Wild Ageratum

Wild Ageratum (Conoclinium coelestinum) native to eastern and central North America, where it blooms from July to November.

Here in central Virginia it usually blooms in late summer into early autumn. These beautiful lavender flowers attract birds, butterflies and bees.

In these two images, there is a Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes campestris) demonstrating how attractive the flowers are to butterflies.

I love it when I get cooperative models for my photographs!

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.