Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip) Monarch Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) is

Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) is a short perennial spring flowering ephemeral plant with a purple flower

This is ataller slender milkweed

Second Photo By: Midwest Groundcovers

It does not emerge from the water until later in the summer

Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip) Monarch Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) isZizia aptera (Heart leaved Meadow Parsnip) is a medium height prairie plant with beautiful yellow flowers. It is an attractive plant with a longer bloom time than most and can do well in landscaped settings. The flowers add early interest in the garden and give needed nectar to those earlier pollinators. Black Swallowtail uses this plant as a host plant. Very similar to Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) in most ways except Zizia aptera (Heart leaved