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Archives for March 2014

Serviceberry – or is it Saskatoon?

March 23, 2014 by Ted Alway

Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is a widespread shrub and member of the Rose Family found on both sides of the Cascades in Washington, with a range that extends from Alaska to California and east to the Dakotas and New Mexico.  Its common names are many, perhaps owing to its wide distribution: Saskatoon, sarvisberry, Juneberry, shadbush, pigeon […]

Filed Under: Featured Natives, Landscaping, Native flora Tagged With: Amelanchier, birds, Native Americans, native plants, serviceberry

Attracting MORE Insects with Native Plants – Part 2: Butterflies

March 9, 2014 by Ted Alway

(The snow is finally retreating!  Derby Canyon Natives will open for retail sales Friday, March 21, and thereafter be open every Friday 9-5 and Saturday 8-12). There are close to 150 species of butterflies found in Washington state.  Most are year-round residents, overwintering as either eggs, larvae, pupae or adults in protected locations, such as […]

Filed Under: Landscaping, Native flora Tagged With: butterflies, native plants, pollinators

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