Photos from a fen(a wetland by another name)

False sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)


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Deptford Pink, which is half the width of a penny.



Horehound was my best guess with this one.
Nope, it's smooth hedge nettle.


I've half-joked with my Lady Friend that my first act
as president would be to nationalize all golf courses
and make some executive order against manicured,
overwatered, chemically treated lawns. Let it grow.


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Images taken at Ferson Creek Fen, June 29, from 2 to 4 p.m.
See Prairie Wildflowers of Illinois in order to learn more.

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Meanwhile, in the backyard...
Let the blossoming begin.
More backyard blossoms