More Plant Profiles for your general edification. First we have a shot of Rudbeckia laciniata, the Green-headed Coneflower. This tall cut-leaved plant has the distinction of being the only Rudbeckia (the genus of Black-eyed and Brown-eyed Susans) which is truly native to the Cayuga Lake Watershed.

Here is a close up of the blloms of Pycnanthemum muticum, the Clustered or Shot toothed Mountain Mint. This aromatic native is a favorite of many pollinators including: Honeybees, wasp mimic flies, sweat bees, and many other native bees.

Mimulus ringens, or Allegheny Monkeyflower is a beautiful member of the Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae). It is found in floodplains and open swamps throughout the northeast but I feel is very reminiscent of a more tropical clime.

Another native of floodplains Eutrochium purpureum, or Joe Pyeweed is a favorite of pollinators and gardeners. Capable of reaching upwards of 7 feet in ideal conditions this tall perennial is a show stopper along stream beds or in garden beds.