Over 50 plant species have been discovered so far on the property!
Starting this spring, I will be creating a Story Box for each plant that will include stories on how I found them, the artwork I create from them, foraged wine and edibles, and their science, spirit and history.
See all the species below and CLICK on an Image for a Story Box on each individual plant.
OR you can view all the stories in chronological order:
CLICK on each IMAGE below for a STORY BOX:
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Native to China
Arrival on the property: Human introduction (possibly circa late 1800s to early 1900s)
Funding for this project is made possible with support from the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Governor’s office and the New York State Legislature.
Common Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Native to Europe and the Middle East
Arrival on the property: Human introduction by cultivated bulbs (circa 1980)
Wild Mustard
Sinapis arvensis
Native to Eurasia
Arrival on the property: Birds (circa 1970)
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Native to Europe and Asia
Arrival on the property: Unknown (prior to 1962)
Annual Fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Native to eastern United States.
Arrival on the property: Local native!
Purple Fringed Loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata var. purpurea
TAXONOMY (“Purpurea” is a cultivar of Lysimachia ciliata)
Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Cultivar from an Eurasian (and possibly mixed with an American) variety.
Arrival on the property: Human introduction from a cultivated nursery plant (2020)
Lady’s Thumb
Persicaria maculosa
Native to Europe and Asia
Arrival on the property: Unknown (prior to 1962)
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Native to Europe and Western Asia.
Arrival on the property: Unknown (prior to 1962)
Crocus
Genus Crocus
Native to Europe, North Africa, Middle East.
Chamomile
Chicory
Daffodil
Echinacea
Wild Strawberry
River Grapes
Goldenrod
Goutweed
Ground Ivy
Glechoma hederacea
Herb Robert
Ironweed
Native to New York
Jerusalem Artichoke
Joe Pye Weed
Lilac
Milkweed
White Mulberry
Pennycress
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Star of Bethlehem
Stitchwort
Violets
Swamp Aster
White Wood Aster
Serena Kovalosky 