Slender-leaved false foxglove (Agalinis tenuifolia) is another late summer annual.

This small plant likely won’t be noticed on rocky woodland edges or roadsides. Once the flowers open, the pink-purple blossoms might catch your eye, even though they are small - but they won’t be overlooked by any bumblebees. Bees love this plant! Each flower only lasts one day. It is also a host plant for the common buckeye butterfly. This plant is said to be hemiparasitic on other plants, perhaps grasses. The roadside where this was photographed does have a number of native grasses and this annual returns every year. . . . #nativeplants #nativeplantsofgeorgia #gardening #pollinatorplants #pollinatorgardening #nativehabitat #wildlifegardening #plants #georgia #gonative #spring