We’re heading towards fall, which means it’s time for our third wave of blooming plants. On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk about some of our favorite late summer and fall looming plants. We also discuss some of our favorite grasses, which can also provide some color to our landscapes in the fall and more! See our smiling faces and plant pictures over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PufaMV7DFJk 2:08 – Black-eyed Susan 3:38 – Disease-resistant black-eyed Susan cultivar 4:35 – Purple coneflower 5:02 – Aster yellows 7:00 – Coneflower cultivars? 9:02 – Ironweed 11:31 – Rattlesnake master 13:25 – Dry weather we’re having 14:52 – False sunflower 17:01 – Annual sunflowers 18:05 – Mexican sunflower/Tithonia 20:40 – More on sunflowers 22:51 – Goldenrods 23:15 – Do goldenrods cause hay fever? 24:08 – Goldenrod qualms 26:04 – Types of goldenrod 26:30 – Wrinkled leaf goldenrod 27:09 – Zigzag goldenrod 29:18 – Showy goldenrod 31:00 – Obedient plant 32:56 – Asters 34:58 – Grasses 35:16 – Little bluestem 37:17 – Northern sea oats 38:45 – Sideoats grama 39:44 – Switchgrass 40:42 – Prairie dropseed 41:47 – Big blue stem 42:38 – Insect overwintering 43:46 – Wrap-up, thank you, what’s up next week, and good-bye! Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD