1st

I looked it up, and found out that this native wildflower is called Blue mistflower, Conoclinium coelestinum.  That's a mouthful!!!

 

Let me go to my books and see what I can find out for us...

 

Interestingly, it was once classified as Eupatorium, the same genus as Joe Pye Weed.  I can see the resemblance.  At first I thought it looked like Ageratum;  and don't you know, that's what the article I read said too.  They are closely related.  Cool!!!

 

Anyway, these were in the same ditch as the cattails and goldenrod next to the cotton field in Suffolk.

Definitely worth the stop on my way home.

 

 

HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL!!!