Parkway PS School Gardens - Connections
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
First Nations References: Used for fevers and kidney stones
Photo by Swallowtail Garden Seeds
Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
First Nation Usage: Tea, or in the treatment of colds, flus, flatulence, or as an antiseptic
Photo by Martin LaBar
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
First Nations Usage: Nectar was occassionally used as a sweetener however it is posionous with other species of Milkweed being used to make posion tipped arrows in some cultures
Photo by Dendroica cerulea
Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
Photo by KingsbraeGarden
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
First Nations Usage: Medicine for colds, flus, swelling (as a poultice)
Photo by Dendroica cerulea
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
First Nations Usage: Tea for flus, colds, roots used to "cure" intestinal discomfort
Photo by pchgorman
White Wood Aster
Eurybia divaricata
Photo by BlueRidgeKitties
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Native Usage: Herbal remedy
Photo by TrombaMarina
Creeping Phlox
Phlox stolonifera
Photo by monteregina
