Echinacea purpurea or purple cone flower. Spotted in a rewilded residential area in NE Illinois. #nativeplants #prairieplants #meadowplants

A delicate plant that superficially resembles a grass. Yellow green blades leaves and a 6 pale blue petaled slight flower with a deeper blue strip on each leading towards the reproductive organs.

Sisyrinchium albidum or white blue-eyed grass. Well drained soils and plenty of sun make this plant happiest in meadows, glades, and openings in woodland. Spotted in N Indiana. #nativeplants #prairieplants #meadowplants #greatlakes