Illinois bundle flower is a very attractive foliage plant. The small leaves have many little leaflets, which look fern-like.
The flowers are subtle little white globes, you can almost miss them on a plant or two, but they look beautiful with a whole patch of bundle flower!
IBF is a nitrogen fixing plant as well!
What Is Nitrogen Fixation?
Nitrogen fixation is essentially when a plant can convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form which can be used in the soil by plants.
Generally, if a plant can fix its own nitrogen, it can more easily become independent and live in more challenging contexts with lower fertility.
The seed pods are great little snacks for birds and persist for quite a while into winter. Leave seedpods for this purpose, and also grab some and toss them around the garden to spread this beautiful plant.
There is certainly some magical chemistry going on with this plant as well, it is said to be an ingredient in a potent ayahuasca analog!
