Aug. 8, 2021 - Wildflowers

Back in July, I showed you the wildflowers that had bloomed up until then in our wildflower garden. Shortly after that, many more flower species opened up. Here are photos of them.

This is Butterflyweed. There aren’t many orange wildflowers, and this is one of the showiest of them. It’s aptly named. Many butterfly species, including Monarchs, are attracted to it.

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Red Clover is originally from Europe and is often grown as a crop by farmers. It also escaped into the environment and is often considered to be a wildflower.

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This is a Long-headed Coneflower. Typically, the cone is longer than the yellow petals.

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Daisy Fleabane has up to 100 thin white rays, surrounding a bright yellow center.

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This unusual-looking flower is called Canada Milk-vetch.

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Purple Prairie Clover has a rounded head with many small flowers that open from the bottom up. Looks like I got a bonus insect in this photo.

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White Prairie Clover is similar to Purple Prairie Clover.

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Black-eyed Susan is probably more accurately described as Brown-eyed Susan. In fact, I have found it listed in wildflower guides using either name. It is a bright, cheerful addition to our garden with its 10 to 20 yellow petals surrounding a brown center.

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Hoary Vervain is a flower that has a spike head with a few flowers opening at a time. The flowers at the bottom open first.

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This Tawny Day Lily looks like a cultivated flower, but it is actually listed in one of our wildflower guide books. This species is originally from Asia and was brought to the United States as a garden plant. It escaped into the wild and has become naturalized. We have only one of these plants and it has an interesting history. Many years ago, we found some of these lilies growing along an old mining road near our home. We dug one up and planted it in our yard. When we decided to make a wildflower garden, this plant was in the selected area. That part of the yard was roto-tilled and treated to kill off all the existing vegetation so we could start fresh. After the wildflowers were planted, we were amazed to see this lily appear again the very next year. That is one tough plant!

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