False Dragon Head—Wet fields.
Late Summer and Autumn—Red.
In the late summer, along the edges of ponds and streams and in the midst of swamps, gleam the bright, ragged flowers of the Cardinal flower, the brightest red flower of early autumn.
Late Summer and Autumn—Blue and Purple.
The Blue Chicory or Succory brightens up our roadsides in late summer when the fields are full of blue and purple Asters. There are over one hundred different species of wild Asters, all belonging to the Composite Family, the same family that the Golden-rod, Daisies, and Sunflowers are members of. The Composite Family, in fact, is in majority at this season of the year.
Both the closed and fringed Gentian come to us in late September, with their beautiful blue flowers—blue of a beautiful shade.
Other late summer flowers—blue and purple:
Blazing Star—Marsh land.
Iron Weed—Roadsides and fields.