational slide about the family this plant is grouped in

This slide focuses on fruit & animal dispersal of berries.

This slide goes into more detail about the bird species that feed on Viburnum as well as some information about beneficial insects.

This slide focuses on insect relationships

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Missing summer! Here is a lovely bloom from Wagner Natural Area, just outside Edmonton. This is Western Jewelweed, or Impatiens noli-tangere as the scientific name. In Wagner this plant is visible along the Marl Pond trail in July to early August. #yeg #edmonton #alberta #nativeplants #gardening

Jewelweed centered in a sea of green with raindrops beading off of the leaves.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Did you know Penstemon gracilis is a member of the Veronica family? Consider adding this attractive Penstemon to your pollinator garden next season! #yeg #edmonton #alberta #albertagardening #nativeplants #gardening #nature #pollinators #bumblebees #savethebees

Purple boxes list features of the Penstemon gracilis flower

Purple boxes note habitat presence and rarity in Edmonton

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Happening this weekend !! The West Meadowlark Community Garden will offer their second annual seed swap on Sunday, November 23. ENPS will have an information table at this event, and will be selling seeds, books, brochures and memberships. #yeg #edmonton #alberta #gardening #nativeplants

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Did you know that from a one meter squared area of leaves left retains about 20 moths, 300 parasitic wasps, over 100 spiders, 400 beetles and ONE THOUSAND FLIES. 🪲🦋🐞 Leave the leaves. #nativeplants #gardening #alberta #edmonton #yeg

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

A quick reminder that our sale is happening this Saturday beginning at 11 am! See attached image for details. #Yeg #Edmonton #Alberta #Albertagardening #Nativeplants

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

We are a week out! Native plant sale at Wild Birds Unlimited, please see image for details. This our biggest plant sale of the year, all at very reasonable prices! Come increase your backyard biodiversity! #Yeg #Alberta #Nativeplants #Edmonton

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Lonicera involucrata/Bracted honeysuckle.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Family friend activities this weekend in Bruderheim! #YEG ENPS will be present & selling plants. We will also be at the St Albert plant sale and swap the same day! #Gardening #Alberta

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

First plant sale of May will take place in the parking lot of Wild Birds Unlimited on Saturday, May 31. (Since we will be using the parking lot for the sale, patrons are asked to park on the street or at West Central Dental, half a block east at 12110 107 Ave NW). #Yeg

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

What's blooming now? Viola rugulosa! This pretty little perennial spreads via rhizomes into a lovely, early blooming ground cover. It also is great for containers!! Shade tolerant as well. #Yeg #Plantnative #Gardening #Alberta #Nativeplants

A zoomed in photo of Viola rugulosa flower, with curling heart shaped leaves surrounding it. There is a grey concrete wall in the background, out of focus. The violet sits on top of leaf litter. It's white, tinged pink at the top petals, and the middle is yellow with thin purple lines traveling from the middle downwards on the bottom petal.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The April issue of Wildflower News has just been published. Check out the latest articles on identifying conifers in Alberta, plus much more, at: eomail6.com/web-version?... #Yeg #Edmonton #Nativeplants

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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Whether in your yard or at a local park, every bit of healthy habitat counts. So get your crew together & help them get gardening: Carpool to a plant nursery, team up for yard work, give out native seeds! 🌎 Find resources to get started & even more Earth Week activities ➡️ xerces.org/blog/stronge...

“This Earth Week, Bring Some Native Plants to Your Community” Three people working together to plant native plants in a community garden.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

2/ which describes the process of the stamens either ripening before or after the pistils on the same plant do. It is more usual that the stamens ripen before pistils than the opposite, and this is called protandry, but I believe it depends on species to which situation occurs.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

This is a fantastic question. It might take me two replies to answer! So this is a feature of evolution over time to prevent self pollination - which is likely to ensure inbreeding doesn't happen and genetic diversity is maintained through the population. The way they do this is called dichogamy 👇

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

We have mourning cloaks amongst other Lepidoptera out and about! Enjoy the lovely weather and get some much needed Vitamin D. Don't forget the sunscreen! #Yeg #Alberta #Lepidoptera

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Cpanlibrarian @cpanlibrarian.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Regional plant lists to support native bees, just in time for spring planting.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

And they emerge all season long, not just in the early spring! So avoid cleaning up altogether or leave your leaves in a designated section of your yard. That's right folks, there are just as many insects emerging in mid summer as there are in spring.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Alt text because I keep flipping forgetting and can't edit posts - photos are of sandy, clay based soil with green, deeply serrated leaves poking out from it. In the third photo there is a bunch of circular leaves, marking the invasive species, Birds foot trefoil.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Visited a site I'm stewarding in the river valley of Edmonton. The city hasn't been managing invasives along our riparian areas and banks and things like birds foot trefoil ( invasive plant ) are bullying our natives like this here Silverweed, Argentina anserina, which helps fight erosion.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Webinar Alert: Moths in our Midst Christian Schmidt, Ph.D., a research scientist, explores the fascinating world of lepidoptera, their biology, and how we can support them in our own outdoor spaces. April 15, 2025 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Location: Online - Zoom Register Now: ow.ly/WtGO50VxAzk

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

My ranunculus rhomboideus / prairie buttercup popping off in its warm & sunny microclimate! Blooms well before dandelions and is *much* more attractive. #Nativeplants #Yeg #Alberta

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

www.eventbrite.com/cc/native-pl... Edmonton native plant soceity will also be at this in person event! Sign up at the link. #Yeg #Edmonton #NativePlants

Purple background with an echinacea flower and fireflies. In blue text the title reads ' dreaming of fireflies '. It's describing a native plant workshop at the dovercourt community league in Edmonton, Alberta on April 5th at 1 pm

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Plant blindness! Are you familiar with this phenomenon? It amazes me I used to drive past fields of grass and wildflowers and only see one solid block of green. Now I can pick out all the differences! #Nativeplants #Gardening #Naturealberta #Yeg

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Here's a list of native plant-related events happening in the Edmonton area in April. For all the details, please visit our website enps.ca and click on "News & Events". #Yeg #Edmonton #Nativeplants #Alberta www.enps.ca/news-events

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Part of the Touch Grass club series! Next is April 8th at Windsor Park - small fee for attendance but that just pays for the soil. Check out the link to sign up. ENPS is partnering w/ TGC and will be present. #Yeg #Edmonton #Nativeplants #Alberta linktr.ee/touchgrasscl...

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

What an absolute gem you are. Thank you for sharing! We have O. biennis here as well and I had no idea - I'm gunna have to do some specific digging because I'd love to share options with ppl in my own area.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

It's problematic to assign what works *in Australia* to other parts of the world. I think there's more work for you to do - you are the first permi that has said they only use the biomass in composting and not cultivate it for other reasons. As I'm sure you know, native plants can fill the niches.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

All are welcome at this event, 11-4 at Alberta Avenue Community Centre! Share extra seeds at the Seed Share table, learn from a great line up of speakers,etc Check out all the great community programs and local businesses who will be attending at www.edmontonseedysunday.org/2025event.html #yeg

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Hey #Edmonton, do you like to garden or are you interested in dipping your toes in? Come visit us at seedy Sunday and get #NativePlant seeds plus brochures and other necessary information.

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Edmonton Native Plant Society @en-ps.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Join us for a free webinar, “The Advocacy Power of Public Native Gardens.” This event explores how public and demonstration gardens inspire action, connect people with native plants, and drive community engagement. For more information, and to register, please visit: wildones.org/demonstratio...

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