Wednesday, December 16, 2020

EOA Nature Nuggets

Stiff Gentian (Gentianella quinquefolia) is a lovely late fall blooming wildflower. Found in EOA’s prairies and cedar barrens it can bloom well into the late fall and sometime winter! The 5-petaled, purple flowers only open when the sun is shining. This plant is usually an annual but can sometime live for two years. This is a delightful plant to encounter, especially late in the season when most other wildflowers have finished for the year.