What’s in a name? Or, who keeps changing these scientific names?!
The binomial (Genus + species) used for identifying all species, including plants, is very useful and clear. Each species can have only one scientific…
Tag: Central Washington
Orange honeysuckle
You can find orange honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa) climbing trees and clambering over the ground in the woods on both sides of the Cascades;…
Seed collecting time
I enjoy the cyclical nature of nursery work: sowing seeds, germination time, thinning, transplanting, watering… even weeding! All of these plants begin with…
Wildflower quiz!
I made time last week to venture up to Colockum Pass above Wenatchee. There is a rough road leading to this area at…
A key shrub for butterflies
If you want to attract butterflies to your landscape you’ll want to have as rich a diversity of native plants as possible, and…