Stems slightly branched above, reddish orange flowers form clusters at tips of branches. Common in wet prairies and marshes. Full sun or partial shade. Blooms in summer. Single-stemmed, fuzzy plant with opposite leaves and beautiful red flowers each with five petals.
Flowers are hummingbird pollinated.
A rare plant, found in dry to mesic prairies. Blooms in summer. Plants arise from small bulb, smooth stems with grasslike leaves, pink flowers in heads that nod downwards. Common in mesic sand prairies, but doen't grow well in other soil types. Full sun or partial shade.