A great year for Bur-marigolds
Bur Marigold
About a week after the giant wild sunflowers starting to bloom in my neighbor's lower field, I noticed a much smaller, but equally handsome, yellow flower starting to hold sway in the marshy areas right by the millpond shore. There was an abundance of them, most likely all members of the Bidens laevis clan, a.k.a. Larger Bur-marigolds. In certain wetland spots, particularly by the millpond dam, these gorgeous blossoms have been abundant, much to the delight of bumblebees and flower photographers. According to the Connecticut Botanical Society's very authoritative CT Wildflowers website, "Larger Bur-marigold is an annual. In favorable years, it can form dense stands at the edge of ponds." This year must have been exceptionally favorable. Lucky us.