blooming curlytop ironweed, ladybug landing on the stamen, horizontal photo, summer, 2023

along streams arkansas ironweed bloom blooming botanic botanical botany clump forming color curly top iron weed damp soil dead deciduous dying off easy maintenance fade flora floral flower full sun garden gardening gravel herbaceous perennial plant horticulture isolated low moist more than shade natural nature pink purple flowers for area prairie planting shrivelled summer flowering tall growing upright vernonia arkansana wilt wilted wither withered curlytop ladybug landing stamen horizontal photo 2023