Silphium terebinthinaceum Bloom Time_August Lizard’s Tail forms dense colonies

Lizard’s Tail forms dense colonies

purplish-pink flower heads have a beautiful

it complements a variety of native grasses and forbs

arching stems hold clusters of drooping

12 Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) 14

Silphium terebinthinaceum Bloom Time_August Lizard’s Tail forms dense coloniesA modest yet intriguing native annual biennial, Lobelia inflata offers small pale violet to soft blue flowers arranged along upright stems. Though not showy like other lobelias, its subtle charm has ecological valueespecially for late season pollinators. Blooming from mid to late summer, it attracts small native bees and offers shelter to beneficial insects within its inflated seed pods, which give the plant its name. This species thrives in open,