Silphium terebinthinaceum Bloom Time_August 12 Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)

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and erosion control due to its ability to improve soil quality and appeal to birds and pollinators

is a delicate yet resilient perennial wildflower that thrives in dry

Summer brings Lance-leaf Coreopsis

arching stems hold clusters of drooping

Silphium terebinthinaceum Bloom Time_August 12 Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)A 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,