Alpine Springbeauty – Wow!
I don’t get botanical “Wow!” moments often, but last week I had one of them. On Thursday I hiked to Van Epps Pass,…
Botanical Wonders in the Sawtooths
Alpine flora in the Sawtooths: alpine forget-me-not (Eritrichium nanum) and spreading phlox (Phlox diffusa) North Central Washington has a rich and diverse flora…
Milkweed for Central Washington
Milkweeds (Asclepias sp.) have been in the news in recent years, mostly because of their critical importance to the monarch butterfly. The larvae of this iconic butterfly…
Serviceberry, or is it Saskatoon?
Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is one of the very first native shrubs to bloom each spring in our area. These medium to tall shrubs…
It’s a seedling fiesta!
With the advent of longer days and warmer weather (at least on some days!) we now have seedlings emerging in great quantities at…