Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Cream Wild Indigo 2011

Last week before Evening Prayer, I rode my bike down to Churchill Woods Forest Preserve (DuPage).  It was just the right time of year when the Cream Wild Indigo blooms. 

This native Illinois prairie plant is a legume, standing about 2' tall and spreads about 3' around, and is found in high quality sites. 
The showy pea-like flowers appear for just 3 weeks in late spring, making it one of the earliest prairie plants to bloom.       

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