Tall Ironweed – Native Plant of the Day 10/01/2020
Photo from 10/03/2009. Location: Walker County, GA.
More info / photos at the Vernonia gigantea detail page.
Tall Ironweed, Giant Ironweed, Ironweed – Vernonia gigantea
Our bird bath has been frozen over two mornings in a row now. No butterflies today. A month ago this butterfly was among dozens dancing among the ironweed in the warm sunshine in northern Georgia.
Butterfly on Ironweed
Tall Ironweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/17/2010.) Scientific name is Vernonia gigantea. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Oct 3, 2009.
Tall Ironweed – Vernonia gigantea