Mid summer is an excellent time for vibrant displays of pink flora. Here are a few favorites to remind you of the great native plants blooming out there.
One of the bee balms, or Oswego Tea,
Monarda didyma is a stunner in the landscape. Not only is it a bee magnet, the hummingbirds and day flying moths go for it too.
"Click" perfect photo, too bad that hummingbird got away! One of these days I'll get his picture too.
The Swamp Rose Mallow is a native
Hibiscus, commonly found in the wetlands along Lake Erie.
Queen of the Prairie,
Filipendula rubra a well-named blossom that stands out in grasslands. Put this on your list of prairie-must-haves.
I am sure they will be selling it at the
Mid-west Native Plant Conference.
Hope to see you there!
Queen-of-the-Prairie, Filipendula rubra seems like a logical place to start! This plant was introduced to a Master Gardener's Convention in 2005- and wowed the socks off the landscape crowd. I had to have one, or three. And to think it is an Ohio Native, easily found in wet prairies like Cedar Bog (and my backyard)!
Native plant- Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea - slightly obscured by a Giant Swallowtail butterfly. They seem to prefer nectaring on the coneflowers in my yard. In fact, I was not a big fan of the coneflower until I saw the Giant Swallowtails. Mark me as a "BIG FAN" now.
