Desert Buckwheats: Star Qualities but Often Overlooked
Cushion buckwheat (E. ovalifolium) Desert or wild buckwheats (Eriogonum sp.), members of the Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), are native to North America with the…
Category: Native flora
Attracting MORE Insects with Native Plants: Part 3 – Bird Food and Biological Control
Syrphid fly (larvae are aphid predators) on marsh marigold (Caltha leptosepala) Native plants are the key to attract native fauna. Many of…
Seedlings are everywhere – must be spring!
We sow the seeds for the native plants we grow in the fall and winter of each year; it is with much joy…
Serviceberry – or is it Saskatoon?
Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is a widespread shrub and member of the Rose Family found on both sides of the Cascades in Washington, with…
Attracting MORE Insects with Native Plants – Part 2: Butterflies
(The snow is finally retreating! Derby Canyon Natives will open for retail sales Friday, March 21, and thereafter be open every Friday 9-5…