Two wildflowers of autumn

Everybody looks forward to the springtime wildflowers that burst onto the scene after the long, cold days of winter. But autumn has her glorious flowers, too.

Some of autumn's flowers bloom for a short time and go relatively unnoticed. Others begin blooming during summer and continue blooming through autumn until freezing temperatures kill them back.

Pictured here are two distinct native wildflowers that look similar in flower design. They are blooming now. I found these growing together.

Both of these flowers can grow to about 3 feet tall. Both have beautiful small blossoms growing in clusters at the ends of numerous stems on a single plant. Both attract butterflies, wasps, gnats and bees.

The blue/purple one has a wonderful fragrance and is called blue boneset. The white one lacks the excellent fragrance, but is just as beautiful. It is called white snakeroot.