Newcomb Lawn

Cardinal flower is at peak — the most saturated red on the lawn, hummingbird traffic constant. White turtlehead is budding; this is the make-or-break host plant for the Baltimore checkerspot. Wood's purple aster is throwing its first buds for the pollinator finale. The anise hyssop is at peak nectar.

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Cardinal Flowernative

Lobelia cardinalis

······▃█▃··· Blooms Jul–Sep · peak bloom

White Turtleheadnative

Chelone glabra

·······█▃▃·· Blooms Aug–Oct · budding, first bloom, peak bloom

Anise Hyssopnon-native

Agastache 'Black Adder'

······▃█▃▃·· Blooms Jul–Oct · peak bloom

Wood's Purple Asternative cultivar

Symphyotrichum 'Wood's Purple'

·······▃█▃·· Blooms Aug–Oct · budding, first bloom

Harlequin Blue Flagnative

Iris versicolor

····█▃······ Blooms May–Jun · in fruit, setting seed

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Watch the cardinal flower for water — it does not forgive a dry bed in summer heat.