NORTHEAST : New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), bee balm (Monarda fistulosa)
SOUTHEAST : Purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), scarlet sage (Salvia coccinea), giant ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)
MIDWEST : Scarlet bee balm (Monarda didyma), Eastern smooth beardtongue (Penstemon laevigatus), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
CENTRAL PLAINS : Tahoka daisy (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia), plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria), butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
NORTHWEST : Meadow checkermallow (Sidalcea campestris), blue gilia (Gilia capitata), Pacific aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)
SOUTHWEST : Mexican hat (Ratibida columnifera), California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Jill Staake lives in Tampa, Florida, and firmly believes that weeds are just wildflowers waiting to be loved.…