Miraculous Spinning Seed of Porcupine Grass   Watch this video to experience the spinning seed of porcupine grass:         In June, you can find porcupine grass and their spear-like seeds at prairies and savannas across the Chicago region, including: Belmont Prairie in Downers Grove, Illinois Bluff Spring Fen in Elgin, Illinois Illinois...

June brings newfound color and exotica to our prairies and savannas, including the stunning show of pale purple coneflower, foxglove beardtongue, the melting flowers of spiderwort, and the self-drilling seeds of porcupine grass. Learn where to celebrate springtime around the city.

June brings newfound color and exotica to our prairies and savannas, including the stunning show of sand coreopsis and the melting blossoms of spiderwort. Learn where to celebrate springtime around the city.

In late May or early June, Ohio spiderwort begins a performance that will last a month or longer, starring a cluster of buds that releases only a couple of flowers each day. Each morning, a new bud opens into a delicate blue or purple flower.

The oak savanna and prairies have come alive with blooms. And this is often the time to experience breathtaking shows of wild lupine and shooting star.

The flower shows continue in the woodland and have moved into the oak savannas and prairies.