Thermometer Cricket on Prarie Dock and Western Honey Bee on Compass Plant on this last day of summer at Pine Dunes Forest Preserve

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Compass Plant at the Chicago Botanic Gardens - 6/30/25

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Blossom 🌸

Featuring a subtle olive-yellow female Goldfinch nestled amongst the yellow flowers of the impressive Compass Flower, surrounded by the oh so crispy leaves of the Sweetfern plant. ✨

As always all native to Canada 🫶

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Compass Plant - it took four years for it to bloom this well. The other one started blooming a year earlier, but we had a tree removed and this one gets more sun now. #CompassPlant #nativeplants