Okay, this will be the last one from the meadow. I have this in my garden and now I know why it survives my neglect so well — because it’s a native that doesn’t need any help. Milkweed family. Native to eastern North America.
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
A woody vine, can grow to 35 feet! Will have fruit pods up to 6 inches long. Can be invasive, but often cultivated in gardens. Very showy. Trumpet-Creeper family. Native.
Trumpet Creeper, Cow Itch Vine, Hummingbird Vine, Hellvine, Devil’s Shoestring (Campsis radicans)
I took this on a hike in New Hampshire. There are several of them near Lonesome Lake. It is supposed to be a New England wildflower that grows at least as far south as Connecticut so I’ve included it, but I haven’t seen it locally yet. Native to mountainous areas of Europe. Daisy Family.
Orange Hawkweed, Fox-and-cubs, Devil’s Paintbrush, Grim-the-collier (Pilosella aurantiaca)
Introduced from Asia. Blooming period is about a month during midsummer, and each bloom lasts only a day. “Has been in cultivation for a long time and often outlasts the buildings that surround it and their inhabitants.” Lily Family. Thanks to Alert Flowerophile and Day Lily Queen Donna for pointing this out and assuring me it counts as wild.
Orange Day Lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
These are very showy right now. Native to the Americas. This part is called a spore-bearing frond. This kind of fern is considered a living fossil because it occurs in the geologic record 75 million years ago.
Cinnmon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
Bonus picture: Lucy said, she always has to wait for me to take pictures; maybe I could wait a little bit while she checks for critters in this stump…
