Trillium time! #pnwnativeplants #pnw #plantidentification
Kinnikinnick flowering now, loved by animals, insect friends and humans. #plantidentification #pnwnativeplants #pnw
Red flowering currant, brown stem, flat bunches of green leaves and fuschia grape like flower clusters hanging down
Red flowering currant, so pretty.
#pnwnativeplants #pnw #plantidentification
Weekend mission: Plant your pantry! π«
PNW natives like Evergreen Huckleberry, Salal & Serviceberry feed you AND the birds. That's living infrastructure.
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Here come the salmonberries! Soon happy little fuschia flowers everywhere! #pnw #plantidentification #pnwnativeplants #foraging #salmonberry
Red flowering currant getting leaves, wonderful native shrub with lovely flowers. My insect and bird friends love it. #pnwnativeplants #pnw #habitats #plantidentification
Rescued these guys that were silly and sprouted in a country road median and put them where I removed invasives. #pnw #restoration #pnwnativeplants
Your garden isn't just about height, it's about TIME.β³
Built the vertical layers? Great. Now ask: does your yard feed pollinators in March AND November? Is it a 1-season pop-up or a 4-season sanctuary?
Tomorrow: the year-round playbook. Stay tuned!
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Those osoberries getting that early start! Such a pretty native that provide early spring plum fruits for all. #pnwnativeplants #pnw #foraging
Person kneeling on freshly-applied cardboard roll in a residential yard
If you happen to know of an employer looking to hire somebody with ecological/horticultural knowledge out their ears and a profuse familiarity with our regionβs flora, let me know. Iβm located in south King County, WA.
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Winter i.d. of salmonberry in case you're killing blackberry but want to keep these friends for yourself or the happy creatures native to area. #pnwnativeplants #plantidentification #pnw #nativeplants #foraging
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Devil's Club - Oplopanax horridus | Native | Common | Photographed at Discovery Park 2022
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Trientalis borealis subsp. latifolia - Pacific Starflower, Western Starflower
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Cornus unalaschkensis - Bunchberry, Dwarf Dogwood
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Honeysuckle flowers in the morning sun
Late bloomer. #PinkHoneysuckle #Honeysuckle #Gardening #PNWGarden #PDXGarden #PNWNativePlants #mobilephotography
Pacific ninebark with that beautiful fall stem color! We love it.
#pnwnativeplants #ecosystems #plantidentification
A shimmering metallic emerald green bee is seen from above as she perches in the orange centre of a light purple aster blossom. She has her legs splayed out to the sides for balance, her wings are up & her body is bent at the waist & the neck, & her shadow is being cast on the petals beside her. These elements together make a pleasing composition.
The compelling geometry of legs & petals & shadows & wings & antennae
Green metallic sweat bee female on Douglas aster/Agapostemon on Symphyotrichum subspicatum
#dailybee #bcnativebees #nativebees #pnwnativeplants #nativeplants #pollinators #pollinatorgarden
A large black bee trimmed with blonde fur is perched on a light purple aster flower. She is extremely round, and is covering up most of the blossom with her body. Sheβs also carrying a load of orange pollen in the hairs under her abdomen.
Some of these leaf cutter ladies are real honkin chonkers
Giant Megachile on average sized Douglas aster
#dailybee #bcnativebees #nativebees #nativeplants #pnwnativeplants
A fuzzy bee is perched in the yellow centre of a purple aster flower. She has one large spotted blue eye facing the camera and is sporting large yellow pollen pants on her rear legs.
Melissodes eyes are so mesmerizing
Female long-horned bee on native aster
#bcnativebees #dailybee #melissodes #longhornedbee #pnwnativeplants #douglasaster
Mahonia berry and bitter cherry time here in SW Washington foothills. Leave some for forest friends and future.
#nativeplants #foraging #responsibleforaging #pnwnativeplants #pnw #habitats
A dark bee is sitting atop a purple and orange aster flower, with her front half in sun and her back in shade. She has masses of bright orange pollen all over her, not only in her specialized belly hairs but also covering all of her legs, her thorax, and her face. She appears to be drinking some nectar and has one large glossy black eye facing the camera.
Leaf cutter lady - charismatic megafauna of the micro world
On Douglas aster/Symphyotrichum subspicatum getting all pollened up
#megachile #bcnativebees #dailybee #nativeplants #bcnativeplants #pnwnativeplants #leafcutterbee #pollenbee #Symphyotrichum #douglasaster
a bright yellow bee Is perched atop a cluster of tiny white yarrow flowers. It has no fluffy hairs and black markings on its body making it resemble a wasp more than a typical bee. Its mouthparts are extended down into the blossom, drinking nectar.
No fuzzy hairs as they donβt collect pollen, & instead sneak their eggs into other beesβ nests
They also typically have longer stings & body armour to protect them from host bees defending their brood
Nomada on Achillea millefolium
#nomadbee #nomada #bcnativebees #dailybee #pnwnativeplants
Informational plant signage stapled to a vertical 4x4 post
Informational plant signage stapled to a 4x4 post in the middle of a grouping of small plants
Sometimes I just planted a tiny demonstration garden but can't wait to make the signage.
This is where I have to hose out the bird bath where the crows left soggy bread every day.
#PNWNativePlants