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Wingstem
A lovely expanse of Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia), a member of the Asteraceae or Aster family. Wingstem can easily grow to 8 feet tall. A plant that is native to eastern and central North America. The bloom is a composite flower, each looks like a single flower but consists of a bunch of small individual flowers…
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Philadelphia Fleabane
Small daisy like flowers. Perfect for a party for fairies that are surely celebrating spring right about now. Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) is blooming in lovely bunches along the roadside coming up my mountain. This Fleabane is a biennial or short-lived perennial. Perhaps a bit tall for fairies, it’s nine to thirty inches tall. Its…