October is the month when leaves turn color here in the Cornhusker State. Typically, we can find trees, shrubs, vines, flowers and grasses in green, yellow, orange, red, brown and some purple. Read on to learn more.
Tag: Plants
Confessions from the Sunflower Patch
It grows in road ditches, pastures and other areas that aren’t farmed. Its late-summer flush of golden blooms is hard to miss.
Endangered Blowout Penstemon
The blowout penstemon, a species of flowering plant, is listed as endangered in the state of Nebraska and can be found in a variety of Nebraska’s northwestern counties within the Sandhills.
The Northern Catalpa Tree
The northern catalpa is a tree you likely recognize but may not know by name.
The Deceptive Coneflowers
In early summer, each coneflower stem develops a single flower head with a ring of pink to rose-red, spreading to drooping petals.
What’s Happening to Our Oaks?
Old Wolf Oak at Ponca State Park, one of Nebraska’s oldest trees, has died. It was a bur oak living more than 380 years.