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The Journey Continues - Lewis & Clark College

 

President Thomas Jefferson called upon Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to assemble a crew and coordinate an expedition into the wilderness that lay beyond the Missouri in what is now Illinois.  They assembled a diverse group of people and called them the "Corps of Discovery".

The three year journey took them across the country to the Pacific Ocean and resulted in the recording of nearly 1,000,000 words.  Along with documentary information, the corps recorded weather data, geography, native cultures, and descriptions of animal and plant specimens that they collected during the journey.

The following wildflower varieties are being offered in packets designed to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the expedition as part of our Seeds from the Corps™ collection.  They are a perfect way to incorporate a bit of history into your daily life.


Rocky Mountain
Bee Plant

Cleome serrulata
[approx. 130 seeds/gram]

A North American native, it was collected along the Vermillion River in South Dakota on August 25, 1804.2

Sow seeds in early spring for pink to lavender flowers during the summer. 12 to 48 inches. Annual.

Qty
$1.95 - 0.25 gram packet
Item No. 9400001


Thickspike Gayfeather
Liatris pycnostachya
[approx. 290 seeds/gram]

Collected near Chamberlain, South Dakota on September 15, 1804.3

The purple flowers bloom during the summer. 24 to 48 inches. Perennial.

Qty
$1.95 - 0.25 gram packet
Item No. 9400011


Blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
[approx. 350 seeds/gram]

Collected near the Lewis & Clark Pass area of Montana on July 7, 1806.4

The blossoms are yellow and red. Flowers from summer into autumn. Thrives in dry soil in full sun.  Grows 18 to 30 inches in height.

USDA zones 3 to 8

Qty
$1.95 - 0.25 gram packet
Item No. 9400021


Blue Flax
Linum perenne lewisii
[approx. 650 seeds/gram]

Blue Flax was collected at Sun River, Montana (near Grand Falls) on July 9, 1806. By 1815 it was in Bernard McMahon's seed catalog and widely cultivated.

Sow seeds in May through July for small sky-blue flowers the following spring. 12 to 36 inches. Perennial.

USDA zones 5 to 8.

Flax, Blue - Linum perenne lewisii

Qty
$1.95 - 0.25 gram packet
Item No. 9400031


Bibliographic Sources and Links:

  1. Lewis and Clark as Naturalists, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
  2. Lewis and Clark as Naturalists, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
  3. Lewis and Clark as Naturalists, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
  4. Lewis and Clark as Naturalists, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

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