In the Meadow ... early July 2021
Monarchs feeding on Milkweed - part of the reason we have the Meadow, to provide healthy food for pollinators of all kinds. American Bellflower Campanulastrum americanum Bellflower family (Campanulaceae) http://illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/am_bellflower.htm Royal Catchfly Silene regia Pink family (Caryophyllaceae) https://illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/royal_catchflyx.htm ( Although this could also be Fire Pink, Silene Virginicana ) A two-fer here, a couple of native flowers growing together Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum Snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae) https://illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/culverx.htm Starry Campion Silene stellata Pink family (Caryophyllaceae) https://illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/starry_campion.htm