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Archives for April 2012

The Queen of the Wildflowers

April 25, 2012 by Ted Alway

The Queen of the Wildflowers

For me, that has got to be Tweedy’s lewisia.  Known for years as Lewisia tweedyi, it was recently changed to Cistanthe tweedyi, which has caused a mild furor among us wildflower nerds.  I spoke in March to the North American Rock Garden Society annual meeting and when I said I was reverting to the use […]

Filed Under: Featured Natives Tagged With: nursery, Tweedy's lewisia, Wenatchee Mountains, wildflowers

Pacific dogwood – East of the Mountains

April 17, 2012 by Ted Alway

Pacific dogwood – East of the Mountains

Those who have traveled up to the head Lake Chelan in June may have spotted the startling large (4-5″ across), white blooms of Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) among the lakeshore trees, or found the bright red-orange fruit clusters in the fall.  This small tree is an uncommon, but not rare, sight in the forests west of […]

Filed Under: Featured Natives, Life at the Nursery Tagged With: Cornus nuttallii, Pacific dogwood, propagation, seeds

Seedling identification – a pop quiz!

April 10, 2012 by Ted Alway

Seedling identification – a pop quiz!

We’ve got many thousands of seedlings emerging in the nursery, most just now getting their first true leaves.  See if you can figure out which species are shown in the following photos (answers at the end of the post).  A hint: there are three woody plants and three wildflowers shown… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. […]

Filed Under: Life at the Nursery Tagged With: nursery, propagation, seedlings, seeds

The lilies of spring

April 3, 2012 by Ted Alway

The lilies of spring

Some of the very first flowers to appear each spring in the hills above Peshastin are two bright yellow lilies:  yellow bells (Fritillaria pudica), pictured above, and glacier lily (Erythronium grandiflorum), seen below (tho’ we call the latter pine lilies!)  They don’t last long, so we enjoy their brief and glorious show while it lasts.  The […]

Filed Under: Featured Natives, Life at the Nursery Tagged With: glacier lily, lily, pine lily, propagation, yellow bells

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