Goldenrod, Joe Pye, Mountain Mint, Milkweed and Skullcap in bloom, M R Gardens, Asheville NC July ❤️

In order of appearance:
Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora) - yellow;
Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) - pink just behind the Goldenrod;
Hollow Joe Pye (Eutrochium fistulosum) - pink;
Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) - white mass of flowers in the background;
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) just finished blooming in this garden;
Hoary Skullcap (Scutellaria incana) - blueish purple - at the end.
The last two years, we've converted our former vegetable beds into native perennials mostly because we have run out of time to harvest/cook all our food while we're in the midst of building our native flower nursery. We've been happy with the results so far!
Native Southeastern flowers are often not necessarily recommended for typical garden soil but our vegetable beds are native soil: We originally created them by laying down cardboard on top of grass, then mushroom compost, and then leaves on top of the compost; letting the layers decompose over winter to create abundant beneficial microbial life. It looks like the native flowers appreciate this method too -- and they made it through our month-long drought fabulously with no watering.