Autumn might be the most beautiful time of the year on Ozarkedge. Many native wildflowers put on a show this season in the culmination of their final display of the year. They flaunt dramatic color combinations of purple, blue, pink and yellow.
Many butterflies, bees and other interesting insects are actively working the wildflowers for nectar and pollen in Autumn.
Soldier beetles, Bidens aristosa
Monarch butterfly, Liatris aspera
Longhorned bee, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Spicebush swallowtail courtship, Liatris aspera
Variegated fritillaries, Eupatorium serotinum
Pontia protodice, Symphyotrichum sp.
This is the time to collect and sow many native wildflower seeds. What an enjoyable task! Below are just a few examples of ripe seeds to harvest during Fall.
