Wild For Wildflowers

Wild For Wildflowers

By Kelsey Brickell, Tenea BrickellScienceNatural Sciences
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Wild For Wildflowers episodes

  • Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata)
    Were you a late bloomer? Nothing to be embarrassed about, this episode's flower Dotted Blazing Star is a late bloomer too! If you find yourself wandering the prairie in the fall you're likely to stumble upon this flower, and if you're anything like this week's pollinator the Bleeding Flower Moth, you'll be drawn to this bright purple flower too. Join Kelsey and Tenea in learning about this unique member of the asteraceae family.
    If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!
    Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod and you can email us at [email protected]
    Did anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp nforeman.bandcamp.com, so please take a listen!
    Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
    31 min
  • American Speedwell (Veronica americana)
    This week Tenea and Kelsey cover an often overlooked flower called American Speedwell! Veronica is a tiny little bluish purple flower that grows along streambeds and other riparian areas. Find out about bilateral symmetry and how that might be why we think this little flower is so cute! Do you know what a tussy mussy boquet is? Find out in this episode and also what Tenea and Kelsey's stance on botox is! And most importantly the origin of the common name for this flower "Speedwell" is revealed. Speed you well and thanks for listening!!!
    If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!
    Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod and you can email us at [email protected]
    Did anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp nforeman.bandcamp.com, so please take a listen!
    Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
    31 min
  • Narrow-leafed Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)
    Join us this week to learn about a prairie wildflower you can find right here in Montana that has so many medicinal uses. Find out about this flowers questionable nicknames, like Black Sampson! And decide whether or not Echinacea looks like a hedgehog, an urchin, or a cone...?
    If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!
    Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod and you can email us at [email protected]
    Did anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp C.brickell, so please take a listen!
    Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
    34 min
  • Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)

    This week we discuss Harebells! And sweet little lavender flower that looks like a bell and blooms for an incredibly long time! Find out why this flower is a little spooky and learn about the common name lore that gives it many names such as Witch's thimble!

    If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!

    Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod and you can email us at [email protected]

    Did anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp C.brickell, so please take a listen!

    Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!

    26 min
  • Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
    Join two Montana gals Kelsey and Tenea while they discuss another flower from the Asteraceae family called Pearly Everlasting! Explore the uniqueness of this fall blooming flower. Do you know how to say involucre? Well, either do we! Do these flowers look like little snowballs? You decide! Thank you so much for listening and as always, don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!!
    If you like the show, tell a friend and subscribe on whatever platform you are listening to us on. You can email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flowers that go along with each episode @wildforwildflowerspod
    We have new music!! This music was written and recorded by Cole Brickell our sibling! You can find their music on Bandcamp cbrickell.bandcamp.com
    29 min
  • Yarrow (Achillea milefolium)

    Join Kelsey and Tenea this time to talk about common yarrow. While this flower might be easily overlooked and boring to some, this incredible plant can help almost any health condition you can think of! How well do you know your Greek mythology? Have you ever taken a bath in yarrow leaves to help soothe arthritic limps? Stick around until the end to find out why Common Yarrow is called Devil's Nettle and don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!

    If you like the show tell a friend! and subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform.

    Follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod to see pictures of this wildflower!

    You can email us at [email protected] for requests, questions or just to say hi!!

    Thank you for bearing with us as our episodes have been coming out inconsistently, due to my little puppy Aldito being sick and well you know life.

    40 min
  • Mariposa Lily (Calochortus eurycarpus)
    On this week's episode, Kelsey and Tenea learn about the Mariposa Lily! Does it look like a butterfly to you? If you were a little beetle do you think you'd cozy up inside it and munch up some pollen, take a little nap, and maybe even use it as your bathroom? Listen and learn all about it, and don't forget to like, subscribe, share, and review @wildforwildflowerspod on instagram and [email protected]
    30 min
  • Opuntia polycantha (Prickly Pear)

    Wait wait wait, I thought this was a podcast about wildflowers, not cacti! What is a prickly pear but a beautiful wildflower with a strange and poky stem? Tread lightly as to not get poked, and listen in while Kelsey and Tenea discuss the many interesting facts about this sharp plant and its culinary and medicinal benefits. Please subscribe and tell a friend!

    29 min
  • Woods' Rose (Rosa woodsii)

    Join Kelsey and Tenea for another episode of Wild for Wildflowers. Find out the importance of thorns and what spinose means. Do you know what eats these thorny roses? Have you ever had "itchy bum"? These burning questions may or may not be answered this week. Join us while we talk about the Woods Rose and its magnificent scent! This episode is extremely important to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!!

    If you like the show tell a friend and subscribe. leave us a positive review or email us at [email protected] and to see more fun pictures of the flowers follow us on insta @wildforwildflowerspod

    Thank you so much for listening.

    35 min
  • Star Lily (Leucocrinum montanum)

    Join Kelsey and Tenea this week discussing a beautiful white Lily that lives in the sand! Make like a little sweat bee and dive deep into this lovely little flower. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod or email us @ [email protected] and, of course, don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers.

    27 min

About Wild For Wildflowers

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A podcast about wildflowers. Kelsey and Tenea, two sisters discuss a new wildflower every other week. If you like flowers and want to know more about them, join us!