Photographs of Campus Wildflowers

Fall 2008 Wildflower planting

Student, staff and faculty volunteers helped reseed the detention area just south of Wiess College and the new South Plant this fall on November 12th. The Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum Committee along with the South Plant project purchased the seeds in an effort to restore the area as construction is wrapping up. The Lowery Arboretum committee members helped organize the event and guided volunteers on where to plant specific seeds. The grasses and flowers planted last week will make their debut in March. (Photos courtesy of Jeff Fitlow)

Spring 2007 Wildflowers

How they've grown!

Fall 2006 Plantings

Students and staff planted a seed mix of Texas Paintbrush (castilleja indivisa), Scarlet Flax (linum pubrum), Gay Feather (liatris pycnostachya), Cosmos (comos bipinnatus), Texas bluebonnet (lupinus texensia), Tickseed (coreopsis lanceolate), and Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella). Refreshments from juice to watermelon were given along with take-home seed mixes. There was even music!  Thanks to all those who helped with this effort.

West of Wiess Commons:

Open hill by Reckling Park:

Fall 2005 Plantings                                                                                     

Several students and faculty came together to plant wildflowers in Fall of 2005

Observatory Field, October 22
On October 22, Rice students Claire Randall, Sara Leibovich, Kevin Dudney, Katie Caldwell, Bryan Littman-Smith, Niki Von Hedemann, Zach Epstein, Jen Wang and Mike Smith planted wildflowers with Arboretum Committee member Charles Tapley in the field by the observatory.