A Painted Lady Butterfly sipping from Aster oblongifolius (Aromatic Aster)
Heliopsis helianthiodes (Oxeye Sunflower)
Sage, Oregano, Lavender, and Chamomile growing in our herb spiral.
Hummingbirds love Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)!
A Viceroy butterfly nectaring from Liatris pycnostachya (Prairie Blazing star).
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) is a bee and butterfly magnet.
A mining bee approaching one of it’s favorite nectar sources- Penstemon calycosus (Calico Beardtongue).
A White Admiral on Rose Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata).
We saw hundreds on Monarchs in the garden during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. We are hoping that 2020 will be another banner year for this amazing insect.
Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) has tiny flowers that attract little sweat bees and beneficial parasitic wasps.
Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-Eyed Susan) is a biennial but self-seeds readily. You never know where it’s going to show up in the garden.
Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya) is a favorite for all sorts of bees and butterflies.
Evelyn stalking a wood turtle in the garden.
Penstemon barbatus (Southwestern Penstemon) is one of our few offerings that is not native to the eastern US. The hummingbirds insisted that we keep it around.