Some long, long time readers may remember a post in which I explained that I planted mainly yellow flowers because that is a color that is a color this red-green color blind guy can see.
On Thompson Road south of Wonder Lake just into Bull Valley are a stand of tall yellow flowers on the west side.
Tall yellow flowers on Thompson Road on the northern end of Bull Valley.
I took the photo above last week.
Because it didn’t turn out as well as I wished I took another shot Sunday, which you can see below:
This is a closer view of the flowers. I’m pretty sure it is some variety of coreopsis.
Aren’t they called ox-eye daisies?
“Black-eyed Susan. http://www.almanac.com/plant/black-eyed-susans“
Sorry guys, they are just weeds with flowers.
Weeds with flowers?
Most flowers are weeds; we just hybridize them to be pretty! 😉
Seriously, I think these are Helianthus — of which there are many native to Illinois.
Sometimes called Ox-Eye or Swamp Sunflower or Sawtooth Sunflower.
Here’s a link:
http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/people/kenr/prairieplants-h/