Cait's Garden

Obedient Plant deserves a shout-out at this time of year for delivering on the promise we waited for all year. In fact, every year I forget I have this tough garden staple until it suddenly opens with these amazing flowers in mid-September. This is why we plant flowers that bloom in the fall, for giving us fresh color when we start thinking the season is done. Plus, the bees really appreciate them now. The photo to the left is a glamour shot from my civilized garden, but below is a phone camera shot from a recent walk at Crabtree Nature Center. Seems there is a version of Obedient Plant out on the prairie, too! Score one for native plants, yet again.