What's Blooming

Rosinweed

These sunflower-like flowers track the sun, while providing nectar for bees, wasps and butterflies.  Come winter, the seeds are popular with seed eating birds

Summer Phlox

Everything that feeds on nectar uses these flowers!  At FFF we cut back about half the plants to prolong the bloom season.

Steeplebush

The stems of this plant are woody, growing to 3 - 4 ft.  Pink plumes appear in midsummer.  It spreads...but SLOWLY.

Meadowsweet

This close relative of steeplebush grows taller (to 5 - 6 ft).  Its white flowers are covered with all types of pollinators...it is a  pollinator magnet.

Bee Balm 

'Jacob Kline'

These flowers thrive in partial shade and are used by hummingbirds and many insects.

Hairy Wild Petunia

This plant doesn't usually exceed 18" in height.  It blooms for about 6 weeks and is pollinated mainly by bees.

Woodland Sunflower

This sunflower species is relatively short (<3 ft).  Many insects use the flowers as a source of nectar and goldfinches feed on the seeds.

Praire Blazing Star

The flower wands of this plant are a popular source of nectar.  Seed eating birds consume the seeds.