Prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) lines the roadside edge of our Piedmont Prairie Exhibit at the South Carolina Botanical Garden. This plant is towering over the grasses and other prairie plants at about 10 feet tall. At this time of year, mid to late August, it is in full flower. The spray of yellow flowerheads at the head of the bare, tall stems is stunning against the blue summer sky. Each composite flower is about 2 – 2 ½ inches across, and each plant will flower for about a month. Today, when I left work, the flowers were covered in eastern swallowtail butterflies dancing in the breeze. Other pollinators are also attracted to the blooms, which are held high above the competing vegetation. Long-tongued bees, many small bees, hoverflies, and hummingbirds are all regular visitors. Goldfinches and probably other small birds and mammals are attracted to the seeds.