#delphinum exaltatum

[cedar-glade]

Small splotches of electric blue dot the prairie from a glance, Delphinium exaltatum, state threatened in Ohio; around them some Allium cernuum and  Pycnanthemum virginianum mixed in with the Eryngium yuccifolium and the Monarda fistulosa.

Many species with white flowers attract more wasps then they do bees. These wasps are critical for ecosystem health and offering a predatory level to the food webs. Many bees and skippers seem to be more favorable of pink flowering species, while this is highly simplified information understanding this gives a person an idea of what insects and at what level of abundance they are present. Similarly with blue flowers many bees are attracted to them, Delphinium exaltatum is also know for attracting humming birds, hawkmoths, clearwings, and large butterflies and skippers.