Wildflowers found on the
Coteau des Prairie South Dakota
Welcome to the Coteau Valley Farm wildflowers page. We are excited to offer beautiful photography of wildflowers found in South Dakota and on the farm. We hope to slowly expand the descriptions and add new pictures and information. Wildflowers are very important to the prairie as they are essential to thousands of insects and wildlife. Bees depend on the wildflowers as well as many butterfly species. The need to protect our wildflowers and ensure their propagation is extremely important to the prairie. We hope to rid the farm of any invasive weeds and replace it with natural wildflowers. Please check back, especially in the Spring and Summer months to view the wildflower page of the Coteau Valley Farm. We hope you enjoy and love the wildflowers as much as we do here at the farm. Again thank you for your virtual visit to the Coteau des Prairies.
Solidago Goldenrod
Lovely small and bright yellow perennials. Long oval-shaped leaves. Grow in clusters on the open range and prairie and thickets. Stems grow woody. Beautiful flower and a resident plant of South Dakota.
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Ratibida Columnifera
Prairie Coneflower
Brown cylindrical center with about twelve hanging yellow petals. Lovely prairie native resident of South Dakota. Grows tall about three feet. Bees love and butterflies too.
Viola Pedatifida Prairie Violet
The Prairie Violet is a lovely low growing native perennial. It usually grows less than one foot in height and blooms in May-June, Sept. time frames. Favorite bloom of the Regal Fritillary. A small butterfly which is about three inches in wingspan and is found throughout the prairie grasslands. Such a beautiful sight to see on the prairie!
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Verbena Stricta
Small purple wildflower also native to South Dakota. Thrives in prairie region grows about three feet tall. Lots of bees and butterflies congregate around this little thriller.
Boltonia Asteroides False Aster
Grows in full sun or moist lowlands prairie. Looks like a daisy. White delicate petals with a yellow center. Lovely show from late August. Native South Dakota flower.
Lithospermum canescens (Hoary Puccoon)
The Hoary Pucoon is a yellow-orange perennial. The plant is six to eighteen inches in height. Having five petals that appear to be rounded in shape. Leaves are about two and a half inches long and oblong in shape. Lives on the open prairie in full sun. Beautiul flower to see on the prairie here at Coteau Valley Farm!
Penstemon digitalis (Floxglove Beardtongue)
The foxglove beardtongue is a prairie perennial. A large number of flowers and sun loving beauty. It is a great addition to the prairie scene. With the upper lip of petals numbering two and the lower lip of petals three. It has basal leaves and it stands about two to three feet in height.
