Attracting MORE Insects with Native Plants – Part 1: Native Bees
[Winter is hanging around still; after an almost snowless and warm December and January we now have 12” on the ground in Peshastin.…
Tag: pollinators
Late summer flowers for native pollinators
Parnassian butterfly on coyote mint (Monardella odoratissimma), late August at 4500′ Most of our native wildflowers of the lower elevations of Central Washington are at…
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…
Wax currant – the early bloomer
THE first shrub to bloom in Central Washington each spring is the wax currant (Ribes cereum). The white to pinkish-white blooms, although not…
Spring beauty in the salad
A welcome sight each spring as we walk up the hill behind the house are the masses of spring beauties (Claytonia lanceolata) that…