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<\/a>Wood Nettle<\/strong> is a look-but-don\u2019t-touch type of plant. While I find the foamy white flowers attractive, the stinging hairs along the stems and under the leaves feel like instant poison ivy. This is one of the reasons Foresters don\u2019t wear short pants in the woods! It is a good indicator of moist and fertile soils.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Wingstem<\/strong> is a large plant with thin ridges along the stems providing the name. These head-high and taller plants of edges, thin woodlands and fertile soils put on a great display. It seems to be a common plant in black walnut plantations as both the good soils and light shade favor its growth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pale or Yellow Jewelweed<\/strong> is in the same genus as the impatiens found in the garden stores. The tube flowers turn into spring-loaded seed pods that pop with the least amount of pressure applied by a finger and thumb. It is hard not to be startled even if you have experienced this mini-explosion before. Spotted Jewelweed is very similar, but has orange flowers with dark dots.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Resources: Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Extension Forester It is natural to think of spring as the season of flowers in our woodlands, but summer can also provide some outstanding displays of native bloom. In addition, these flowers are often attracting some of our largest and showiest butterflies and bumblebees. Here are a few of the late summer flowers you may encounter in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,43,54],"tags":[1968,60,147,61,67,426,72],"class_list":["post-34517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-gardening","category-wildlife","tag-flowers","tag-forestry","tag-forestry-and-natural-resources","tag-gardening","tag-plants","tag-summer","tag-wildlife","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n Tall Bellflower<\/strong> catches the eye as blues seem to stick out in the green and yellow dominated foliage. I see this attractive star-shaped flower on tall stalks at the edge of woodlands and in areas where more sunlight enters the forest understory.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>White Snakeroot<\/strong> can be quite common in forest understories. The white flowers may be the dominant bloom in some woodlands, partly because of the toxic nature of the plant. It is toxic to both livestock and humans and is the source of the milk sickness that killed Abraham Lincolns mother. Cows grazing in woodlands would eat the white snakeroot, which tainted the milk consumed by the pioneer families.<\/p>\n<\/a>Jack-in-the-Pulpit<\/strong> flowers in the spring, but the cluster of red berries which ripen in the late summer and fall are large and bright, so they draw attention. While toxic to humans some birds and other wildlife will consume the seeds. The less common, but related Green Dragon plant has similar berry clusters.<\/p>\n<\/a>Great Blue Lobelia<\/strong> has a name that matches its visual impact. The tall spikes of brilliant blue flowers are excellent for pollinators and put on a great show. This is a plant of woodland edges and moist soils, but can get to be 4 feet tall, with large numbers of flowers, so it is hard to miss when present.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Celebrate Pollinator Week with Flowers of June Tour<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR
\nPollinator Conservation Education<\/a>, Purdue Extension – Entomology
\nWhat\u2019s buzzing in your backyard? <\/a>Learn about protecting pollinators, beekeeping with Purdue Extension<\/a>, Purdue Extension News
\nIndiana Monarch and Pollinator Conservation website<\/a>
\nProtecting Pollinators: Protecting Pollinators in Home Lawns and Landscapes<\/a>, publication, The Education Store, Purdue Extension’s resource center
\nConsider Pollinators When Planning Your Garden<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension – FNR
\nAttract Hummingbirds to Your Yard<\/a>\u00a0video, Purdue Extension – FNR YouTube Channel
\nTracking the Bloom<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR
\nIndiana\u2019s Native Orchids<\/a>, Indiana Forestry & Woodlands Association (IFWOA) Webinar
\nLandscape Uses of Native Plants<\/a>, Indiana Native Plant Society
\nFind an Arborist<\/a> video, Trees are Good-International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)
\nTree Installation: Process and Practices<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center
\nTree Planting Part 1: Choosing a Tree<\/a> video, Purdue Extension
\nWildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests: A Field Guide<\/a>, Google Books
\nIntro to Trees of Indiana: Flowering Dogwood,<\/a> Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension – FNR
\nID That Tree Spring Bloom Edition: Bladdernut<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR
\nID That Tree<\/a>, Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube playlist<\/p>\n
\nHardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center<\/a>
\nPurdue Department of Forestry & Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"