"Louisiana Iris (Iris Fulva)" by John Hanley
Plant(s): Louisiana Iris (Iris fulva), also known as Copper Iris
Photo Story: Photo taken March 22, 2020 in a ditch beside River Road (Hwy. 75) near Geismar, Louisiana
Equipment: SONY ILCE-7M2
ƒ/8
1/100
70mm
ISO100
Title: Louisiana Iris (Iris Fulva)
Photographer: John Hanley
Location: River Road (Hwy. 75) in Ascension Parish near Geismar, Louisiana
Chapter: Greater Baton Rouge (Seedling)
"Gum Balls" by John Hanley
Plant(s): Sweetgum Tree (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Photo Story: Sweetgum balls lie beneath a grove of trees at the LSU Hilltop Arboretum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Equipment: SONY ILCE-7M2
ƒ/5
1/200
60mm
ISO1250
Title: Gum Balls
Photographer: John Hanley
Location: LSU Hilltop Arboretum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Chapter: Greater Baton Rouge (Seedling)
"Rattlesnake Master" by Linda Roe
Plant(s): Rattlesnake Master
Photo Story: Hear me roar!
Equipment: Cell phone
Title: Rattlesnake Master
Photographer: Linda Roe
Location: Front yard in Grafton, IL
Chapter: St. Louis
"Frozen in Time" by Laura Stellmacher
Plant(s): Willow
Photo Story: Rime ice on willow
Equipment: iphone
Title: Frozen in Time
Photographer: Laura Stellmacher
Location: Hartland, WI
Chapter: Menomonee River Area
"Rainy Day Blues" by Rebecca Hayes
Plant(s): Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush blueberry)
Photo Story: My 5-year-old son and I are very fond of the berry bushes that grow on our property, mostly for the yummy treat that we can eat outside through the summer (the berries never make it to the house-one year I watched him stick his face in the bowl that we were using to collect them). The blueberry bushes are always one of my favorites as they have such beautiful spring flowers that promise those delicious berries for us to pick come July. This spring, I was admiring the flowers on the bush and the raindrops that stuck just added a little extra beauty. It just seemed to remind me that some of our fun summer memories would not happen without those springtime rainy days.
Equipment: iPhone camera
Title: Rainy Day Blues
Photographer: Rebecca Hayes
Location: Preston, Connecticut
Chapter: Mountain Laurel
"Button Bush" by C. J. Dykes
Plant(s): Button Bush, Cephalanthus
Photo Story: Has this Button Bush for 20 years, pollard it back to the same growing point each Spring.
Equipment: Samsung Note 10 smart phone
Title: Button Bush
Photographer: C. J. Dykes
Location: Back Garden
Chapter: Central North Carolina
"Collecting Pollen on Gaillardia" by Daniel Cruikshanks
Plant(s): Blanket Flower (Gaillardia) with Long Horned Bee (Melissodes)
Photo Story: Another shot from our garden of pollinators and larval hosts.
Equipment: Nikon D750 with 28 - 300mm Nikon lens
Title: Collecting Pollen on Gaillardia
Photographer: Daniel Cruikshanks
Location: Otsego, MI
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
"A Light in the Forest" by Theresa Smith
Plant(s): Ligusticum porteri (Osha)
Photo Story: Taken during a native plant walk with CoNPS June 2022
Equipment: iPhone 13
Title: A Light in the Forest
Photographer: Theresa Smith
Location: Reynolds Park-Jefferson County Colorado
Chapter: Front Range
"Coneflower at night" by Katrina Burmeister
Plant(s): Coneflower
Photo Story: Was walking the yard after sunset and took this photo of a native coneflower.
Equipment: Nikon D3500
Title: Coneflower at night
Photographer: Katrina Burmeister
Location: Sleepy Hollow IL
Chapter: Greater Kane County
"Regal Lady" by Terri Joyce
Plant(s): Large Yellow Lady Slipper. Cypripedium pubescens
Photo Story: Gift from a man who was retiring and moving away from his extensive natural property. He wanted to be sure some of them were preserved and loved as he has. He was gifted the original plants 40 years previously.
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel T7 with 75-300mm zoom lens
Title: Regal Lady
Photographer: Terri Joyce
Location: Private Garden. Soddy Daisy, TN
Chapter: Tennessee Valley
"Wonderful Unfolding Stems of Flowers" by Neal Bringe
Plant(s): Mountain Deathcamas (Zigadenus elegans)
Photo Story: I hiked the popular Herman Gulch Trail July 5th and was struck by the beauty of the flowering stems of this plant. The stems were bent over with flower buds as if to be humble to hold such wonders that would gradually bloom. I noticed from other plants that when all of the flowers are all finished opening the stem becomes straight. I am glad that I did not touch the plant because when I looked up the identity I found out that the leaves and flowers are poisonous, hence the name, Deathcamas.
Equipment: Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Title: Wonderful Unfolding Stems of Flowers
Photographer: Neal Bringe
Location: Herman Gulch Trail, Colorado
Chapter: Front Range
"Towering Lousewort Splendor" by Neal Bringe
Plant(s): Towering lousewort (Pedicularis procera)
Photo Story: The mist was rising in the morning around Gothic, Colorado. I noticed this wildflower that I had never seen before, and delighted in its shape and colors. Then I knelt-down to capture the misty clouds in the background. What a special find and morning. So happy to share this photograph.
Equipment: Cannon PowerShot SX70 HS
Title: Towering Lousewort Splendor
Photographer: Neal Bringe
Location: Gothic, Colorado
Chapter: Front Range
"Queen of the Prairie" by Beth Bradburn
Plant(s): Queen-of-the-Prairie (filipendula rubra)
Photo Story: Photo taken July 14, 2022, at a wetland planting near downtown Kalamazoo. The planting is one of several community projects established and maintained by Kalamazoo Area Wild Ones volunteers.
Equipment: Motorola Moto G(4)
Title: Queen of the Prairie
Photographer: Beth Bradburn
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
"The colors of spring" by Michael Sternberger
Plant(s): Jacob's Ladder
Photo Story: I was taken by the pastel tones of this blooming Jacob's Ladder in early spring. Using a 50mm lens at f1.8 creates a very shallow depth of field resulting in painterly feel.
Equipment: Canon EOS 7D MarkII. Canon 50mm lens.
Title: The colors of spring
Photographer: Michael Sternberger
Location: My backyard Lexington, KY
Chapter: Lexington
"Purple Coneflowers with Royal Catchfly" by Stephanie Tsoris
Plant(s): Echinacea, black-eyed susans and in the lower center is a Royal Catchfly ordered through Wildones.
Photo Story: This is my side garden with echinacea, budding black-eyed susans in the background, and in the lower center is a baby Royal Catchfly just planted this year and ordered from Wildones. Royal Catchfly is a rare red-flowered prairie plant.
Equipment: iPhone camera
Title: Purple Coneflowers with Royal Catchfly
Photographer: Stephanie Tsoris
Location: My garden in Oconomowoc, WI
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
"Bloodroot" by Renee Benage
Plant(s): Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis
Photo Story: Taken on a spring native plant trip to southwest Missouri.
Equipment: Canon Power Shot SX70 HS
Title: Bloodroot
Photographer: Renee Benage
Location: Southwest Missouri
Chapter: St. Louis
"Lupines" by Renee Benage
Plant(s): Arctic lupine - Lupinus arcticus
Photo Story: Taken on a June vacation to Alaska.
Equipment: Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Title: Lupines
Photographer: Renee Benage
Location: Alaska
Chapter: St. Louis
"Flier central" by Steve Dahlen
Plant(s): Bee on Sweet Cone Flower ( Rudbeckia subtomentosa).
Photo Story: Love watching the bees in our garden. Wish I knew more about bees and the species.
Equipment: Cell Phone
Title: Flier central
Photographer: Steve Dahlen
Location: Garden, Racine County Wi
Chapter: Root River Area
"Beautiful Thistle" by Kari Carter
Plant(s): Cirsium discolor, Bombus
Photo Story: I planted a tiny plug of pasture thistle in my front yard prairie in the fall of 2020. In the summer of 2021, it grew to be over 8 feet tall!
Equipment: Motorola G7 phone
Title: Beautiful Thistle
Photographer: Kari Carter
Location: My front yard
Chapter: Dayton Area
"Under the Mayapple Umbrella" by Laurie Martin
Plant(s): Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple)
Photo Story: Peek under the mayapple's leafy umbrella to discover the bell-shaped white flower.
Equipment: Google Pixel 3a XL mobile phone
Title: Under the Mayapple Umbrella
Photographer: Laurie Martin
Location: home yard, 11914 S. 93rd Avenue, Palos Park, IL
Chapter: West Cook
"Milkweed Magic" by Laurie Martin
Plant(s): Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed or marsh milkweed)
Photo Story: Downy seeds of swamp milkweed ready for take-off on the next breeze.
Equipment: Google Pixel 3a XL mobile phone
Title: Milkweed Magic
Photographer: Laurie Martin
Location: home yard, 11914 S. 93rd Avenue, Palos Park, IL
Chapter: West Cook
"Queen of Cup Plants" by Julie DePaulo
Plant(s): Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum
Photo Story: I received this cup plant from friends in 2021. After a year to establish, the Queen of the Cup Plants has flourished, standing over 7 feet tall while tethered to my garage.
Equipment: Rope
Title: Queen of Cup Plants
Photographer: Julie DePaulo
Location: Columbus, OH, my backyard
Chapter: Columbus
"Color of Blueberries" by Katherine Wendling
Plant(s): Highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum)
Photo Story: Blueberries not only taste amazing but I love the variety of color found on the plant and in the fruit.
Equipment: iPhone 11
Title: Color of Blueberries
Photographer: Katherine Wendling
Location: Paw Paw, Michigan
Chapter: West Cook
"Remnants of a wetland" by Brian Burkholder
Plant(s): Cardinal flower and Swamp milkweed
Photo Story: While working in rural Scott County sometimes you stumble upon an amazing area of vegetation.
Equipment: iPhone
Title: Remnants of a wetland
Photographer: Brian Burkholder
Location: Roadside ditch in Scott County
Chapter: Quad Cities
"Debbie Bunger Harbinger-of-Spring 2022" by Debbie Bunger
Plant(s): Harbinger-of-Spring (Erigenia bulbosa)
Photo Story: I enjoy searching the woods for wildflowers in early spring; this photo was taken on March 14, 2022.
Equipment: Iphone camera
Title: Debbie Bunger Harbinger-of-Spring 2022
Photographer: Debbie Bunger
Location: In wooded area on our property, Crestwood, KY
Chapter: Louisville
"A Hidden Jewel" by Serena Kovalosky
Plant(s): Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
Photo Story: For the past 60 years, jewelweed has grown in abundance around the garage on my family's homestead. Previous efforts to completely eradicate it (since we didn't know what is was) have been replaced by a more holistic view of this plant as a helpful native. Its flowers are surprisingly beautiful when one takes the time to look for them. Jewelweed is now celebrated and co-exists with the rest of the native plants on the property.
Equipment: Samsung SM-A025A
Title: A Hidden Jewel
Photographer: Serena Kovalosky
Location: Whitehall, New York
Chapter: Capital Region
"Early Summer Treasures" by Denise Gehring
Plant(s): Gaywings or Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia)
Photo Story: Two populations of this northern wildflower grows on the edge of my daughter’s hemlock and cedar woods up in Michigan. Back home, I monitor Gaywings which is endangered in Ohio. This June, I discovered the first new population for the state in decades.
Equipment: iPhone 11
Title: Early Summer Treasures
Photographer: Denise Gehring
Location: Julia Gehring’s yard
Chapter: Oak Openings Region
"Lactuca" by Kenneth DeSpain
Plant(s): Florida Blue Lettuce, Woodland Lettuce. Lactuca floridana also called Lactuca acuminata.
Photo Story: I allow the back half acre of my property free reign to produce what it wants, the Lactuca plants I’ve found so far are three species. Plenty of other genus’s, I am quite fond of the beauty in these purple disc flowers produced by this plant.
Equipment: I-phone
Title: Lactuca
Photographer: Kenneth DeSpain
Location: My backyard in Lafayette, LA
Chapter: Western Gulf Plain (Seedling)
"Swamp Milkweed" by Rachel Stevens
Plant(s): Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Photo Story: I look forward to the swamp milkweed blooming each year. It's been food and home to various pollinators like the great spangled fritillary and the monarch butterfly.
Equipment: iphone12 pro max
Title: Swamp Milkweed
Photographer: Rachel Stevens
Location: My backyard
Chapter: Western Pennsylvania Area
"Spiderwort Twist" by Steven Schmidt
Plant(s): Spiderwort
Photo Story: Taken along a side trail close to Bull Creek. These are everywhere in this part of the park!
Equipment: Nikon D7200 with Nikkor 70-300mm
Title: Spiderwort Twist
Photographer: Steven Schmidt
Location: Illinois Beach State Park
Chapter: Partner At Large
"Oh, What a Hue!" by Sarah Lindenbaum
Plant(s): Spiderwort (not sure of variety, but purchased from Illinois Prairie Wild Ones plant sale)
Photo Story: Some-dew kissed spiderwort on a May morning at my home's mini meadow. What I find so wonderful about this photo is that I did not do any kind of color enhancement.
Equipment: iPhone 8
Title: Oh, What a Hue!
Photographer: Sarah Lindenbaum
Location: Bloomington, Illinois
Chapter: Illinois Prairie
"Five Petal Cliffbush with Insect" by Mary Urban
Plant(s): Five Petal Cliffbush with unknown insect (Jamesia americana)
Photo Story: This photo was taken at a Wild Ones Front Range hike at a beautiful private ranch in Larkspur, Colorado.
Equipment: Nikon D3500 with macro lens
Title: Five Petal Cliffbush with Insect
Photographer: Mary Urban
Location: Larkspur, Colorado
Chapter: Front Range
"Droplets" by Mandy Duffey
Plant(s): Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Photo Story: It was a really dewy, foggy day and around noon, I went to out take photos. I really liked how the water collected into droplets on this purple coneflower.
Equipment: iPhone XR
Title: Droplets
Photographer: Mandy Duffey
Location: Iowa City, IA-the prairie garden I planted for my mother
Chapter: Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Area (Seedling)
"Prairie Onion" by Joan Brandwein
Plant(s): Prarie Onion (Allium stellatum)
Photo Story: This summer, I took time each day for several days to photograph Allium stellatum blooms as they opened and changed in my backyard. I captured this photo on July 24, 2022.
Equipment: Sony a7r3, 90 mm macro lens
Title: Prairie Onion
Photographer: Joan Brandwein
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Chapter: Big River Big Woods
"Monarch Magnet" by Laura Stellmacher
Plant(s): Liatris spicata
Photo Story: Snapped this photo in my front yard
Equipment: iphone
Title: Monarch Magnet
Photographer: Laura Stellmacher
Location: Nashotah, WI
Chapter: Menomonee River Area
"Grass pink orchid on an alkaline seep" by Kathy Bildner
Plant(s): Calopogon tuberosus (Grass pink orchid) St. Francois State Park
Photo Story: Visiting the St. Francois State Park with friends. Orchids are growing in full sun out of an alkaline seep. This is not on a trail. I found these only because my friends knew where they were.
Equipment: Nikon coolpix P900
Title: Grass pink orchid on an alkaline seep
Photographer: Kathy Bildner
Location: St. Francois State Park Missouri
Chapter: St. Louis
"Mew Mexico Native milkweed pods" by Richard Rubin
Plant(s): Showy milkweed, Aesclepious speciosa
Photo Story: Part of our Homescape Rewilding project, described in 2021 book.
Equipment: cell phone
Title: Mew Mexico Native milkweed pods
Photographer: Richard Rubin
Location: Our Arroyo Seco garden
Chapter: Partner At Large
"Rocky Mountain Bee Plant" by Richard and Annette Rubin
Plant(s): Rocky Mountain Bee Plant is Cleome serrulata.
Photo Story: Rio Grande Pueblo people boil this to make a brown paint which turns black on white pottery when fired.
Equipment: Android cell phone
Title: Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
Photographer: Richard and Annette Rubin
Location: Our Homescape Rewilding garden
Chapter: Partner At Large
"Glowing Inflorescence" by Nichole Good
Plant(s): Butterfly Milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa
Photo Story: You have to walk through the middle. Disregard the paths, just part the grasses and step inside the prairie. Let it surround you, caress you, drown out the other sounds. Get a little freaked out, even, at the sensation like swimming through seagrass. Keep going. In the very center, you might just find the jack-o-lantern glow of a butterfly milkweed.
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel T6 Digital SLR Camera
Title: Glowing Inflorescence
Photographer: Nichole Good
Location: Jorgen's Preserve in Scandinavia, Wisconsin
Chapter: Central Wisconsin
"Small Purple Fringed Orchid" by Donna Bollenbach
Plant(s): Small Purple Fringed Ochid, Platanthera psycodes
Photo Story: Photographed along the roadside on the way up to Mount Mitchell.
Equipment: Sony a6000, Sony Macro Lens
Title: Small Purple Fringed Orchid
Photographer: Donna Bollenbach
Location: Mount Mitchell, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
Chapter: Tennessee Valley
"Gray's Lily_Lilium Grayi" by Donna Bollenbach
Plant(s): Gray’s Lily_Lilium Grayi
Photo Story: The rich reddish-orange bell flowers of Gray’s Lily stood tall on the moutainside. Photographed on Round Bald to Engine Gap along the Appalachian Trail.
Equipment: Sony a6000, Sony Macro Lens
Title: Gray's Lily_Lilium Grayi
Photographer: Donna Bollenbach
Location: Roan Mountain in the Southern Appalachians near the Tenneesee/North Carolina Border
Chapter: Tennessee Valley
"Harbinger of Spring" by Diana Kuklinski
Plant(s): Pasque flower (Anemone patens)
Photo Story: I know spring is here when the pasque flowers are popping up! The harbingers of spring; more accurate than Punxsutawny Phil (and prettier, too!).
Equipment: Olympus Pen F digital camera
Title: Harbinger of Spring
Photographer: Diana Kuklinski
Location: Bemidji, MN
Chapter: Arrowhead
"Celestial lily" by Kathy Bildner
Plant(s): Celestial lily or Prairie iris or Nemastylis geminiflora
Photo Story: This is one of my favorite flowers. The leaves look like blades of grass. The flowers are beautiful. It took two trips down to this park (about 90 miles south of St. Louis) this Spring to see them in bloom. This was taken 5/9/22. They grow on property that used to me mined for lead.
Equipment: nikon coolpix P900
Title: Celestial lily
Photographer: Kathy Bildner
Location: St. Joseph's State Park Missouri
Chapter: St. Louis
"Shrubby St Johns Wort at Home" by Ed Buchs
Plant(s): Shrubby St Johns Wort (Hypericum prolificum)
Photo Story: A gift from another Wild Ones member which I planted this year and in spite of our serious drought it managed to have two flowers. I love the structure of the St Johns Wort flowers and enjoyed these flowers for a few weeks this summer.
Equipment: Canon 80D - Canon 100mm lens
Title: Shrubby St Johns Wort at Home
Photographer: Ed Buchs
Location: At my home Genoa City Wisconsin
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
"Last Year's Sunflower" by Mary Hinton
Plant(s): Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Photo Story: One could not walk along this fence at Ekar Farm and not be enchanted by this huge seedhead.
Equipment: iPhone 12 camera
Title: Last Year's Sunflower
Photographer: Mary Hinton
Location: Ekar Farm, Denver, CO
Chapter: Front Range
"maureen-walmsley-senna-2022.jpg" by Maureen Walmsley
Plant(s): Senna
Photo Story: This Senna just especially full, a great specimen.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy S9 cell phone
Title: maureen-walmsley-senna-2022.jpg
Photographer: Maureen Walmsley
Location: St Charles County Master Gardeners demo garden, St. Peter's, MO
Chapter: St. Charles Area
"Indian Pink in the Shade Garden" by Barbara DeGraves
Plant(s): Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica)
Photo Story: When I planted a small section from a division of an Indian Pink plant, I had only seen pictures of this perennial in books and online. I received the division from a Wild Ones SoKY member in the fall and I was not sure the plant would even survive through the winter. Fortunately, after two years of nurturing and waiting, it finally bloomed this spring. The trumpet-shaped flowers - crimson red on the outside and yellow inside - were just stunning!
Equipment: Canon 90D, 1/320 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 800, Canon Lens 100 mm
Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop
Photographed –June 1, 2022
Title: Indian Pink in the Shade Garden
Photographer: Barbara DeGraves
Location: My side yard, Bowling Green, KY
Chapter: SoKY
"Joe Pye in the Sky" by NANCY KUSCH
Plant(s): Tall Joe Pye Weed, Eupatorium fistulosum
Photo Story: I was standing in the creek that runs through my back yard and looked up at the bees enjoying the flowers towering over my head.
Equipment: Google Pixel 3a phone camera
Title: Joe Pye in the Sky
Photographer: NANCY KUSCH
Location: Seymour, WI
Chapter: Green Bay
"Breath of Spring" by NANCY KUSCH
Plant(s): Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis
Photo Story: Bloodroot is one of the first flowers of Spring that pop up all through my wooded yard. They are a great food source for the emerging bees and are such a wonderful reward for a long winter waiting for the snow to melt.
Equipment: Google Pixel 3a phone camera
Title: Breath of Spring
Photographer: NANCY KUSCH
Location: Seymour, WI
Chapter: Green Bay
"Coneflower at night" by Katrina Burmeister
Plant(s): Coneflower
Photo Story: Gabriella Lindholm (minor), Katrina Burmeister (member). Photo taken at dusk, in backyard.
Equipment: Nikon D3500
Title: Coneflower at night
Photographer: Katrina Burmeister
Location: Sleepy Hollow, IL
Chapter: Greater Kane County
"Prairie Flower in Fall in Bird Sanctuary" by Katrina Burmeister
Plant(s): Native prairie flower in bird sanctuary. I believe this is an aster.
Photo Story: Gabriella Lindholm (minor). Katrina Burmeister (member).
Equipment: Nikon D3500
Title: Prairie Flower in Fall in Bird Sanctuary
Photographer: Katrina Burmeister
Location: Jelke Bird Sanctuary Sleepy Hollow Il
Chapter: Greater Kane County
"Goldenrod a Keystone Native" by Barbara DeGraves
Plant(s): Goldenrod (Solidago ?)
Photo Story: Before the birds ate the seeds and the wind dispersed them to distant fields, I captured this autumn photograph of a Goldenrod. Early one November morning while walking at our local arboretum, I discovered some dried Goldenrod stalks and other grasses in a back corner. Several years ago our arboretum acquired over 100 acres of land adjacent to their main gardens. This land had once been a golf course and thankfully is now open to the public to walk the several miles of hilly paths.
Equipment: Canon 90D, 1/1250 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 800, Canon Lens 100 mm
Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop
Photographed – 11-14-2021
Title: Goldenrod a Keystone Native
Photographer: Barbara DeGraves
Location: Baker Arboretum, Bowling Green, KY
Chapter: SoKY
"May apples and bloodroot" by Cecilia Devlin
Plant(s): The native flora are Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple) sprouts, Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot), and maybe a few leaves of Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine)
Photo Story: in early April under a large, bushy spicebush (Lindera benzoin) some wildflowers have spread from my initial planting
Equipment: iPhone 5s
Title: May apples and bloodroot
Photographer: Cecilia Devlin
Location: in my backyard which is within the city limits of Columbus Ohio and near the Scioto river
Chapter: Columbus
"Purple Cone Flower" by Ashley Morrow
Plant(s): Purple Cone Flower!
Photo Story: These beauties grow on the south side of our home. They were actually free to us courtesy of one of the local seed libraries. They have grown bigger and more beautiful every year. They are near our back porch and driveway. We get to enjoy them every time we leave our house. The bees and butterflies love them almost as much as we do. - Ashley Morrow
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy S10e
Title: Purple Cone Flower
Photographer: Ashley Morrow
Location: 2101 Hubbard Road Youngstown, Ohio 44505
Chapter: Youngstown Area
"Winter Gold" by Kristin Bailey Wilson
Plant(s): Tall goldenrod - Solidago altissima
Photo Story: Named after our short-haired boarder collie, Suzie's pond is covered in duckweed, teeming with frogs, and bordered by goldenrod all summer long. I love the way they look hanging over the water and blowing in the breeze. In the winter, the duckweed and frogs disappear, but the blooms turn a gorgeous bronze. This picture was taken on a cold February day last winter.
Equipment: Nikon D5600 105 mm
Title: Winter Gold
Photographer: Kristin Bailey Wilson
Location: Macon County, Tennessee
Chapter: Middle Tennessee
"Black Eyed Susan" by Betty Jenewin
Plant(s): Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hart)
Photo Story: Black-eyed Susan just beginning to grow
Equipment: Nikon Z6 camera with Nikon 105mm f/2.8 lens
Title: Black Eyed Susan
Photographer: Betty Jenewin
Location: 90 Holden Street, Worcester, MA
Chapter: South Shore MA
"Coneflower" by Betty Jenewin
Plant(s): Coneflower
Photo Story: Coneflower growing
Equipment: Nikon Z6 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8 lens
Title: Coneflower
Photographer: Betty Jenewin
Location: 90 Holden Street, Worcester, MA
Chapter: South Shore MA
"Coneflower Closeup" by Kim Lowman Vollmer
Plant(s): Purple Coneflower- Echinacea purpurea
Photo Story: Having fun taking closeups in my yard.
Equipment: cell phone
Title: Coneflower Closeup
Photographer: Kim Lowman Vollmer
Location: my property
Chapter: Rock River Valley
"Golden Cassian Sea for Bees" by Courtney Denning
Plant(s): Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)
Photo Story: I planted a 720 square-foot bed with several native trees and shrubs in the fall of 2020. I remembered a recommendation from a native landscape designer to use partridge pea as a green mulch in new perennial beds to keep weeds down while the slower-growing perennials mature. I decided to try it since I was intrigued by the idea of a native annual prairie plant. I bought seeds in bulk and scattered them in the winter of 2020 and again in the spring of 2021. The partridge peas were slow to germinate but proliferated once they started growing! They grew into medium, shrubby plants covered with yellow flowers and happy bumble bees. The bees were so loud that I kept mistaking them for my neighbors’ lawn sprinklers! I harvested seed in 2021 and shared it with my local seed library. In 2022, the bed is so thick with partridge peas that none of the individual plants became shrubby. This year they are more akin to trees growing close together in a forest, thin and reaching for the sun. I weeded the partridge peas to make paths through the large bed. I love being in the center of the bed, surrounded by yellow flowers, soft green leaves, and bees buzzing.
Equipment: iPhone 13 Pro
Title: Golden Cassian Sea for Bees
Photographer: Courtney Denning
Location: Troy, Ohio
Chapter: Dayton Area
"Into the Rattlesnake Master" by Kim Lowman Vollmer
Plant(s): Eryngium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake Master
Photo Story: Having fun with my cell phone taking pictures in my prairie. Closeup was not what I expected - very interesting
Equipment: cell phone
Title: Into the Rattlesnake Master
Photographer: Kim Lowman Vollmer
Location: my prairie
Chapter: Rock River Valley
"Amethyst + Amber" by Courtney Denning
Plant(s): Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) and Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
Photo Story: I took this photo in our pocket prairie, my first 100% native garden, planted in 2019. Purple prairie clover is one of my favorite plants in this garden. I love the delicate gray-green foliage and the fact that the purple flower has red pollen! The classic color combination of purple and yellow makes me think of fall asters and goldenrod, but I took the photo in the first few days of summer.
Equipment: iPhone 13 Pro
Title: Amethyst + Amber
Photographer: Courtney Denning
Location: Troy, Ohio
Chapter: Dayton Area
"Finding Beauty in a Barren Landscape" by Morgan Meador
Plant(s): Species of Fameflower (Phemerathus).
Photo Story: I thought I missed the bloom period of the Fameflower, but unbeknownst to me it blooms during mid-day! Glad I waited until mid-day to see this beauty in full bloom!
Equipment: Canon EOS R
Title: Finding Beauty in a Barren Landscape
Photographer: Morgan Meador
Location: Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area - Saline County, Arkansas
Chapter: Ozark
"Ozark Trillium in Full Bloom" by Morgan Meador
Plant(s): Ozark Trillium (Trillium pusillum ozarkanum).
Photo Story: Spring ephemerals covered the forest floor, but this Ozark Trillium was in a unique spot!
Equipment: Canon EOS R
Title: Ozark Trillium in Full Bloom
Photographer: Morgan Meador
Location: Ponca, AR
Chapter: Ozark
"Opening Coneflower" by Nan Pokerwinski
Plant(s): Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Photo Story: One of many purple coneflowers I've been encouraging to grow on our property. This one is in a cluster growing in front of a large boulder. I appreciate the beauty of the opening flowers as much as that of the fully opened ones that attract so many pollinators.
Equipment: Nikon Z 6II
Title: Opening Coneflower
Photographer: Nan Pokerwinski
Location: Croton Township, Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
"Prairie Smoke" by Nan Pokerwinski
Plant(s): Prairie smoke (Geum triflorum)
Photo Story: Growing in a cluster of prairie smoke plants in my native plant garden.
Equipment: Nikon Z 6II
Title: Prairie Smoke
Photographer: Nan Pokerwinski
Location: Croton Township, Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
"Maud" by Kristin Bailey Wilson
Plant(s): White Oak - Quercus alba
Photo Story: Maud is a white oak that lives near a property line on our farm. She's 256 years old, according to our estimate. We measured her circumference, divided by pi, and multiplied by 5 (growth rate). She's surrounded by other younger trees, so it's impossible to take her picture from a distance. Whenever I manage to crawl through the brush to get to her, I sit at her trunk and think about all she's lived through, thus her name Maud, which means battle worthy.
Equipment: Nikon D5600, 18-55 mm lens
Title: Maud
Photographer: Kristin Bailey Wilson
Location: Macon County, Tennessee
Chapter: Middle Tennessee
"Purple Coneflowers Everywhere" by Dawn-Marie Staccia
Plant(s): Purple Coneflowers
Photo Story: As monarch restoration chairperson for the Kettle Moraine Chapter, I have been helping the Friends of North Prairie Native Gardens, Inc. establish their gardens. This year their native flowers were just spectacular. I took a photo of the purple coneflowers. They were everywhere and stunning!
Equipment: iPhone 13 Pro
Title: Purple Coneflowers Everywhere
Photographer: Dawn-Marie Staccia
Location: A Public Park In North Prairie. Friends of North Prairie Native Gardens, North Prairie, WI
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
"Joe-Pye in a Kettle" by Diana Kuklinski
Plant(s): Mostly Joe-pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum) and a clump of false aster (Boltonia asteroides).
Photo Story: While others were admiring Cross River Falls, I spied a handsome clump of Joe pye weed blooming in a kettle (a rounded cavelike depression formed by the action of rocks in the river bed)! Protected in their kettler next to the raging waterfall, they were thriving! It's always amazing to see how native plants adapt to their sometimes very harsh environment.
Equipment: Olympus Pen F and 40-150 mm zoom lens
Title: Joe-Pye in a Kettle
Photographer: Diana Kuklinski
Location: Cross River, Cook County, MN
Chapter: Arrowhead
"Yellow Coneflowers" by Karen Kunz
Plant(s): Yellow Coneflower; Ratibida pinnata
Photo Story: Photo was taken on my evening walk on the trails through my neighborhood. They stood out to me because of the way they were fluttering in the breeze.
Equipment: iPhone 12
Title: Yellow Coneflowers
Photographer: Karen Kunz
Location: Prairie Crossing Neighborhood common area, Grayslake, Illinois
Chapter: Lake-To-Prairie
"Michigan Lily" by Katherine Moore
Plant(s): "Michigan Lily" - Lilium michiganese
Photo Story: This stunning lily appeared in our yard 7 years after converting our yard into native plants. I did not plant it, but am happy to have it join us! I was not sure what it would be when I noticed it the first year, as the rabbits ate the bud, but what a pleasant surprise the following year!
Equipment: Sony A6000
Title: Michigan Lily
Photographer: Katherine Moore
Location: In my yard
Chapter: Madison
"Crystallized" by Katherine Moore
Plant(s): I believe this is a purple coneflower, Echinacea
Photo Story: My family and I went for a hike in Donald County Park the morning after a spectacular hoarfrost event. The entire prairie looked as if it were made of crystal!
Equipment: Sony A6000
Title: Crystallized
Photographer: Katherine Moore
Location: Donald County Park, Mt. Horeb, WI
Chapter: Madison
"Dew drops in the sun" by Diana Linsley
Plant(s): Halberdleaf Ros Mallow, Hibiscus lavis
Photo Story: Dew drops in the moring sun
Equipment: Canon 7D, 100 Marco
Title: Dew drops in the sun
Photographer: Diana Linsley
Location: my backyard
Chapter: St. Louis
"Golden Goldenrod" by Kristi Shepler
Plant(s): Goldenrod I am not the best at identifying the different species. If I had to make a best guess I would say Candan Goldenrod.
Photo Story: After a rainy walk at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve the clouds parted just in time for the Golden Hour. Fall provides one last blast of color that rivals spring blooms. Goldenrod kicks off the fall color and continues to provide lasting color throughout the season. Not to mention an amazing source of food for our wildlife.
Equipment: Cannon Rebel EOS T6
Title: Golden Goldenrod
Photographer: Kristi Shepler
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve in New York
Chapter: Capital Region
"Sassafras" by Kristi Shepler
Plant(s): Sassafras albidum
Photo Story: Spying Sassafras has become a new game for me. This little sapling was camouflaged amongst the ferns at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve in NY. Even though it was still springtime a few of the leaves were holding on to a red color. Showing some of its true sass that I hope to include on our own property someday soon.
Equipment: Cannon EOS Rebel T6
Title: Sassafras
Photographer: Kristi Shepler
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve in New York
Chapter: Capital Region
"ceil-grunert-flora-blazing-star-2022.jpg" by Cecile Grunert
Plant(s): Rough Blazing Star
Photo Story: We added this plant to our existing landscaped areas along side other native plants to continue to attract pollinators.
Equipment: Canon EOS
Title: ceil-grunert-flora-blazing-star-2022.jpg
Photographer: Cecile Grunert
Location: our backyard in Menomonee Falls
Chapter: Menomonee River Area
"ceil-grunert-flora-2022.jpg" by Cecile Grunert
Plant(s): Butterfly Weed, Black-eyed Susan, Echinacea
Photo Story: These are established native plants in our backyard, continually attracting pollinators as well as birds enjoying seeds from the flowers.
Equipment: Canon EOS
Title: ceil-grunert-flora-2022.jpg
Photographer: Cecile Grunert
Location: our backyard in Menomonee Falls
Chapter: Menomonee River Area
"Stamens and Pistils in the Round" by Janie Braud
Plant(s): Button Bush, Cephalanthus occidentalis
Photo Story: I have been fascinated with button bush blooms ever since I saw my first one about 10 years ago. When I got a macro lens, one of the first things I wanted to do was to challenge myself to get a close up of these fascinating round flowers. Patience! My macro lens is a manual focus.
Since I have converted to native landscaping at my home, I have 3 button bush trees to enjoy.
Equipment: Nikon d7100, Macro Lens
Title: Stamens and Pistils in the Round
Photographer: Janie Braud
Location: Springfield, Louisiana
Chapter: Greater Baton Rouge
"Early Spring Bloodroot" by Leanne Phinney
Plant(s): Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Fallen oak leaves
Sprigs of Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) at top of photo
Photo Story: I spotted this newly flowering bloodroot in my yard one day in mid-April, and the sun was shining perfectly on the flowers, so I decided to take a quick picture with my phone rather than possibly miss the moment by taking the time to get my camera.
Equipment: Google Pixel phone
Title: Early Spring Bloodroot
Photographer: Leanne Phinney
Location: My yard in Shoreview MN
Chapter: Big River Big Woods
"Cardinal Flower Beginning to Bloom" by Leanne Phinney
Plant(s): Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Photo Story: I just thought this cardinal flower was so pretty as it was just beginning to bloom.
Equipment: Panasonic LUMIX FZ300
Title: Cardinal Flower Beginning to Bloom
Photographer: Leanne Phinney
Location: My yard in Shoreview MN
Chapter: Big River Big Woods
"Bottled Up" by Jill Spindler
Plant(s): Bottle Gentian (Gentiana clausa)
Photo Story: This was taken on a native plant walk hosted by Adam Bigelow.
Equipment: iPhone 7 with a clip-on macro lens
Title: Bottled Up
Photographer: Jill Spindler
Location: On the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC
Chapter: Western North Carolina
"Mayapple" by Kari Carter
Plant(s): Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
Photo Story: I was hiking on a spring morning and took this photo in a patch of mayapple plants.
Equipment: Motorola G7
Title: Mayapple
Photographer: Kari Carter
Location: Sugarcreek Reserve, Greene County
Chapter: Dayton Area
"Gray-headed Coneflower" by Dale Gebhardt
Plant(s): Gray-headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Photo Story: Shot in front yard
Equipment: Lumix GX7 with Olympus 60mm macro lens
Title: Gray-headed Coneflower
Photographer: Dale Gebhardt
Location: Front yard Ferguson MO
Chapter: St. Louis
"Woodland Spiderwort" by Patty Berry
Plant(s): Woodland Spiderwort/Tradescantia ernestiana
Photo Story: Fun second blooming of this ephemeral taken on 8/12/22
Equipment: IPhone 13 Pro
Title: Woodland Spiderwort
Photographer: Patty Berry
Location: My yard
Chapter: St. Charles Area
"Rose Mallow" by Patty Berry
Plant(s): Rose Mallow/Hibiscus lasiocarpos
Photo Story: One of my many blooms from the three plants. Amazing how large the plants get after starting at the ground.
Equipment: IPhone 13 Pro
Title: Rose Mallow
Photographer: Patty Berry
Location: My yard
Chapter: St. Charles Area
"Rose Mallow Bud" by Steve Berry
Plant(s): Rose Mallow/Hibiscus lasiocarpos
Photo Story: One of the many buds and blooms this set of plants produced
Equipment: Canon R5 with 100mm macro lense
Title: Rose Mallow Bud
Photographer: Steve Berry
Location: My yard
Chapter: St. Charles Area
"Ozark Trillium" by Lizabeth Likins
Plant(s): Trillium pusillum var. ozarkanum
Photo Story: My local Wild Ones SoKY Chapter made a trip to Taylor Hollow, TN in the Spring of 2022 to see spring ephemerals blooming, including the rare in our area Ozark Trillium. This was my first time seeing this beautiful trillium with its frilly petals that range in color from white to pink. A real native treat!
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel SL1 with Canon EFS 18-55mm Macro 0.8ft lens
Title: Ozark Trillium
Photographer: Lizabeth Likins
Location: Taylor Hollow, TN
Chapter: SoKY
"Welcome To The Wild" by Valerie Lindeman
Plant(s): Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris) with fringed polygala (Polygala paucifolia)
Photo Story: In May 2022 my quest to see wild dwarf iris in bloom was accomplished! There were many blooms like these along the dirt road and at the Lake Huron shore area.
Equipment: Apple iPhone 11
Title: Welcome To The Wild
Photographer: Valerie Lindeman
Location: Thompson Harbor State Park Lake Huron MI
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
"Dew Lily Morning" by Valerie Lindeman
Plant(s): Michigan lilies (Lilium michiganense)
Photo Story: Sighted on a tour of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, these Michigan lilies were lovely to view!
Equipment: Canon SX70
Title: Dew Lily Morning
Photographer: Valerie Lindeman
Location: Pierce Cedar Creek Institute Hastings MI
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
"Elegant Forest Floor" by Lizabeth Likins
Plant(s): Yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum), Toadshade (Trillium sessile), Cutleaf toothwort (Cardamine concatenata), Bluntleaf waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense), Fragile fern (Cystopteris protrusa)
Photo Story: Cedar Sink in Mammoth Cave National Park is a carpet of wildflowers in the spring. I visit as often as I can in throughout the season to see the succession of blooms. Yellow trout lily are abundant and I think their form while in bloom is supremely elegant.
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel SL1 with Canon EFS 18-55mm Macro 0.8ft lens.
Title: Elegant Forest Floor
Photographer: Lizabeth Likins
Location: Cedar Sink, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Chapter: SoKY
"Prairie Dancers" by Maija Petersons
Plant(s): Pinnate Prairie Coneflower, ratibida pinnata
Photo Story: Golden petals swaying in the breeze bring to mind waltzing ballroom dancers
Equipment: Nikon D780 with Nikkor 24-120 lens
Title: Prairie Dancers
Photographer: Maija Petersons
Location: Asylum Lake Preserve, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
""Late Summer Tapestry"" by Cheryl Lloyd
Plant(s): “Joe Pye” (Eupatorium sp.) & “Boneset” (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Photo Story: A pollinator paradise along Fall Brook.
Equipment: Nikon D750-500mm lens
Title: "Late Summer Tapestry"
Photographer: Cheryl Lloyd
Location: Oswego, NY
Chapter: Habitat Gardening in Central New York
"Shades of Green" by Ruth Oldenburg
Plant(s): Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium) and Prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
Photo Story: I came upon this lovely composition while walking through the Hudsonville Nature Center prairie. It was a field trip for Wild Ones River City Chapter led by naturalist Craig Elston.
Equipment: iphone 11pro
Title: Shades of Green
Photographer: Ruth Oldenburg
Location: Hudsonville Nature Center, Hudsonville, MI
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
"After the Exodus" by Claire Westenhaver-Loretz
Plant(s): Common pokeweed (phytolacca decandra)
Photo Story: The empty chrysalis hangs from a Common pokeweed plant in our yard. After watching the chrysalis for 9 days, I found the monarch drying her wings before flying away, leaving behind the empty chrysalis as a reminder of why it is so important to provide habitat for nature.
Equipment: Motorola camera
Title: After the Exodus
Photographer: Claire Westenhaver-Loretz
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
Chapter: Greater DuPage
"Hide and Go Seek" by Claire Westenhaver-Loretz
Plant(s): Orange Coneflower (rudibeckia fulgida) and Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Photo Story: An Orange Coneflower blooms amid a sea of Butterfly weed in our pollinator garden
Equipment: Motorola camera
Title: Hide and Go Seek
Photographer: Claire Westenhaver-Loretz
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
Chapter: Greater DuPage
"Nannyberrry viburnum in autumn" by Candy DeBerry
Plant(s): Nannyberry viburnum (Viburnum lentago)
Photo Story: I've kept this viburnum trimmed into tree form. It is a wonderful accent by the corner of my house. It attracts a variety of pollinators when it blossoms in spring, and the fruits feed a variety of birds though the winter.
Equipment: iPhone 7
Title: Nannyberrry viburnum in autumn
Photographer: Candy DeBerry
Location: my yard in Washington, PA
Chapter: Western Pennsylvania Area
"Tennessee Coneflower - Back from the Brink" by Alicia Allen
Plant(s): Tennessee Coneflower
Echinacea Tennesseensis
Photo Story: Once endangered, this plant has been returned to a non-threatened status due to the dedication and support of a few people. With a range limited to a few counties in Tennessee, this cedar glade species is a symbol of hope for what we can do to preserve and restore the beauty and value of the world around us.
Equipment: Cell Phone Samsung
Title: Tennessee Coneflower - Back from the Brink
Photographer: Alicia Allen
Location: Cedars of Lebanon State Park near Lebanon, Tennessee
Chapter: Middle Tennessee
"Yam Root on Glade Fern" by Ian Gardner
Plant(s): Wild Yam Root (Dioscorea villosa)
Narrow-leaved Glade Fern (Homalosorus pycnocarpos)
Photo Story: These plants were growing intertwined in the shade of Eastern Hemlocks on a north-facing rock outcrop in Raccoon Creek State Park. The texture of this combination was too good not to photograph!
Equipment: Canon EOS 90D with 18-135mm lens
Title: Yam Root on Glade Fern
Photographer: Ian Gardner
Location: Raccoon Creek State Park, Pennsylvania
Chapter: South Central Pennsylvania
"Downy Sunflower at Dusk" by Quyen Edwards
Plant(s): Helianthus mollis, Downy Sunflower
Photo Story: The perfect specimen at the perfect time of day.
Equipment: Nikon D3300
Title: Downy Sunflower at Dusk
Photographer: Quyen Edwards
Location: my backyard
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
"Golden Hour Rattlesnake Master" by Quyen Edwards
Plant(s): Eryngium yuccifolium, Rattlesnake Master
Photo Story: The sun was setting as I was walking through my garden one evening and I happen to catch the light filtering through this rattlesnake master.
Equipment: Google Pixel 6a
Title: Golden Hour Rattlesnake Master
Photographer: Quyen Edwards
Location: my front yard
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
"Ironweed" by Marcia Whitmore
Plant(s): Iron weed (Vernonia fasciculata)
Photo Story: Marcia Whitmore
Equipment: iPhone 13 Pro
Title: Ironweed
Photographer: Marcia Whitmore
Location: Munson Cemetery, Henry County, Illinois Nature Preserve
Chapter: Quad Cities
"Highbush cranberries" by Ruth Gleckler
Plant(s): viburnum trillium Baileyi Compacta - American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Photo Story: I wanted something colorful and native to see from my front window. I also hoped for something birds would eat. I took this picture in June 2022
Equipment: Samsung Digital 21x camera - auto focus
Title: Highbush cranberries
Photographer: Ruth Gleckler
Location: My front yard
Chapter: Keweenaw
"Swamp rose mallow" by Joe Lecroy
Plant(s): Swamp rose mallow.
Photo Story: Swamp rose mallow showing off I’m my garden in Lombard, Illinois.
Equipment: iPhone.
Title: Swamp rose mallow
Photographer: Joe Lecroy
Location: Lombard Illinois. My garden.
Chapter: Greater DuPage
"Hoary Vervain Surprise" by Shonda Garrison
Plant(s): Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)
Photo Story: This area was cleared of trees by the road department, this is the third season with no trees there, and this hoary vervain was a nice surprise pop up.
Equipment: iPhone 12
Title: Hoary Vervain Surprise
Photographer: Shonda Garrison
Location: Huntsville, AR
Chapter: Ozark
"Trillium in b&w" by Gary Schulz
Plant(s): Trillium
Photo Story: A trillium in our backyard
Equipment: Canon 6d 100 macro lens
Title: Trillium in b&w
Photographer: Gary Schulz
Location: Merrick NY
Chapter: Long Island (Seedling)
"Rhodie" by Matt Grubbs
Plant(s): Rhododendron catawbiense
Photo Story: Taken at Fort Bluff Camp, on the bluff above Dayton, TN. Also saw a lot of turtlehead, which I’d never seen before.
Equipment: iPhone
Title: Rhodie
Photographer: Matt Grubbs
Location: Fort Bluff Camp, Dayton TN
Chapter: Tennessee Valley
"Snow Trillium" by Ward Ransdell
Plant(s): Snow Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
Photo Story: Documenting small stand of snow trilliums on sanctuary property
Equipment: Canon 90D
Tamron 24-70 f/2.8
Title: Snow Trillium
Photographer: Ward Ransdell
Location: Floracliff Nature Sanctuary Lexington, KY
Chapter: Lexington
"Spring Showers" by Catherine McKenzie
Plant(s): Pussy Willow, Salix discolor
Photo Story: When we moved to our "new to us" 150 year old house a few years ago, we made a conscious decision to plant mostly natives, including this pussy willow that blooms early in our cold, wet Wisconsin spring, providing food for those first brave bees!
Equipment: Nikon D850, Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Title: Spring Showers
Photographer: Catherine McKenzie
Location: Appleton, WI
Chapter: Fox Valley Area
"Trillium Trail, Kalamazoo, Michigan" by Maija Petersons
Plant(s): White trillium, Trllium Grandiflora
Photo Story: The Kal-Haven Trail is a wonderful place to see a glorious display of white trillium in May.
Equipment: Nikon D780 with Nikkor 24-120 lens
Title: Trillium Trail, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Photographer: Maija Petersons
Location: Kal-Haven Trail
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
"Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed) in bloom" by Sharon Lamberton
Plant(s): Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Photo Story: A swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) in bloom.
Equipment: Samsung phone camera.
Title: Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed) in bloom
Photographer: Sharon Lamberton
Location: My yard (12330 Little Pond Lane, Midlothian, VA 23113
Chapter: Greater Richmond Virginia (Seedling)
"Spring Awakening" by James Rogers
Plant(s): Round-lobed hepatica
Photo Story: The delicate purple blossoms of Round-lobed hepatica are the first flowers to emerge in the Spring in a natural wooded area near the Plover River. It's always a welcome sign of renewal after long, cold Winters in Wisconsin!
Equipment: iPhone SE
Title: Spring Awakening
Photographer: James Rogers
Location: Stevens Point, WI
Chapter: Central Wisconsin
"Black-eyed Susan at Holly Park" by Cathy Streett
Plant(s): Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta
Photo Story: This is the second year for this planting in our local park. This space is part of our park district's efforts to put nature back into the parks. Formerly mowed grass, this is by far a better use of the land with less fossil fuel resources being used in the process. I love bird, butterfly and insect watching in this space and look forward to enjoying its views and visitors for years to come...sure beats wet grass and flooded spaces.
Equipment: Galaxy S22
Title: Black-eyed Susan at Holly Park
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: Holly Park Darien IL
Chapter: West Cook
"Coming to age" by Robert Weir
Plant(s): Sweet Joe-Pye-Weed
Eutrochium Purpureum
Photo Story: Sorry, but just caught my eye. Caught the Joe-Pye at a really beautiful state.
Equipment: Samsung S21ultraplus
Title: Coming to age
Photographer: Robert Weir
Location: 488 Aley hill rd one of My pollinator beds
Chapter: Western Pennsylvania Area
"Prairie Fireworks" by Kyla Muhammad
Plant(s): Prairie milkweed
Photo Story: Saeed Muhammad - I wanted to capture the unusual looking beauty of the milkweed flowers.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy XCover Phone
Title: Prairie Fireworks
Photographer: Kyla Muhammad
Location: Gensburg-Markham Prairie
Chapter: Greater DuPage
"Sun's Arrival" by Kyla Muhammad
Plant(s): Black eyed susan
Photo Story: Saeed Muhammad - I loved the brightness of the yellow colored flowers.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy XCover Phone
Title: Sun's Arrival
Photographer: Kyla Muhammad
Location: My backyard
Chapter: Greater DuPage
"Beauty of Asters" by Eric Rutherford
Plant(s): New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
Photo Story: Walking trails at local parks can show you the beauty of the natural world in your own area. This picture was taken while walking a trail at a county park while I was monitoring native flowers growing in the park.
Equipment: iPhone 12 Pro Max
Title: Beauty of Asters
Photographer: Eric Rutherford
Location: Pemberville, OH
Chapter: Oak Openings Region
"In Focus" by Bill Wickers
Plant(s): White Trout Lily/ Erythronium albidum
Photo Story: White Trout Lily nicely isolated against a log
Equipment: Sony e-6000 camera
Title: In Focus
Photographer: Bill Wickers
Location: Coral Woods Conservation Area, McHenry Cnty
Chapter: Greater Kane County
"Raspberry Wine" by Kerri Thauby
Plant(s): Bee Balm
Photo Story: A beautiful bloom in my garden.
Equipment: Sony A6300 / 50mm 1.8
Title: Raspberry Wine
Photographer: Kerri Thauby
Location: Carlisle, PA
Chapter: South Central Pennsylvania
"Red Vine" by Bill Wickers
Plant(s): Virginia Creeper/Parthenocissus quinquefoila
Photo Story: Saw this beautiful V, Creeper along the trail in the fall.
Equipment: Sony E6000
Title: Red Vine
Photographer: Bill Wickers
Location: Coral Woods Conservation Area, McHenry County
Chapter: Greater Kane County
"Prairie Sunset" by Cindy Steffen
Plant(s): Liatrus, purple coneflower, green headed coneflower, Monarda.
Photo Story: Just an evening stroll with friends through the restored prairie where the Wright brothers tested their plane.
Equipment: iPhone 12
Title: Prairie Sunset
Photographer: Cindy Steffen
Location: Huffman Prairie
Chapter: Dayton Area
"Sunburst" by Abigail Rexer
Plant(s): Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia)
Photo Story: Abigail Rexer, age 15
This prickly pear, a part of the native landscaping of my backyard, bloomed for the first time this year. The unexpected color was a stunning surprise. The bug on the flower thought so too!
Equipment: iPhone 10
Title: Sunburst
Photographer: Abigail Rexer
Location: My backyard in Middle TN
Chapter: Middle Tennessee
"Helenium Daze" by Stacie Faraone
Plant(s): Helenium Autumnale/Bombus Impatiens?
Photo Story: I grew Helenium for the first time this year in my backyard garden. The plant adapted quickly and grew bright and beautiful. One bright sunny day when the plant was covered with pollinators, I snapped this picture.
Equipment: iPhone 12
Title: Helenium Daze
Photographer: Stacie Faraone
Location: My home garden, Delmar, NY, Albany County
Chapter: Capital Region NY
"White Ladyslipper" by Amaris Danak
Plant(s): White Ladyslipper (Cypripedium candidum)
Photo Story: Quietly watching a small, beautiful field of ladyslippers.
Equipment: Panasonic Lumix GX85
Title: White Ladyslipper
Photographer: Amaris Danak
Location: Cook County, Illinois
Chapter: Greater Kane County
"Wild Bergamot" by James Seidler
Plant(s): Wild bergamot
Photo Story: I do regular trail monitoring at Seidner Dune and Swale, and I saw this shock of wild bergamot blooming under a pending storm. I wasn't sure how to best capture the explosion of color, so I moved the camera as close as I could.
Equipment: iPhone SE
Title: Wild Bergamot
Photographer: James Seidler
Location: Seidner Dune and Swale Nature Preserve, Hammond, IN
Chapter: Gibson Woods
"Majestic Milkweed" by Kerri Thauby
Plant(s): Common milkweed
Photo Story: Milkweed in June in my garden.
Equipment: Sony A6300 / 50mm lens
Title: Majestic Milkweed
Photographer: Kerri Thauby
Location: Carlisle, PA
Chapter: South Central Pennsylvania
"Prairie Thistle" by James Seidler
Plant(s): Prairie Thistle
Photo Story: I volunteer at Seidner Dune and Swale, and I was struck by the contrast between the brown stalk and bright white of the seeds. Taking in September, it offered a glimpse of next spring's renewal.
Equipment: iPhone Se
Title: Prairie Thistle
Photographer: James Seidler
Location: Seidner Dune and Swale Nature Preserve, Hammond, IN
Chapter: Gibson Woods
"Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Vervain" by Catherine McKenzie
Plant(s): Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata
Photo Story: Last year we bought some wetland in an attempt to bring back and/or add more native plants to our local area. We were so excited to see all this Blue Vervain emerge from the soil seed bank after a year of mild intervention.
Equipment: Nikon D850, Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Title: Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Vervain
Photographer: Catherine McKenzie
Location: Town of Center, WI
Chapter: Fox Valley Area
"Porcupine grass and coneflowers" by Amaris Danak
Plant(s): Pale purple coneflower (echinacea pallida) and porcupine grass (hesperostipa spartea)
Photo Story: I walked up a kame completely covered in coneflowers.
Equipment: Panasonic Lumix GX85
Title: Porcupine grass and coneflowers
Photographer: Amaris Danak
Location: Elgin, Illinois
Chapter: Greater Kane County
"Possibilities - A Silhouette at Sundown" by Jessie Steggall
Plant(s): Anise Hyssop, Agastache Foeniculum
Photo Story: This photo was a happy accident. I was trying to get a picture of a couple Drone Flies on my first year Anise Hyssop plants I grew from seed last fall. while scoping out a good angle, my camera took this picture . There’s something about the way the leaves branch and the flower bends against the evening sky that, to me, captures the indomitable spirit of native plants. From seed to this beautiful form in less than a year. For months, these seedlings sat a few inches high, and in the last month have exploded to 2 foot blooming beauties, becoming bees and other pollinators. The possibilities, what will this plant look like a year from now, and a year from then? And what will it offer our backyard friends? ❤️
Equipment: iPhone 12 Pro
Title: Possibilities - A Silhouette at Sundown
Photographer: Jessie Steggall
Location: My front yard garden bed
Chapter: Prairie Edge
"Hope for Spring" by Emily Crook
Plant(s): Trout lily (Erythronium a mericanum)
Photo Story: It is always such a joy to go trout lily hunting with my family! They always bring a promise of the nicer weather to come. We stumbled upon this dreamy patch right off the trail.
Equipment: Iphone 12 pro
Title: Hope for Spring
Photographer: Emily Crook
Location: Greenway Farms (Hixson, TN)
Chapter: Tennessee Valley
"Heliopsis" by Tawnie Perkovich
Plant(s): False sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
Photo Story: While taking a long urban hike that included a chunk of the Ahnapee Trail, I passed a patch of perfectly lit flowers in the oxeye family: the false sunflower or smooth oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides).
Equipment: Nikon 3400/140mm lens
Title: Heliopsis
Photographer: Tawnie Perkovich
Location: Ahnapee Trail - Sturgeon Bay, WI
Chapter: Door Peninsula
"Coneflowers and Butterfly Milkweed" by Elisa Zappacosta
Plant(s): Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) and Narrow-leaved coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)
Photo Story: Pollinator garden with butterfly milkweed and coneflowers
Equipment: iPhone
Title: Coneflowers and Butterfly Milkweed
Photographer: Elisa Zappacosta
Location: Westfield, Iowa
Chapter: Loess Hills
"Cypripedium" by Tawnie Perkovich
Plant(s): Yellow lady's slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)
Photo Story: The beautiful and ecologically significant Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor has some stunning and rare plant life and a number of orchids, like this yellow lady's slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum).
Equipment: Nikon 3400/140mm
Title: Cypripedium
Photographer: Tawnie Perkovich
Location: Ridges Sanctuary - Bailey's Harbor, WI
Chapter: Door Peninsula
"Passion Flower" by Emily Crook
Plant(s): Purple passion flower (Passiflora incarnata)
Photo Story: Up close and personal with the Tennessee state wildflower.
Equipment: Iphone 12 pro
Title: Passion Flower
Photographer: Emily Crook
Location: Hixson, TN
Chapter: Tennessee Valley
"Opposites Attract" by Rasheed Muhammad
Plant(s): New England Asters and goldenrod
Photo Story: Showcasing the beautiful contrasting purple and yellow colors of asters and goldenrods.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro phone
Title: Opposites Attract
Photographer: Rasheed Muhammad
Location: My backyard
Chapter: Greater DuPage
"Radiance" by Rasheed Muhammad
Plant(s): Purple Coneflower
Photo Story: Highlighting the radiance of the purple coneflower.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro phone.
Title: Radiance
Photographer: Rasheed Muhammad
Location: My backyard
Chapter: Greater DuPage
"Canada Anemone" by Chelsey Smith
Plant(s): Canada Anemone (Anemone canadensis)
Photo Story: Captured while harvested anemone for Northern Ecological Services.
Equipment: Google Pixel 2 cell phone
Title: Canada Anemone
Photographer: Chelsey Smith
Location: Meadowlands, MN
Chapter: Arrowhead
"Purple Rim" by Bette Kauffman
Plant(s): Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp.)
Photo Story: I took a shortcut through a relatively open wooded area to get from one trail to another, and walked upon dozens of spiderworts in full bloom. The blooms were wonderful, of course, but I was also struck with the foliage of some of the plants. The leaves featured purple rims! I had never noticed that before.
Equipment: Pentax K-3 35mm digital camera with a 100mm Pentax macro lens.
Title: Purple Rim
Photographer: Bette Kauffman
Location: Black Bayou Lake NWR
Chapter: Western Gulf Plain
"Victoria's Secret" by Bette Kauffman
Plant(s): Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus)
Photo Story: Louisiana is home to several wild orchids, several of which can be found at Cooter's Bog in the Kisatchie National Forest. At the right time of year, Grass Pinks dot the blog with splashes of hot color among white-topped sedge and pale yellow pitcher plants.
Equipment: Pentax K-3 35mm camera with 100mm Pentax macro lens.
Title: Victoria's Secret
Photographer: Bette Kauffman
Location: Cooter's Bog, Kisatchie National Forest
Chapter: Western Gulf Plain
"Carpenter Preserve Flora" by Linda Nett-Duesterhoeft
Plant(s): Native plants and pond
Photo Story: Susan Forbes , Wild Ones mentor, provided a field trip to Carpenter Preserve, Neenah Wisconsin
Equipment: IPhone XR
Title: Carpenter Preserve Flora
Photographer: Linda Nett-Duesterhoeft
Location: Carpenter Preserve, Neenah, Wi
Chapter: Fox Valley Area