Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip) Monarch Second Photo By: Midwest Groundcovers

Second Photo By: Midwest Groundcovers

Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) is a short perennial spring flowering ephemeral plant with a purple flower

these seed heads can resemble an ethereal pink smoke hugging the ground

Why Natural Communities Native Plants

Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip) Monarch Second Photo By: Midwest GroundcoversZizia aptera (Heart leaved Meadow Parsnip) is a medium height prairie plant with beautiful yellow flowers. It is an attractive plant with a longer bloom time than most and can do well in landscaped settings. The flowers add early interest in the garden and give needed nectar to those earlier pollinators. Black Swallowtail uses this plant as a host plant. Very similar to Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) in most ways except Zizia aptera (Heart leaved