Agalinis purpurea is a native plant in my area, and often comes up in almost any scraped lot (sandy soil).

Unfortunately, people with well-tended wildflower gardens usually lose this beauty due to the late bloom and the near resemblance of the leaves to less desirable plants, and it's not an easy plant to bring back, in spite of being an annual.

When blooming, these wildflowers are beautiful, and the seedpods make a bold statement for months. The fact that this plant is host to the buckeye butterfly adds to its desirability.

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