A splash of summer color with Yellow Coneflowers (Ratibida pinnata) and Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) – Aldo Leopold Nature Center. As kids we watched our dad help restore prairies and learned a lot about all the plants that help make prairie soil healthy and productive. My dad was a student of Aldo Leopold at the…
Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum), a native North American perennial found in Wisconsin prairies, once used in traditional herbalism to support the liver and digestive system – Aldo Leopold Nature Center. The RF macro lens I often use for wildflower photography has a very sharp range of focus. I find myself often having to choose which…
Summer is the season for native prairie flowers in Wisconsin with many colorful wonders to appreciate. Ratibida pinnata or Yellow coneflower is a favorite. It blooms most of the summer, and to me it feels like each one is reaching for the sun, extending its head to get the most from the warming rays –…
A cluster of Monarda fistulosa, or wild bergamot, located at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center and is a staple of most Wisconsin prairie restorations. As a red/green colorblind individual, I see this a little different than most people. Hard to explain the blue/purple challenge for us. But nonetheless brilliant and colorful all the same. Kind…