Hi Irma,

Could it be Carphehorus corymbosus "Paintbrush"? It pops up all over my sand-hill yard this time every year.

https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/wildflower/completeWildflowerData.asp?id=9

Rhonda

Rhonda, thanks - I wish I would have those in my yard - so colorful. No, this plant's blooming area seems to be grey-green tufts, with tiniest of couple of pink blooms - too small to attract butterflies. I love it because it is so unlike all the other volunteers: tall and tough with that triangular look (from above) of the younger flower heads.

Is it this? (See link.) We have thousands of them here.

Elephant's Foot

You're welcome Irma. It blooms in the fall and is popular with the butterflies, especially the fritz.

That elephant's foot is pretty cool. Can't say that I've seen them in my yard by will have to look.

What a cute plant! I love wildflowers.

Yes! Thank you ritaweed! (Didn't see your post w/ID and took a sprig to a talk on butterflies at Boyd Hill tonight - someone there recognized it. Others were envious.) Now to try to cultivate... I guess loosen the ground around the plant to encourage re-seeding, then ignore?

Irma, I've found that wildflowers grow where nature prepares the best conditions for them. I am fortunate that I have a property that supports a wide variety of native plants but when I try to tinker with it I fail miserably. So good luck to you.

Elephant's foot shows up today on FL wildflower "What's Blooming Now" map. Shown in Zephyrhills. First time this map has shown something that is blooming in MY yard. I'm happy!

http://www.flawildflowers.org/bloom.php#

It also shows the Florida False Sunflower, which is finally showing itself here. I was beginning to think it wasn't going to bloom this year. Yay!

Where, ritaweeda?