It's been gratifying lately to hear testimonials from friends and acquaintances about the joy they've found in replacing some of their lawn with wildflowers. Though we have a few non-native flowers in the garden, there's a predominance of local genotypes of native wildflowers found growing wild in Princeton. The ones shown here are well adapted for wet ground, so have flourished in this summer's consistently recurrent rains. Here are some photos from the peak bloom in August, when the garden was positively rocking with flowers.
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| Autumn Helenium - Helenium autumnale |
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| Front to back: Cutleaf coneflower, jewelweed, wild senna, Joe Pye Weed |
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| Front to back: Boneset, rosemallow hibiscus, Joe Pye Weed, boneset, wild senna |
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| Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis), Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) |
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| A mix of Joe Pye Weed and cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) |
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| RoseMallow Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) |
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| Wild senna (Senna hebecarpa) |
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| Hibiscus and cutleaf coneflower |
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| Cutleaf coneflower, Hibiscus moscheutos, Joe Pye Weed |
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| Boneset, Hibiscus, Joe Pye Weed |
Thanks! I feel I should do more for pollinators. I finally have 3 black swallowtail caterpillars. They didn't come all summer long.
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