clay and limestone

When a plant description reads like this: "Monarda bradburiana is an upright bushy perennial with square green stems" it's har...

Eastern red columbine has bloomed just in time for migrating Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds and that's no coincidence. Hummingbirds and ...

No Monarch cats on the Asclepias syriaca , but, I did find a Euchaetes egle feeding on its leaves yesterday afternoon. It looks like a c...

The blue wood ex-asters have always over shadowed the Frost asters in my garden until this year! That's when I noticed how delightful...

Absolutely nothing!  Goldenrods put on a beautiful flower show in early autumn and any insect that needs pollen and nectar is sure to be...

  Pycnanthemum muticum is quite possibly a pollinator perfect plant . Clustered Mountain Mint in my garden this morning The flowers of P...

Verbesina virginica has begun its flowering magic and I never tire of seeing it blooming on a cold morning. Verbesina virginica /whit...

Welcome to Clay and Limestone's Wildflower Wednesday celebration. This month's star is Joe-Pye Weed , which has recently undergone a...