Nursery Scenes during the Shutdown
Shrubby penstemon (Penstemon fruticosus) – I spotted this pink form on a hike five years ago and snapped off a shoot on the…
Tag: Lewisia
Behold the bitterroot
The gorgeous flowers of bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) seemingly pop onto the soil surface in April in much of our region. The blooms can vary in…
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…
Columbia lewisia – cheerful and helpful!
Central Washington has some gorgeous species from the Portulacaceae, among them the Western spring beauties (Claytonia lanceolata) that begin the season, the striking…