Native plants blooming along our lane include pokeweed, spotted touch-me-not, enchanter’s nightshade and elderberry.
Even though its an alien plant or a garden escape the Asiatic Dayflower is one of my favorites. Too bad its flowers last for only one day.
![Looking down on the flower of an asiatic dayflower. Looking down on the flower of an asiatic dayflower.](https://wildeherb.com/images/asia-day-lily.jpg)
Looking down on the flower of an Asiatic Dayflower.
![Notice the stemless leaves that clasp the main stem and the Notice the stemless leaves that clasp the main stem and the](https://wildeherb.com/images/asia-day-lily-pouch.jpg)
Notice the stemless leaves that clasp the main stem and the “pouch” from which the flower erupts (on the right).
![A hover fly visits the dayflower for a little sip of nectar. A hover fly visits the dayflower for a little sip of nectar.](https://wildeherb.com/images/asia-day-lily-fly-sips.jpg)
A hover fly visits the dayflower for a little sip of nectar.
![A third lower petal is barely visible here as a white patch behind the two blue petals. A third lower petal is barely visible here as a white patch behind the two blue petals.](https://wildeherb.com/images/asia-day-lily-fly.jpg)
A third lower petal is barely visible here as a white patch behind the two blue petals.
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