This is the Bottle Gentian, and it is in my side garden. I got them in an order from the Lake County Forest Preserve native plant sale last spring. I put them in and forgot about them. So I was very pleased to see them blossoming. The are hidden by some taller plants. I will need to move the tall plants and give these guys some more sun. The flower doesn’t open like a normal flower. It stays shut until a bumblebee opens it. The smaller insects are not strong enough to get into it. They grow in the wild in a few spots along the lakefront.
I have been busy trying to help Eloise reinstate her pension. It basically involves looking for documents and making phone calls. We went to see her on Friday. I think I made some progress so I feel relieved at the moment. I’ll be so glad when the process is finished. She’s Doing fine but is bored, like everyone else.
I have been painting. At the moment I am doing hummingbirds. When I get a good one I will post it.
