THE WILDFLOWERS^ Click on the time bar above to jump quickly through the selections ^ The tall-grass prairie is "in-bloom" from May until September with an ever changing array of wildflowers, each with its own brief flowering period. The plants are presented here in the order in which they bloom on the prairie. These wildflowers are some of the most spectacular plants to be found anywhere on earth! And that's not just the prejudice of an admitted prairie fanatic. Many of the horticultural perennials you may already be growing in your garden owe their origins to the tall-grass prairie. Liatris, black-eyed susans, purple coneflowers, gaillardias, goldenrods and many others found their way to gardens via collecting trips by European horticulturists to North American prairies. (Don't forget, all garden plants have a wild ancestor somewhere.) But here's the real proof to my claim, the plants themselves! Enjoy!