Gray-headed Coneflower
These yellow wildflowers are just starting to bloom. When they are at their peak in a couple weeks there will be thousands of blooms in the prairies at the Prairie … Continued
Tulip Poplar
The large tulip-shaped flowers of this tree are spectacular, but they’re often so high up that they’re hard to see. We’ve planted several Tulip Trees at the PGT. Look for … Continued
Indian Pink
This uncommon wildflower is blooming now. It likes partial shade and hummingbirds love it.
Orange Sulphur Butterfly
This butterfly is feeding on Pickerel weed, one of my favorite water plants. The showy violet-blue flower spikes last all summer long. Pickerelweed grows along the edges of ponds and … Continued
Foxglove Beardtongue
There are thousands of these bright-white flower spikes blooming in the prairies now. Look close and you’ll see bees, bumble bees, and hummingbirds. It’s the most common plant you’ll see … Continued
Purple Coneflower
Coneflowers have just started blooming and should continue into the summer. This is Purple Coneflower, but the PGT also has Yellow Coneflowers and Pale Purple Coneflowers. A good place to … Continued
Pasture Rose
This native rose doesn’t get tall, rarely more than a foot, but it does have large fragrant flowers. Yesterday I found one blooming in the path through the Savanna on … Continued
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
This is one of many kinds of wildflowers blooming at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT) right now.
Great Spangled Fritillary
Yesterday I saw the first Fritillary of the year. I also noticed that the milkweeds are starting to bloom. This is a Great Spangled Fritillary, one of the most common … Continued