07/29/26

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's flower is one that is blooming in my area right now, Western Ironweed.  It usually blooms July though September and is in the Sunflower family.  It is one of the most common pasture weeds in Kansas but is very bitter so cattle will not eat it though sheep will.  It can grow up to 5 feet tall.

 

12/03/25

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's flower is Western Ironweed.  It usually blooms, July through September and I took this image in mid August.  Ironweed is very popular with butterflies and if you look, you can see there was a visitor on this plant.  Ironweed is one of the most common pasture weeds in Kansas.