Plants native to the Pacific Northwest or to the Willamette Valley

September bloom day

Origanum x suendermannii - ornamental oregano

Well, here goes my first attempt at documenting the flowers happening in my garden on bloom day (the 15th of every month), a challenge put…

That sense of impending doom

Eryngium variifolium

I don't know about you all, but this has been a pretty tumultuous few years. Between the ugly political climate, our Earth's climate, the pandemic,…

Fritillaria atropurpurea

Finally, the last installment of my botanizing trip with Fred and Leonard down to northern California in May 2022. We continue where we left off…

Lewisa cotyledon

Continuing our trip from last time towards the Cook and Green Pass on 05/26/2022, we soon left the paved roads for a dusty, windy gravel…

Penstemon deustus

Day 3 of the botanizing trip with Leonard and Fred of Dancing Oaks Nursery. Links to Day 1 (Oregon) and Day 2 (California part 1…