Posted on by larksparrow

06/23/2024 subtle

Two beautiful but subtle flowers are blooming now including the mysterious Late Figwort!

Monarda punctata, often called spotted bee balm. I think these seeds were from the doomed prairie remnant. I love how subtle the tiny dark speckles are over the pink and cream modified leaves.
Overall
The tiny flower
Isn’t this little brick red petal neat?
The late figwort Scrophularia marilandica is from seeds I got from prairiemoon.com. We’re on the western edge of the range here and I’ve never seen it in the wild. I also grew early figwort (S. lanceolata) but fewer came up. We’re on the southern edge of its range so that might have been pushing it. They’re supposed to be big bumblebee hotspots so fingers crossed!

5 Replies to “06/23/2024 subtle”

  2. I love Monarda punctata. Love those yellow and brown polka dotted flowers. Good luck attracting bumbles!

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