{"id":1653,"date":"2021-02-19T02:53:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T02:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmillerbeachgary.com\/?page_id=1653"},"modified":"2021-07-13T20:26:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T20:26:16","slug":"native-plants-and-wildflowers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/datamine.mobi\/vmb2020\/native-plants-and-wildflowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Blooms, Native Plants and Wildflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Native Plants and Wildflowers in Miller Beach<\/h1>\t\t\t

Did you know that Indiana Dunes National Park\u00a0<\/strong> is the United States’ 5th most bio diverse<\/a> national park?\u00a0 We think it’s the best place to see rare and hard-to-find dunes flora in northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. Come to Gary’s Miller Beach neighborhood to discover beautiful wildflowers\u00a0 blooming throughout the dunes\u00a0 in the spring and early summer, plus colorful fall and winter scenes!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local botanists and plant lovers say that Miller Woods is THE place to see the prolific spring blooms of thousands of lupines and other native dunes plants<\/strong>. \u00a0They are easy to find and clearly visible, right off of the Miller Woods Trail and the Paul H Douglas Trail.<\/em>\u00a0 The lupines have a lasting bloom in May and June, along with many other native wildflowers. Their magnificent blooms are a truly beautiful sight, \u00a0along with the regionally rare dune and swale ecosystems, wetlands, and oak savannas on these trails. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are highlights of some of our native wildflowers and plants.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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August blooming sunflowers with Monarch butterfly, by the Calumet Lagoon. \u00a0Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Common
Sniff this Common Milkweed (Asclepias Syriaca), it has a heavenly fragrance. Summer blooming cluster along the Calumet Lagoon, Marquette Park. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bloodroot,
Bloodroot is a spring bloomer in Miller Woods, seen from the Miller Woods Trail. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spent wildflowers add interest and texture to the dunes, even in the winter. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Blue
Early October brings a brilliant display of blue gentian on the Chanute Trail. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Common
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia), May blooming, Marquette Park. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cluster of wildflowers blooming in June on the Marquette Loop Trail. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Eastern
Eastern daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus) show their sunny dispositions in the summer. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Native
Native Rosepink blooms in late summer on the Chanute Trail in Marquette Park. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Native
Sunflower, native to Indiana Dunes, blooming in Marquette Park, late summer. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Moss
Moss Stays green under the dune grass, even in winter!! Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marram
Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) in Marquette Park, Gary. Observe the blooms in late fall and early winter near the lakefront. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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False Solomon\u2019s Seal (Maianthemum racemosum) native wildflower mixed with non native Lilies of the Valley on the Marquette Loop Trail. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh) bloom in April, in Miller Woods Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hoary Puccoon, native wildflower, blooming early June in Miller Woods. Found throughout Marquette Park near the shore. \u00a0Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>
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Chanute Trail summer native blooming. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Monarda fistulosa, Wild Bergamot, summer blooming in Marquette Park. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The brilliant rust of native grasses in early winter, at sundown on the Marquette Trail. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Miller Woods wetland growth is frozen with views of blue below the surface ice, Miller Woods Trail. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View of Miller Woods wetlands from the Boardwalkl Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Little blue stem in late fall with it’s cottony bloom heads, lining a beach path in Marquette Park, with Lake Michigan in sight. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Oak savanna, dune and swale in Miller Woods. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fall scene of shining sumac in Indiana Dunes National Park on the Marquette Trail. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wetlands\/Seasonal Pond, Paul H. Douglas Trail behind the Douglas Nature Center. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Indiana
Native prickly pear cactus in full summer bloom, Marquette Park, Gary, Indiana. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lupines
Thousands of lupines bloom on the Miller Woods Trail in May and June. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Native white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) in full fall bloom on the Marquette Trail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Goldenrod bloom into the late fall, in Marquette Park. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Horsemint (monarda), native wildflower gives us a pretty summer show. Photo by Peggy Vanhala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tenacious Frost Aster Blooming in late October in the Marquette Beach parking lot! Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Showy goldenrod stems and leaves turn a brilliant red, in late fall. Photo Credit: Peggy Vanhala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Native Plants and Wildflowers in Miller Beach Did you know that Indiana Dunes National Park<\/a>\u00a0 is the United States’ 5th most bio diverse national park<\/a>?\u00a0 We think it’s the best place to see rare and hard-to-find dunes flora in northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. Come to Gary’s Miller Beach neighborhood to discover beautiful wildflowers\u00a0 blooming throughout […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1653","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/datamine.mobi\/vmb2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/datamine.mobi\/vmb2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/datamine.mobi\/vmb2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datamine.mobi\/vmb2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datamine.mobi\/vmb2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/datamine.mobi\/vmb2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/datamine.mobi\/vmb2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}