MAJESTIC FLOWER FROM THE CUP PLANT Size:8x12 METAL PRINT Many cup plants can be

Many cup plants can be seen throughout much of Wildflower Park during the summer months

I didn't have far to hike to reach the west end of the park where there was an abundance of wildflowers

virginia spiderwort and ironweed that had yet to bloom

I quickly composed the wildflowers of the swamp milkweed and some cup plants with the colors of the sunrise and began photographing

I thought I would photograph the sunset from Eakin Creek West first

MAJESTIC FLOWER FROM THE CUP PLANT Size:8x12 METAL PRINT Many cup plants can beCup plants (silphium perfoliatum) grow abundantly around the South Fork Kishwaukee River and throughout much of Wildflower Park reaching heights of over 6 feet. (461 118)