A few new players have come off the bench in the flower arena.
The Partridge Pea has been growing like crazy all over the place for the past 2 weeks, but no blooms until this last weekend. They are short, maybe 24" tall, the smaller plants with yellow blooms.

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a close up of the Partridge Pea

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I was uncertain if I was gonna be able to pick out the Bluestem native grasses. Clumps of this stuff have been popping up all over...I think I found it...? cool

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The Black eyed Susans are dying off, but the Grey headed Coneflowers are stepping up and filling in. They stand 3 - 4 ft tall.

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