Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip) Monarch This is ataller slender milkweed

This is ataller slender milkweed

This short perennial with slender deeply lobed leaves of this perennial make it a perfect addition to a manicured landscape as well as an essential to habitats in which it is typically found in such as dry prairies and open savannas

Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) is a short perennial spring flowering ephemeral plant with a purple flower

It may also be grown as a single trunk tree

It does not emerge from the water until later in the summer

Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip) Monarch This is ataller slender milkweedZizia aptera (Heart leaved Meadow Parsnip) is a medium height prairie plant with beautiful yellow flowers. It is an attractive plant with a longer bloom time than most and can do well in landscaped settings. The flowers add early interest in the garden and give needed nectar to those earlier pollinators. Black Swallowtail uses this plant as a host plant. Very similar to Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) in most ways except Zizia aptera (Heart leaved