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They may be flowers growing in the wild, but they’re not native to Michigan or even North America. Right about now, if you take a drive along those same roads, you may find pretty lavender, white and yellow flowers blooming their hearts out, but there is a good chance they’re not native wildflowers.Ĭhicory, Queen Anne’s Lace and Teasel are all in bloom right now and are common along roadsides, but all have been introduced intentionally or accidentally from Europe, thanks to European settlers. Last fall we took a drive along some country roads and found some beautiful native asters blooming their hearts out, to our delight. A mass of Chicory (Cichorium intybus) adds alien color to a roadside near you.