Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) doing what it does best.

Lavender crowns, square mint stems, and a full pollinator shift on duty.

Perennials stabilize.

#WildBergamot #Monarda #NativePlants #Pollinators #Flowers Monarda fistulosa https://www.cernunnosfoundation.com/nature-pictures/monarda-fistulosa-2/

Eastern Tiger Swallowtails at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve

https://islandinthenet.com/eastern-tiger-swallowtails-bowmans-hill/

softly, I gaze up
not caring… life is fleeting,
silent symphony

#poem #poetry #haiku #writing #photograph #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #flowers #wildbergamot #bloomscrolling #silentsunday

Yesterday's photo was of a #NativePlant area that looks like I thought it would. Today's photo is of a bed that's doing its own thing.

To be fair, I knew #WildBergamot (aka #BeeBalm aka #monarda) would spread if happy. I just didn't expect the new plantings to be this happy. The how-it-started picture is only from early June. The bergamot are the three marked with blue. #gardening #NorthernIllinois