Wildflowers

Fall 2012 Wildflower planting

Students from the class ENST 302/SOCI 304 Environmental Issues: Rice into the future, helped staff and faculty with this year’s planting. (Photos courtesy of Andrea Galindo)

Spring Bloom 2012

(Photos courtesy of Andrea Galindo)

Fall 2011 Wildflower planting

This year, grad students from the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department helped planting the seeds (Photos courtesy of Andrea Galindo).

Fall 2010Wildflower planting

Student, staff and faculty were again helped by the Daisy Troopers (Photos courtesy of Andrea Galindo)

Spring Bloom 2010

Fall 2009 Wildflower planting

Student, staff and faculty were helped by the Daisy Troopers of West U on October 16, 2009 (Photos courtesy of Andrea Galindo).

Fall 2008 Wildflower planting

Student, staff and faculty volunteers helped reseed the detention area just south of Wiess College and the new South Plant this fall on November 12th. The Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum Committee along with the South Plant project purchased the seeds in an effort to restore the area as construction is wrapping up. The Lowery Arboretum committee members helped organize the event and guided volunteers on where to plant specific seeds. The grasses and flowers planted last week will make their debut in March. (Photos courtesy of Jeff Fitlow)

Spring 2007 Wildflowers

How they’ve grown!

Fall 2006 Plantings

Students and staff planted a seed mix of Texas Paintbrush (castilleja indivisa), Scarlet Flax (linum pubrum), Gay Feather (liatris pycnostachya), Cosmos (comos bipinnatus), Texas bluebonnet (lupinus texensia), Tickseed (coreopsis lanceolate), and Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella). Refreshments from juice to watermelon were given along with take-home seed mixes. There was even music! Thanks to all those who helped with this effort.

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