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Monday, July 8, 2013

Iowa Plants: Prairie Sage

Native Americans had all sorts of uses for this plant(both medicinal and religious);but it should be noted, this is not the sage we use for cooking.

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I really enjoy their color. It seems like my mum has always grown Dusty Miller in her flower patch. They remind me a little of those. :)

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The Meskwaki(the only tribe in Iowa now)were some of the Native Americans who used the plant.  They burned it to drive away mosquitos etc. :)

1 comment:

  1. Wow...it is such a pretty plant. Yes..I remember dusty miller too. Thank you for sharing...hope your summer is going well. xoxo

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