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Royalty in the Prairie: Royal Catchfly

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Prairie flowers are at the peak of blooming in mid-summer. Among them, royal catchfly stands out – in more ways than one. Director of Programming Amy shares what makes this bright red flower the royalty of the prairie.

Mission: Royal Catchfly

Last weekend, I headed out to the Shaker Trace Trail at Miami Whitewater Forest to get some photos of my favorite prairie flower that’s currently in bloom: royal catchfly. Around the 4-mile marker, I thought… Mission: Royal Catchfly