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Upside Down is Normal
Shooting Star flower and buds (Dodecatheon amythestinum)
![Liatris Bud](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS240417_19Jun24-1024x1024.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Liatris Bud
View of a Dense Blazing Star from above (Liatris spicata)
![Multi-stage Flower Siblings](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS150663_19Aug15-768x1024.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Multi-stage Flower Siblings
Cutleaf Coneflower in 3 stages on one plant (Rudbeckia laciniata)
![Amsonia Bud](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS080412_19May08-1024x768.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Amsonia Bud
Amsonia x BlueIce flower bud
![Rudbeckia laciniata flower](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS150656_19Aug15-Edit-1024x768.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rudbeckia laciniata flower
Cutleaf Coneflower flower not quite mature (Rudbeckia laciniata)
![Paintbrush-like Flower Remains](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FB210732_19Nov21-1024x768.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Paintbrush-like Flower Remains
Upland Ironweed decayed flower (Vernonia glauca)
![Uploand Ironweed Flower](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS121385_19Aug12-Edit-1024x1024.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Uploand Ironweed Flower
Upland Ironweed flower (Vernonia glauca)
![Sweet Fern Awakening](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2F4091341_19Apr09-Edit-1024x819.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Sweet Fern Awakening
Sweet Fern in early spring with new staminate flowers and last year's leaves (Comptonia peregrina)
![Tiarella Spike](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS060596_19May06-768x1024.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Tiarella Spike
Heartleaf foamflower bud and flower spikes (Tiarella cordifolia)
![Beyond the Bud](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS180132_19Jun18-Edit-1024x1024.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Beyond the Bud
False Sunflower flower emerging (Heliopsis helianthoides)
![Fothergilla Buds](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FB120273_20Apr12-Edit-1024x768.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Fothergilla Buds
Witch-alder flower bud (Fothergilla major)
![Showy Milkweed Bloom](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FDSC_2032_17Jun23-Edit-708x1024.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Showy Milkweed Bloom
Showy Milkweed blossom (Asclepias speciosa)
![Tradescantia Buds](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS170955_19Jun17-768x1024.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Tradescantia Buds
Ohio Spiderwort flower buds at dusk (Tradescantia ohiensis)
![Clematis seedpod](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS260044_19Oct26-1024x768.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Clematis seedpod
Woodbine seedpod (Clematis virginiana)
![Liatris bud opening](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS090954_19Jul09-1024x768.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Liatris bud opening
Dense Blazing Star flower cluster beginning to open from above (Liatris spicata)
![Ballerina Bud](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS280001_19Jun28_19Jun28-Edit-1024x768.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Ballerina Bud
Boneset bud unfurling with ant (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
![Lobelia Bud Cluster](https://focusonnatives.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffocusonnatives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FS190405_19Aug19-1024x768.jpg&h=335&q=90&f=.jpg)
Lobelia Bud Cluster
Great Blue Lobelia flower cluster from above (Lobelia siphilitica)