Solidago speciosa, Showy Goldenrod in fall

May 2019 early stages of our woodland garden

Blue Flag Iris early June

A nice place to sit and watch nature

Verbena stricta, Hoary Vervain

Coreopsis lanceolata

Wild Senna in late July

Blue Indigo in full bloom  

Ohio Spiderwort blooming in Prairie

Vernonia fasciculata, Common Ironweed plant. The nectar of the flowers attracts many different butterflies along with various bees.              

Geranium maculatum, Wild Geranium

Monarch on a Common Milkweed

Zizia aurea, Golden Alexander in early May

Bees collecting pollen on a Stiff Goldenrod

Eryngium yuccifolium, Rattlesnake Master

Vernonia fasciculata, Common Ironweed. 

Wild Bergamot late July

Monarch on a Rose Milkweed.

Glade Mallow in Prairie

New Jersey Tea in full bloom

Gazebol in summer.  A great place to sit and relax

Monarch Caterpillar enjoying a Common Milkweed

Vernonia fasciculata, Common Ironweed

Shining Blue Star in late May

​Native to Central United States

Partridge Pea, Wild Quinine and Wild Bergamot 

Common Violet in spring

Prairie Dropseed with Bush's Coneflower 

Hill top bed in late summer

Carex grayi in early November