Here are 11 wildflower pictures taken between June 29 and July 3, 2020.
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| Common Milkweed Monarch butterflies need Milkweed to make them taste bad to predators. Milkweed needs Monarchs to pollinate their flowers. Read more: Monarchs and Milkweed: A Beautiful Friendship |
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| Common Orange Day Lilies - In my front garden |
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| Common Orange Day Lily - Each bloom really is open only one day! |
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| Canada Thistle - This one is as tall as I am. |
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| Ox-eye Daisies (also known as White Daisy or Field Daisy) My whole back yard fills with these each June. |
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| Orange Hawkweed I often see Tiger Swallowtail butterflies drinking nectar from these. |
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| Wild Iris There is a whole field of these in the wetlands near the creek. |
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| Wild Beach Pea These grow abundantly along roadsides and near beaches. |
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| Common Mullein We used to call this "Girl Scout toilet paper" because the leaves are so big and soft that they can be used in an "emergency"! |
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| Black-eyed Susan I always called them "Brown-eyed Susan", but none of the books do. |
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| Heal-All or Self-Heal Used for cleaning open sores or wounds |
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| St. John's-wort Used medicinally for depression |
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