I have tried to capture some of the recent beauty of some late spring and summer blooming native wildflowers. Most wildflower images have been taken in the yard here in Waukesha County. Other locations and they noted, were taken at the Retzer Nature Center or in the South Kettle Moraine in Waukesha County. It has been an amazing year for wildflower blooms with the on going moisture and warm temperatures.
Yellow Coneflower, Ratibida pinnata
Smooth Phlox, Phlox glaberrima interior
Compass Plant, Silphium laciniatum at Retzer Nature Center
Wild Petunia, Ruellia humilis at Retzer Nature Center
Purple Prairie Clover, Petalostemum purpureum at Retzer Nature Center
Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata at Retzer Nature Center
Hoary Vervain, Verbena stricta
False Sunflower, Ox-eyed Sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides
Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta
Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa
Turk’s Cap Lily, Lilium michiganense in the South Kettle Moraine
Red Bee Balm, Monarda didyma
New Jersey Tea, Ceanothus americanus
Swamp Milkweed, asclepias incarnata in the South Kettle Moraine
Tennessee Coneflower, Echinacea tennesseensis
Royal Catchfly, Silene regia
Butterfly Milkweed, asclepias tuberosa
Nodding Pink Onion, Allium cernuum
Spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis
Rattlesnake Master, Eryngium yuccifolium
Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea
Tennessee Coneflower, Echinacea tennesseensis
Smooth Phlox, Phlox glaberrima interior
Thank you for these. The Lily was otherworldly.
Good stuff, Jim
You have captured the beauty of what many people call weeds, Jim. Thank you for the lovely pictures of wild flowers – and for naming them. To me, the beauty of a Wisconsin prairie in full bloom in the summertime breathes relaxation, peace, joy and hope. Thank you again.